Olivia Colman won her Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actress for playing Queen Anne in the 2018 film The Favourite.

Quick Scoop: The Oscar Win

  • The award: Academy Award for Best Actress.
  • The film: The Favourite , a darkly comic period drama directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
  • The role: Colman plays Queen Anne of Great Britain, a fragile, insecure monarch caught in a ruthless power struggle between two courtiers.

When And Why She Won

  • Ceremony: She won at the 91st Academy Awards, held in 2019, for films released in 2018.
  • Reason she stood out: Critics praised her performance for mixing vulnerability, cruelty, and offbeat humor in a way that made Queen Anne both tragic and oddly funny.
  • Competition: She beat fellow nominees including Glenn Close, Lady Gaga, Melissa McCarthy, and Yalitza Aparicio in that category.

A Bit Of Extra Context

  • First Oscar: This was Colman’s first Academy Award and came with her very first Oscar nomination.
  • Other Oscar nods: She later received additional nominations for The Father (supporting actress) and The Lost Daughter (lead actress), but those were nominations only, not wins.

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