Best Actress
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Best Actress is a major Academy Award category that honors the most outstanding leading performance by a female actor in a given year.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Academy Award for Best Actress | 0 |
| Janet Gaynor | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award category
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acting award ⓘ film award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Academy Board of Governors
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surface form:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors
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| alsoKnownAs |
Academy Award for Best Actress
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surface form:
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ
surface form:
Oscar for Best Actress
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| awardedForYear | films released in the previous year ⓘ |
| awardFor | best leading performance by a female actor ⓘ |
| broadcastNetworkUS | ABC ⓘ |
| ceremonyBroadcastOn | television ⓘ |
| ceremonyFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentOfficialName | Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ |
| eligibilityPeriod | full calendar year preceding the ceremony ⓘ |
| evaluationCriteria | artistic merit of leading performance ⓘ |
| firstAwardedForFilmYear | 1927–1928 ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Janet Gaynor ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | female performers ⓘ |
| hasStatisticalCategory |
nominations
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wins ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentNameChange | yes ⓘ |
| inception | 1929 ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfCategoryName | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinners |
Katharine Hepburn
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Meryl Streep ⓘ |
| notableRecord | Katharine Hepburn holds record for most Best Actress wins ⓘ |
| organizerHeadquarters |
Beverly Hills, California, United States
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surface form:
Beverly Hills, California
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| originalName | Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ |
| partOf |
Academy Award
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surface form:
Academy Awards
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| performanceType | leading role ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| received | Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ |
| receivedFor |
Seventh Heaven
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Street Angel ⓘ Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans ⓘ |
| relatedCategory |
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| scope | primarily American cinema with international eligibility ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote ⓘ |
| significance | considered one of the most prestigious acting awards in cinema ⓘ |
| trophyName |
Academy Awards statuette
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surface form:
Oscar statuette
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| typicalCeremonyMonth |
February
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March ⓘ |
| votingBody |
Academy actors branch for nominations
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all eligible Academy members for winners ⓘ |
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