After her most memorable performance came last year as Bella Baxter in Poor Things, many want to know — has Emma Stone won an Oscar?
Last night’s broadcast of the 96th Academy Awards was a chaotic, awkward, fumbling mess. So, essentially, it delivered. Each of the wins played out as generally expected for movie lovers, meaning we finally saw those coveted little golden men in the hands of Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, and Robert Downey Jr.
But there was one major race running through this year’sOscars, and that was forBest Actress. Fans have been volleying betweenPoor Things‘ Emma Stone and Killers of the Flower Moon’s Lily Gladstone for months. Both performances were impeccable, sensitive, and incredibly different.
So, who ended up taking home the statue? Has Emma Stone won an Oscar? Here’s what you need to know.
Has Emma Stone won an Oscar?
Yes, Emma Stone won the Oscar for Best Actress at the 96th Academy Awards for playing Bella Baxter in Poor Things.
Upon hearing her name, Stone appeared genuinely shocked. During her acceptance speech, she struggled with the broken fastening of her dress and grew very emotional at the gravity of the moment.
“The other night, I was panicking – as you can kind of see, it happens a lot – that maybe something like this could happen,” she told the audience.
“And Yorgos said to me, ‘Please take yourself out of it.’ And he was right because it’s not about me. It’s about a team that came together to make something greater than the sum of its parts. And that is the best part about making movies. It’s all of us together.
“I am so deeply honored to share this with every cast member, with every crew member, with every single person who poured their love and their care and their brilliance into the making ofthis film.”
For more on last night’s awards, check out thefull list of winners, find out how manyOscars Christopher Nolan has, and check outEmma Stone’s fiery responseto one joke a the ceremony.
Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
