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The Best Actress award has been presented 97 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).
First woman to win for Best Original Song. First woman with multiple nominations in this category. Shared with Jerome Kern (music). 1945: Ann Ronell (music & lyrics) G.I. Joe "Linda" Nominated First woman to be nominated in both music categories (For the further information, see Best Original Score). 1953: Sylvia Fine (lyrics) The Moon Is Blue
In 1929, she became the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: 7th Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Street Angel (1928). This was the only occasion an actress won one Oscar for multiple film roles.
Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor or actress to win an Academy Award in 1940 for "Gone with the Wind.". Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar in 1964 for "Lilies of the Field ...
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar.
Once again, Ruth E. Carter made history at Sunday night’s Academy Awards. After winning Best Costume Design, she became the The post Ruth E. Carter is the first Black woman to win two Oscars ...
Kathryn Ann Bigelow (/ ˈ b ɪ ɡ ə ˌ l oʊ /; born November 27, 1951) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. [1] She has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
The first woman to win a directing Oscar is Kathryn Bigelow, who was recognized for "Hurt Locker" in 2010. Only four other women directors have even been nominated for a directing Oscar.