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Mar 13, 2023 · 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 for her multifaceted performance in the multiversal “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”.
- ttang@ap.org
- National Race And Ethnicity Writer
- 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.
- 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.
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...
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Mar 28, 2022 · By Beth Harris. Published 10:22 PM PDT, March 27, 2022. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscars looked kindly on Jessica Chastain. She won the Academy Award for best actress Sunday night for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” in which she portrays the rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.
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).
Mar 12, 2023 · Michelle Yeoh Wins Best Actress at Oscars 2023, and Makes History. Yeoh’s win, for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, makes her the first Asian woman to win the category in the...
