British actress, writer and director Emerald Fennell was the first winner of the Oscars 2021. The multi-talented 35-year-old – who fans may also recognise for her role as Camilla Parker Bowles in The Crown – wrote multi-award nominated film Promising Young Woman.
The film stars Carey Mulligan as a young woman out to avenge her friend who was sexually abused at university – and failed by society and the legal system.
Landing the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Emerald became the first female winner of the award since 2008, when Diablo Cody won the award for Juno.
Accepting the award, an emotional Emerald thanked her cast and family in a touching speech. She gushed: "Oh my gosh. They said write a speech.
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