List of awards and nominations received by Aishwarya Rai
is an Indian film actress and former model. She has been called the "most beautiful woman in the world", Rai won the Miss India and Miss World pageants in 1994. After a brief stint with modeling, Rai made her cinematic debut through the 1997 Tamil film Iruvar, a semi-biographical political drama, directed by Mani Ratnam. She followed with Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, that marked her Bollywood debut and Jeans, her first commercial success. The latter India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 1998. As of, she has received two awards each at the Filmfare Awards, and numerous times at Screen Awards, and IIFA Awards ceremonies for her on-screen performances.
In 1999 Rai received critical acclaim and several awards in the "Best Actress" category for her performances in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Taal; both films earned her a Filmfare Best Actress nomination with the former fetching her the award. The following year, she acted in Yash Chopra's Mohabbatein. The film gained her a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination—her only nomination in the category till date—and was among the highest-grossing films released that year. Rai received her second Best Actress for her role as "Parvati" in the romantic drama Devdas. After a brief hiatus, she acted in Dhoom 2. The film featuring an ensemble cast was her first major commercial success post the release of Devdas. Rai was appointed the member of the jury of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival; she was the first Indian actress to represent her country as a jury member in the festival. The next year, she collaborated with Mani Ratnam for the second time in his biographical film, Guru. She portrayed the role of her future husband Abhishek Bachchan's wife gaining her a seventh "Best Actress" nomination. Rai's portrayal as "Jodha Bai" in the 2008 epic film Jodhaa Akbar earned her another Filmfare nomination. In 2010, she made a comeback to Tamil film industry through Mani Ratnam's Raavanan and Shankar's science fiction film Enthiran. Rai was nominated for the Best Actress for the ninth time when she was cast in Guzaarish; her third collaboration with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film remains her last film to date.
She won Most Glamorous Star of the Year which is shared with Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2 in 2007. She won the Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema at Awards of the International Indian Film Academy in 2009. She has won numerous times at the International Indian Film Academy Awards, Star Screen Awards, Zee Cine Awards, and others. In 2009 Rai was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award, for her contributions to Indian cinema. Later that year she was declared the Female Star of The Decade at the tenth International Indian Film Academy Awards, held in Macau. In December 2010 she was declared the "Actress of the Decade" at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards. In March 2011 Rai was honoured by Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa at World Kannada Meet for her contributions to the arts. Later that month she was presented with the "Decade of Global Achievement Honour" by FICCI.
In 2012, she finally accepted the second-highest Order of France, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Earlier she refused it because her father was suffering from a serious illness, and she wanted her whole family to attend the award ceremony.
In a poll conducted by HollywoodBuzz, to find "Top 30 World's Most Beautiful Women of 2014", Aishwarya Rai made it to the fourth position winning over 4 million polls worldwide. During the Miss World 2014 award ceremony, Rai was presented with a special "Lifetime beauty with a purpose" award for charitable work.
National Honours and Recognitions
- 1994 – Miss India World 1994
- 2000 – Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress.
- 2002 – The Times of India named Aishwarya Rai No.1 on the list of the "100 Most Beautiful Indian Women in the Past Century".
- 2002 – Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Field of Entertainment.
- 2003 – V. Shantaram Awards – Best Actress for Devdas
- 2004 – GR8! Women Award for Contribution to Cinema.
- 2007 – Femina "Most Powerful Indian Woman".
- 2008 – She was selected by Verve in its list of the country's "Most Powerful Women"
- 2009 – V. Shantaram Awards – Best Actress for Jodhaa Akbar
- 2009 – Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India for her contribution to cinema. She created a history by being the youngest actress to receive the award.
- 2009 – Verve "Most Influential Indian Woman".
- 2009 – Declared as "The Most Powerful Female Actor in India". The first ever extensive research by a popular research agency that was conducted of such magnitude to measure Celebrity Power in India; concentrating on different attributes like Popularity, media presence, power of persuasion and image attributes. This all India research also revealed that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is amongst the most persuasive and likeable celebrity in India. She has also garnered over 98.8% of recognition as well as recall value which is at par with cinematic legends like Amitabh Bachchan and cricketing star Sachin Tendulkar. Incidentally, she is the only female who is part of the top 10 recognized celebrities from all walks of life.
