Amy Madigan Wins Oscar For 'weapons,' 40 Years After Her First Nomination

Amy Madigan was horror’s concealed limb this awards season, and now she has nan golden to beryllium it.

Madigan won nan Academy Award for supporting character for her move arsenic nan ginger wig-donning witch Aunt Gladys successful Zach Cregger’s “Weapons.” She was nan supernatural film’s sole nominee and hit retired contenders Teyana Taylor (“One Battle After Another”), Wunmi Mosaku (“Sinners”), Elle Fanning (“Sentimental Value”) and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (“Sentimental Value”) for nan award.

“This is great!” Madigan exclaimed arsenic she accepted nan grant Sunday evening.

The character added that nan property has many times asked her what’s different astir this information from her first respective decades ago.

“What’s different is I person this small golden guy,” she quipped.

Madigan’s domiciled successful “Weapons” was truthful iconic that ceremonial big Conan O’Brien parodied her characteristic successful his opening monologue, moving pinch a way of children down him done various Oscar-nominated movies — from “Sinners” to “KPop Demon Hunters” (in animated form).

With her information for “Weapons,” Madigan group a caller grounds for nan longest spread betwixt Oscar nominations for an actress. She earned her past motion 40 years agone for her capacity arsenic Sunny successful 1985’s “Twice successful a Lifetime,” directed by Bud Yorkin and starring Gene Hackman.

This awards season, Madigan besides received nominations from nan Golden Globe Awards, Critics Choice Awards and Actor Awards, nan second 2 of which she turned into wins.

The character referenced her decades-long profession arsenic she dedicated her Actor Award win to her chap SAG-AFTRA members earlier this month: “It’s specified an grant to beryllium here. I’ve been doing this a long-ass time.”

“Gladys has amazed me. She’s getting a batch of emotion back,” Madigan said. “I didn’t cognize y’all want to bent retired pinch her.”

The seasoned performer expressed akin astonishment astir her “Weapons” character’s accelerated emergence to icon position successful a caller section of The Times’ Envelope podcast.

“I thought group would really person a bully clip pinch Aunt Gladys,” she said. “But nan nighttime that we opened it was, ‘Boom.’ So this was each a astonishment to me.”

Madigan added that she and Cregger were successful speech astir a Gladys prequel movie, which would apt research her origins and travel to witchcraft.

“What that will be, I don’t know. I for illustration enigma successful things, and Gladys is simply a mystery, but I spot Zach implicitly,” Madigan said. “So I’m very funny if we get to make it and what will happen.”