"Loren. Since its inception, the award has been given to 75 actresses. Katharine Hepburn has won the most awards in this category, with four Oscars. Meryl Streep, who has a total of 21 Oscar nominations (three wins), has been nominated in this category on 17 occasions, resulting in two awards. As of the 2018 ceremony, Frances McDormand is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Mildred Hayes in ""Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"". In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release in Los"
"4th Academy Awards The 4th Academy Awards were awarded to films completed and screened released between August 1, 1930, and July 31, 1931, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. At the ceremony, nine-year-old Jackie Cooper, nominated for Best Actor in ""Skippy"", fell asleep on the shoulder of Best Actress nominee Marie Dressler. When Dressler was announced as the winner, Cooper had to be eased onto his mother’s lap. ""Cimarron"" was the first Western to win Best Picture, and would remain the only one to do so for 59 years (until ""Dances with Wolves"" won in 1991). It"
"listed first and highlighted in boldface. The following seven films received multiple nominations: The following one film received multiple awards: 4th Academy Awards The 4th Academy Awards were awarded to films completed and screened released between August 1, 1930, and July 31, 1931, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. At the ceremony, nine-year-old Jackie Cooper, nominated for Best Actor in ""Skippy"", fell asleep on the shoulder of Best Actress nominee Marie Dressler. When Dressler was announced as the winner, Cooper had to be eased onto his mother’s lap. ""Cimarron"" was the first Western to win Best Picture,"
"for Best Supporting Actress), and Daniel Day-Lewis (all three for Best Actor). Katharine Hepburn still holds the record, with four (all for Best Actress). Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Tony Award. She is best remembered for her roles as Ilsa Lund in ""Casablanca"" (1942) and Alicia Huberman in ""Notorious"" (1946). Bergman was born in Stockholm to a Swedish father and a German"
"Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress. Known for her fierce independence and spirited personality, Hepburn was a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years. She appeared in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and she received a record of four Academy Awards for Best Actress. In 1999, Hepburn was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Raised in Connecticut by wealthy, progressive parents, Hepburn began to act while studying at Bryn Mawr College. After four years"
"awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama for 2015. The Award states, in part: ""for lighting up Broadway as one of its brightest stars... In musicals, concerts, operas, and the recording studio, her rich, soulful voice continues to take her audiences to new heights."" Audra McDonald Audra Ann McDonald (born July 3, 1970) is a German-born American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win all four acting categories. She has performed in"
"Supporting Actress. This marked the first instance where the portrayal of an Academy Award-winning actress itself won an Academy Award. Hepburn won four Academy Awards, the record number for a performer, and a total of 12 Oscar nominations for Best Actress—a number surpassed only by Meryl Streep. Hepburn also holds the record for the longest time span between first and last Oscar nominations, at 48 years. She received two awards and five nominations from the British Academy Film Awards, one award and six nominations from the Emmy Awards, eight Golden Globe nominations, two Tony Award nominations, and awards from the"
"4-time Oscar (2), and 4-time Emmy (2) nominee, for a total of 13 TC nominations. Jackson has won five awards. Triple Crown of Acting The Triple Crown of Acting is a term used in the American entertainment industry to describe actors who have won a competitive Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award in the acting categories. As of June 2018, twenty-four people have achieved the triple crown of acting (15 women, 9 men). Helen Hayes's Emmy Award win on February 5, 1953, made her the first person to achieve the triple crown. Thomas Mitchell became the first man to"
"Charlotte Coleman Charlotte Ninon Coleman (3 April 1968 – 14 November 2001) was an English actress best known for playing Scarlett in the film ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"", Jess in the television drama ""Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit"", and her childhood roles of Sue in ""Worzel Gummidge"" and the character Marmalade Atkins. Coleman died of an acute asthma attack in Holloway, North London, aged 33. Coleman was the first of two daughters born to actress Ann Beach and Canadian-born television producer Francis Coleman. Her younger sister is the actress Lisa Coleman. She was educated at Camden School for"
"Charlotte Coleman Charlotte Ninon Coleman (3 April 1968 – 14 November 2001) was an English actress best known for playing Scarlett in the film ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"", Jess in the television drama ""Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit"", and her childhood roles of Sue in ""Worzel Gummidge"" and the character Marmalade Atkins. Coleman died of an acute asthma attack in Holloway, North London, aged 33. Coleman was the first of two daughters born to actress Ann Beach and Canadian-born television producer Francis Coleman. Her younger sister is the actress Lisa Coleman. She was educated at Camden School for"
"Luise Rainer Luise Rainer (; January 12, 1910 – December 30, 2014) was a German-American film actress. She was the first actor to win more than one Academy Award; at the time of her death she was the longest-lived Oscar recipient. Rainer started her acting career in Germany at age 16, under the tutelage of Austria's leading stage director, Max Reinhardt. Within a few years, she had become a distinguished Berlin stage actress with Reinhardt's Vienna theater ensemble. Critics highly praised the quality of her acting. After years of acting on stage and in films in Austria and Germany, she"