- 2009 – Filmfare's "Most Beautiful People".
- 2010 – The India Today Women Award for Global Achievement.
- 2010 – GR8! Women Award for Social services and international recognition.
- 2010 – Teacher's Achievement Award – Teacher's people achievers award.
- 2011 – Femina "India's Most Beautiful Woman".
- 2011 – A newer variety of guava, produced by Padma Shri holticulturist Haji Kaleemullah was named after her.
- 2011 – FICCI Frames Excellence Awards – Decade of Global Achievement for contribution to Hindi cinema & acting.
- 2011 – FICCI Frames Award of a Decade of Global Achievement
- 2011 – Honoured with the Pazhassi Raja Purashkaram ‘Abhinaya Kaala Ratna’ instituted by the Pazhassi Raja Charitable Trust.
- 2011 – Honoured by Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa at World Kannada Meet for her contributions to the arts.
- 2012 – Ranked #2 among top "5 Indian Women Who Became Role Models Of Empowerment" alongside Mother Teresa, Kalpana Chawla, Indra Nooyi and Indira Gandhi.
- 2013 – Filmfare Special Centenary Award for Best Actress
- 2013 – Giant Award – Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
- 2013 –"Most Popular Actress" in Filmfare 100 years of cinema issue.
- 2013 – Ranked #2 in "Top 5 Global Icon" in Filmfare 100 years of cinema issue where Rai is the only Female in the list.
- 2014 – Asiavision Awards – Icon Of India.
- 2014 – The Times Of India's Forever Desirable woman.
- 2015 – Hello! "India's Most Beautiful".
- 2016 – Outlook Business Outstanding Women Awards – Outstanding Celebrity Woman of the Year.
- 2016 – NRI Of The Year Award – Global Indian of the Year Award
- 2016 – Gauravvanta Gujarati Award
- 2017 – Femina "Most Beautiful Indian Woman".
- 2017 – Dadasaheb Phalke Award – Best Actress for Sarbjit
- 2018 – 20 January 2018, Aishwarya Rai Honoured with First Ladies Award by President of India – Titled as the First Lady who had created a history by being the first actor to be recognised as a Global Icon from India and the first Indian actor to be a jury member at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.Honouring her for these great achievements, the Ministry of Women and Child Development of Government of India has added her in the list of 112 women achievers who have achieved a first in any field and made the country proud.
- 2018 – April 2018, Bunt Community Honoured Aishwarya Rai with "Woman of Substance" title.
- 2018 – Femina "India's Most Beautful Woman 2018"
International Honours and Recognitions
- In 1991, at the age of 17, Aishwarya Rai was coaxed into entering the prestigious International Ford Supermodel Contest by a friend. To her amazement, she won, and also took the Tulips Miss Super Vivacious prize, which was part of the same contest. Rai was spotted by famous photographer Steven Meisel, and was soon featured in the American edition of Vogue.
- 19 November 1994, Sun City, South Africa, - Aishwarya Rai is the winner of Miss World 1994 where she also won the Miss Photogenic Award and Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty – Asia and Oceania. She can speak six languages - Tulu, Hindi, English, Marathi, Tamil, and Bengali.
- Aishwarya Rai is Longines Ambassador of Elegance since 1999. Longines is "The World's Oldest Watches Brand" founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832. She is the longest Longines Ambassador of Elegance.
- Most Beautiful Miss World of All Time – Received the highest score of 9.911 in 2000.
- Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Time Gold Medal Winner in 2000.
- She was ranked 7th in the list of the "Most admired Indians" by The Week, a British Magazine conducted a survey in 2000 where she was the only actress in that top list.
- In 2001, Forbes named Rai among the top five Indian movie stars.
- Aishwarya Rai has been attending the prestigious Cannes Film Festival since 2002 and often cited in the media as "The Queen of Cannes". She created a frenzy at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival when she arrived at the premiere of her film Devdas in a coach and wearing a beautiful yellow-orange-embroidered sari. In 2002, her film Devdas was screened at Cannes Film Festival and the film received highly positive reviews from western film critics and Rai's performance and beauty was praised by many. Alan Morrison writing for Empire said "former Miss World Aishwarya Rai proves she has the acting talent to back up her flawless looks". Devdas was the first Bollywood film to be invited into the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival. TIME Magazine named Devdas as the best movie of 2002 among all the movies released around the world that year. The film was recently included in TIMEs top 10 movies of the millennium worldwide. It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was also India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- Time Asia put her picture on its cover page in 2003. Before Aishwarya, only Parveen Babi's picture was placed in 1976 in the Asian edition.
