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Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” The actress and comedian won for her terrifying portrayal of an abusive mother in the drama based of the novel “Push” by Sapphire.Ĭruz plays a mentally unstable woman caught up in a complicated love triangle in this dark comedy from director Woody Allen. Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”

Leo won for playing Alice Ward, the brash mother and manager of two prizefighters in this boxing drama from director David O. The veteran character actress earned a standing ovation for her portrayal of an opinionated maid in 1960s Mississippi.

Hathaway won for her portrayal of Fantine, a young woman forced to give up her child and turn to prostitution in this adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. In her feature film debut, Nyong’o plays Patsey, a slave girl who endures brutal treatment on a cotton plantation in this Oscar winner for Best Picture. The Emmy winner swept the awards season for her portrayal of a divorced mother struggling to balance her turbulent life with raising her children. Image Credit: Ifc Productions/Detour Filmproduction Jennifer Jason Leigh, “The Hateful Eight” Vikander won for her portrayal of artist Gerde Wegener, whose husband (Best Actor nominee Eddie Redmayne) becomes one of the first men to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Michelle Williams “Manchester by the Sea” Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”Īfter winning seven Emmys for her work on television, Janney won her first Oscar for playing notorious figure skater Tonya Harding’s abusive and domineering mother.ĭavis plays Rose, the wife of a waste collector struggling to raise his family in 1950s America in this adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, directed by Denzel Washington. King won her first Oscar for her performance as a mother helping her daughter (KiKi Layne) clear her boyfriend’s (Stephan James) name after he’s falsely accused of rape. Maria Bakalova (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”)ĭern swept the season for playing a tough-as-nails divorce attorney representing an actress (Scarlett Johansson) leaving her director husband (Adam Driver). She is the second Asian woman to win in this category, after Miyoshi Umeki for “Sayonara.” Youn won for playing the loving grandmother who follows her son and his family from Korea to build their life in America. Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) Kerry Condon (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) She plays IRS agent Deirdre Beaubeirdre, who serves as the antagonist to Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) and her family in various timelines.Īngela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) This was the first career Oscar nomination for Curtis. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (2022)
