The award, presented by the Union of Serbian Dramatists, is named after Ljubinki Bobić, an acclaimed 20th-century actress notable for performances in theatre, film and television.
The first laureate of the award is Jelisaveta Seka Sablić, for the role of Majka Dara in the comedy Svinjski otac, directed by Aleksandar Popović in the Krusovice theatre.
Anita Mančić won the award for her praised role as Dorine in the Egon Savin-directed production of Tartuffe by Molière at the Yugoslav Drama Theatre.
[4] In 2016, the award was presented for a fifth time to winner Olga Odanović won for her performance as Janja in White Coffee by Aleksandar Popović.
[5][6] The most recent winner, Branislav Lečić won for Harpagon in Marko Janjić-directed version of Moliere's The Miser.