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Emma Stone wins best actress Oscar for Poor Things

Stone takes her second prize in this category for her controversial role in the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed period fantasy

Stone won for her role as Bella Baxter in the period fantasy comedy adapted from the novel by Alasdair Gray; it is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and co-stars Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe and Ramy Youssef. The character, the result of a child’s brain implanted into an adult’s body, has proved controversial due to the film’s copious sex and nudity. Stone had already won a string of awards for Poor Things, including the Bafta for best actress and Golden Globe for best female actor in a musical or comedy.

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