South African-born actress Charlize Theron received critical acclaim for playing a police officer in Monster.
Theron received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , for which she won the Academy Award , Silver Bear , Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress among several other accolades , becoming the first South African to win an Academy Award in a major acting category .
South African-born actress Charlize Theron
received critical acclaim for playing
a police officer in Monster
serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster -LRB- 2003 -RRB-