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Tilda Swinton is a Scottish actress. Throughout her career, Swinton has received several accolades, including one Academy Award, one BAFTA Award and a European Film Award, among others. Swinton began her career in several experimental films in the late 1980s. In 1991 she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for her work in the romantic drama Edward II. She next starred as the titular role in Sally Potter's Orlando for which she was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress.
In 2001, she starred in the thriller film The Deep End, role that many consider her "breakout role" for American audiences, for her performance in the film she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She was highly praised for her performance as the ruthless general counsel Karen Crowder in Michael Clayton (2007), role that earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, alongside Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. In 2011, she received several awards and nominations for her performance as Eva Khatchadourian in Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin, including a third Golden Globe nomination and winning the European Film Award for Best Actress.
For her influential career, she has received several special awards and honours, including the Richard Harris Award from the British Independent Film Awards in 2005, the British Film Institute Fellowship in 2020 and the Mary Pickford Award from the International Press Academy in 2020. Also, she has been honoured in prestigious film festivals, like the Venice Film Festival, where she received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2021 and the Berlin International Film Festival, where she has been honoured with two Teddy Awards, one as an individual Jury Prize in 1988 and a second one in 2008 as a Special Award shared with Keith Collins, Simon Fisher Turner, Isaac Julien and James Mackay for their contributions in keeping the legacy of English director Derek Jarman. In November 2022, she was presented with the 2022 FIAF Award "for her work on the preservation and promotion of archive film, film history and women's role in it".
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Best Supporting Actress Michael Clayton
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2007 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Michael Clayton 2008 Burn After Reading 2011 Best Actress in a Leading Role We Need to Talk About Kevin British Academy Scotland Awards 1993 Best Actress in a Leading Role Orlando / Man to Man 2003 Best Actress in a Leading Role Young Adam 2021 Best Actress in a Film The Personal History of David Copperfield 2022 Best Actress in Film The Souvenir Part II 2024 Best Actress in Film The Eternal Daughter 2025 Best Actress (Film/Television) The End
Berlin International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 1988 Teddy Jury Award The Last of England 2008 Special Teddy Award 2025 Honorary Golden Bear
European Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1993 European Actress Orlando 2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin 2024 The Room Next Door
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama The Deep End 2007 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Michael Clayton 2011 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama We Need to Talk About Kevin 2024 The Room Next Door
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2002 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Adaptation 2007 Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role Michael Clayton 2008 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 2011 Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role We Need to Talk About Kevin 2014 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Grand Budapest Hotel
Venice Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 1991 Volpi Cup for Best Actress Edward II 2020 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Industry awards Organizations Year Category Work Result British Independent Film Awards 2003 Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film Young Adam 2005 Richard Harris Award 2011 Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film We Need to Talk About Kevin 2019Best Supporting Actress The Personal History of David Copperfield 2021 The Souvenir Part II César Awards 2009 Best Actress Julia Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2007 Best Supporting Actress Michael Clayton 2008 Best Acting Ensemble The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2011 Best Actress We Need to Talk About Kevin 2014 Best Supporting Actress Snowpiercer 2016 Best Actress in an Action Movie Doctor Strange David di Donatello 1992 Best Foreign Actress Orlando Goya Awards 2025 Best Actress The Room Next Door Independent Spirit Awards 2002 Best Female Lead 2015 Only Lovers Left Alive 2019 Robert Altman Award Suspiria
