{"id":14043,"date":"2026-03-17T11:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=14043"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:37:48","slug":"she-won-the-oscar-but-what-happened-with-her-husband-just-moments-later-is-what-everyone-is-talking-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=14043","title":{"rendered":"She Won the Oscar\u2026 BUT What Happened With Her Husband Just Moments Later Is What Everyone Is Talking About"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-74028\" class=\"post-74028 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategoq211df\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amy Madigan\u00a0<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">won the Academy Award<\/span>\u00a0for best supporting actress Sunday for her role in the\u00a0<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">supernatural thriller \u201cWeapons,\u201d<\/span>\u00a040 years after her last nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Madigan embodied the role of Gladys, giving a phenomenally creepy portrayal of the great-aunt of a young boy whose classmates go missing overnight. She won the Critics\u2019 Choice Award and Actor Award in the same category.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>The 75-year-old let out a deep cackle as she went on stage to accept the award.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amy Madigan gushes over husband Ed Harris in Oscars 2026 speech after 'Weapons' win\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Lh-UKO7V2c\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re kind of advised, \u2019Don\u2019t say all these names, as nobody knows who the hell these people are,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cBut you\u2019re not rattling them off. They mean something to you; that you couldn\u2019t be here without them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last time she was nominated for an\u00a0<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Oscar<\/span>\u00a0was for her role in 1985 family drama \u201cTwice in a Lifetime,\u201d setting a record for the longest gap between nominations for an actress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody\u2019s asking me \u2026 \u2018Well it\u2019s been 40 years, what\u2019s different about this time?\u2019\u201d Madigan said. \u201cWhat\u2019s different is this little gold guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageEnhancement\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\" data-openoverlay=\"\"><picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/cae5492\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/800x533!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/11fbeb3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/1600x1066!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/04bda95\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/800x533!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/5b20021\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/1600x1066!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/c6f84b0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/767x511!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/696aa07\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/1534x1022!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/3c0860d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/767x511!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/ba5d7a2\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/1534x1022!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/9f845fa\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/f1daebe\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/1198x798!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/b69cdb7\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/4adb989\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/1198x798!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 2x\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/b69cdb7\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/b69cdb7\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/4adb989\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3824x2549+0+0\/resize\/1198x798!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff7%2Fff%2F472ca5144eebb61c6bf16c6ca222%2Fap26075000704653.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Amy Madigan, winner of the award for actress in a supporting role for &quot;Weapons,&quot; poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP)\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">Amy Madigan, winner of the award for actress in a supporting role for \u201cWeapons,\u201d poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Her character is so integral to one of the movie\u2019s biggest twists that she was kept out of the press tour and early marketing for the film so as to not give away any spoilers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGladys has surprised me, she\u2019s getting a lot of love back,\u201d Madigan said in her acceptance speech at the Annual Actor Awards. \u201cI didn\u2019t know y\u2019all wanted to hang out with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her character is \u201ckind of inspiring in a strange way,\u201d despite being the movie\u2019s villain, she said after her Oscar win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"HTMLModuleEnhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"HTMLModuleEnhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"HTMLModuleEnhancement-embed\">\n<div class=\"HtmlModule\" data-module-tracksubscribe=\"\" data-gtm-topic=\"No Value\" data-module-number=\"5\" data-main-module-number=\"5\">\n<div class=\"taboola_readmore\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"embed-caption\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oscars 2026: Amy Madigan wins Best Actress in a Supporting Role\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W-93DekjJFk\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If given the opportunity, she would love to reprise the role in an Aunt Gladys prequel, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Madigan\u2019s most notable roles in her long career were in \u201cField of Dreams\u201d and \u201cUncle Buck\u201d in 1989. She has also acted in Broadway and off-Broadway productions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpportunities (as an older actress) are less and you just hope that something finds you so you can find it,\u201d she said in an interview with The New York Times. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t take it for granted, because you can go up and then you can go all the way down, as we know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madigan thanked director and writer Zach Cregger for writing a \u201cdream part\u201d for her. While horror movies have traditionally been snubbed for awards, being treated like the \u201clittle kids table at Thanksgiving,\u201d Madigan said she was heartened by the recognition for genre films like \u201cWeapons\u201d and \u201cSinners\u201d this year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"optimizelyHubpeekId\" class=\"optimizelyHubpeekClass\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-hkg1-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/651325967_1301436565186960_5113899312902136077_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p180x540_tt6&amp;_nc_cat=103&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=13d280&amp;_nc_ohc=rbs7FQ0phFoQ7kNvwHJ4wAM&amp;_nc_oc=AdnYjj8ZgTXm34QtFkopZo_Fqbe_F0PA-Su1RPrJ6SjtEpXP2eJe0yNjwYthRM8-LUFoHlpgkuolwHFcbCRux_CI&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-hkg1-2.xx&amp;_nc_gid=Baaw1dxkkjOHEfYZwie1YQ&amp;_nc_ss=8&amp;oh=00_AfywGQTqJW9wfmnEW4X1J9yLFklLzcw2vL6cwwHG5ni7VA&amp;oe=69BD9899\" alt=\"Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 \u1ea3nh.\" \/><\/div>\n<p>She also gave a shoutout to the other nominees Teyana Taylor in \u201cOne Battle After Another,\u201d Wunmi Mosaku in \u201cSinners,\u201d and Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in \u201cSentimental Value.\u201d The category did not have a clear favorite ahead of this year\u2019s ceremony, with a crowded field of nominees splitting the biggest awards of the season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-tags\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"entry-footer\">\n<div class=\"share-icons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-box clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amy Madigan\u00a0won the Academy Award\u00a0for best supporting actress Sunday for her role in the\u00a0supernatural thriller \u201cWeapons,\u201d\u00a040 years after her last nomination. 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