When Michelle Yeoh was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once , the overdue honor came with an appalling statistic: Yeoh is the first Asian woman to be nominated in the category in over 85 years.
The first was a person who did not acknowledge her own heritage, but instead passed for white, biracial actress Merle Oberon , nominated for the 1935 drama The Dark Angel.
Oscars 2023: Who will present the Best Actress award instead of Will Smith?
The biggest night in film is around the corner, with Jimmy Kimmel returning as host for the awards ceremony on Sunday (12 March) in Los Angeles. You can find a full list of the night's nominees here .
It is an Academy tradition that the recipient of Best Actor from the previous year presents the Best Actress award, and vice versa. For example, 2021 winner Anthony Hopkins presented Jessica Chastain with her Best Actress trophy in 2022.
Oscars President addresses controversy surrounding Brit Andrea Risborough's Best Actress nod | ...
British actress Andrea Risborough found herself in the middle of a Hollywood scandal when she earned the surprise Best Actress nomination for To Leslie.
The nod came after the film was promoted by stars like Gwyneth Paltrow , Kate Winslet, Mia Farrow, Jennifer Aniston , Charlize Theron , Susan Sarandon and Edward Norton - despite taking just £22,000 at the box office.
How British star's nod could change the world of Oscar campaigning
By the time the Academy Awards rolls out the red carpet each year, most stars in the running have spent months travelling the world, attending premieres and screenings, and schmoozing with industry VIPs to promote their films and themselves.
Oscars campaigning is a multimillion-dollar industry. While the Academy has strict rules to help ensure standout films and performances win fair and square, this year's unexpected nomination of Andrea Riseborough in the best actress category has sparked debate about how the process works.
ALISON BOSHOFF: Is this the last year of the Best Actress award? | Daily Mail Online
Oscars sources confirm this week that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is consulting on the topic — with a view to ditching the 'gendered' categories.
The races for Best Actor and Actress are among the most followed in both old and new media, and the Academy will be hesitant to tamper with that, against the background of consistently falling TV viewership for the awards ceremony.
Actress Geetashree Roy bags a new project
Popular Bengali actress Geetashree Roy aka Geet has a brand new project in her kitty. Last seen in Sean Banerjee and Srijla Guha starrer 'Mon Phagun', Geet will soon be seen in upcoming television show 'Komola O Shreeman Prithviraj'.
According to the storyline, she is the second wife of famous lawyer Phonibhushan, who is strict by nature and very particular about everything. Actor Kushal Chakraborty is essaying Phonibhushan's character while Sohini Sanyal is playing his first wife.
2023 Oscars: What to know about best actress nominees | The Independent
The best actress category at the 95th Oscars is full of great awards season drama, from the surprise nomination of Andrea Riseborough to the potential history to be made if Michelle Yeoh wins, which AP 's film writers predict will happen.
"Blonde" may have been reviled by many critics, but you'd be hard-pressed to find any who didn't admire Ana de Armas's portrayal of Marilyn Monroe nonetheless.
Oscars 2023 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress? - The New York Times
Before awards season began, who would have thought that "Everything Everywhere All at Once" would go from underdog to top dog? After all, it's a sci-fi comedy with martial arts and a dildo fight scene — not exactly what comes to mind when you think of Oscar bait.
Since "Everything Everywhere" co-directors Kwan and Scheinert took the top prize from the Directors Guild of America, they're almost certain to repeat here, as 17 of the last 20 DGA winners have.
It costs $10 million to dress an A-list actress at the Oscars.
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