"performer, Greer Garson, who also earned five consecutive nominations in the Best Actress category (1941-1945), including three years when both these actresses were nominated. In 1962, Bette Davis became the first person to secure 10 Academy Award nominations for acting. Since then only three people have surpassed this figure, Meryl Streep (with 21 nominations and three wins), Katharine Hepburn (12 nominations and four wins), and Jack Nicholson (12 nominations and three wins) with Laurence Olivier matching the number (10 nominations, 1 award). Steven Spielberg purchased Davis' Oscars for ""Dangerous"" (1935) and ""Jezebel"" (1938), when they were offered for auction for"
"of Shearer films became available in high-definition format, authored by Warner Home Video, in most cases, from the nitrate camera negatives: ""A Free Soul"", ""Romeo and Juliet"", ""Marie Antoinette"", and ""The Women"". Shearer was the first person to receive five Academy Award nominations for acting. She and brother Douglas Shearer are the first Oscar-winning siblings. Norma Shearer Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress and Hollywood star from 1925 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingenues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill, and William Shakespeare, and was the"
"Janet Gaynor Janet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American film, stage and television actress and painter. Gaynor began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film Corporation (later 20th Century-Fox) in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the biggest box office draws of the era. In 1929, she was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: ""7th Heaven"" (1927), """" (1927), and ""Street Angel"" (1928). This was the only occasion on which"
"Anna Paquin, at age 11, became the second youngest winner of a competitive acting Oscar, behind Tatum O'Neal, who won at age 10 for ""Paper Moon"". Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double-dagger (). The following 16 films had multiple nominations: The following four films received multiple awards: The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers: Due the negative reception received from the preceding year's ceremony, actor Billy Crystal announced that after overseeing four consecutive Oscar ceremonies, he would not be hosting the 1994 telecast. In a statement released"
"Order of Australia for ""eminent service to the performing arts as an international stage and screen actor, through seminal contributions as director of artistic organisations, as a role model for women and young performers, and as a supporter of humanitarian and environmental causes."" Cate Blanchett Catherine Elise Blanchett, (; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actress and theatre director. She has received international acclaim and many accolades for her work, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, six AACTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Blanchett came to international attention for her role as"
"award. Jane Fonda Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru. She is the recipient of various accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, and the Honorary Golden Lion. Born to actor Henry Fonda and socialite Frances Ford Seymour, Fonda made her Broadway debut in the 1960 play ""There Was a Little Girl"", for which she received the first of two Tony Award nominations, and made her screen debut later the same year in"
"at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on March 3, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Richard Dysart and Diane Ladd. ""Driving Miss Daisy"" won four awards including Best Picture and Best Actress for Jessica Tandy, the oldest person at the time to win a competitive acting Oscar. Other winners included ""Glory"" with three awards, ""Born on the Fourth of July"", ""The Little Mermaid"", and ""My Left Foot"" with two, and ""The Abyss"", ""Balance"", ""Batman"", ""Cinema Paradiso"", """", ""Dead Poets Society"", ""Henry V"", ""Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"", ""The Johnstown Flood"", and ""Work Experience"""
"is the only Triple Crown winner to win three Oscars. American actress Shirley Booth (1898–1992) completed the triple crown in 1962. She was a 4-time Emmy (2), 3-time Tony (3), and 1-time Oscar (1) nominee, for a total of eight TC nominations. Booth won six awards. American actor Melvyn Douglas (1901–1981) completed the triple crown in 1968. He was a 3-time Oscar (2), 2-time Emmy (1), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of six TC nominations. Douglas won four awards. British actor Paul Scofield (1922–2008) completed the triple crown in 1969. He was a 2-time Oscar (1), 1-time"
"Joan Plowright Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier, DBE (née Plowright; born 28 October 1929), commonly known as Dame Joan Plowright, is a retired English actress whose career has spanned over six decades. She has won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy and two BAFTA Awards. She is also one of only four actresses to have won two Golden Globes in the same year. Plowright was born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, the daughter of Daisy Margaret (née Burton) and William Ernest Plowright, who was a journalist and newspaper editor. She"
"during a ceremony held at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on March 6, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Sharon Stone. ""Unforgiven"" won four Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director for Clint Eastwood, and Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman. Al Pacino and Emma Thompson won lead acting honors for ""Scent of a Woman"" and ""Howards End"", respectively. Marisa Tomei won Best Supporting Actress for ""My Cousin Vinny"". The telecast garnered 45.7 million viewers in the United States. The nominees for the 65th Academy Awards were announced on February 17, 1993, at the Samuel"
"Julia Roberts Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress and producer. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy ""Pretty Woman"" (1990), which grossed $464 million worldwide. She has won three Golden Globe Awards (out of eight nominations) and has been nominated for four Academy Awards for her film acting, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in ""Erin Brockovich"" (2000). Her films have collectively brought box office receipts of over US$2.8 billion, making her one of the most successful actresses in terms of box office receipts. Her most successful films"
