The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress Annette Bening.
Annette Bening is an American actress known for her roles on stage and screen. Over her distinguished career she has received numerous competitive accolades including two Golden Globe Awards, one British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for five Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards.
She has received five Academy Award nominations for her roles as a con artist in the crime thriller The Grifters (1990), a suburban woman engaging in an affair in the drama American Beauty (1999), a theatre actress in the comedy-drama Being Julia (2004), an alcoholic lesbian in the independent drama The Kids Are All Right (2010), and Diana Nyad in the sports drama Nyad (2023). She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for American Beauty and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Being Julia and The Kids Are All Right.
For her roles on television, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her portrayal of a headmistress Jean Harris in the HBO television film Mrs. Harris (2006). For her performances on the Broadway stage she earned Tony Award nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play for playing a young photographer in the Tina Howe play Coastal Disturbances (1987), and for Best Actress in a Play for her role as a mother in denial in the revival of the Arthur Miller play All My Sons (2019).
Among her various honorary accolades, Bening received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was awarded the Ibsen Centennial Commemoration Award, both in 2006. She was awarded the Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence at the San Diego International Film Festival in 2016 and received the AARP Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award in 2019.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1991 Best Supporting Actress The Grifters 2000Best Actress American Beauty 2005 Being Julia 2011 The Kids Are All Right 2024 Nyad
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 1992 Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Grifters 2000Best Actress in a Leading Role American Beauty 2011 The Kids Are All Right 2018 Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1992 Best Actress – Drama Bugsy 1997 Best Actress – Comedy or Musical The American President 2000 Best Actress – Drama American Beauty 2005Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Being Julia 2007 Running with Scissors Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Mrs. Harris 2011Best Actress – Comedy or Musical The Kids Are All Right 2017 20th Century Women 2020 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture The Report 2024 Best Actress – Drama Nyad
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2006 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Mrs. Harris
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2000 Outstanding Actress in a Leading RoleAmerican Beauty Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 2005 Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role Being Julia 2007 Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Mrs. Harris 2011 Outstanding Actress in a Leading RoleThe Kids Are All Right Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 2024 Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role Nyad
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1987 Best Featured Actress in a Play Coastal Disturbances 2019 Best Actress in a Play All My Sons
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result American Comedy Awards1996Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture The American President 2000 American Beauty Blockbuster Entertainment Awards1999 Favorite Actress – Suspense The Siege 2000 Favorite Actress – Drama American Beauty Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2004Best Actress Being Julia 2010 The Kids Are All Right 201620th Century Women Best Acting Ensemble Dorian Awards2011 Film Performance of the Year The Kids Are All Right Golden Raspberry Awards2009 Worst Actress (shared with Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith and Meg Ryan) The Women Gotham Awards2010 Best Ensemble Performance The Kids Are All Right 2016 Best Actress 20th Century Women Hollywood Film Festival2004 Best Actress of the Year Being Julia Independent Spirit Awards2010Best Female Lead The Kids Are All Right 2016 20th Century Women Irish Film & Television Awards2011 Best International Actress The Kids Are All Right 2024 Nyad MTV Movie Awards 1992 Best Kiss (shared with Warren Beatty) Bugsy Satellite Awards 2000 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama American Beauty 2003 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Open Range 2004 Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Being Julia 2006 Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film Mrs. Harris Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Running with Scissors 2010 The Kids Are All Right 2017 Best Actress – Motion Picture 20th Century Women
Critics associations Organizations Year Category Work Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 Best ActressThe Kids Are All Right Women's Image Award Actress Defying Age and Ageism 2016 Actress Defying Age and Ageism 20th Century Women Astra TV Awards 2024 Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie Apples Never Fall Austin Film Critics Association 2016 Best Actress 20th Century Women Bangkok International Film Festival 2005 Best Actress Being Julia Boston Society of Film Critics 2004 Best Actress Being Julia 2010 Best Actress The Kids Are All Right Chicago Film Critics Association 1990 Most Promising Actress Valmont 1992 Best Actress Bugsy 1999 Best Actress American Beauty 2010 Best Actress The Kids Are All Right Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 1991 Best Supporting Actress The Grifters 2004 Best Actress Being Julia 2010 Best Actress The Kids Are All Right 2016 Best Actress 20th Century Women Detroit Film Critics Society Awards2016 Best Actress20th Century Women Best Ensemble Florida Film Critics Circle2016 Best Actress20th Century Women Best Ensemble Houston Film Critics Society Award 2010 Best Actress The Kids Are All Right London Film Critics Circle Awards 1992 Newcomer of the Year Valmont / Guilty by Suspicion The Grifters / Postcards from the Edge 1999 Best Actress American Beauty 2004 Actress of the Year Being Julia 2010 Actress of the Year The Kids Are All Right National Society of Film Critics Awards 1990 Best Supporting Actress The Grifters 2011 Best Actress The Kids Are All Right National Cowboy & Western Heritage 2004 Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture Open Range National Board of Review Awards 2004 Best Actress Being Julia New York Film Critics Circle Award 2010 Best Actress The Kids Are All Right Online Film Critics Society1999 Best CastAmerican Beauty Best Actress 2010 Best Actress The Kids Are All Right San Diego Film Critics Society 1999 Best Actress American Beauty 2016 Best Actress20th Century Women Best Ensemble San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2016 Best Actress 20th Century Women Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2004 Best Actress Being Julia 2010 Best Actress The Kids Are All Right Series Mania 2024 Best Actress Award Apples Never Fall St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 2006 Best Actress Running with Scissors Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award 2010 Best Actress The Kids Are All Right Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award2004 Best Actress Being Julia 2010 Best ActressThe Kids Are All Right Best Ensemble 2016 Best Actress20th Century Women Best Ensemble Women Film Critics Circle2010 Best Comedic Actress The Kids Are All Right 2014 Women's Work/Best Ensemble Ginger & Rosa Women's Image Network Award 2014 Actress Feature Film The Face of Love
Honorary awards Organizations Year Award Result Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2005 Montecito Award Ibsen Centennial Commemoration Award. 2006 Statue Hollywood Walk of Fame 2006 Inducted Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2011 American Riviera Award Elle Women in Hollywood Awards 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award San Diego International Film Festival 2016 Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2019 Career Achievement Award Santa Barbara International Film Festival2024 Arlington Award Hasty Pudding Theatricals' 2024 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Costume Designers Guild 2024 Spotlight Award
See also List of Annette Bening performances
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