<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Academy Award for Best Actress </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The 2018 recipient : Frances McDormand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awarded for </Th> <Td> Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First awarded </Th> <Td> Janet Gaynor 7th Heaven , Street Angel and Sunrise May 16 , 1929 ; 88 years ago ( 1929 - 05 - 16 ) ( for performance in films released during the 1927 / 1928 film season ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currently held by </Th> <Td> Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouri ( 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> oscars.org </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Academy Award for Best Actress </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The 2018 recipient : Frances McDormand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awarded for </Th> <Td> Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First awarded </Th> <Td> Janet Gaynor 7th Heaven , Street Angel and Sunrise May 16 , 1929 ; 88 years ago ( 1929 - 05 - 16 ) ( for performance in films released during the 1927 / 1928 film season ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currently held by </Th> <Td> Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouri ( 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> oscars.org </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who won the best actress oscar this year
who won the best actress oscar this year
Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand