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 .	Monster	Monster (2003 film)	Aileen Wuornos	Aileen Wuornos	Academy Award	Academy Award	Silver Bear	Silver Bear	Golden Globe Award	Golden Globe Award	Screen Actors Guild Award	Screen Actors Guild Award
