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Meryl Streep has received the most nominations in the category—seventeen—and has won twice. At the 41st Academy Awards, Barbra Streisand and Katharine Hepburn received the same number of votes and thus tied for Best Actress (the only time this has occurred).
- Every Best Actress Oscar Winner. Oscar’s best actress winners over the decades have included a great range of characters, from devoted moms to hookers to activists.
- Michelle Yeoh. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to win the best actress Oscar at the 2023 ceremony for the Daniels’ imaginative multiverse movie.
- Jessica Chastain. “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” Jessica Chastain was the victor in what seemed to be one of the evening’s tightest races. She played televangelist Tammy Faye Messner, optioning the material after seeing a documentary on her and husband Jim Bakker; the actress worked 12 years to get the film made.
- Frances McDormand. “Nomadland” Frances McDormand became only the third person to win three lead-acting Oscars, after Katharine Hepburn and Daniel Day-Lewis.
- 2023: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once. Yeoh made history as the first Asian actress to win in the category for her leading performance as Evelyn Wang in the absurdist action film.
- 2022: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Chastain won for her portrayal of the late televangelist personality in this biographical film.
- 2021: Frances McDormand, Nomadland. McDormand's award-winning character, Fern, sells her possessions and embarks on a nomadic life, driving a van around the country after the death of her husband.
- 2020: Renée Zellweger, Judy. Zellweger retold the life and career of a Hollywood icon in the Judy Garland biopic.
Mar 13, 2023 · Published 10:52 PM PDT, March 12, 2023. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Yeoh has won the Academy Award for best actress and made history all at once. The Malaysian-born actor became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for best actress on Sunday night for her multifaceted performance in the multiversal “Everything Everywhere All at ...
- ttang@ap.org
- National Race And Ethnicity Writer
Mar 11, 2024 · Emma Stone wins best actress Oscar, ending Lily Gladstone’s historic run. Emma Stone won the Oscar for best actress on Sunday. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) By Greg Braxton Senior...
- Greg Braxton
- Senior Writer, Culture And Representation
- greg.braxton@latimes.com
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Mar 13, 2023 · For the first time in its 95-year history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded the Oscar for best actress in a leading role to an Asian woman. Michelle Yeoh accepted...
May 7, 2024 · Katharine Hepburn has won the most Academy Awards for best actress (four), and Frances McDormand has received three. A number of actresses have earned two awards, notably Meryl Streep , who holds the record for the most nominations in the category (17).
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