- She became the first Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003.
- In April 2003 she became the first Indian actress to be part of L'Oréal Paris dream team and signed as their new International Brand Ambassador.
- She has been voted the World's Most Attractive Woman of 2003 by Hello! magazine.
- In 2003, Rai became the first Indian actor to have appeared in Rolling Stone magazine's annual "Hot List".
- In 2004, Aishwarya Rai became the first Indian actress to have her own statue at London's Madame Tussauds Museum.
- Aishwarya Rai became the first Indian actress to be listed in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People In The World.
- She was featured in the 2004 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records for having received more marriage proposals than any other woman in the history of civilized marriage. The total entered into the book is 19,983.
- Aishwarya Rai won the Global Foreign Artiste Debutantes to Mainstream Media Award in 2004 and honoured in the awards brochure for having excelled in more than one field either through film, music, fashion, or any other combined field. She also honoured as the Highest Profile South Asians Achiever in global media.
- Ran the Olympic-Torch Relay in June 2004.
- She has often been cited in the media as "The Most Beautiful Woman In The World". The 17,000 Sites in her honor include poetry sites, a "Hindu shrine" site, even a site dedicated to her eyes.
- Aishwarya Rai became the first woman to reach Siachen Glacier in 2004.She traveled all the way to Siachen Glacier, which at a height of 13,000 ft is the Highest Battlefield In The World, to boost the morale of the jawans.
- In 2005 Mattel released a limited edition of Barbie dolls of Aishwarya Rai in the United Kingdom.The actress joined the ranks of Hollywood divas like Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Ross and Beyoncé, who have all had their own limited edition celebrity Barbies.The dolls were a super hit. They were sold within minutes after release.
- The British magazine Maxim ranked Rai first on their list of "Hottest Women of India".
- Honoured with British Government's Next Step World Diversity Champion Award in 2005. She is the first woman and 2nd person from Asia received such huge honour after Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan and Aishwarya Rai chosen for the honour for they "represent the glamorous face of Asian entertainment while championing the cause of their country and gender."
- Honoured with the Global Diversity award in 2005 by the European Union for her contribution to diversity.
- In 2005, Rai appointed spokesperson for the International Year of Microcredit, raising awareness of the main goals and priorities of the United Nations' poverty alleviation efforts.
- She was voted number 12 on VH1's 50 Sexiest Actresses of the Last 20 Years in 2005.
- Rai became the first Indian actor to officially declare the opening of Cannes Film Festival 2005
- In 2005, a Tulip at the Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands was named "Aishwarya Rai" after her. Hans van Driem, Managing Director of Netherlands tourism board inaugurated the ceremony along with Aishwarya Rai and said that tulips were a celebration of her beauty."Herewith I give you the Tulip - the symbol of the tourist destination Holland. This tulip represents all the beautiful things of Holland. This tulip will be named after one of the most beautiful women in the world - Aishwarya Rai," van Driem intoned before sprinkling the pink tulips with champagne.Garden of Europe is one of the World's Largest Flower Gardens situated in Lisse, South Holland, Netherlands.
- In 2005 Harpers and Queen's list of "Most Beautiful Women in The World" ranked her ninth
- In 2005, when Oprah Winfrey saw Aishwarya's interview on 60 Minutes, she was so fascinated by her that she got a hold of Aishawarya Rai and invited her to be a guest on her show. On 25 April 2005, Aishwarya Rai became the first Indian and South Asian actress to be featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
- in 2006, People listed Aishwarya Rai in "Beauties Around the Globe" from India.
- The first actress from India to get signed on with the American Library Association and also have a poster made of her for schools and libraries all across America.
- She is the first and only Bollywood personality to have appeared on CBS 60 Minutes, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The Tyra Banks Show, Sir David Frost's "The Frost Interview", Martha Stewart's show "Martha" and the Late Show with David Letterman.
- The UK magazine Eastern Eye ranked her third in the list of "Asia's Sexiest Women" in 2006.
