▁win ▁an ▁Oscar ▁for ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁Act ress ▁( for ▁G one ▁with ▁the ▁Wind ). ▁ 1 9 4 0 : ▁Anne ▁Bau ch ens , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Film ▁Edit ing ▁( for ▁North ▁West ▁Mount ed ▁Police ). ▁ 1 9 4 6 : ▁Mur iel ▁Box , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Screen play ▁( for ▁The ▁Se vent h ▁Ve il ); ▁she ▁shared ▁this ▁award ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁Sydney . ▁ 1 9 7 3 : ▁Julia ▁Phill ips , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Picture ▁( for ▁The ▁St ing ); ▁she ▁shared ▁this ▁award ▁with ▁Michael ▁Phill ips ▁and ▁Tony ▁Bill . ▁ 1 9 8 7 : ▁Su z anne ▁B enson , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Visual ▁Effect s ▁( for ▁Ali ens ); ▁she ▁shared ▁this ▁award ▁with ▁Robert ▁Sk ot ak , ▁Stan ▁W inst on , ▁John ▁Richard son . ▁ 1 9 9 6 : ▁Rach el ▁Port man , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Sc ore ▁( for ▁Emma ). ▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁Halle ▁Ber ry , ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁( for ▁Mon ster ' s ▁Ball ). ▁ 2 0 1 0 : ▁Kath ry n ▁Big el ow , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Academy