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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Country: United States: Presented by: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) First awarded: 1929: Most recent winner: Emma Stone, Poor Things : Most awards: Katharine Hepburn (4) Most nominations: Meryl Streep (17) Website: oscars.org
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
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 ...
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- National Race And Ethnicity Writer
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...
- Glen Weldon
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).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 13, 2023 · M ichelle Yeoh took home the Best Actress trophy at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night, making history in the process as the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for lead actress.
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Mar 28, 2022 · Jessica Chastain won the Oscar for best actress for her role in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" on Sunday and used her speech to touch on suicide, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community and the...