- She appeared along with various other Bollywood actors at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.The performance showcased Indian culture as a lead-up to India hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
- Featured in People Magazine as one of the 100 Most Beautiful People in the World..
- Aishwarya Rai became the first person to make her mark on the Dubai Studio City "Wall of Fame" during the IIFA Awards in Dubai 2006.
- , an American cable television voted her the "7th sexiest Celebrity in the World".
- 2nd Wax New York's Madame Tussauds Wax museum at Time Square in 2007. Her wax statue at Madame Tussauds Museum in London was borrowed by the museum in New York for six weeks. The statue was flown to New York and made its debut on 15 August 2007, making her the first Indian actress in the American version of the museum.
- Named one of the Global Young Leaders by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum in 2007.
- In 2008, she was ranked #90 in Premiere magazine's "100 Sexiest Movie Stars of All Time" list.
- She was the only Bollywood Celebrity to appear in the Most Desired Women List with Rank of 27 by AskMen.com in 2008.
- In 2008 American television channel listed Aishwarya's eyes as the sexiest on their Sexiest Body Parts list.
- She has been accorded France's second highest civilian honour, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government for her "exceptional career" in 2009. She finally accepted this honour on 1 November 2012, as Chevalier of the order. Earlier she refused it because her father was suffering from a serious illness, and she wanted her whole family to attend the award ceremony.
- Ranked 60 on Most Desired Woman List by Askmen.com in 2009.
- In 2009, Forbes listed Rai at 387th out of 1,411 actors on their list of the most bankable stars in Hollywood. She is the highest-ranked Indian actor on the list.
- In 2009 Rai was appointed as the first Global Goodwill Ambassador of Smile Train, an international charity that provides free Cleft lip and palate surgery to children in need. Her work with Smile Train will focus not only on India, but on 76 different developing countries around the world. In March 2018, Aishwarya Rai and Smile Train celebrated free cleft surgeries treatment of 5,00,000 children.
- Ranked 63 on the Most Desired Woman List by Askmen.com in 2010.
- She was in the list Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World for the second time in 2010. Aishwarya Rai is the only Indian actress to be featured in Time Magazine's Global Women Power-pack.
- She was selected as the Most beautiful Miss World of All Times for the second time in 2010 by Global Beauties Magazine.
- 13 Jun 2010, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan was recognised by E! News Asia as the Most Powerful Celebrity Couple in Asia.
- 3rd Wax Blackpool's Madame Tussauds Wax museum in 2011. Due to her popularity, a second wax statue of Aishwarya Rai was added to Madame Tussauds in Blackpool, United Kingdom in October 2011. This new statue took inspiration from Aishwarya Rai's look at Cannes in an Elie Saab gown. The previous one had Aishwarya Rai's statue draped in a sari. It was made exclusively for the Blackpool's new Bollywood world tour.
- Aishwarya Rai was voted as the second World's Most Attractive woman in 2011" by Hello Magazine.
- 4th Wax Hong Kong's Madame Tussauds Wax museum in 2012.
- 5th Wax Washington, D.C.'s Madame Tussauds Wax museum in 2012.
- In December 2012, E!News listed Rai and her husband Abhishek Bachchan at number 10 on their list of World's Sexiest Couples.
- In 2012, she has been ranked the 2nd most popular watch brand ambassador worldwide in a survey conducted by World Watch Report.
- In September 2012, Rai had joined United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and renowned Hollywood actor Michael Douglas at a ceremony to commemorate the International Day of Peace in New York.
- In 2012, Aishwarya Rai appointed as the new International Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS, the joint United Nations programme on AIDS and HIV. She will raise global awareness on protecting children from HIV infection and increasing access to antiretroviral treatment. Dr Bilali Camara, UNAIDS Country Director for India – "Since 2013, Ms Aishwarya Rai has been working with us on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV as the Goodwill Ambassador of UNAIDS, and from that date, the number of pregnant women tested for HIV increased from 9.7 million to 16.3 million in 2017. This is in part due to her tireless campaigning."
- In 2012, she has made it to the issue of New York Magazine’s list of "Forty Women That Women Find Beautiful", where she grabbed the 21st position in the list, with New York Magazine saying "She may be the 'world's most beautiful woman,' but what we really love is that she never feels fragile onscreen."
- In 2013,6th wax Statue at Musée Grévin waxwork museum in Paris.
- In 2014, a survey conducted by Hollywood Buzz listed Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as "The World's Most Beautiful Indian Woman".
- In 2014, Aishwarya Rai was ranked fourth in a poll of the "World's Most Beautiful Women". The survey was conducted by international website Hollywood Buzz. The list saw more than four million people send in their votes selecting the most intelligent, desirable and successful women in 2013–14.
- In Dec 2014, Aishwarya Rai felicitated with Lifetime Beauty With a Purpose Award by Miss World Organisation at the 64th edition of the international beauty pageant for her humanitarian works since winning the crown two decades ago. She also declared as the Most Successful Miss World of all time. Coincidentally, at the end of the night, Rolene Strauss of South Africa, was crowned the new Miss World where the country when Aishwarya Rai was crowned as Miss World two decades ago.
- May 2015, Aishwarya Rai topped a poll and voted as "Forever Desirable Women in the World" a survey conducted by Leading Daily. Aishwarya Rai is the first woman to enter this super special ‘Forever Desirable’ club.
- In Jan 2016, Aishwarya Rai listed in Forbes as one of Wikipedia's 100 Most Controversial People in the world based on the total number of page edits over 15 years, starting from the site's launch on 15 January 2001 to 13 January 2016.
- Oct 2016 – 7th wax statue at Madame Tussauds wax museum in San Francisco, California.
- Jan 2017, Aishwarya Rai titled as the woman with "The Most Beautiful Eyes of The World" by saying "her beautiful eyes attract a millions of people towards her. She is undisputedly, 'The Most Beautiful Woman In The World' with a gorgeous personality and the most beautiful eyes".
- March 2017, Aishwarya Rai won the Best Actress Award for her performance in Sarbjit at the IFFAA
- In June 2017, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences "Oscars" invited Rai for membership.
- August 2017, Aishwarya Rai became the first female actor ever to hoist the Indian National Flag at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, an annual Australian celebration of films from India and the subcontinent. The actress achieved the feat on 12 August 2017 during her visit to the festival where she was also awarded with Excellence in Global Cinema award.
- February 2018, Aishwarya Rai top the list as woman with "The Most Beautiful Eyes In The World 2018".
- April 2018, Rai listed in top 20 "World's Most Admired Women" in 2018 according to the annual study conducted by YouGov.
- May 2018 at Cannes Film Festival, Aishwarya Rai honoured by "The World's Largest Cosmetics Company" team L’Oréal Paris for her long run as their international brand ambassador on the "L'Oréal Worth It show", alongside Helen Mirren.
- May 2018, MsMojo listed Aishwarya Rai No. 1 in Top 10 Best Dressed at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival beating the names like Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, Bella Hadid, Kristen Stewart, Salma Hayek and Lupita Nyong'o. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's gorgeous butterfly couture gown designed by Dubai-based Michael Cinco took 3,000 hours to make and showcases Swarovski crystals, intricate thread work as well as a 20-foot train.
- May 2018, Rai Voted #1 as "The Best Dressed" for both Day 5 and 6 on the Red Carpet Of Cannes Film Festival 2018 where she also won "Readers Choice Best Dressed of The Week" and "Critics Choice Best Dressed of The Week". A survey conducted by RCFA – Red Carpet Fashion Awards.
- September 2018, Washington, D.C., Rai became the first actress gets honoured with the inaugural Meryl Streep Award for Excellence at the first Women in Film and Television India Awards, which has been established to honor the best female talent in Bollywood and Hollywood. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, WIFT India said that Rai received the award for showcasing a "distinction in her craft and for expanding the role of women within the entertainment industry."
- September 2018, Aishwarya Rai listed in 100 Outstanding Asian list by Asian Geographic magazine. Rai made it to the list of Top 100 Asians who has influenced and inspired people globally.
- November 2018, An Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit dance face-off 'Dola Re Dola' from the 2002 box-office hit Devdas has been voted and declared as "The Greatest Bollywood Dance Number of All Time" in a new United Kingdom poll. ‘Dola Re Dola’ from the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed film, which was choreographed by Saroj Khan, beat tough competition from dance numbers across the decades to top a new list published by UK-based Eastern Eye’ newspaper.The list of 50 greatest Hindi dance numbers was based on public votes, cinematic impact, choreography, staging and opinions of dance experts.
