Sissy Spacek Wins Best Actress | 53rd Oscars (1981) 

She earned the hell out of that little statuette. What a role, what a performance.

She did her own singing in the movie. That alone is deserving of this Oscar.

Sissy Spacek is such a classic beauty...high cheekbones, big eyes, beautiful soft hair, what's not to like...on top of those physical attributes, she is a wonderful actress...

Seeing Loretta in the audience made me tear up. What a legend. May she be at peace. 🕊

One of the most deserved Oscars in Academy history. Any other year, this might have been Mary Tyler Moore's, but there is just no topping this performance.

She gave a great acceptance speech, simple and short. Thanked everyone, and DIDN"T forget to thank Loretta Lynn! I love Sissy Spacek and Coal Miner's Daughter.

Sissy's singing was so good she got a Grammy nomination

Sissy Spacek is literally a gift of an actor, she's amazing in everything she does and deserves a 2nd Oscar, it's also a catastrophe that she hasn't received those big Honourary awards like Cecil B De Mille or from AFI, despite giving us great films like Badlands, Carrie, 3 Women etc

One of the most deserved Oscar in history ! AMAZING actress!

RIP Loretta Lynn (April 14, 1932 - October 4, 2022), age 90 You will be remembered as a legend

Sissy was so highly selected for this role. She truly truly deserved it She had exactly the same voice as Loretta while she were speaking and singing in this movie

Sissy Spacek so very much deserved this. Such a huge tribute to Loretta Lynn also.

This beautiful, ethereal actress has made jumpsuits cool 35 years ago. I loved her in Carrie!

Sissy did an amazing job. Imagine how difficult it was for her portraying the great country singer legend. The Oscar was well deserved here.

And that was actually Sissy Spacek singing. I bought that fantastic soundtrack.

All these performances were extraordinary. Spacek deserved her win, no question, but each of these women was amazing in their respective roles.

Sissy's performance was flawless.

She was terrific in Coal Miner's Daughter. But she really showed her acting ability in Carrie.She will always be remembered by her role as Carrie White.

More impressive than the singing all the songs is the fact that she literally practiced Loretta voice to a T by listening to a tape recording. Word for word 💜

She is in a league of her own. Amazing woman.

Just watched 'Coal Miner's Daughter' for the first time today and I absolutely fell in love with Sissy's performance. The movie is so good, I'm so happy she won the Oscar.

Sissy's win was definitely one of the best choices by the AMPAS for this category. Her Loretta Lynn was truly astounding, and not merely an imitation: it was a reinterpretation, bringing Spacek's nuances to Lynn's music. Besides the singing, she also acted brilliantly.

Thank you, Sissy for playing Loretta so well. Rest in Peace, Loretta. You are missed already.

Oh my god I was a little tot when he started this speech. I am now 43 and the award still hasn't been given out

Well deserved. Underrated, talented, beautiful, just everything. Ms. Spacek, you are amazing!

She should have won Best Actress for Carrie, too, in my opinion!

Sissy Spacek was the best Loretta Lynn they could have picked

Saw this in the 90's so many times. Well deserved win! She's so talented great actress and can sing.

What a great actress and there are so many things right with this performance and this pick. First of all, Ms Spacek was perfectly cast. That natural twang in her voice and her feistiness belonged to Loretta Lynn as well. Who else could have convincingly aged from thirteen to middle age? Who could have brought the depth of emotion and the changes to this character from naive mountain girl to overwhelmed music legend? And who else could have done her own singing well enough to do honor to the real life woman? Nobody else. A virtually unparalleled triumph.

The scene of her breakdown was one of the most realistic, captivating and heart-breaking I've seen in a movie. Totally amazing in her simplicity. She's def one of my favorites out there! Fully deserving win and I bet Ms. Lynn couldn't have been prouder.

Wow 81 was a good year in leading roles for woman!! I've seen all these films , all were excellent!!

Should've won for Carrie.

She is so amazing and beautifully natural in everything she does -

Burstyn, Spacek, Tyler Moore, and Rowlands. Amazing line up.

Sissy Spacek is such a cutie. Coal Miner’s Daughter is one of the best Universal Pictures I’ve seen so far.

Dustin, you're a great actor, but you talk way too much (a minute and a half of introductory remark). Please get to the award nominees!

Dustin's speech is proof we need to pay writers more.

This vídeo deserves more views and more likes...Sissy Spacek is one of the greatest actress of all time. Her performance in Carrie must be my N°1 favourite. And for sure,She was great in Coal Miner's daughter.

One of the greatest performances of all time!

I just watched Sissy Spacek in Carrie. It's an extraordinary acting performance. I was totally immersed in what her character was experiencing.

1000% well deserved Sissy !!

Superb Actress and total Class All the way around, PERIOD!!!!!

Everyone of these women were brilliant. It is a shame there had to be only one winner.

She should've won 3 oscar Carrie Coal Miner's Daughter In the bedroom

Goldie Hawn and Sissy Spacek were my favourites that year, so I'm so glad one of them won. Anyway, Nastassja Kinski should have been nominated for her amazing acting in "Tess" as well.

I love Sissy Spacek, but Dustin Hoffman took his sweet ass time didn't he?

It pains me when people mispronounce Gena Rowlands name. So awkward, but she’s such a class act. She always takes it with a shrug. Such a seriously underrated actress.

