Academy Award for Best Actress

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The Academy Award for Best Actress is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor the most outstanding lead performance by an actress in a film.

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instanceOf Academy Award
acting award
film award
alsoKnownAs Academy Award for Best Actress
surface form: Oscar for Best Actress
awardedFor best performance by an actress in a leading role
awardHierarchyLevel top acting category
awardType competitive award
categoryOf Academy Award
surface form: Academy Awards
ceremonyBroadcastOn television
ceremonyLanguage English
ceremonyMonthTypical February
March
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility performances in feature films released during the qualifying year
finalVotingBody all voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
firstAwarded 1929
frequency annual
hasGenderRestriction female
hasNominationProcess screenings and voting within the actors branch of the Academy
hasNomineeCountPerYear typically five nominees
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.oscars.org
hasSignificance one of the most prestigious acting honors in cinema
hasStatueMaterial gold-plated bronze
hasStatueNickname Oscar
hasSubsequentCategory Academy Award for Best Actress self-linksurface differs
surface form: Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
inception 1929
industry film industry
isOneOfMajorCategories yes
locationOfCeremony Los Angeles
medium film
notableEarlyWinner Janet Gaynor
notableMultipleWinner Katharine Hepburn
Meryl Streep
notableOldestWinner Jessica Tandy
notableYoungWinner Jennifer Lawrence
Marlee Matlin
organizer Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
partOf Academy Awards ceremony
performanceType leading role
presentedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
relatedAward Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
scope international
selectionMethod voting by Academy members
symbolizes recognition of excellence in acting
trophyName Oscar
surface form: Oscar statuette
votedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members

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