This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Naomi Watts
Naomi Watts is a British actress known for her roles on film and television. Over her career she has received various accolades including a Actor Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, an Independent Spirit Award and two prizes from the Venice Film Festival as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
She made her film debut in the Australian drama film For Love Alone (1986). However, it was her award-winning role as an aspiring actress in Los Angeles in the David Lynch surrealist psychological thriller Mulholland Drive (2001) that first brought her international recognition as well as numerous critics awards including the National Board of Review and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress.
Watts portrayed a grief-stricken mother in the Alejandro González Iñárritu directed crime thriller 21 Grams (2003) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress. She played a tsunami survivor in the J. A. Bayona directed disaster drama The Impossible (2012) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. For her role as pregnant Russian sex worker in the comedy St. Vincent (2014) she was nominated for the Actor Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role.
On television, she portrayed Babe Paley in the FX on Hulu limited series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024) for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Best Actress 21 Grams 2012 The Impossible
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role 21 Grams 2012 The Impossible 2014 Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role St. Vincent Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2004 Best Actress in a Leading Role 21 Grams
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2003 Best Movie Actress 21 Grams 2012 The Impossible 2014 Best Movie Cast Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Critics' Choice Television Award 2024 Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama The Impossible 2024 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Special Distinction 21 Grams 2010 Best Supporting Female Mother and Child
Venice Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Audience Award – Best Actress 21 Grams Wella Prize rowspan="2" Le Divorce
Miscellaneous awards AssociationYearCategoryNominated workResult American Film Institute Awards 2001 Actor of the Year – Female – Movies Mulholland Dr. Australian Film Institute Awards 2004 Global Achievement Herself 2006 Best Actress – International King Kong 2010 Mother and Child AACTA Awards 2012 Best Actress – International The Impossible 2013 Best Actress in a Leading Role Adore 2015 Best Supporting Actress – International Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Cinema Writers Circle Awards 2012 Best Actress The Impossible Empire Awards 2005 Best Actress King Kong 2012 The Impossible European Film Awards 2013 Best Actress The Impossible Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2002 Best Leading Actress The Ring 2007 Funny Games Giffoni Film Festival Awards 2009 Giffoni Award Herself Golden Raspberry Awards 2013 Worst Actress Diana rowspan="2" Movie 43 2016 The Divergent Series: Allegiant rowspan="2" Shut In Goya Awards 2012 Best Actress The Impossible Hollywood Film Festival Awards 2002 Breakthrough Acting The Ring International Cinephile Society 2005Best Actress King Kong 2006 The Painted Veil 2010 Best Supporting Actress Mother and Child Italian Online Movie Awards 2003 Best Actress 21 Grams Online Film & Television Association 2001 Best Breakthrough Performance – Female Mulholland Dr. Best Actress 2003 21 Grams Best Ensemble 2005 Best Actress King Kong 2012 The Impossible ("The Tsunami") Most Cinematic Moment Outfest Awards 2001 Screen Idol Mulholland Dr. Palm Springs International Film Festival 2003 Desert Palm Achievement 21 Grams 2012 The Impossible San Sebastián International Film Festival 2026 Donostia Award In recognition of her career Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2006 Montecito Career Award Herself Satellite Awards 2003 Best Actress – Motion Picture 21 Grams 2010 Fair Game 2020 Best Supporting Actress – Television The Loudest Voice Saturn Awards 2001 Best Actress Mulholland Dr. 2002 The Ring 2005 King Kong 2007 Eastern Promises 2012 The Impossible Scream Awards 2006 Scream Queen King Kong Seattle International Film Festival 2005 New American Cinema – Honorable Mention Ellie Parker Teen Choice Awards 2005 Choice Movie Scream Scene The Ring Two 2013 Choice Movie Actress – Drama The Impossible Spike Video Game Awards2005 Best Performance by a FemalePeter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of The Movie Best Cast
Critics awards AssociationYearCategoryNominated workResult Boston Society of Film Critics 2001 Best Actress Mulholland Dr. 2003 21 Grams 2014 Best Ensemble Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2012 Best Actress The Impossible 2014 Best Ensemble Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Chicago Film Critics Association 2001 Best Actress Mulholland Dr. 2003 21 Grams 2005 King Kong 2012 The Impossible Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2003 Best Actress 21 Grams 2012 The Impossible Detroit Film Critics Society 2012 Best Actress The Impossible 2014 Best Ensemble Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Film Critics Circle of Australia 2013 Best Actress Adore Florida Film Critics Circle 2003 Best Actress 21 Grams 2014 Best Ensemble Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Houston Film Critics Society 2012 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role The Impossible Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2001 Best Supporting Actress Mulholland Dr. 2014 Best Ensemble Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) London Film Critics' Circle 2005 Actress of the Year King Kong Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2001 Best Actress Mulholland Dr. 2003 21 Grams National Association of Theatre Owners Awards 2002 ShoWest Convention – Female Star of Tomorrow Herself National Board of Review 2001 Breakthrough Performance – Female Mulholland Dr. National Society of Film Critics 2001 Best Actress Mulholland Dr. 2003 21 Grams New York Film Critics Circle 2001 Best Actress Mulholland Dr. 2003 21 Grams New York Film Critics Online 2001 Breakthrough Performance Mulholland Dr. 2014 Best Ensemble Cast Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Online Film Critics Society 2001 Best Breakthrough Performance Mulholland Dr. Best Actress 2003 21 Grams 2005 King Kong Phoenix Film Critics Society 2003 Best Ensemble Acting 21 Grams Best Actress in a Leading Role 2012 The Impossible 2014 Best Ensemble Acting Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) San Diego Film Critics Society 2001 Best Supporting Actress Mulholland Dr. 2003 Best Actress 21 Grams 2012 The Impossible 2014 Best Film Ensemble Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Southeastern Film Critics Association 2003 Best Actress 21 Grams St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 2010 Best Actress Fair Game 2012 Special Merit The Impossible Utah Film Critics Association 2003 Best Actress 21 Grams Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2005 Best Actress King Kong 2007 Best Actress in a Canadian Film Eastern Promises Village Voice Film Poll Awards 2001 Best Lead Performance Mulholland Dr. Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2003 Best Actress 21 Grams 2014 Best Acting Ensemble Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
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