+ Dianne Wiest awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations TotalsAcademy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsBAFTA AwardsPrimetime Emmy Awards20/20 AwardsAmerican Comedy AwardsAwards Circuit Community AwardsAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror FilmsBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsCableACE AwardsChlotrudis AwardsFilm Independent Spirit AwardsGotham AwardsGracie Allen AwardsNational Board of Review AwardsNew York Women in Film & TelevisionOnline Film & Television AssociationSatellite AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsSundance Film FestivalWomen's Image Network AwardsBoston Society of Film CriticsChicago Film Critics AssociationDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationKansas City Film Critics Circle AwardsLos Angeles Film Critics AssociationNational Society of Film CriticsNew York Film Critics CircleSociety of Texas Film CriticsSoutheastern Film Critics Association colspan="2" width=50 colspan="2" width=50
Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. Over the course of her career, she has earned her two Academy Award, a Golden Globe, two Primetime Emmy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as a nomination for a BAFTA Award.
Wiest won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the Woody Allen's comedy-drama Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and his crime comedy Bullets Over Broadway (1994). For the later she also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Allen's comedy-drama Radio Days (1987).
For her roles on television, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for the CBS series Road to Avonlea (1996) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for playing a psychotherapist in the HBO drama series In Treatment (2008–2009). She was Emmy-nominated for her role in The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999).
Major Associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1987Best Supporting Actress Hannah and Her Sisters 1990 Parenthood 1995 Bullets Over Broadway
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 1988 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Radio Days
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 1997 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Road to Avonlea (ep: "Woman of Importance") 1999 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn 2008 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series In Treatment (episode: "Week 6: Paul and Gina") 2009 In Treatment (episode: "Week 6: Gina")
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1987Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Hannah and Her Sisters 1990 Parenthood 1995 Bullets Over Broadway 2009 Best Supporting Actress – Television In Treatment
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1995 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Bullets Over Broadway 1997 Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture The Birdcage 2001Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama SeriesLaw & Order 2002 2026 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building
Critic Awards Year Association Category Nominated work Result 1986 Boston Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress Hannah and Her Sisters 1998 Bullets Over Broadway 1990 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Edward Scissorhands 1994 Bullets Over Broadway 1994 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Bullets Over Broadway 1994 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Bullets Over Broadway 1986 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Hannah and Her Sisters 1990 Best Supporting Actress Edward Scissorhands 1994 Bullets Over Broadway 1986 National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress Hannah and Her Sisters 1990 Edward Scissorhands 1994 Bullets Over Broadway 1983 New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Independence Day 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters 1994 Bullets Over Broadway 1994 Society of Texas Film Critics Best Supporting Actress Bullets Over Broadway 1994 Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Bullets Over Broadway
Miscellaneous awards Year Association Category Nominated work Result 1989 20/20 Awards Felix Award for Best Supporting Actress Parenthood 1986American Comedy Awards Funniest Leading Actress in a Motion Picture Hannah and Her Sisters 1989 Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Parenthood 1994 Bullets Over Broadway 1996 The Birdcage 1998 Practical Magic 1994 Awards Circuit Community AwardsBullets Over Broadway Best Cast Ensemble Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1996Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy The Birdcage 1998 Favourite Supporting Actress – Comedy/Romance Practical Magic 1990 CableACE Awards Guest Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series Road to Avonlea 1994 Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actress Bullets Over Broadway 2010 Rabbit Hole 2008 Gracie Allen Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series In Treatment 2008 Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Cast Synecdoche, New York 1994Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Female Bullets Over Broadway 2008 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award Synecdoche, New York 1986 National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress Hannah and Her Sisters 1997 New York Women in Film & Television Muse Award Achievement in film & television 2004Online Film & Television Association Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries The Blackwater Lightship 2013 Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series The Blacklist 2004Satellite Awards Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film The Blackwater Lightship 2008 Best Supporting Actress – Television In Treatment 2010 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Rabbit Hole 1990 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress Edward Scissorhands 1996 Sundance Film Festival Tribute to Independent Vision Achievement in film & television 2006 Best Ensemble Performance A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints 2008 Women's Image Network Awards Outstanding Actress Drama Series In Treatment
Theater awards Year Association Category Nominated work Result 1980 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play The Art of Dining 1984 Other Places / Serenading Louie 1987 Outstanding Actress in a Play Hunting Cockroaches 1980 Theatre World Awards Outstanding Debut Performance The Art of Dining 1980 Obie Awards Distinguished Performance by an Actress The Art of Dining 1984 Other Places / Serenading Louie 2024 Scene Partners
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