<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> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Academy Award for Best Actress </Th> </Tr>

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