"of ""The Eyes of Laura Mars"". Ziskin was married to writer Alvin Sargent from 2010 until her death. Laura Ziskin Laura Ellen Ziskin (March 3, 1950 – June 12, 2011) was an American film producer, known as the Executive Producer of the romantic comedy ""Pretty Woman"" (1990) and as the first woman to produce the Academy Awards telecast alone, producing the 74th Academy Awards (2002) and the 79th Academy Awards (2007). Ziskin was born and raised in a Jewish family in the San Fernando Valley, California, the daughter of Jay Ziskin and Elaine Edelman. Jay was a psychologist and lawyer"
"Jane Fonda Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru. She is the recipient of various accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, and the Honorary Golden Lion. Born to actor Henry Fonda and socialite Frances Ford Seymour, Fonda made her Broadway debut in the 1960 play ""There Was a Little Girl"", for which she received the first of two Tony Award nominations, and made her screen debut later the same year in ""Tall"
"years later, and his loved ones: ""whatever bad moments that I had certainly could never compare to that family"". Jodie Foster Alicia Christian Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress, director, and producer. She has received two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and the Cecil B DeMille Award. For her work as a director, she has been nominated a Primetime Emmy Award. A child prodigy, Foster began her professional career as a child model when she was three years old, and she made her acting debut in 1968 in the television sitcom"
"Jessica Lange Jessica Phyllis Lange (; born April 20, 1949) is an American film, television, and theater actress. She is the thirteenth actress and twenty-second thespian in history to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, winning two Academy Awards, one Tony Award, three Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, one Critics Choice Award and three Dorian Awards. In 1998, ""Entertainment Weekly"" listed Lange among the 25 Greatest Actresses of the 1990s. In 2014, Lange was honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, though she has yet to claim it. Lange was discovered"
"the widow of a peer and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, is The Right Honourable The Baroness Olivier DBE. Joan Plowright Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier, DBE (née Plowright; born 28 October 1929), commonly known as Dame Joan Plowright, is a retired English actress whose career has spanned over six decades. She has won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy and two BAFTA Awards. She is also one of only four actresses to have won two Golden Globes in the same year. Plowright was"
"(the other being Octavia Spencer) to have received three Academy Award nominations. Davis was awarded an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from her undergraduate alma mater, Rhode Island College, in 2002. Viola Davis Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of several awards, including Academy Awards, winning one, and has won Triple Crown of Acting, Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony. Born in St. Matthews, South Carolina, Davis began her acting career, starring in minor theater productions. After graduating from the Juilliard School in 1993, she won an Obie Award in"
"Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. Garbo was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress and received an Academy Honorary Award in 1954 for her ""luminous and unforgettable screen performances."" In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on their list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema, after Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, and Ingrid Bergman. Garbo launched her career with a secondary role in the 1924 Swedish film ""The Saga of Gosta"
"of genres, including screwball comedies, period dramas, and adaptations of works by top American playwrights. She appeared on the stage in every decade from the 1920s to the 1980s, performing plays by Shakespeare and Shaw, and a Broadway musical. Select filmography: Select theatre roles: Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress. Known for her fierce independence and spirited personality, Hepburn was a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years. She appeared in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and she received a record of four"
"Award for Best Actress, making her the first actress to win an Oscar for portraying three personalities (Eve White, Eve Black and Jane). ""The Three Faces of Eve"" also became the first film since 1936 to win the Best Actress award without getting nominated in another category after Bette Davis won for ""Dangerous"" (1935). In 1952, Eve White is a timid, self-effacing wife and mother who has severe and blinding headaches and occasional blackouts. Eventually she is sent to see a personality psychiatrist Dr. Luther, and while having a conversation, a ""new personality"", the wild, fun-loving Eve Black, emerges. Eve"
"""a four-star performance in a two-star movie"", drawing attention to the ""intrusive"" score and the ""maddeningly overwrought and heavy-handed"" storytelling. For her performance as Alice Howland, Julianne Moore won an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics' Choice Movie Award. ""Still Alice"" marked her first Academy Award win after four previous nominations. Although she was widely considered the Best Actress frontrunner in anticipation of the Academy Awards ceremony, some critics felt that ""Still Alice"" was not one of Moore's strongest performances and did not deserve to win. Moore dedicated her Academy Award win to"
"1949) completed the triple crown in 2016. She is an 8-time Emmy (3), 6-time Oscar (2), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of 15 TC nominations. Lange has won six awards. American actress Viola Davis (born 1965) completed the triple crown in 2017. She is the first black actor to win the triple crown. She is a 3-time Oscar (1), 3-time Tony (2), and 4-time Emmy (1) nominee, for a total of 10 TC nominations. Davis has won four awards. British actress Glenda Jackson (born 1936) completed the triple crown in 2018. She is a 5-time Tony (1),"