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Emily Watson
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Academy Awards, USA (2)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (2)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1)
Berlin International Film Festival (1)
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming (1)
Bodil Awards (1)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1)
BAFTA Awards (5)
British Independent Film Awards (4)
Critics Choice Awards (2)
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards (2)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (3)
Primetime Emmy Awards (1)
European Film Awards (2)
Evening Standard British Film Awards (1)
Ghent International Film Festival (1)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival (1)
Golden Globes, USA (5)
Satellite Awards (9)
Gotham Awards (1)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
International Emmy Awards (1)
Irish Film and Television Awards (2)
London Critics Circle Film Awards (8)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Monte-Carlo TV Festival (1)
MTV Movie + TV Awards (1)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Danish Film Awards (Robert) (1)
Royal Television Society, UK (1)
San Sebastián International Film Festival (1)
Screen Actors Guild Awards (5)
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (1)
IF Awards (2)
Empire Awards, UK (1)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (1)
MovieGuide Awards (1)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Chlotrudis Awards (2)
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (1)
Critics Choice Television Awards (2)
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
CinEuphoria Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (4)
Women's Image Network Awards (2)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (2)
Golden Schmoes Awards (1)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (2)
Australian Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (4)
20/20 Awards (1)
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards (1)
34 wins & 72 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1999 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Hilary and Jackie
1997 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Breaking the Waves
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2014 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Supporting Actress
The Book Thief
2003 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Supporting Actress
Red Dragon
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2012 Winner
FCCA Award
Best Actress - Leading Role
Oranges and Sunshine
Berlin International Film Festival
2024 Winner
Silver Berlin Bear
Best Supporting Performance
Small Things Like These
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming
2014 Winner
Golden FIPA
Fiction: Actress
The Politician's Husband
Bodil Awards
1997 Winner
Bodil
Best Actress (Bedste kvindelige hovedrolle)
Breaking the Waves
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1996 Nominee
BSFC Award
Best Actress
Breaking the Waves
BAFTA Awards
2022 Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Leading Actress
Too Close
2012 Winner
BAFTA TV Award
Best Leading Actress
Appropriate Adult
2000 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Angela's Ashes
1999 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Hilary and Jackie
1997 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Breaking the Waves
British Independent Film Awards
2022 Nominee
British Independent Film Award
Best Lead Performance
God's Creatures
2005 Nominee
British Independent Film Award
Best Actress
Wah-Wah
2000 Nominee
British Independent Film Award
Best Actress
The Luzhin Defence
1999 Winner
British Independent Film Award
Best Actress
Hilary and Jackie
Critics Choice Awards
2020 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Chernobyl
2002 Winner
Critics Choice Award
Best Acting Ensemble
Gosford Park
Shared with:
Eileen Atkins
·
Bob Balaban
·
Alan Bates
·
Charles Dance
·
Stephen Fry
·
Michael Gambon
·
Richard E. Grant
·
Tom Hollander
·
Derek Jacobi
·
Kelly Macdonald
·
Helen Mirren
·
Jeremy Northam
·
Clive Owen
·
Ryan Phillippe
·
Kristin Scott Thomas
·
Maggie Smith
·
Geraldine Somerville
·
Sophie Thompson
·
James Wilby
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
2020 Nominee
Broadcasting Press Guild Award
Best Actress
Chernobyl
2018 Nominee
Broadcasting Press Guild Award
Best Actress
Little Women
Apple Tree Yard
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1999 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Actress
Hilary and Jackie
1997 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Actress
Breaking the Waves
1997 Nominee
CFCA Award
Most Promising Actress
Breaking the Waves
Primetime Emmy Awards
2019 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Chernobyl
For playing: "Ulana Khomyuk".
