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Oscars Announce Winner of Best Supporting Actress

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The National Board has announced that actress Amy Madigan took home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at Sunday's ceremony following her performance as Aunt Gladys. This victory marks a significant milestone after she was last nominated forty years ago and represents only one Oscar in an otherwise empty career history to date, according to reports from major news outlets including The Associated Press and NYTimes on March 15th.

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    Amy Madigan won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at Sunday's Oscars ceremony.
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    She received her award specifically for playing Aunt Gladys in 'Weapons'.
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    ' Weapons' is described as a supernatural thriller, and this win marks forty years since she was last nominated. This victory represents only one of two acting nominations Madigan has ever earned.
[Mar 16] Amy Madigan wins Best Supporting Actress for 'Weapons' at the Oscars (Popcrave).
[Mar 15, 23:40] "The award is Amy's first Oscar" and "the supernatural thriller Weapons", forty years after her last nomination.".