Lupita Nyong'o won for her performance in 12 Years a Slave
Her 2010 Best Actress win for "Black Swan" was her first Academy Award. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress of 2004 for "Closer."
"The Fighter" won 2010 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) and Best Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo).
The movie itself did not win any awards, but the cast did. Holly Hunter was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Both Hunter & Evan Rachel Wood were nominated for Golden Globes the same year, respectively for Best Supporting Actress & Best Actress in a Drama.
Viola Davis has been nominated for Academy Awards three times, winning once. Whoopi Goldberg has had two nominations with one win. Their records are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):Davis:Best Supporting Actress, "Doubt" (2008).Best Actress, "The Help" (2011).Best Supporting Actress, "Fences" (2016).Goldberg:Best Actress, "The Color Purple" (1985).Best Supporting Actress, "Ghost" (1990).
Streep, who holds the record for most Academy Award nominations with 20, has won three Oscars. She received the awards for Best Supporting Actress of 1979 for "Kramer vs. Kramer"; Best Actress of 1982 for "Sophie's Choice"; and Best Actress of 2011 for "The Iron Lady."
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman for The Hours Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones for Chicago
Jessica Lange won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Actor | Gregory PeckBest Actress | Anne BancroftBest Supporting Actor | Ed BegleyBest Supporting Actress | Patty DukeBest Director | David LeanFor a complete list of winners search "Academy Awards 1963"
The Piano won 3 Oscars: Best Actress, Supporting Actress and Original Screenplay.
Her 2010 Best Actress win for "Black Swan" was her first Academy Award. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress of 2004 for "Closer."
"The Fighter" won 2010 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) and Best Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo).
The movie itself did not win any awards, but the cast did. Holly Hunter was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Both Hunter & Evan Rachel Wood were nominated for Golden Globes the same year, respectively for Best Supporting Actress & Best Actress in a Drama.
Here is a chronological list of black recipients of Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress:Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress for "Gone With the Wind" (1939).Whoopi Goldberg, Best Supporting Actress for "Ghost" (1990).Halle Berry, Best Actress for "Monster's Ball" (2001).Jennifer Hudson, Best Supporting Actress for "Dreamgirls" (2006).Mo'Nique, Best Supporting Actress for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (2009).Octavia Spencer, Best Supporting Actress for "The Help" (2011).Lupita Nyong'o, Best Supporting Actress for "12 Years a Slave" (2013).Viola Davis, Best Supporting Actress for "Fences" (2016).
Viola Davis has been nominated for Academy Awards three times, winning once. Whoopi Goldberg has had two nominations with one win. Their records are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):Davis:Best Supporting Actress, "Doubt" (2008).Best Actress, "The Help" (2011).Best Supporting Actress, "Fences" (2016).Goldberg:Best Actress, "The Color Purple" (1985).Best Supporting Actress, "Ghost" (1990).
So far, the only women to have two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress are Diane West (Hannah and her Sisters, Bullets over Broadway) and Shelley Winters (The Diary of Anne Frank, A Patch of Blue)
Streep, who holds the record for most Academy Award nominations with 20, has won three Oscars. She received the awards for Best Supporting Actress of 1979 for "Kramer vs. Kramer"; Best Actress of 1982 for "Sophie's Choice"; and Best Actress of 2011 for "The Iron Lady."
Meryl Streep