US EditionAmy Madigan wins best supporting actress Oscar for Weapons
Amy Madigan earned her first Oscar after 40 years with a memorable role in Weapons, winning over a crowded field and following Critics' Choice and SAG Awards victories.
- On Mar 15, 2026, Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress at the 98th Academy Awards for Weapons, her first Oscar win 40 years after her prior nomination, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
- Madigan built awards-season momentum by winning at the Critics' Choice Awards and the Actor Awards, while her Gladys role was kept out of early marketing to preserve a major twist.
- Madigan embodied Aunt Gladys with a phenomenally creepy, scene-stealing turn, while the film grossed $270 million worldwide and inspired memes and Halloween costumes.
- Onstage she credited director Zach Cregger for giving her a dream part and said she was flummoxed, and Madigan closed by thanking her husband, Oscar nominee Ed Harris, during her acceptance speech remarks.
- The win marks a rare Academy recognition for the horror genre as Madigan's award was the film's sole nomination and win, and she has upcoming projects including the Apple thriller Sponsor opposite Jason Segel.
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Oscars 2026: Watch Amy Madigan's joyous speech
The 2026 Academy Awards was a bumper night for horror, with Sinners picking up four awards (watch Michael B. Jordan's passionate acceptance speech), and Amy Madigan picking up Best Support Actress for her iconic role in Zach Cregger's Weapons.In her entertainingly chaotic acceptance speech above, Madigan starts things off with an Aunt Gladys-style cackle before nodding to the fact she was last nominated for an Oscar 40 years ago — for 1985's Twi…
The 90th edition of the Academy Awards opened in the sign of irony and long waits finally awarded. The very first statue delivered on stage of the Los Angeles Dolby Theatre went to Amy Madigan, triumphant in the category Best actress not protagonist for her role in the horror film Weapons. A historic milestone for the 75-year-old actress, who conquered her first Oscar at forty exact years from her first and only previous candidacy, obtained in 1…
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