- November 2018 Lux Golden Rose Awards – Timeless Beauty Award.
- March 2019, HELLO! Hall of Fame Awards – 25 Years Of Excellence In Cinema
- Jun 2019, Rai made a hat trick for winning the title for the Best Dressed Award in Cannes film festival from 2017 to 2019.
- July 2019 – 8th wax statue at Madame Tussauds wax museum in Sydney Australia. Her wax statue at Madame Tussauds Museum in New York borrowed by the museum in Sydney for a limited time only.
- September 2019 – The Peacock Magazine launches its first-ever print issue of the magazine with Rai. Issue - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan : A Timeless Star.
- 1 November 2019 – Rome, Italy. On her 46th birthday, she honoured and celebrated for her long association with Longines Watches. She has been a Longines brand ambassador and timepieces owner for 20 years.
- November 2019 – The French government has been put Aishwarya Rai's picture on the cover of the 2019 edition of the Fireworks Workbook, a French program that is used to teach High School students English through world history and popular culture, named Anglais 1re Fireworks: Manuel éléve Broché. The 2019 edition of "Fireworks Workbook" features pictures of many wonders of the world.The 2019 edition of "Fireworks Workbook" features Aishwarya apart from Taj Mahal is another pride of India.
Miss World
Winner
- 1994 – Miss World 1994.
- 1994 – Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty − Asia and Oceania.
- 1994 – Miss Photogenic.
- 2000 – Most Beautiful Miss World of All Time – Received the highest score of 9.911.
- 2014 – Most Successful Miss World of All Time by the Miss World Organisation.
- 2014 – Lifetime Beauty With a Purpose Award for humanitarian works by Miss World Organisation.
Miss India
Winner
- 1994 – Miss India World
- 1994 – Miss Photogenic
- 1994 – Miss Perfect Ten
- 1994 – Miss Catwalk
- 1994 – Miss Popular
- 1994 – Miss Miraculous
Filmfare Awards
Winner
- 2000 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2003 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Devdas
- 1998 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil – Jeans
- 2000 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Taal
- 2001 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
- 2001 – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Mohabbatein
- 2005 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Raincoat
- 2007 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Dhoom 2
- 2008 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Guru
- 2009 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Jodhaa Akbar
- 2011 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Guzaarish
- 2017 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Sarbjit
Screen Awards
Winner
- 1998 – Screen Award for Best Female Debut – Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
- 1998 – Screen Awards – Discovery of the year
- 2000 – Screen Award for Best Actress – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2003 – Screen Award for Jodi No. 1 – Devdas
- 2003 – Screen Award for Best Actress – Devdas
- 2009 – Screen Award for Best Actress – Jodhaa Akbar
- 2011 – Screen Award for Jodi No. 1 – Guzaarish
- 2000 – Screen Award for Best Actress – Taal
- 2001 – Screen Award for Best Actress – Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
- 2001 – Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress – Mohabbatien
- 2005 – Screen Award for Best Actress – Raincoat
- 2007 – Screen Award for Best Actress – Dhoom 2
- 2007 – Screen Award for Jodi No. 1 – Dhoom 2
- 2008 – Screen Award for Best Actress – Guru
- 2009 – Screen Award for Best Actress – Jodhaa Akbar
- 2009 – Screen Award for Jodi No. 1 – Jodha Akbar
- 2011 – Screen Award for Best Actress – Guzaarish
- 2016 – Screen Award for Best Actress – Jazbaa.
