United Kingdom, March 15 -- Amy Madigan was "flummoxed and overwhelmed" after winning her first Oscar, 40 years after her first nomination.

The 75-year-old actress was stunned to take the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award on Sunday (15.03.26) for her work on Weapons, after previously being nominated for the same award for Twice in a Lifetime in 1986.

Speaking on stage at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre, she laughed and said: "This is great!

"Everyone has been asking me, 'It's been 40 years, what is different about this time?' It's different is this little gold guy!

"I was in the shower last night trying to think of something to say while I was shaving my legs - and I've got pants on, so I didn't have to think about that - but we were k...