The moment Elizabeth received her first Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in BUtterfield 8 in 1961. After being nominated three times prior, her first win was for a film that she personally hated, and had completed to free herself from her MGM contract. She went on to win the award a second time for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In 1967. | Elizabeth Taylor

🎬 Butterfield 8 (1960) 💄 “Face it, mama — I was the slut of all time.” Elizabeth Taylor in her Oscar-winning role — fierce, vulnerable, and unforgettable. A story of love, identity, and self-destruction in a world that judges too easily. Glamour meets tragedy in one of Taylor’s most powerful performances. #Butterfield8 #ElizabethTaylor #ClassicCinema #1960sMovies #GoldenAgeOfHollywood #OldHollywood #Cinephile #OscarWinner #MovieQuotes #IconicScenes #TimelessClassic #HollywoodLegends #TragicRom