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Vera Farmiga is an American actress, director, and producer. She garnered worldwide acclaim for her role in the 2009 film Up in the Air. This role earned Farmiga nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, as well as many other nominations. In 2011, she made her directing debut with the acclaimed drama film Higher Ground, for which she received multiple award nominations, including the Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Director and the Satellite Award for Best Actress.
From 2013 to 2017, she starred in the A&E television series Bates Motel as Norma Louise Bates. Her performance in the role has earned her a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television (2013) and a People's Choice Award (2016), and nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2013), the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2013), the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2013), and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (20132015). In 2019, Farmiga portrayed prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer in the acclaimed Netflix miniseries When They See Us. For her performance, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Major awards
Academy Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2010 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2010 Up in the Air Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Golden Globe Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2010 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2013 Bates Motel Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2019 When They See Us Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 The Departed Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2010 Up in the Air Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Critics' awards
African American Film Critics Association Television Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2019 When They See Us Best Ensemble Cast
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2006 The Departed Best Ensemble Cast
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
Critics' Choice Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2006 The Departed Best Acting Ensemble 2008 Nothing But the Truth Best Supporting Actress 2009 Up in the Air Best Acting Ensemble 2013 Bates Motel Best Actress in a Drama Series 2014 2015
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
Denver Film Critics Society Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Acting Ensemble Best Supporting Actress
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2006 Breaking and Entering Best Supporting Actress rowspan="2" The Departed
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2023 Five Days at Memorial Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Houston Film Critics Society Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
London Film Critics' Circle Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Actress of the Year
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2005 Down to the Bone Best Actress
National Board of Review Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2006 The Departed Best Acting by an Ensemble
National Society of Film Critics Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2005 Down to the Bone Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
Online Film Critics Society Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
Television Critics Association Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2013 Bates Motel Individual Achievement in Drama
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Ensemble Best Supporting Actress
Other awards
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air EDA Award – Best Actress in Supporting Role 2011 Higher Ground EDA Female Focus Award – Best Woman Director
BendFilm Festival Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2004 Down to the Bone Jury Prize – Best Actress
Boston Film Festival Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2013 At Middleton Festival Prize – Best Actress
British Independent Film Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2008 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Best Performance by an Actress
Dorian Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2013 Bates Motel TV Performance of the Year – Actress
Empire Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2006 The Departed Best Female Newcomer
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2015 Bates Motel Best TV Actress 2016
Gopo Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2014 Closer to the Moon Best Actress in a Leading Role
Gotham Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2011 Higher Ground Breakthrough Director
Gracie Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2015 Bates Motel Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama
Independent Spirit Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2004 Down to the Bone Best Female Lead
Marrakech International Film Festival Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2004 Down to the Bone Best Actress
MTV Movie Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2014 The Conjuring Best Scared-As-Shit Performance
People's Choice Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2017 Bates Motel Favorite Cable TV Actress
Provincetown International Film Festival Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2011 Herself Excellence in Acting Award
Qantas Film and Television Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2010 The Vintner's Luck Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2010 Herself Cinema Vanguard Award
Satellite Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2006 The Departed Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture 2011 Higher Ground Best Actress in a Motion Picture 2013 Bates Motel Best Actress in a Drama Series
Saturn Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2013 Bates Motel Best Actress on Television 2014 2016
Sundance Film Festival Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2004 Down to the Bone Special Jury Prize for Acting 2011 Higher Ground Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic (Director)
Village Voice Film Poll Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress
Women's Image Network Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2011 Higher Ground Outstanding Film Directed by a Woman Outstanding Actress – Feature Film 2013 Bates Motel Outstanding Actress – Drama Series 2014 2015 Outstanding Drama Series 2016 Outstanding Actress – Drama Series
Notes
A Shared with Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Mark Wahlberg, and Ray Winstone. B Shared with Jason Bateman, George Clooney, Sam Elliott, Zach Galifianakis, Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Danny McBride, Amy Morton, and J. K. Simmons. C Tied with Kate Dollenmayer for Funny Ha Ha. D Originally titled The Vintner's Luck. E Honored alongside Peter Sarsgaard, Christoph Waltz, and Stanley Tucci.
See also Vera Farmiga on screen and stage
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