Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - Amy Madigan's Oscar Win: A Love Story

Episode Date: March 17, 2026

Amy Madigan, a seventy-five-year-old actress, won her first Oscar for best supporting actress at the ninety-sixth Academy Awards. She dedicated the award to her husband of forty-three years, Ed Harris, who was visibly moved during the ceremony. The couple, who met on the set of Cowboy Mouth, have collaborated on eleven films and have a daughter, Lily, who is also an actress. Madigan attributes their successful marriage to deep love, hard work, and mutual understanding of the industry. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/bc3805d7f443afd7

Entertainment headlines in two minutes or less. You're tuned in to entertainment and celebrity news today. At the 96 Academy Awards, 75-year-old actress Amy Madigan finally won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She earned it for playing the villainous Aunt Gladys in the Supernatural Thriller, Weapons. Right there on stage, she gave a heartfelt shout out to her husband of 43 years, Ed Harris, calling him the most important person in her life. The couple first crossed pass in the early 1980s during a theater production of Cowboy Mouth.

They tied the knot that same decade while filming places in the heart together. Madigan has said their romance felt straight out of a movie, but it built steadily over time through shared stage work. Harris, a three-time Oscar nominee himself, watched the win with their 32-year-old daughter, Lily, who has followed them into acting. He was visibly moved, hand over his heart, as the family celebrated at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Over the years, Madigan and Harris have collaborated on 11 films, championing independent cinema beyond Hollywood's big blockbusters. They've supported each other's careers through highs like his roles in Apollo 13 and The Truman Show.

Madigan credits their lasting marriage to deep love, hard work, and mutual understanding of the industry. She notes Hollywood's challenges for women, but says Harris has always had her back, just as she has his. Special thanks to our sponsor for supporting the same. episode. Head in, sound on, lights out. That is the routine, sOLI, solely pillow.com.