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The Academy Award for Best Actress is an honour presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize an actress's performance in a leading role in a feature-length motion picture It is one of the most prestigious awards in the world and has been awarded since 1929
The Academy Award for Best Actress is chosen each year by the members of the Academy, who are tasked with the duty of viewing and reviewing potential contenders, and voting for their preferred candidate to win the award. The Academy Award for Best Actress is awarded to the individual that delivers the most outstanding performance in a lead or supporting role in a motion picture, as determined by the Academy's voting body. The award is given to the actress who, in the opinion of the Academy, is deemed to have given the best performance in a particular role.
The five best examples of a performance that won the Academy Award for Best Actress are:
1.Katharine Hepburn for her performance in The Lion in Winter in 1969. Hepburn won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as the conniving and manipulative Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was the first person to win three Academy Awards for Best Actress and is considered one of the greatest actresses of all time.
2.Jodie Foster for her performance in The Silence of the Lambs in 1992. Foster received overwhelming praise for her portrayal of Clarice Starling, an FBI agent seeking to apprehend a serial killer. She was the youngest person ever to win the Academy Award for Best Actress and the first to win for a horror film.
3.Halle Berry for her performance in Monster’s Ball in 2002. Berry received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Leticia Musgrove, an impoverished single mother struggling to make ends meet in an unjust society. Berry's performance as Musgrove earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the first African-American to win in that category.
4.Julie Christie for her performance in Away from Her in 2007. Christie was lauded for her portrayal of Fiona Anderson, an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. She was the first person to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for a performance in a Canadian production.
5.Brie Larson for her performance in Room in 2016. Larson earned widespread acclaim for her portrayal of Ma, a young mother struggling to protect her son from a traumatic past. Her performance won her the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the sixth woman of colour to win in that category.