European Film Awards
2002 Nominee
EFA People's Choice Award
Best European Actress
Gosford Park
1996 Winner
European Film Award
European Actress of the Year
Breaking the Waves
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1997 Winner
Evening Standard British Film Award
Most Promising Newcomer
Breaking the Waves
Ghent International Film Festival
2024 Winner
Joseph Plateau Honorary Award
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2002 Winner
FFCC Award
Best Ensemble Cast
Gosford Park
Shared with:
Eileen Atkins
·
Bob Balaban
·
Alan Bates
·
Charles Dance
·
Stephen Fry
·
Michael Gambon
·
Richard E. Grant
·
Tom Hollander
·
Derek Jacobi
·
Kelly Macdonald
·
Helen Mirren
·
Jeremy Northam
·
Clive Owen
·
Ryan Phillippe
·
Kristin Scott Thomas
·
Maggie Smith
·
Geraldine Somerville
·
Sophie Thompson
·
James Wilby
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
1996 Winner
President Award
Best Actress
Breaking the Waves
Golden Globes, USA
2020 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Chernobyl
2012 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Appropriate Adult
2005 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
1999 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Hilary and Jackie
1997 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Breaking the Waves
Satellite Awards
2019 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Chernobyl
2017 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
The Dresser
2014 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The Book Thief
2011 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actress in a Motion Picture
Oranges and Sunshine
2005 Nominee
Golden Satellite Award
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
4 more
All
Gotham Awards
2008 Winner
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best Ensemble Performance
Synecdoche, New York
Tied with
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
.
Shared with:
Philip Seymour Hoffman
·
Samantha Morton
·
Michelle Williams
·
Catherine Keener
·
Dianne Wiest
·
Jennifer Jason Leigh
·
Hope Davis
·
Tom Noonan
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2009 Winner
Robert Altman Award
Synecdoche, New York
Shared with:
Charlie Kaufman
·
Jeanne McCarthy
·
Hope Davis
·
Philip Seymour Hoffman
·
Jennifer Jason Leigh
·
Catherine Keener
·
Samantha Morton
·
Tom Noonan
·
Dianne Wiest
·
Michelle Williams
International Emmy Awards
2018 Nominee
Emmy
Best Performance by an Actress
Apple Tree Yard
United Kingdom
Irish Film and Television Awards
2023 Nominee
IFTA Award
Best International Actress
God's Creatures
2000 Nominee
IFTA Award
Best Actress
Angela's Ashes
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2007 Nominee
ALFS Award
British Supporting Actress of the Year
The Proposition
2006 Nominee
ALFS Award
British Actress of the Year
Separate Lies
2003 Winner
ALFS Award
British Supporting Actress of the Year
Red Dragon
2001 Nominee
ALFS Award
British Actress of the Year
The Luzhin Defence
2001 Nominee
ALFS Award
British Supporting Actress of the Year
Cradle Will Rock
3 more
All
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1996 Winner
New Generation Award
Breaking the Waves
Monte-Carlo TV Festival
2012 Winner
Golden Nymph
Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series
Appropriate Adult
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2003 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best Kiss
Punch-Drunk Love
Shared with:
Adam Sandler
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1997 Winner
NSFC Award
Best Actress
Breaking the Waves
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1996 Winner
NYFCC Award
Best Actress
Breaking the Waves
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2002 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Ensemble
Gosford Park
Shared with:
Eileen Atkins
·
Bob Balaban
·
Alan Bates
·
Charles Dance
·
Stephen Fry
·
Michael Gambon
·
Richard E. Grant
·
Tom Hollander
·
Derek Jacobi
·
Kelly Macdonald
·
Helen Mirren
·
Jeremy Northam
·
Clive Owen
·
Ryan Phillippe
·
Kristin Scott Thomas
·
Maggie Smith
·
Geraldine Somerville
·
Sophie Thompson
·
James Wilby
1999 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Actress
Hilary and Jackie
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
1997 Winner
Robert
Best Actress (Årets kvindelige hovedrolle)
Breaking the Waves
Royal Television Society, UK
2012 Winner
RTS Television Award
Actor - Female
Appropriate Adult
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2015 Winner
Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2020 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Chernobyl
2015 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Theory of Everything
Shared with:
Charlie Cox
·
Felicity Jones
·
Simon McBurney
·
Eddie Redmayne
·
David Thewlis