First time I saw every movie they were nominated in. Every actress deserved an Oscar that year very tuff to choose all were so good.

The nominated actors and actresses were so much better those days.

Wish she had recognized Levon, but maybe she wasn't compelled to do so. But, she sure is a special actress. Glad she won for this and her vocals were incredible.

I think she forgot to mention Levon Helm who played her Daddy. She definitely deserved this award. She did a phenomenal job.

This was an incredible field of actresses as is usual but is this usual but wow... It really is so hard to pick among such great performances. In this case it's really true that being nominated as light winning. I adored Sissy spacecraft in this movie and I think she was very very deserving.

Sissy is my favorite actress of all-time. Coincidentally, "Coal Miner's Daughter" is my favorite movie she did. Even though I adored her in Stephen King's "Carrie", hands down, her role as Loretta Lynn was her best work. Thank God she won that Oscar. Well deserved.

Damn. This was a TOUGH year. All of these were amazing performances

Gena Rowlands also was damn convincing in 'Gloria'

I love that she said "daddy." It's very touching for some reason.

All such great movies that year!!! I’m glad Cissy won!!

Sissy Spacek is by far one of the best and most beautiful actresses in the history of cinema.

All these fine ladies deserved an award but I'll never forget my grandmother cheering when "Little Sissy" won. Loretta was proud too!

Sissy should've used so of her telekinetic powers on Hoffman's speech.

One of the best wins ever. Sissy needs a comeback.

This was a very competitive group. All were exceptional performances

Sissy Spacek is One of the Most Talented Actress Of All Time.

I love you sissy you deserve a million awards for playing the legendary ms loretta lynn

I remember when Universal was in production of Coal Miner's Daughter...I would hear how the day went...and couldn't wait until March of 1980 when I first saw this awesome movie.

Sissy Spacek gave her talent and skill to have deserved this award. Well deserved!

A well-deserved win in a category jam packed with deserving nominees!

Dustin received his Oscar the year before and presented Sissy her Oscar. They star in a new movie with his son and her daughter, SAM & KATE , being released 11/11. I saw film premiere last Friday at Austin Film Festival and was very pleased with the acting and endearing story. A movie that will lift your spirits!

one of the most incredible categories ever! all actresses were incredible. rowlands was perfection but spacek was incomparable. what a moment!

Such a Sweet ❤️, she brought Loretta on to the Silver Screen 😊

Sissy is the poster woman for what an artistic performer should work towards. She is amazingly talented, kind, generous and humble as well as beautiful. Performers should strive towards the example she sets, rather than embracing narcissism, greed and fame at any cost. Audiences should embrace the hard working, talented and kind members of our society and disregard the narcissistic and selfish ones.

Wow this is when Actors and Actress were movie stars !!!!

Amazing Actress for Sissy Spacek

One of my favourite Actress's, truly gifted, so well deserved, I also believe she should have won it for 'Carrie' too, lovely Lady.

what a cutie. I love her

Sissy was so naturally and authentically phenomenal in Coal Miner's Daughter.. One of my favorite movies to watch! Very well deserved Best Actress Oscar winner

Dustin Hoffman babbled on for nearly 2 whole minutes!

Sissy broke my heart first in "Carrie" then in "Verna: USO Girl" I love her to death

This was a tough year to choose Best Actress. They were all fantastic!!!

She’s one of the best. Arguably deserved it for Carrie too.

In Carrie she was the best !!! 💎💎🙏👏

Lots of GREAT talent nominated !!

Thank you for posting these clips!

Sissy Spacek is so completely adorable ~ I have SUCH a big crush on her.

Thank you for posting this!!! I love love love Sissy Spacek and I watch CMD every weekend it airs on TV Guide Network, literally! Shouts out to Goldie Hawn who looked absolutely adorable in the audience.:)

I never seen a better performance of any movie. This was well deserved lol

Coal miners daughter was the first movie I ever watched as a child and Sissy so deserved this but Mary Tyler Moore's performance in ordinary people took my breath away it was so honest and real. Glad I wasn't the academy members who had to choose that year.

She's legend.

Sissy was the PERFECT choice to play Loretta Lynn. Sissy is just incredible and so deserved to win for Coal Miner's Daughter. I just love her.

Truly a class act.

Sissy Spacek and Loretta Lynn both are absolutely stunning here 😍😍😍

Sissy Spacek is the best actress ever !! with no Hollywood !! She does need your approval.

Great Actress and such a great portrayal of the Wonderful and gifted LORETTA LYNN ~ greatest ever ~ definite choice and WIN for Sissy Spacek ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

One, of My, Fav Movies!! Sissy, deserved ta win.😁😁

MTM was very effective, but her role was limited and she was generally one-note, not to mention almost supporting. Sissy gave a real tour-de-force performance in a terrific movie that was built around her. There was no competition. MTM was competitive because of her veteran status. Thank God the Academy didn’t get suckered into that.

I just watched Carrie, and got surprised seeing her as a normal person being no problematic, nor shy. This just means that she's a great actress with a great talent, and intelligence.

The gold standard of what an acceptance speech should be, and what an actress should be ❤

OMG she's gorgeous! That outfit is so Dynasty! She coulda played Fallen herself! ♥

This was a good year 1981!

She is so sweet