Best Actress

Award presented by various organisations to leading actresses

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Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress award was awarded for acting in a film, on May 16, 1929 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) at the Academy Awards to Janet Gaynor for her role of Diane in 7th Heaven, Angela in Street Angel and The Wife - Indre in Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. In theatre, it was first awarded on April 6, 1947 by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at the Tony Awards to Ingrid Bergman for her role of Mary Grey / Joan of Arc in Joan of Lorraine and to Helen Hayes for her role of Addie in Happy Birthday.

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🇺🇸 Jessie Buckley Closes Her Best Actress Oscar Acceptance Speech With Gaelic Message (2026-03-16)
The 'Hamnet' star became the first Irish woman in history to win the prestigious award on Sunday evening....
🇺🇸 Jessie Buckley Wins First Oscar for Best Actress in ‘Hamnet’ (2026-03-16)
The actress closes out a season of wins in this category with an Academy Award....
🇺🇸 Jessie Buckley Wins Best Actress for ‘Hamnet’ (2026-03-16)
The actress closes out a season of wins in this category with an Academy Award....
🇺🇸 Jessie Buckley Makes Oscars History as First Irish Best Actress Winner, Dedicates Win to the ‘Beautiful Chaos of a Mother’s Heart’ (2026-03-16)
“Hamnet” star Jessie Buckley won the Oscar for best actress at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, becoming the first Irish actress to win the prize. Buckl...
🇺🇸 Jessie Buckley Wins Oscar for Best Actress, Dedicates Award to “Beautiful Chaos of a Mother’s Heart” (2026-03-16)
Buckley beat out fellow nominees Rose Byrne (‘If I Had Legs I'd Kick You’), Kate Hudson (‘Song Sung Blue’), Renate Reinsve (‘Sentimental Value’) and E...
🇺🇸 The Oscars Betting Odds 2026: Predictions for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and More (2026-03-15)
The Oscars Betting Odds 2026: Predictions for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and More....
🇺🇸 Elizabeth Taylor Won Her First Oscar for a Movie She Hated (2026-03-15)
She begrudgingly agreed to play the lead in ‘Butterfield 8’ to fulfill her MGM contract and ended up with the best actress statuette 65 years ago....
🇺🇸 Final Oscar Predictions: Best Actress — It’s Jessie Buckley, Plain and Simple (2026-03-12)
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🇺🇸 Oscars 2026 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress? (2026-03-12)
“Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” have been neck and neck all season. Here’s what our expert thinks will go the distance....
🇺🇸 LISTEN: Oscars Rewind With Nicole Kidman as She Revisits Her 2003 Best Actress Win for ‘The Hours’ (2026-03-11)
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Matt Donnelly details his sit-down in Nashville with Nicole Kidma...
🇺🇸 Jessie Buckley Dedicates Actor Award Win to ‘Hamnet’ Co-Star Emily Watson: “You’re the Realest of the Real” (2026-03-02)
The 'Hamnet' star is the first Irish performer to ever win this category and continues her dominant run this awards season....