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The Best Actress award has been presented 96 times, to 79 actresses. The first winner was Janet Gaynor for her roles in 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. The most recent winner is Emma Stone for her role in Poor Things (2023); she had previously won the award for her role in La La Land (2016).
- 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.
5 days ago · 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
All Winners of the Academy Award for Best Actress. by christophershobris | created - 23 Apr 2015 | updated - 12 Feb 2020 | Public. Now it's the ladies turn, I will list all the actresses that won best actress from all the years of the Acadamy Awards. This list will be updated every year.
- 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.
Nov 3, 2023 · The Academy Award for best actress is one of the honors that continues to make history at the Oscars. Aside from shining a light on the talented leading ladies, the award helps to...
Mar 21, 2021 · 2019 - Renée Zellweger, Judy. 2018 - Olivia Colman, The Favourite. 2017 - Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. 2016 - Emma Stone, La La Land. 2015 - Brie Larson, Room. 2014 - Julianne Moore, Still Alice. 2013 - Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine. 2012 - Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook.
