16K views · 1.6K reactions | 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 | Facebook

After being nominated in 1958, 1959, and 1960, Elizabeth finally took home her first Best Actress Oscar at the 1961 ceremony for her role in BUtterfield 8! | Elizabeth Taylor

BUtterfield8 was a pivotal moment in Elizabeth Taylor's career. The film, which led to her first Academy Award, was released on this day in 1960 - stirring up public scrutiny of Elizabeth as she fought through grief and health challenges behind closed doors. Click the link to read more about the making of this film and Elizabeth's perseverance now. https://elizabethtaylor.com/elizabeths-first-academy-award-the-story-behind-butterfield8/ #ElizabethTaylor #EddieFisher #BUtterfield8 #Film #Annivers

Elizabeth Taylor with the Best Actress Oscar for her performance as Gloria Wandrous, a promiscuous socialite who enters a devastating relationship with a married man, in 1960’s ‘Butterfield 8.’ Elizabeth went on to earn another Best Actress Oscar at the 39th Academy Awards for her performance as Martha in ‘Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.’ Elizabeth also received nominations for ‘Raintree County’ (1957), ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ (1958) and ‘Suddenly, Last Summer’ (1959). In 1992, Elizabeth was aw