Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank is an American actress known for leading roles in Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby, each of which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

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Boys Don't Cry: A 1999 film in which Hilary Swank portrays Brandon Teena, a transgender man murdered in Nebraska. Swank's performance earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress.
Clint Eastwood: An American actor and filmmaker who directed and co-starred in Million Dollar Baby. Eastwood directed Swank's second Oscar-winning performance and played her boxing mentor.
Academy Award for Best Actress: An annual Academy Award recognizing a leading performance by an actress in a film. Swank won this award for both Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby.
Halle Berry: An American actress who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Monster's Ball. Berry's historic win offers a contrasting career path among Oscar-winning actresses.
Million Dollar Baby: A 2004 sports drama directed by Clint Eastwood about a woman pursuing a career in boxing. Swank won her second Best Actress Oscar for playing boxer Maggie Fitzgerald.
Kimberly Peirce: An American filmmaker who wrote and directed Boys Don't Cry. Peirce's direction shaped the film that brought Swank her first leading-actress Oscar.
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: A Golden Globe honoring a leading dramatic performance in a motion picture. Her wins for the two Oscar-winning roles reinforced her standing as a dramatic lead.
Charlize Theron: A South African and American actress who won the Best Actress Oscar for Monster. Theron's physical transformation in Monster invites comparison with Swank's role preparation.
The Affair of the Necklace: A 2001 historical drama starring Hilary Swank as Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy. This period drama illustrates Swank's range beyond contemporary roles.
Chloë Sevigny: An American actress who played Lana Tisdel in Boys Don't Cry. Sevigny co-starred with Swank in the film that established her as an acclaimed dramatic actress.