Question: who won the best actress oscar this year
Answer: Academy Award for Best Actress The 2018 recipient : Frances McDormand Awarded for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Country United States Presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) First awarded 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 ) Currently held by Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouri ( 2017 ) Website oscars.