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Amy Madigan

American actress (born 1950)

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Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. Known for her work on screen and stage, her accolades include an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Madigan made her film debut in the drama Love Child (1982), for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination.

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🇺🇸 5 takeaways from an Oscars night that spread the love (2026-03-16)
It's thrilling to see the Academy recognize a weird, funny, scary performance like Amy Madigan's in <em>Weapons</em>. Here's what NPR c...
🇺🇸 Amy Madigan Wins Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in ‘Weapons’ (2026-03-15)
The actress won for her role as Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger’s horror hit....
🇺🇸 Amy Madigan Receives Standing Ovation for ‘Weapons’ Win, Thanks Ed Harris and “All the Dogs” (2026-03-16)
The winner for ‘Weapons’ set a new record, making her the actress with the longest gap (40 years and one month) between a first nomination and first v...
🇺🇸 Why Amy Madigan’s ‘Weapons’ Oscar Win Is So Inspiring — for Fans and for Hollywood (2026-03-15)
Amy Madigan seemed stunned to take the Oscars stage — understandably so. She gave an all-out performance in “Weapons,” but that’s the kind of movie th...
🇺🇸 Amy Madigan’s Win Kicks off an Inspirational Oscars (2026-03-15)
The first Academy Award for the veteran actress struck a hopeful note that host Conan O'Brien also hoped to hit...
🇺🇸 Amy Madigan Wins Best Supporting Actress for ‘Weapons’ (2026-03-15)
The actress won for her role as Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger’s horror hit....
🇺🇸 Amy Madigan Becomes An Oscar Winner 40 Years After Her First Nomination With Best Supporting Actress Trophy For ‘Weapons’ (2026-03-15)
Weapons‘ Amy Madigan was giddy to have prevailed in the Best Supporting Actress race at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday. This year’s race has been a...
🇺🇸 Amy Madigan Wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar for ‘Weapons’ (2026-03-15)
This is Madigan's first win — and only her second nomination after 1986's "Twice in a Lifetime."...
🇺🇸 ‘Weapons’ Star Amy Madigan Wins Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and Bursts Into Witchy Cackle (2026-03-15)
Amy Madigan bursts into a witch-like cackle as she accepted the Oscar for best supporting actress on Sunday night. Amy Madigan won the award for her p...
🇺🇸 Amy Madigan wins best supporting actress. (2026-03-15)
🇺🇸 Final Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress — Will Amy Madigan Become the Second Oldest Winner, or Will Wunmi Mosaku or Teyana Taylor Make History? (2026-03-12)
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predicti...
🇺🇸 ‘Weapons’ Actor Award Winner Amy Madigan Compares Trophy To Ken Barbie Doll, Shouts Out Unions: “They’re Not Going To Bust Us Ever” (2026-03-02)
Aunt Gladys (Amy Madigan) won an Actor Award for, as Orlando Bloom put it when introducing the Outstanding Supporting Actress category, “terrorizing a...
🇺🇸 Amy Madigan Wins First Actor Award for Supporting Actress in ‘Weapons’: “I’ve Been Doing This a Long A** Time” (2026-03-02)
The 75-year-old actress has been praised so much for her performance as Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger’s original horror film that fans are now longing f...