Here are the performers who won the Oscar for actress in a leading role in the 21st century: This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who won the Academy Award for best actress last year?

Instead, the Academy's love for "Anora" won out. Also, the Academy's love for an ingenue in Best Actress (but if you ... of ...

This actress became World Most Beautiful Woman of 2025, surpassing Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Scarlett ...

In 2004, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Cold Mountain. Zellweger's starring role in 2019's Judy also earned her both a Golden Globe and an Academy ...

who won Best Actress at 26 in 1989 and again at 29 in 1992. Below is a full list of all the men and women who have won an acting Academy Award for a lead or supporting role before the age of 30.

Tom Jones” won the Best Picture prize in the 36th annual Oscar Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium tonight, but the sweep which had tender in all pre-Academy polls failed to materialize.