<page_title> List of French Academy Award winners and nominees </page_title> <section_title> Leading </section_title> <table> <cell> 1959 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Simone Signoret <col_header> Winner </col_header> </cell> <cell> Room at the Top <col_header> Film </col_header> </cell> <cell> Won <col_header> Status </col_header> </cell> <cell> Second French actress to win Best Actress. <col_header> Milestone/Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1959, Simone Signoret became the second French person to win an Academy Award, for Room at the Top.