Mo'Nique is the favorite to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2009 for her role as Mary Lee Johnston in Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (2009). Mo'Nique won the Golden Globe and the Screen Actors Guild Award in this category.
The other nominees:
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Hattie McDaniel, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Gone With the Wind (1939).Whoopi Goldberg, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Ghost (1990).Halle Berry, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Monster's Ball (2001).Jennifer Hudson, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Dreamgirls (2006).Mo'Nique, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (2009).
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win Best Supporting Actress. She won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
In the acting catgories, there are 39 performers have won two or more Oscars to date. Here are the actors and actresses who have won exactly two Oscars as of 2014.Bette Davis, 2 Best Actress wins, 11 nominationsSpencer Tracy, 2 Best Actor wins, 9 nominationsMarlon Brando, 2 Best Actor wins, 8 nominationsJack Lemmon, 1 Best Actor, 1 Best Supporting win, 8 nominationsIngrid Bergman, 2 Best Actress, 1 Best Supporting win, 7 nominationsJane Fonda, 2 Best Actress wins, 7 nominationsDustin Hoffman, 2 Best Actor wins, 7 nominationsGary Cooper, 2 Best Actor wins, 6 nominationsMicahel Caine, 2 Best Supporting wins, 6 nominationsRobert DeNiro, 1 Best Supporting win, 1 Best Actor win, 6 nominationsMaggie Smith, 1 Best Actress win, 1 Best Supporting win, 6 nominationsJessica Lange, 1 Best Actress win, 1 Best Supporting win, 6 nominationsOlivia De Havilland, 2 Best Actress wins, 5 nominationsTom Hanks, 2 Best Actor wins, 5 nominationsFredric March, 2 Best Actor wins, 5 nominationsSean Penn, 2 Best Actor wins, 5 nominationsElizabeth Taylor, 2 Best Actress wins, 5 nominationsDenzel Washington, 1 Best Actor win, 1 Best Supporting win, 5 nominationsGene Hackman, 1 Best Actor win, 1 Best Supporting win, 5 nominationsJodie Foster, 2 Best Actress wins, 4 nominationsGlenda Jackson, 2 Best Actress wins, 4 nominationsAnthony Quinn, 2 Best Supporting wins, 4 nominationsShelley Winters, 2 Best Supporting wins, 4 nominationsMelvyn Douglas, 2 Best Supporting wins, 3 nominationsJason Robards, 2 Best Supporting wins, 3 nominationsPeter Ustinov, 2 Best Supporting wins, 3 nominationsDianne Wiest, 2 Best Supporting wins, 3 nominationsChristoph Waltz, 2 Best Supporting wins, 2 nominationsSally Field, 2 Best Actress wins, 2 nominationsVivien Leigh, 2 Best Actress wins, 2 nominationsLuise Rainer, 2 Best Actress wins, 2 nominationsHilary Swank, 2 Best Actress wins, 2 nominationsHelen Hayes, 1 Best Actress win, 1 Best Supporting win, 2 nominationsKevin Spacey, 1 Best Actor win, 1 Best Supporting win, 2 nominations
Best Supporting Actress - Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American win an Oscar. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and she won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Two: Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) and Best Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo).
Two: Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
Yes, she did.
Paper Moon.
She was nominated as Best Supporting Actress, but did not win, for The Sixth Sense (1999).
She was nominated, but did not win, for The Sixth Sense(1999).
Jessica Lange won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role