Natalie Portman is an Israeli-born American actress. She has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Critics' Choice Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and an Actor Award.
Portman's first notable awards nomination came for her role as Ann in the coming-of-age film Anywhere but Here (1999), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. Portman's performance as a mysterious stripper in Mike Nichols' romantic drama Closer (2004) earned her the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, She portrayed Evey Hammond in dystopian political thriller V for Vendetta (2005) earning nominations for a Saturn Award, and a Scream Award.
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Nina Sayers, a mentally tortured ballet dancer in Darren Aronofsky's psychological horror Black Swan (2010). The role also earned her the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the Actor Award for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role. For her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in Pablo Larraín's biographical drama Jackie (2016), she received the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress. The performance also earned her nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Actor Award.
Portman's portrayal of Elizabeth Berry, an actress studying to portray a controversial woman for an upcoming film project, in Todd Haynes' psychological black comedy drama May December (2023) earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance. For her philanthropic activism she honored with the Ongoing Commitment Award given by the Environmental Media Association in 2011.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2005Best Supporting ActressCloser 2011 Best ActressBlack Swan2017Jackie 2026Best Animated FeatureArco
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2011Outstanding Cast in a Motion PictureBlack Swan Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role 2017Jackie
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards2004Best Actress in a Supporting RoleCloser 2010 Best Actress in a Leading RoleBlack Swan 2016Jackie 2025 Best Children's & Family Film Arco
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2005 Best Supporting Actress Closer Best Acting Ensemble 2011 Best Actress Black Swan 2016 Jackie Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Superhero Movie Thor: Love and Thunder
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2000 Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureAnywhere but Here 2005Closer 2011 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaBlack Swan 2017Jackie 2024 Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or MusicalMay December
Miscellaneous accolades + Awards and nominations received by Natalie PortmanAwardYearCategoryNominated workResult AACTA International Awards2017Best ActressJackie Austin Film Critics Association2010Best ActressBlack Swan2016JackieAlliance of Women Film Journalists2010Black SwanBravest Performance AwardUnforgettable Moment AwardBest Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction2016Best ActressJackieBritish Independent Film Awards2007Best Actress Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Boston Society of Film Critics2010 Best ActressBlack Swan2016JackieBlockbuster Entertainment Awards2000Favorite Actress – ActionStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Cannes Film Festival2015Caméra d'OrA Tale of Love and Darkness Chicago Film Critics Association2009Best Supporting ActressBrothers2010 Best ActressBlack Swan2016Jackie2023May December Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards2010Best ActressBlack Swan2016Jackie Detroit Film Critics Society Awards2010Best ActressBlack Swan2016Jackie Dublin Film Critics' Circle2011Best ActressBlack Swan2017Best Actress (tied with Isabelle Huppert for Elle)Jackie Dorian Awards2011Film Performance of the YearBlack Swan2017Film Performance of the Year – ActressJackie Empire Awards2010 Best ActressBlack Swan2017JackieEnvironmental Media Awards2017EMA Board of Directors Ongoing Commitment Award—Fangoria Chainsaw Awards2011Best Actress Black Swan Florida Film Critics Circle Awards2010Best Actress2016Jackie2018Vox Lux2023May December Golden Raspberry Awards2000Worst Screen Couple (shared with Jake Lloyd)Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 2003Worst Supporting ActressStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the ClonesWorst Screen Couple (shared with Hayden Christensen)2026Worst ActressFountain of Youth Gotham Awards2016Best ActressJackie2009Tribute Award—Georgia Film Critics Association2016Best ActressJackieHollywood Film Awards2016Actress of the Year Houston Film Critics Society Awards2010Best ActressBlack Swan2017Jackie Independent Spirit Awards2010 Best Female LeadBlack Swan2016Jackie2023 Best Lead PerformanceMay DecemberIndieWire Critics Poll2010Best Lead PerformanceBlack Swan2016Best Lead ActressJackieInternational Cinephile Society2005Best Supporting ActressCloser2011Best ActressBlack Swan2017JackieIFTA Film & Drama Awards2005Pantene Best International ActressGarden State2017Best International ActressJackieIsrael Film Festival2016Achievement in Film Award—Kids' Choice Awards2023Favorite Movie ActressThor: Love and ThunderLondon Film Critics' Circle2004Actress of the YearCloser2011Black SwanMTV Movie & TV Awards2011Best Female PerformanceBest KissBest Jaw Dropping Moment National Board of Review2004Best Ensemble CastCloserNational Film Awards UK2011Performance of the YearBlack SwanOnline Film Critics Society Awards2004Best Supporting ActressCloser2010Best Lead ActressBlack Swan2016Best ActressJackiePalm Springs International Film Festival2011Desert Palm Achievement AwardBlack Swan2017JackiePeople's Choice Awards2012Favorite Comedic Movie Actress—Russian National Movie Awards2007Best Foreign ActressParis, I love you, V for Vendetta2009Hotel Chevalier / My Blueberry Nights and The Other Boleyn Girl2011Brothers, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits2012Best Foreign Actress of the YearBlack Swan, No Strings Attached, Thor, Your Highness2014Best Foreign Actress of the Decade— Satellite Awards 2005Best Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureCloser Best Actress in a Motion PictureGarden State2010Black Swan2016Jackie2023 Best Actress – Motion Picture DramaMay December Saturn Awards2003 Best Actress in a FilmStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones2006V for Vendetta2009Brothers2010Black Swan2021Lucy in the SkySan Diego Film Critics Society Awards2010Best ActressBlack Swan2016JackieSan Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle2016Best ActressScream Awards2006Scream QueenV for Vendetta2011Best Fantasy ActressBlack SwanSeattle Film Critics Society2016Best ActressJackieSt. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards2010Best ActressBlack Swan2016Jackie2023May December Teen Choice Awards2000Choice Movie Actress: DramaWhere the Heart Is 2002Choice Movie Actress: ActionStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the ClonesChoice Movie: Chemistry (with Hayden Christensen) 2005Choice Movie Actress: ActionStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the SithChoice Movie Actress: DramaGarden StateChoice Movie: LiarChoice Movie: Liplock (with Zach Braff)Choice Movie: Love Scene (with Zach Braff) 2011Choice Movie Actress: DramaBlack SwanChoice Movie: Liplock (with Mila Kunis)Choice Movie Actress: Romantic ComedyNo Strings Attached2014Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/FantasyThor: The Dark WorldToronto Film Critics Association Awards2010Best ActressBlack Swan2016JackieVillage Voice Film Poll2010Best Actress Black Swan Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association2010 Best Actress2016Jackie
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