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Mary Louise " Meryl " Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Known for her versatility and accent adaptability, she has been described as "the best actress of her generation". [1] [2] She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations, winning three ...
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes 1928–29 Mary Pickford: Coquette: Won First Canadian to win an Oscar. First Canadian actress to win an Oscar. First Canadian to receive an Oscar nomination. First Canadian actress to receive a nomination for Best Actress. Inaugural win. 1929–30 Norma Shearer: The ...
oscars .org. The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous ...
Harriet Tubman. Nominated. First Black British actress to be nominated. Second Black woman to receive multiple Oscar nominations in the same year. Third person nominated for an acting award and a music award (Best Original Song) in the same year. First Nigerian to receive an Academy Award nomination.
One of the world's most underrated Academy Award-winning actresses, Jennifer Jones was born Phylis Lee Isley on 2 March 1919 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Flora Mae (Suber) and Phillip Ross Isley, who ran a travelling stage show. As a young aspiring actress, she met and fell for young, handsome, aspiring actor Robert Walker.
The award has been presented 30 times, and 27 actresses have won the award. Jodie Foster was the award's first winner for Nell (1994). The most recent winner is Lily Gladstone who won for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). Frances McDormand, Renée Zellweger, and Viola Davis have all won the award twice.
Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award-winning performance (88 P) Pages in category "Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winners" The following 86 pages are in this category, out of 86 total.
