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2 days ago · 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 a film released that year.
1 day ago · The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 9th Academy Awards to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role in a film released that year.
1 day ago · Kelly made her film debut in Fourteen Hours (1951) and gained stardom from her roles in Fred Zinnemann 's western film High Noon (1952), and John Ford 's adventure-romance Mogambo (1953), the latter of which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Jun 25, 2024 · Jennifer Lawrence, American actress known for her versatility on-screen and her accessible off-screen persona. At the age of 22 she won the Oscar for best actress for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Lawrence rose to greater fame with the Hunger Games series.
Jun 18, 2024 · The winning actors are given a gold-plated statuette known as an Oscar. Daniel Day-Lewis has won the most Academy Awards for best actor (three), and a number of actors have received two such Oscars, including Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks, both of whom won in consecutive years. Below is a list of the winning actors and the films for which they won.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 27, 2024 · For her performance, Roberts won an Academy Award for best actress. She later starred opposite Brad Pitt , George Clooney , and Matt Damon in the blockbuster comedy Ocean’s Eleven (2001) and its sequel Ocean’s Twelve (2004).
Jun 10, 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).
