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Best Actor is awarded to the individual who gave their best performance while leading their film. Michelle Yeoh made history as the first Asian woman to win the award for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Amy Poehler, to date, is the only woman to be nominated for her performance in an animated film. To date, Emma Stone is the only person to receive the award twice. The Star Wars franchise holds the unique distinction as the only studio franchise to recieve two leading actress nominations.
Individuals with Multiple Nominations
Individuals with Multiple Nominations
Three Nominations
Margot Robbie
Saoirse Ronan
Emma Stone
Two Nominations
Jessica Chastain
Anna Kendrick
Frances McDormand
Carey Mulligan
Charlize Theron
Individuals with Multiple Wins
Individuals with Multiple Wins
Two Wins
Emma Stone
Records
Records
Age Superlatives
Youngest Nominee: Hailee Steinfeld - The Edge of Seventeen (20)
Oldest Nominee: Frances McDormand - Nomadland (63)
African American Nominees
2016: Taraji P. Henson - Hidden Figures
2019: Lupita Nyong'o - Us
2020: Viola Davis - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2022: Keke Palmer - Nope
2024: Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
2024: Zendaya - Challengers
Asian Nominees
2019: Awkwafina - The Farewell
2022: Tang Wei - Decision to Leave
2022: Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once
2023: Greta Lee - Past Lives
Hispanic/Latin Nominees
2018: Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
2019: Ana de Armas - Knives Out
2022: Penelope Cruz - Official Competition
Native American Nominees
2023: Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon
LGBTQ+ Nominees
2018: Lady Gaga (Bisexual)
2021: Kristen Stewart (Bisexual)
2023: Lily Gladstone (Non-Binary)
2024: Cynthia Erivo (Bisexual)
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