Mikey Madison is the 12th Best Actress Winner who won for a role playing a sex worker

According to imdb. The list uses the term prostitute specifically (their words mot mine).

Post title is inaccurate. Thanks to helpful comments I added Emma Stone and Anne Hathaway, there’s now 14. This list also includes supporting actress winners.

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls002902956/

  1. Janet Gaynor “Street Angel” (1928)

  2. Helen Hays “The Sin of Madelon Claudet" (1931)

  3. Donna Reed "From Here to Eternity" (1953)

  4. Jo Van Fleet "East of Eden" (1955)

  5. Susan Hayward "I Want to Live!" (1958)

  6. Shirley Jones "Elmer Gantry" (1960)

  7. Elizabeth Taylor “Butterfield 8” (1960)

  8. Jane Fonda “Klute “ (1971)

  9. Mira Sorvino “Mighty Aphrodite” (1995)

  10. Kim Bassinger “L.A. Confidential” (1997)

  11. Charlize Theron “Monster” (2003)

  12. Anne Hathaway “Les Miserables” (2014)

  13. Emma Stone “Poor Things” (2024)

  14. Mikey Madison “Anora” (2025)

Is anybody missing?

I’m posting this because I think it’s interesting.