The luminous Goldie Hawn stopped by the 2025 Oscars tonight to present awards alongside Andrew Garfield. It turned into a bit of a tribute to Hawn when Garfield took the opportunity to go off-script to thank her for the impact her career has had for countless folks, including the actor’s own mother. While many of us know what a treasure Hawn is, some folks might not have been aware that Goldie Hawn is an Oscar winner.
So what did Goldie Hawn win an Oscar for? What performance earned the iconic comic actress and movie star her Academy Award?
Actually, Goldie Hawn has won two Oscars. One back in the late 1960s and the other in the early ’80s. Both were films that offered Hawn the opportunity to combine her gift for ebullient humor with her incredibly human heart. So what were they?
What did Goldie Hawn win an Oscar for?
Fun fact: Goldie Hawn is an Oscar winner because she has two Oscars.
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Goldie Hawn won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1969 for her turn as Toni Simmons in Cactus Flower. The performance was something of a revelation for Hawn, who was then best known for her silly, sexy work on TV’s Laugh-In. Cactus Flower was also Hawn’s first film role, putting her in an elite category of actresses who won their first Academy Awards for their debuts. (Audrey Hepburn and Lupita Nyong’o are other examples.)
Hawn then won the Best Actress Oscar in 1981 for her work in Private Benjamin. The 1980 comedy was a massive hit, following young widow Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn) as she joins the army in pursuit of a “family.”
Goldie Hawn’s last work in film came in Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles 2, where she played Mrs. Claus opposite long time real life partner Kurt Russell as Santa.