Pugh's international breakthrough came in 2019 with her portrayals of professional wrestler Paige in the biographical sports film "Fighting with My Family", a despondent American woman in the horror film "Midsommar", and Amy March in the period drama "Little Women". For the last, she received nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. She was awarded the Trophée Chopard at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. In 2021, she starred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film "Black Widow" as &lt;a href="Yelena%20Belova%20%28Marvel%20Cinematic%20Universe%29"&gt;Yelena Belova / Black Widow&lt;/a&gt;.