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 …

Mar 2, 2025 · Here's a list of every woman who has won Best Actress since the first Academy Awards in 1929, including Emma Stone, Meryl Streep, Michelle Yeoh, Katharine Hepburn, Halle Berry and more.

Mar 2, 2025 · Here’s a look back at who won best actress at the Oscars: Mikey Madison was awarded the best actress Academy Award for her breakthrough performance in Anora, starring as the eponymous New...

Based on the strength of those two films plus Street Angel (1928), Janet received the very first Academy Award for best actress. This was the first and only time an actress won the Oscar for multiple roles.

Sep 5, 2023 · Most best actress Oscar winners is currently Katharine Hepburn with 4 Best Actress Oscars for; Morning Glory in 1933, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, a 1967 comedy drama, The Lion In Winter in 1968 and again in 1981 for On Golden Pond alongside Henry Fonda who won Best Actor for the same movie.

Mar 3, 2025 · 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).

Dec 28, 2024 · The performance by Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982) has been voted the greatest Oscar Best Actress winner ever. The results are from a recent Gold Derby ballot cast by 21 of our film...

Mar 13, 2024 · All Best Actress Oscar Winners in Academy Award History. Oscar’s best actress winners over the decades have included a great range of characters, from devoted moms to sex workers...

Mar 3, 2025 · Click through our updated photo gallery of every Academy Award-winning Best Actress, from the most recent Oscar winner to the very first champion. UPDATED: March 2, 2025

Mar 2, 2025 · The Academy Award for Best Actress has been handed out every year since 1929. With the Oscars inching ever-closer to their 100th anniversary, we're looking back on some of the category's greatest ...