
National Honours and Recognitions
- 1994 – Miss India World 1994
- 2000 – Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress.
- 2002 – The Times of Indianamed Aishwarya Rai1 on the list of the “100 Most Beautiful Indian Women in the Past Century”.
- 2002 – Rajiv Gandhi Awardfor Excellence in Field of Entertainment.
- 2003 – Shantaram Awards – Best Actressfor Devdas
- 2004 – GR8! Women Award for Contribution to Cinema(Special Laurel).
- 2007 – Femina”Most Powerful Indian Woman”.
- 2008 – She was selected by Vervein its list of the country’s “Most Powerful Women”
- 2009 – Shantaram Awards – Best Actressfor Jodhaa Akbar
- 2009 – Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award from the Government of Indiafor 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(Hansa Research) 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 Bachchanand 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 TodayWomen 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 Kaleemullahwas named after her.
- 2011 – FICCI Frames Excellence Awards– Decade of Global Achievement for contribution to Hindi cinema & acting.
- 2011 – FICCI Frames Awardof 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 KarnatakaChief Minister S. Yeddyurappa at World Kannada Meet (Vishwa Kannada Sammelana) 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 Nooyiand Indira Gandhi.
- 2013 – FilmfareSpecial Centenary Award for Best Actress
- 2013 – Giant Award – Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
- 2013 –”Most Popular Actress”(Rank #1) in Filmfare100 years of cinema issue.
- 2013 – Ranked #2 in “Top 5 Global Icon” in Filmfare100 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”.
- 2018 – 20 January 2018, Aishwarya Rai Honoured with First Ladies Awardby President of India (Ram Nath Kovind) – 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 CommunityHonoured Aishwarya Rai with “Woman of Substance” title.
- 2018 – Femina”India’s Most Beautful Woman 2018″
Miss India
Winner
- 1994 – Miss India World
- 1994 – Miss Photogenic
- 1994 – Miss Perfect Ten
- 1994 – Miss Catwalk
- 1994 – Miss Popular
- 1994 – Miss Miraculous
Miss World
Winner
- 1994 – Miss World 1994Miss 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.
International Film Festival and Awards of Australia
Winner
- 2017 – IFFAA Best Actress Award– Sarbjit
Sansui Awards
Winner
- 2003 – Sansui Best ActressAward – Devdas
Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards
Winner
- 2014 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards– Global Icon of the year (Female)
- 2014 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards– Most Glamorous Real-Life Couple (Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan)
- 2015 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards– Global Icon of the year (Female)
- 2015 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards– Most Glamorous Real-Life Couple (Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan)
- 2016 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards– Most Glamorous Star (Female)
- 2016 – Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards– Trendsetter Of The Year
HT Most Stylish Awards
Winner
- 2015 – HT Most Stylish Awards– The most stylish couple of the year award ( Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Abhishek Bachchan )
- 2015 – HT Most Stylish Awards– Most Stylish Global Icon of the Year (Female)
- 2016 – HT Most Stylish Awards– Most Stylish Female Superstar award
- 2016 – HT Most Stylish Awards– Most stylish couple (Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan)
- 2018 – HT Most Stylish Awards– Timeless Style Diva
Vogue Beauty Awards
Winner
- 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
Winner
- 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
Winner
- 2010 – GQMen of The Year Awards – “Global Indian Woman” or woman of substance.
- 2010 – GQMen of The Year Awards – Excellence Award.
NDTV Indian of the Year Awards
Winner
- 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
Winner
- 2012 – L’Oréal ParisFemina 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
Winner
- 2011 – Cosmopolitan Awards– Female of All Time
- 2012 – Cosmopolitan Fun, Fearless Awards– Power Couple (Aishwarya & Abhishek).
Other Awards
Winner
- 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 (“Kajra Re”)
- 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 Roshanfor 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 Cannes2015 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 (female) category
- 2020- Ranked thirteenth in the overall list Actor category of India Most Trusted Personality List TRA.

