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Emily Watson

Awards

Emily Watson

35 wins & 74 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie (1998)
    1999 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Hilary and Jackie
  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1997 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Breaking the Waves

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Geoffrey Rush and Sophie Nélisse in La voleuse de livres (2013)
    2014 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • La voleuse de livres
  • Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton in Dragon rouge (2002)
    2003 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Dragon rouge

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

  • Emily Watson in Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
    2012 Winner FCCA Award
    • Best Actress - Leading Role
    • Oranges and Sunshine

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Emily Watson and Cillian Murphy in Tu ne mentiras point (2024)
    2024 Winner Silver Berlin Bear
    • Best Supporting Performance
    • Tu ne mentiras point

Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming

  • Emily Watson and David Tennant in Le mari de la ministre (2013)
    2014 Winner Golden FIPA
    • Fiction: Actress
    • Le mari de la ministre

Bodil Awards

  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1997 Winner Bodil
    • Best Actress (Bedste kvindelige hovedrolle)
    • Breaking the Waves

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1996 Nominee BSFC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Breaking the Waves

BAFTA Awards

  • Emily Watson and Denise Gough in Des liens trop étroits (2021)
    2022 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Leading Actress
    • Des liens trop étroits
  • Emily Watson and Dominic West in Une femme de confiance (2011)
    2012 Winner BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Leading Actress
    • Une femme de confiance
  • Les cendres d'Angela (1999)
    2000 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Les cendres d'Angela
  • Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie (1998)
    1999 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Hilary and Jackie
  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1997 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Breaking the Waves

British Independent Film Awards

  • God's Creatures (2022)
    2022 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Lead Performance
    • God's Creatures
  • Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson, Nicholas Hoult, and Julie Walters in Wah-Wah (2005)
    2005 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Wah-Wah
  • La défense Loujine (2000)
    2000 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • La défense Loujine
  • Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie (1998)
    1999 Winner British Independent Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Hilary and Jackie

Critics Choice Awards

  • Chernobyl (2019)
    2020 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
    • Chernobyl
  • Gosford Park (2001)
    2002 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Acting Ensemble
    • Gosford Park
    Shared with: Eileen Atkins · Bob Balaban · Alan Bates · Charles Dance · Stephen Fry · Michael Gambon · Richard E. Grant · Tom Hollander · Derek Jacobi · Kelly Macdonald · Helen Mirren · Jeremy Northam · Clive Owen · Ryan Phillippe · Kristin Scott Thomas · Maggie Smith · Geraldine Somerville · Sophie Thompson · James Wilby

Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

  • Chernobyl (2019)
    2020 Nominee Broadcasting Press Guild Award
    • Best Actress
    • Chernobyl
  • Kathryn Newton, Maya Hawke, Willa Fitzgerald, and Annes Elwy in Les quatre filles du docteur March (2017)
    2018 Nominee Broadcasting Press Guild Award
    • Best Actress
    • Les quatre filles du docteur March
    • Sous Influence

Cannes Film Festival

  • Emily Watson
    2002 Winner Festival Trophy
    • Homage

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie (1998)
    1999 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Hilary and Jackie
  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1997 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Breaking the Waves
  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1997 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Most Promising Actress
    • Breaking the Waves

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Chernobyl (2019)
    2019 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
    • Chernobyl
    For playing: "Ulana Khomyuk".

European Film Awards

  • Gosford Park (2001)
    2002 Nominee EFA People's Choice Award
    • Best European Actress
    • Gosford Park
  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1996 Winner European Film Award
    • European Actress of the Year
    • Breaking the Waves

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1997 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Most Promising Newcomer
    • Breaking the Waves

Ghent International Film Festival

  • Emily Watson
    2024 Winner Joseph Plateau Honorary Award

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Gosford Park (2001)
    2002 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Ensemble Cast
    • Gosford Park
    Shared with: Eileen Atkins · Bob Balaban · Alan Bates · Charles Dance · Stephen Fry · Michael Gambon · Richard E. Grant · Tom Hollander · Derek Jacobi · Kelly Macdonald · Helen Mirren · Jeremy Northam · Clive Owen · Ryan Phillippe · Kristin Scott Thomas · Maggie Smith · Geraldine Somerville · Sophie Thompson · James Wilby

Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival

  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1996 Winner President Award
    • Best Actress
    • Breaking the Waves

Golden Globes, USA

  • Chernobyl (2019)
    2020 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Chernobyl
  • Emily Watson and Dominic West in Une femme de confiance (2011)
    2012 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Une femme de confiance
  • Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Watson in Moi, Peter Sellers (2004)
    2005 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Moi, Peter Sellers
  • Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie (1998)
    1999 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Hilary and Jackie
  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1997 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Breaking the Waves

Satellite Awards

  • Chernobyl (2019)
    2019 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Chernobyl
  • Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen in L'Habilleur (2015)
    2017 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • L'Habilleur
  • Geoffrey Rush and Sophie Nélisse in La voleuse de livres (2013)
    2014 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • La voleuse de livres
  • Emily Watson in Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
    2011 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Oranges and Sunshine
  • Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Watson in Moi, Peter Sellers (2004)
    2005 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Moi, Peter Sellers

Gotham Awards

  • Synecdoche, New York (2008)
    2008 Winner Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Best Ensemble Performance
    • Synecdoche, New York
    Tied with Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008).
    Shared with: Philip Seymour Hoffman · Samantha Morton · Michelle Williams · Catherine Keener · Dianne Wiest · Jennifer Jason Leigh · Hope Davis · Tom Noonan

