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The film won a Golden Globe for Best Picture and an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Other credits include Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Miguel Arteta's Cedar Rapids (2011), Paul (2011), Amy Heckerling's Vamps (2012), and Neil Blomkamp's Chappie (2015).
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- Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Frances McDormand, Nomadland
- Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Brie Larson, Room
- Julianne Moore, Still Alice
- Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
- Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
- Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
- Natalie Portman, Black Swan
- Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
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. Everything Everywhere All at Once also won the Oscar for Best Picture.
McDormand's award-winningcharacter, Fern, sells her possessions and embarks on a nomadic life, driving a van around the country after the death of her husband. This marked McDormand's third Best Actress win. Nomadlandalso received the Oscar for Best Picture.
Winning her second of threeBest Actress accolades, McDormand became the aggrieved mother Mildred Hayes, whose daughter was raped and murdered. In the film, McDormand's character demands a thorough investigation of the crimes that took her daughter's life.
Larson took home the Oscarfor her performance of a young woman who escapes the captivity in which she and her son (played by Jacob Tremblay) have been held for years.
Moore won for her performanceas Alice, a linguistics professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Blanchett nabbed the Best Actress award thanks to her leading role in Woody Allen's film about a New York City socialite who has fallen on hard times.
Though she famously (and elegantly) tripped on the stairs as she made her way up to the Oscars stage, Lawrence accepted the awardfor her starring role as Tiffany, a young widow struggling with her mental health. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celeb...
Streep won for her portrayalof Margaret Thatcher in the biographical drama of the first female British Prime Minister.
Portman earned the Best Actress award for her lead performance as Nina Sayers, a professional dancer who suffers a nervous breakdown under the pressure of her lead role as the White Swan in the famed ballet Swan Lake.
In the big-screen adaptation of this true story, Bullock played Leigh Anne Tuohy, the resolute Southern mother who adopts teen Michael Oher. In real life and in the film, Oher went on to become a first-round NFL draft pick.
7. Robert De Niro. One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French.
- Katharine Hepburn. Chronologically the second Hepburn on this list, although favored by the American Film Institute and irrefutably crowned the best actress of all time, Katherine Hepburn was a true iconoclast.
- Bette Davis. Taking her forename from novelist Honoré de Balzac's book, La Cousine Bette, Bette Davis was one of the most decorated actresses of Golden Age Hollywood.
- Audrey Hepburn. Audrey Hepburn was the next step from the superstardom of Marilyn Monroe, a cinematographic icon who was famous for her grace, elegance, and style.
- Ingrid Bergman. Like her counterpart Garbo, Ingrid Bergman was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, yet unlike her fellow national, she made her Hollywood breakthrough relatively late.
The Academy Award for Best Actress 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 actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best ...
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