Critic awards Year Association Category Nominated work Result 1997 Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actress Female Perversions 2001Las Vegas Film Critics SocietyBest ActressChicago Film Critics AssociationBest ActressDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationBest ActressBoston Society of Film CriticsBest ActressOnline Film Critics SocietyBest ActressPhoenix Film Critics SocietyBest ActressToronto Film Critics AssociationBest Actress2002Online Film Critics SocietyBest CastAdaptationPhoenix Film Critics SocietyBest Cast2003London Film Critics' CircleBritish Actress of the YearYoung Adam2005London Film Critics' CircleBritish Supporting Actress of the YearThe Chronicles of Narnia2007Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressMichael ClaytonDetroit Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressKansas City Film Critics CircleNorth Texas Film Critics AssociationVancouver Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActressAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Actress in Supporting RoleBest Ensemble CastChicago Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressHouston Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressLondon Film Critics' CircleBritish Supporting Actress of the YearNational Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting ActressOnline Film Critics Society AwardBest Supporting ActressSt. Louis Gateway Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressToronto Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actress2008London Film Critics' CircleBritish Actress of the YearJuliaNew York Film Critics CircleBest ActressOnline Film Critics SocietyBest ActressLondon Film Critics' CircleBritish Supporting Actress of the Year2009London Film Critics' CircleBritish Actress of the YearI Am LoveSan Diego Film Critics SocietyBest Actress 2010 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction 2011Austin Film Critics AssociationBest ActressWe Need to Talk About KevinHouston Film Critics SocietyNational Board of ReviewBest ActressOnline Film Critics SocietyBest ActressSan Francisco Film Critics CircleBest ActressAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBest ActressDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationBest ActressIndiana Film Journalists AssociationBest ActressLondon Film Critics' CircleActress of the YearLondon Film Critics' CircleBritish Actress of the YearSan Diego Film Critics SocietyBest ActressSoutheastern Film Critics AssociationBest ActressWashington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest ActressWomen Film Critics CircleBest ActressWomen Film Critics CircleCourage in Acting2014 Florida Film Critics Circle Best Ensemble The Grand Budapest Hotel Detroit Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Best Supporting ActressSnowpiercer Boston Online Film Critics Association Central Ohio Film Critics Association Georgia Film Critics AssociationLas Vegas Film Critics SocietyIowa Film CriticsSoutheastern Film Critics AssociationUtah Film Critics AssociationHouston Film Critics SocietyNorth Carolina Film Critics AssociationOnline Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressSan Francisco Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActressToronto Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressWashington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Actress in Supporting Role Actress Defying Age and Agism Only Lovers Left Alive and Snowpiercer Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or SeductionOnly Lovers Left Alive Vancouver Film Critics CircleBest Actress2015IndieWire Critics PollBest Supporting ActressA Bigger SplashLondon Film Critics' CircleBest Supporting ActressTrainwreck2018Indiana Film Journalists AssociationBest Supporting ActressSuspiria Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress 2019 London Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress The Souvenir 2023 National Society of Film Critics Best Actress The Eternal Daughter
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result AACTA International Award 2011 Best Actress We Need to Talk About Kevin AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards 2015 Best Actress A Bigger Splash Evening Standard British Film Awards 2007 Best Actress Michael Clayton 2008 Best Actress Julia 2015 Best Actress A Bigger Splash Genie Awards 2000 Best Actress in a Leading Role Possible Worlds Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2006 Best Supporting Actress Constantine 2013 Best Actress Only Lovers Left Alive 2019 Best Supporting Actress Suspiria Fright Meter Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress Suspiria Gotham Independent Film Awards 2012 Best Ensemble Cast Moonrise Kingdom International Cinephile Society Award 2008 Best Actress Julia Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2009 Best Female Performance I Am Love MTV Movie Award 2005 Best Villain Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2009 European Silver Ribbon Award I Am Love Satellite Awards 2001 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama 2006 Stephanie Daley 2007 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Michael Clayton 2009 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama I Am Love 2014 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Snowpiercer 2021 Mary Pickford Award 2025 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama The Room Next Door Saturn Awards 2005 Best Actress 2008 Best Supporting Actress 2017 Doctor Strange Seattle International Film Festival 1992 Best Actress Orlando Thessaloniki International Film Festival 1992 Best Actress Orlando Village Voice Film Poll2008 Best Actress Julia
Honorary awards Organizations Year Award Result Edinburgh Napier University 2006 Honorary degree for her services to performing arts Britannia Awards 2008 British Artist of the Year Telluride Film Festival 2011 Silver Medallion Museum of Modern Art 2013 Special Film Gala Tribute British Film Institute 2020 BFI Fellowship International Federation of Film Archives 2022 FIAF Award
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