The Zee Cine Critics Award - Best Actress is chosen by a jury organized by Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

It is a category of Zee Cine Award for the Hindi film industry.

[1][2][3] They were instituted in November 1997 to award "Excellence in cinema - the democratic way".

[4] They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went international and had their ceremony in Dubai, and in following years in London, Mauritius, Malaysia, and London again in 2008.

[5] The 2018 edition was held at MMRDA Grounds, Mumbai.