He went to the Cannes film festival in 1984 and watched Ms. Mirren win the best-actress award for "Cal."

The two are vying for the best-actress award.

Mr. Wiley perceived a shift from perfect to imperfect mouths when Glenda Jackson won the best-actress award for 1970.

The best-actress award went to Imelda Staunton for "Vera Drake."

There it won best-actress awards for Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Geraldine James.

Victoire Thivisol, who looks barely old enough to talk, won the best-actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her performance.

Geraldine Page couldn't find her shoes when her name was called in 1986 for the best-actress award in "The Trip to Bountiful."

(She won the best-actress award at the Venice film festival.)

She died just after accepting the Australian Film Institute's best-actress award for this performance.

To a lesser extent, best-actor and best-actress awards make an impression on the public.