Hollywood loves a comeback story, but what it really can’t resist is momentum. And this week, Emma Stone turned momentum into history.

On Thursday morning, Stone scored two Academy Award nominations for 2026—best actress and best picture for Bugonia, where she starred and served as a producer. The double recognition didn’t just pad her résumé. It broke records.

At 37, Stone is now the second-youngest person in Oscar history to reach seven total nominations—and the youngest woman ever to do so. The only person to hit that milestone earlier was Walt Disney, who reached seven nominations in 1936 at age 34. Among women, the previous benchmark belonged to Meryl Streep, who was 38 when she earned her seventh nod in 1988.

Stone also carved out another first. She became the first woman to be nominated twice for both acting and producing on the same film—something previously achieved only once, by Frances McDormand for 2021’s Nomadland. Stone first pulled off the dual feat with Poor Things in 2023. Now she’s done it again.

The numbers matter because the company is rare. Of Stone’s seven nominations, five have come in the best actress category, with two wins already on her shelf—La La Land and Poor Things. Only three women in Oscar history have won best actress three or more times: Katharine Hepburn, McDormand, and Streep. Stone is now within striking distance of joining that club.

This year’s best actress race places Stone alongside Jessie Buckley for Hamnet, Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue, and Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value—a lineup heavy on prestige and performance-first storytelling.

In the best picture category, Bugonia landed among a crowded slate that includes F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and Sinners. The film also earned nominations for best adapted screenplay for Will Tracy and best original score by Jerskin Fendrix, solidifying it as a serious awards contender.