- 2017 – Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Zee Cine Awards
Winner
- 2000 – Lux Face of the Year
- 2000 – Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2003 – Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female for Devdas
- 2003 – Zee Cine Awards – True Indian Beauty Award
- 2005 – Zee Cine Critics' Best Actor Award- Female – Raincoat
- 2011 – Zee Cine Critics' Best Actor Award- Female – Guzaarish
- 2000 – Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female for Taal
- 2001 – Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
- 2005 – Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female for Raincoat
- 2007 – Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female for Umrao Jaan
- 2008 – Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female for Guru
- 2011 – Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female for Guzaarish
Stardust Award
Winner
- 2007 – Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female – Dhoom 2
- 2011 – Stardust Award for Best Drama Actress – Guzaarish
- 2015 – Stardust Power-packed Performer of the Year – Jazbaa
- 2016 – Stardust Editor's Choice Most Iconic Performance of the Year – Sarbjit
- 2005 – Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for Raincoat
- 2008 – Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for Guru
- 2009 – Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for Sarkar Raj
- 2009 – Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for Jodha Akbar
- 2011 – Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for Guzaarish
- 2016 – Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
- 2016 – Stardust Performer of the year – Sarbjit
International Indian Film Academy Awards
Winner
- 2000 – IIFA Award for Best Actress – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2003 – IIFA Award for Best Actress – Devdas
- 2005 – IIFA Global Indian Media Personality Award
- 2007 – IIFA Glamorous Star Award
- 2007 – IIFA Most Searched Personality on MSN India
- 2009 – IIFA Star of the Decade – Female
- 2009 – IIFA Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema
- 2000 – IIFA Award for Best Actress – Taal
- 2005 – IIFA Award for Best Actress – Raincoat
- 2007 – IIFA Award for Best Actress – Dhoom 2
- 2008 – IIFA Award for Best Actress – Guru
- 2009 – IIFA Award for Best Actress – Jodhaa Akbar
- 2011 – IIFA Award for Best Actress – Guzaarish
Producers Guild Film Awards
Winner
- 2010 – Critics' Choice Cinematic Excellence for Best Actress – Guzaarish
- 2013 – HTC Honour
- 2008 – Best Actress in a Leading Role – Guru
- 2009 – Best Actress in a Leading Role – Jodha Akbar
- 2011 – Best Actress in a Leading Role – Guzaarish
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
Winner
- 2010 – BIG Star – Film Actor of the Decade
- 2010 – BIG Star – Most Entertaining Film Actor for Guzaarish
- 2015 – BIG Star – Most Entertaining Actor in an Action Role – Male/Female for Jazbaa
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Winner'
- 2003 – Anandalok Puraskar Awards – Anandalok Best Actress Award for Chokher Bali
- 2010 – Anandalok Puraskar Awards – Anandalok Award for Best Actress for Raavan
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Winner
- 2017 – Indian Film Festival of Melbourne – Westpac IFFM Excellence in Global Cinema
[Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards]
Nominated
- 2005 – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for Bride and Prejudice.
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- 2017 – IFFAA Best Actress Award – Sarbjit
Zee Gold Bollywood Awards
- 2000 – Zee Gold Best Actress Award – Taal
- 2000 – Zee Gold Best Actress in a sensational – Taal
- 2000 – Zee Gold Critics Best Actress Award – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
BIG Zee Entertainment Awards
- 2017 – BIG Zee Most Entertaining Actor in a Drama Film – Female for Sarbjit
- 2017 – BIG Zee Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Female for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
- 2017 – BIG Zee Most Entertaining Actor – Female for Sarbjit
Bollywood Movie Awards
Winner
- 2003 – Bollywood Movie Award – Best Actress for Devdas
Sansui Awards
- 2003 – Sansui Best Actress Award – Devdas
Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards">Filmfare">Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards
- 2014 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards – Global Icon of the year
- 2014 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards – Most Glamorous Real-Life Couple
- 2015 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards – Global Icon of the year
- 2015 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards – Most Glamorous Real-Life Couple
- 2016 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards – Most Glamorous Star
- 2016 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards – Trendsetter Of The Year
HT Most Stylish Awards">Hindustan Times">HT Most Stylish Awards
- 2015 – HT Most Stylish Awards – The most stylish couple of the year award
- 2015 – HT Most Stylish Awards – Most Stylish Global Icon of the Year
- 2016 – HT Most Stylish Awards – Most Stylish Female Superstar award
- 2016 – HT Most Stylish Awards – Most stylish couple
- 2018 – HT Most Stylish Awards – Timeless Style Diva
Vogue Beauty Awards">Vogue (magazine)">Vogue Beauty Awards
- 2011 – Vogue Beauty Awards – Global Beauty Icon award.
- 2017 – Vogue Beauty Awards – Most Beautiful Global Indian Icon of the decade
- 2017 – Vogue Women Of The Year Awards – Vogue Influencer of the Decade'
HELLO! Hall of Fame Awards">Hello (magazine)">HELLO! Hall of Fame Awards
- 2010 – HELLO! Hall of Fame Awards – Global Icon Award.
