Amy Madigan Receives Standing Ovation for ‘Weapons’ Win, Thanks Ed Harris and “All the Dogs”

Amy Madigan officially became the 2026 Oscar’s secret weapon of Zach Cregger’s Weapons by picking up the best supporting actress trophy for her work in the film.

Madigan, 75, set a new record with the win because it made her the actress with the longest gap (40 years and one month) between a first nomination and a first victory. She received her first nod for 1985’s Twice in a Lifetime, a Bud Yorkin-directed film that also starred Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret and Ellen Burstyn. The previous record holder amongst actresses was Geraldine Page who won for The Trip To Bountiful at the 1986 Oscars. It came 32 years and one month after her first nomination for Hondo at the 1954 Oscars.

Last year’s best supporting actress winner Zoe Saldaña had the honor of presenting the trophy, the first Oscar doled out during the show, and when she read Madigan’s name, the starry…