Since its inception, the award has been given to 83 actresses. Dianne Wiest and Shelley Winters have received the most awards in this category with two awards each. Despite winning no awards, Thelma Ritter was nominated on six occasions, more than any other actress. As of the 2021 ceremony, Youn Yuh-jung is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Soon-ja in "Minari". Youn became the first Korean actor, and second Asian woman to win an acting Oscar.