Academy Award for Best Actress

Summary

Academy Award for Best Actress is an award for best leading actress^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of award_for_best_leading_actress entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,892 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Academy Award for Best Actress won the Janet Gaynor^[3].
• Academy Award for Best Actress won the Mary Pickford^[4].
• Academy Award for Best Actress won the Norma Shearer^[5].
• Academy Award for Best Actress won the Marie Dressler^[6].
• Academy Award for Best Actress won the Helen Hayes^[7].
• Academy Award for Best Actress won the Katharine Hepburn^[8].
• Academy Award for Best Actress is in the country of United States^[9].
• Academy Award for Best Actress's instance of is recorded as award for best leading actress^[10].
• Academy Award for Best Actress's instance of is recorded as Academy Awards^[11].
• Academy Award for Best Actress's logo image is recorded as Oscar-free-version.svg^[12].
• Academy Award for Best Actress's Commons category is recorded as Winners of Academy Award for Best Actress^[13].
• +1929-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Academy Award for Best Actress^[14].
• Academy Award for Best Actress's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gqwc^[15].
• Academy Award for Best Actress's official website is recorded as https://oscar.go.com/nominees/actress-in-a-leading-role^[16].
• Academy Award for Best Actress's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Best Actress Academy Award winners^[17].
• Academy Award for Best Actress's conferred by is recorded as Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences^[18].

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Recognition

Wins include Janet Gaynor^[3], a stage actor^[19], 1906–1984^[20], of United States^[21], awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress^[22], specialised in film^[23]; Mary Pickford^[4], a film producer^[24], 1892–1979^[25], of Canada^[26], awarded the it^[27]; Norma Shearer^[5], a model^[28], 1902–1983^[29], of Canada^[30], awarded the it^[31], specialised in acting^[32]; Marie Dressler^[6], a film actor^[33], 1868–1934^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the it^[36]; Helen Hayes^[7], a film actor^[37], 1900–1993^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the National Medal of Arts^[40]; and Katharine Hepburn^[8], a film actor^[41], 1907–2003^[42], of United States^[43], awarded the it^[44], specialised in actor^[45].

Why It Matters

Academy Award for Best Actress ranks in the top 3% of award_for_best_leading_actress entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,892 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

What awards did Academy Award for Best Actress receive?

Honors received include Janet Gaynor^[3], Mary Pickford^[4], Norma Shearer^[5], and Marie Dressler^[6].