She has won three Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, more than any other performer.
She is the only woman of African American descent to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
She is one of the youngest actresses to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and has also been nominated four times in total.
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in La La Land, a musical film that also starred Anne Hathaway's frequent co-star Ryan Gosling.
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of a troubled ballet dancer in Black Swan, a psychological thriller film.