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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).
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
- 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.
A list of 77 actresses who won the Oscar for best actress from 1927 to 2020, with their photos, biographies, and film credits. See who are the multiple winners, the first and last winners, and the most recent winner.
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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). Below is a list of the winning actresses and the movies for which they won.
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- 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.
Jan 18, 2024 · Scroll through the images to see the list of all the Best Actress winners from the 96th Academy Awards to the first Oscars in 1929. Find out who won, what film they starred in, and who they beat in each year.
May 25, 2022 · Every year since 1929, the Academy has nominated several talented women for Best Actress and then crowned their favorite with an Oscar. To be nominated is a career achievement. To win the top...