Anandalok Puraskar Awards
Year
|
Film
|
Category
|
Result
|
2003 |
Chokher Bali |
Anandalok Best Actress Award |
Won |
2010 |
Raavan |
Anandalok Award for Best Actress (Hindi) |
Won |
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
Year
|
Film
|
Category
|
Result
|
2010 |
Guzaarish |
Most Entertaining Film Actor – Female |
Nominated |
2010 |
N/A |
Film Actor of Decade – Female |
Won |
2015 |
Jazbaa |
Best Actor in an Action Role – Male / Female |
Nominated |
2017 |
Sarbjit |
Most Entertaining Film Actor – Female |
Nominated |
2017 |
Sarbjit |
Most Entertaining Actor in a Drama Film – Female |
Won |
2017 |
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Female |
Won |
Filmfare Awards
Year
|
Film
|
Category
|
Result
|
2017 |
Sarbjit |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
2011 |
Guzaarish |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
2009 |
Jodhaa Akbar |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
2008 |
Guru |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
2007 |
Dhoom 2 |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
2005 |
Raincoat |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
2003 |
Devdas |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
Won |
2001 |
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
2001 |
Mohabbatein |
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Nominated |
2000 |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
Won |
2000 |
Taal |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
Bollywood Movie Awards
Year
|
Film
|
Category
|
Result
|
2000 |
Taal |
Bollywood Movie Award – Best Actress |
Won |
Bollywood Movie Award – Best Actress in a Sensational Role |
Won |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
Bollywood Movie Award – Critics Award Female |
Won |
2001 |
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai |
Bollywood Movie Award – Best Actress |
Nominated |
2003 |
Devdas |
Won |
2007 |
Dhoom 2 |
Nominated |
International Indian Film Academy Awards
Year
|
Film
|
Category
|
Result
|
2000 |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
IIFA Award for Best Actress |
Won |
2003 |
Devdas |
Won |
2005 |
N/A |
Global Indian Media Personality |
Won |
2007 |
Dhoom 2 |
IIFA Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
N/A |
IIFA Award for Most Glamorous Star of the Year |
Won |
2008 |
Guru |
IIFA Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
IIFA Award for Best Acting – Female |
Won |
2009 |
Jodhaa Akbar |
IIFA Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam & Devdas |
Star of the Decade – Female |
Won |
N/A |
Outstanding Achievement In International Cinema |
Won |
2011 |
Guzaarish |
IIFA Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Year
|
Film
|
Category
|
Result
|
2017 |
N/A |
Westpac IFFM Excellence in Global Cinema |
Won |
Producers Guild Film Awards
Year
|
Film
|
Category
|
Result
|
2008 |
Guru |
Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role |
Nominated |
2009 |
Jodhaa Akbar |
Nominated |
2011 |
Guzaarish |
Nominated |
Producers Guild Film Award for Cinematic Excellence – Female |
Won |
2013 |
N/A |
Hindustan Times Outstanding Contribution to Society along with Abhishek Bachchan |
Won |
Stardust Award
Year
|
Film
|
Category
|
Result
|
2005 |
Raincoat |
Stardust Award for Actor of the Year – Female |
Nominated |
2007 |
Dhoom 2 |
Won |
2008 |
Guru |
Nominated |
2009 |
Jodhaa Akbar |
Nominated |
Sarkar Raj |
Nominated |
2011 |
Guzaarish |
Nominated |
Stardust Award for Best Actress in a Drama |
Won |
2015 |
Jazbaa |
Power–Packed Performance of the Year |
Won |
2016 |
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Nominated |
Sarbjit |
Stardust Award for Performer of the Year – Female |
Won |
Screen Awards
|
Year
|
Film
|
Category
|
Result
|
1998 |
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya |
Screen Award for Best Female Debut |
Won |
2000 |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
Screen Award for Best Actress |
Won |
Taal |
Nominated |
2001 |
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai |
Nominated |
2003 |
Devdas |
Won |
Screen Award for Jodi No. 1 (shared with Shah Rukh Khan) |
Won |
2005 |
Raincoat |
Screen Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
2007 |
Dhoom 2 |
Nominated |
2008 |
Guru |
Nominated |
2009 |
Jodhaa Akbar |
Nominated |
Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice) |
Won |
2011 |
Guzaarish |
Screen Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
Screen Award for Jodi No. 1 (shared with Hrithik Roshan) |
Won |
2016 |
Jazbaa |
Screen Award for Best Actress |
Nominated |
2016 |
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Nominated |
Zee Cine Awards
Year
|
Film
|
Category
|
Result
|
2000 |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female |
Won |
Taal |
Nominated |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Taal |
Lux Face of the Year |
Won |
2001 |
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai |
Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female |
Nominated |
2003 |
Devdas |
Won |
N/A |
True Indian Beauty Award |
Won |
2005 |
Raincoat |
Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actor – Female |
Won |
2007 |
Umrao Jaan |
Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female |
Nominated |
2008 |
Guru |
Nominated |
2011 |
Guzaarish |
Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female |
Nominated |
Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actor – Female |
Won |
N/A |
International Female Icon |
Nominated |
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
Year
|
Film
|
Category
|
Result
|
2005 |
Bride and Prejudice |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance |
Nominated |
Updated: November 1, 2021 at 7:21 am