Emma Stone was one of the favorites in the category, and sure enough, she walked away with her second Best Actress win, beating out front-runners like Lily Gladstone.
Stone starred in the surreal fantasy film Bad Things about a dead woman who is resurrected using her child's mind instead of her own. This twist on the Frankenstein tale initially seems like it's leaning into male fantasies about young women, but eventually Stone upends those expectations, with a frenetic, unsettlingly direct performance.
She previously won Best Actress for her work in the musical La La Land.
“My dress is broken,” Stone joked as she arrived on stage to accept her award. “I think this happened during 'I Just Kane.'
She proceeded to thank the other women in her category, as well as the cast and crew of Poor Things.
“It's not about me,” Stone said as she held up her Oscar. “It's about a team coming together to achieve something greater than the sum of its parts.”
Previous category winners Michelle Yeoh, Sally Field, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron and Jessica Lange were on stage to present the award.
