But 1989 was the Driving Miss Daisy year, and Driving Miss Daisy swept its way to Best Picture, while carrying along the great Jessica Tandy to the Best Actress trophy as well. (awardsdaily.com)
The surprise sweep of the top categories pulled off by The Silence of the Lambs brought with it a second Best Actress trophy for Jodie Foster, who had previously won in 1988 for The Accused. (decider.com)
But Redgrave's work isn't on a par with that of Judi Dench, who famously netted a Supporting Actress trophy for playing Elizabeth for all of eight minutes in Shakespeare in Love. (slantmagazine.com)