2012 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Appropriate Adult
2002 Winner
Actor
Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
Gosford Park
Shared with:
Eileen Atkins
·
Bob Balaban
·
Alan Bates
·
Charles Dance
·
Stephen Fry
·
Michael Gambon
·
Richard E. Grant
·
Tom Hollander
·
Derek Jacobi
·
Kelly Macdonald
·
Helen Mirren
·
Jeremy Northam
·
Clive Owen
·
Ryan Phillippe
·
Kristin Scott Thomas
·
Maggie Smith
·
Geraldine Somerville
·
Sophie Thompson
·
James Wilby
1999 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Hilary and Jackie
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2002 Winner
TFCA Award
Best Supporting Performance, Female
Punch-Drunk Love
IF Awards
2011 Winner
IF Award
Best Actress
Oranges and Sunshine
2005 Nominee
IF Award
Best Actress
The Proposition
Empire Awards, UK
2003 Nominee
Empire Award
Best British Actress
Red Dragon
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2003 Nominee
VFCC Award
Best Supporting Actress
Punch-Drunk Love
MovieGuide Awards
2019 Nominee
Grace Award
Most Inspiring Performance in Television
Little Women
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2002 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Acting Ensemble
Gosford Park
Shared with:
Eileen Atkins
·
Bob Balaban
·
Alan Bates
·
Charles Dance
·
Stephen Fry
·
Michael Gambon
·
Richard E. Grant
·
Tom Hollander
·
Derek Jacobi
·
Kelly Macdonald
·
Helen Mirren
·
Jeremy Northam
·
Clive Owen
·
Ryan Phillippe
·
Kristin Scott Thomas
·
Maggie Smith
·
Geraldine Somerville
·
Sophie Thompson
·
James Wilby
Chlotrudis Awards
1999 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award
Best Actress
Hilary and Jackie
1997 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award
Best Actress
Breaking the Waves
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
2003 Nominee
Chainsaw Award
Best Supporting Actress
Red Dragon
Critics Choice Television Awards
2016 Nominee
Critics' Choice TV Award
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
The Dresser
2012 Nominee
Critics' Choice TV Award
Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
Appropriate Adult
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2011 Nominee
DFCC
Best Actress
Oranges and Sunshine
6th place
CinEuphoria Awards
2020 Winner
CinEuphoria
Merit - Honorary Award
Chernobyl
Shared with:
Carolyn Strauss
·
Jane Featherstone
·
Chris Fry
·
Sanne Wohlenberg
·
Johan Renck
·
Craig Mazin
·
Jessie Buckley
·
David Dencik
·
Robert Emms
·
Fares Fares
·
Alex Ferns
·
Jared Harris
·
Ralph Ineson
·
Barry Keoghan
·
Mark Lewis Jones
·
Michael McElhatton
·
Adam Nagaitis
·
Con O'Neill
·
Adrian Rawlins
·
Paul Ritter
·
Stellan Skarsgård
·
Sam Troughton
·
Alan Williams
Online Film & Television Association
2019 Winner
OFTA Television Award
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series
Chernobyl
Tied with
Patricia Clarkson
for
Sharp Objects (2018)
.
2012 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Appropriate Adult
2004 Winner
OFTA Television Award
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
1999 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Drama Actress
Hilary and Jackie
Women's Image Network Awards
2019 Nominee
WIN Award
Actress MFT Movie / Mini-Series
Little Women
2011 Nominee
WIN Award
Actress Feature Film
War Horse
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2001 Nominee
ACCA
Best Cast Ensemble
Gosford Park
Shared with:
Eileen Atkins
·
Bob Balaban
·
Alan Bates
·
Charles Dance
·
Stephen Fry
·
Michael Gambon
·
Richard E. Grant
·
Tom Hollander
·
Derek Jacobi
·
Kelly Macdonald
·
Helen Mirren
·
Jeremy Northam
·
Clive Owen
·
Ryan Phillippe
·
Kristin Scott Thomas
·
Maggie Smith
·
Geraldine Somerville
·
Sophie Thompson
·
James Wilby
1996 Nominee
ACCA
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Breaking the Waves
Golden Schmoes Awards
2002 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Supporting Actress of the Year
Red Dragon
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2019 Nominee
INOCA TV
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Chernobyl
2007 Nominee
INOCA
Best Supporting Actress
The Proposition
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2012 Winner
AFCA Award
Best Actress
Oranges and Sunshine
Gold Derby Awards
2019 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress
Chernobyl
2019 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress of the Decade
Chernobyl
2012 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress
Appropriate Adult
2005 Winner
Gold Derby TV Award
TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
20/20 Awards
2017 Nominee
Felix
Best Actress
Breaking the Waves
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
2012 Nominee
AACTA Award
Best Lead Actress
Oranges and Sunshine
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