This is one of the scenes in the film Two Women that proved Sophia was indeed capable of dramatic acting and it earned her her very first Academy Award. She became the first actor ever to win the Best Actress Academy Award for a role spoken in a foreign language.
Sophia Loren no longer owns the original Oscar she received in 1962 for her role in La Ciociara/Two Women (1960). The statue was stolen from her home in Italy. The Academy later replaced it for a small fee.
Ariana DeBose poses with her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for ‘West Side Story’ in the press room at the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images )