- 2016 – HELLO! Hall of Fame Awards – Glamour Icon of the Year
- 2019 – HELLO! Hall of Fame Awards – 25 Years Of Excellence In Cinema
''GQ'' Men of The Year Awards">GQ">''GQ'' Men of The Year Awards
- 2010 – GQ Men of The Year Awards – "Global Indian Woman" or woman of substance.
- 2010 – GQ Men of The Year Awards – Excellence Award.
NDTV Indian of the Year Awards">NDTV Indian of the Year">NDTV Indian of the Year Awards
- 2010 – NDTV Indian of the Year Awards – "Icon of 21 years of Entertainment Award".
- 2010 – NDTV Indian of the Year Awards – Indian Icon of the year.
Femina Beauty Awards">Femina (India)">Femina Beauty Awards
- 2012 – L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards – The Iconic Woman of Worth Award.
- 2018 – Femina Beauty Award – Global Beauty Icon
- 2018 – Femina Beauty Awards – Powerhouse Entertainer for Two Decades
Cosmopolitan Awards">Cosmopolitan (magazine)">Cosmopolitan Awards
- 2011 – Cosmopolitan Awards – Female of All Time
- 2012 – Cosmopolitan Fun, Fearless Awards – Power Couple.
Other Awards
- 2000 – Screen Videocon Best Actress Award – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2000 – Priyadarshini International Award category Best Actress – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2000 – Rupa Filmgoers Millennium Best Actress Award – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2000 – Stardust Millenium Best Actress Award – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2001 – BWSX Fantasy Award Best Supporting Actress – Mohabbatein
- 2002 – RACE Award Best Actress – Devdas
- 2004 – F Awards-For Excellence in Indian Fashion – Female Celebrity Model of the Year
- 2005 – MTV Immies – Best Performance in a Song
- 2006 – Zee Astitva Awards – Outstanding Contribution to Cinema
- 2007 – MTV Lycra Style Awards – Most Stylish Female for Dhoom 2
- 2007 – MTV Lycra Style Awards – Most Stylish Couple along with Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2
- 2008 – Central European Bollywood Awards Best Actress Award – Guru
- 2008 – Reebok Zoom Glam Awards – Glam Couple Award along with Abhishek Bachchan
- 2009 – Indian Youth Icon Awards – Global Face of the Year
- 2010 – Masala Awards – Global Artist Of The Year
- 2010 – DNA India Style Awards – Beauty Icon Award
- 2011 – Big Ima Music Awards – The best Visualized Female Song – Udi Guzaarish
- 2017 – Lions Gold Awards – Best Actress of the Year for Sarbjit
Media Honours and Recognitions
- 2005 – Voted The Most Desired Dream Date.
- 2006 – Ranked 1st in BollySpice.com Magazine's list of "Top 10 Actresses of 2006".
- 2009 – A poll conducted by the newspaper Daily News and Analysis, she was voted as one of India's most popular icons.
- 2010 – Ranked 2nd in The Times of India's "50 most desirable women"
- 2011 – Ranked 9th in The Times of India's "50 most desirable women".
- 2012 – Voted as the best-dressed celebrity on the red carpet in an online survey conducted by Yahoo! India.
- 2012 – On Mother's Day 2012, Rai Voted as "Ideal Celebrity Mother in Bollywood".
- 2013 – The Best of Filmfare – Iconic women who shaped our movie dreams.
- 2014 – Most searched "Successful Indian Woman" on Google.
- 2015 – Voted as "The Most Yummiest Mummy" with 72% votes as Yummiest mummy in Bollywood.
- 2015 – Voted as "Best Dressed" at Cannes 2015 with 50.53% votes.
- 2016 – "Most Successful Woman Achiever" in business/entrepreneur by Outlook Business Magazine.
- 2017 – Filmfare "Most Powerful Girl of Showbiz" in Bollywood.
- 2019 – 2019 Cannes Film Festival Best Dressed Readers’ Choice
- 2019 - Ranked sixth India Most Trusted Personality List 2019 by TRA in actor category
- 2020- Ranked thirteenth in the overall list Actor category of India Most Trusted Personality List TRA.