Amy Madigan wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 'Weapons' and thanks husband Ed Harris

Amy Madigan won her first Oscar for 'Weapons' and thanked husband Ed Harris in her speech

Amy Madigan won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 98th Academy Awards for her role as Aunt Gladys in the film Weapons.

The 75-year-old actor received the honour during the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Madigan was presented the award by the previous year’s winner Zoe Saldaña.

Madigan had previously been nominated in the same category in 1985 for her role in Twice in a Lifetime. Her win for Weapons marks the first Oscar of her career.

After hearing her name announced, Madigan appeared surprised as she began her acceptance speech. “This is great,” she said at the start of her remarks.

During the speech, she spoke about how she had tried to plan what to say the previous evening. Madigan also thanked Weapons director Zach Cregger and acknowledged the other nominees in the Best Supporting Actress category, including Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Wunmi Mosaku and Teyana Taylor.

Madigan concluded her speech by thanking members of her family, including her daughter Lilly and her husband Ed Harris.

“The most important is my beloved Ed, who's been with me forever and that's a long ass time. And none of this would mean anything if he wasn't by my side,” Madigan said.

Harris, an actor who has received four Academy Award nominations for films including Apollo 13, The Truman Show, Pollock and The Hours, has been married to Madigan since 1983.

Madigan was the only nominee for Weapons at the 2026 Academy Awards. Her performance in the film had already received recognition earlier in the awards season, including wins at the Critics’ Choice Awards and the Actor Awards, as well as a nomination at the Golden Globes.