Amy Madigan wins Oscar for 'Weapons,' 40 years after her first nomination

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Amy Madigan was horror’s secret weapon this awards season, and now she has the gold to prove it.Madigan won the Academy Award for supporting actress for her turn as the ginger wig-donning witch Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger’s “Weapons.” She was the supernatural film’s sole nominee and beat out contenders Teyana Taylor (“One Battle After Another”), Wunmi Mosaku (“Sinners”), Elle Fanning (“Sentimental Value”) and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (“Sentimental Value”) for the award.“This is great!” Madigan exclaimed as she accepted the honor Sunday evening.

She added with a laugh that she’d brainstormed speech material the previous night while shaving her legs, despite the fact that she was outfitted in slacks at the ceremony.The actor said that the press has repeatedly asked her what’s different about this nomination from her first several decades ago.

“What’s different is I have this little gold guy,” she quipped.Awards Amy Madigan won the Actor Award for her supporting role as Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons.’Madigan went on to thank Cregger for writing her a “dream part,” and actor Ed Harris, her husband of 40-plus years, for his support.

“He’s been with me forever, and that’s a long-ass time,” she said.“None of this would mean anything if he wasn’t by my side.” Madigan’s role in “Weapons” was so iconic that ceremony host Conan O’Brien parodied her character in his opening monologue, running with a trail of children behind him through various Oscar-nominated movies — from “Sinners” to “KPop Demon Hunters” (in animated form).

With her nomination for “Weapons,” Madigan set a new record for the longest gap between Oscar nominations for an actress.She earned her last nod 40 years ago for her performance as Sunny in 1985’s “Twice in a Lifetime,” directed by Bud Yorkin and starring Gene Hackm...