Watch Every Best Actress Oscar Acceptance Speech From the Past 20 Years

“And the Oscar goes to…”

Only a rare few actresses in history hear those iconic words at the Academy Awards ceremony before accepting their award.

And when they arrive on stage, they’ve met the moment time after time with powerful, often deeply emotional acceptance speeches.

In honor of the upcoming 2026 ceremony, we’re looking through all the incredible actresses who successfully secured the Best Actress statuette.

Keep up with everything Oscars as we approach this year’s ceremony right here on Just Jared.

Click through to watch every acceptance speech from every Best Actress winner from the past 20 years…