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Synecdoche, New York (2008)
    2009 Winner Robert Altman Award
    • Synecdoche, New York
    Shared with: Charlie Kaufman · Jeanne McCarthy · Hope Davis · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Jennifer Jason Leigh · Catherine Keener · Samantha Morton · Tom Noonan · Dianne Wiest · Michelle Williams

International Emmy Awards

  • Emily Watson in Sous Influence (2017)
    2018 Nominee Emmy
    • Best Performance by an Actress
    • Sous Influence
    United Kingdom

Irish Film and Television Awards

  • Emily Watson and Cillian Murphy in Tu ne mentiras point (2024)
    2025 Nominee IFTA Award
    • Best International Actress
    • Tu ne mentiras point
  • God's Creatures (2022)
    2023 Nominee IFTA Award
    • Best International Actress
    • God's Creatures
  • Les cendres d'Angela (1999)
    2000 Nominee IFTA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Les cendres d'Angela

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Guy Pearce in The Proposition (2005)
    2007 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Supporting Actress of the Year
    • The Proposition
  • Tom Wilkinson in Separate Lies (2005)
    2006 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Actress of the Year
    • Separate Lies
  • Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton in Dragon rouge (2002)
    2003 Winner ALFS Award
    • British Supporting Actress of the Year
    • Dragon rouge
  • La défense Loujine (2000)
    2001 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Actress of the Year
    • La défense Loujine
  • John Cusack, Cary Elwes, Bill Murray, Susan Sarandon, Hank Azaria, Joan Cusack, Vanessa Redgrave, John Turturro, Emily Watson, Rubén Blades, and Angus Macfadyen in Broadway, 39ème rue (1999)
    2001 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Supporting Actress of the Year
    • Broadway, 39ème rue

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1996 Winner New Generation Award
    • Breaking the Waves

Monte-Carlo TV Festival

  • Emily Watson and Dominic West in Une femme de confiance (2011)
    2012 Winner Golden Nymph
    • Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series
    • Une femme de confiance

MTV Movie + TV Awards

  • Punch-Drunk Love : Ivre d'amour (2002)
    2003 Nominee MTV Movie Award
    • Best Kiss
    • Punch-Drunk Love : Ivre d'amour
    Shared with: Adam Sandler

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1997 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Breaking the Waves

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1996 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Breaking the Waves

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Gosford Park (2001)
    2002 Winner OFCS Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • Gosford Park
    Shared with: Eileen Atkins · Bob Balaban · Alan Bates · Charles Dance · Stephen Fry · Michael Gambon · Richard E. Grant · Tom Hollander · Derek Jacobi · Kelly Macdonald · Helen Mirren · Jeremy Northam · Clive Owen · Ryan Phillippe · Kristin Scott Thomas · Maggie Smith · Geraldine Somerville · Sophie Thompson · James Wilby
  • Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie (1998)
    1999 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Actress
    • Hilary and Jackie

Danish Film Awards (Robert)

  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1997 Winner Robert
    • Best Actress (Årets kvindelige hovedrolle)
    • Breaking the Waves

Royal Television Society, UK

  • Emily Watson and Dominic West in Une femme de confiance (2011)
    2012 Winner RTS Television Award
    • Actor - Female
    • Une femme de confiance

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Emily Watson
    2015 Winner Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Chernobyl (2019)
    2020 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • Chernobyl
  • Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in Une merveilleuse histoire du temps (2014)
    2015 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Une merveilleuse histoire du temps
    Shared with: Charlie Cox · Felicity Jones · Simon McBurney · Eddie Redmayne · David Thewlis
  • Emily Watson and Dominic West in Une femme de confiance (2011)
    2012 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • Une femme de confiance
  • Gosford Park (2001)
    2002 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • Gosford Park
    Shared with: Eileen Atkins · Bob Balaban · Alan Bates · Charles Dance · Stephen Fry · Michael Gambon · Richard E. Grant · Tom Hollander · Derek Jacobi · Kelly Macdonald · Helen Mirren · Jeremy Northam · Clive Owen · Ryan Phillippe · Kristin Scott Thomas · Maggie Smith · Geraldine Somerville · Sophie Thompson · James Wilby
  • Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie (1998)
    1999 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • Hilary and Jackie

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

  • Punch-Drunk Love : Ivre d'amour (2002)
    2002 Winner TFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Performance, Female
    • Punch-Drunk Love : Ivre d'amour

IF Awards

  • Emily Watson in Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
    2011 Winner IF Award
    • Best Actress
    • Oranges and Sunshine
  • Guy Pearce in The Proposition (2005)
    2005 Nominee IF Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Proposition

Empire Awards, UK

  • Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton in Dragon rouge (2002)
    2003 Nominee Empire Award
    • Best British Actress
    • Dragon rouge

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

  • Punch-Drunk Love : Ivre d'amour (2002)
    2003 Nominee VFCC Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Punch-Drunk Love : Ivre d'amour

MovieGuide Awards

  • Kathryn Newton, Maya Hawke, Willa Fitzgerald, and Annes Elwy in Les quatre filles du docteur March (2017)
    2019 Nominee Grace Award
    • Most Inspiring Performance in Television
    • Les quatre filles du docteur March

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Gosford Park (2001)
    2002 Nominee PFCS Award
    • Best Acting Ensemble
    • Gosford Park
    Shared with: Eileen Atkins · Bob Balaban · Alan Bates · Charles Dance · Stephen Fry · Michael Gambon · Richard E. Grant · Tom Hollander · Derek Jacobi · Kelly Macdonald · Helen Mirren · Jeremy Northam · Clive Owen · Ryan Phillippe · Kristin Scott Thomas · Maggie Smith · Geraldine Somerville · Sophie Thompson · James Wilby

Chlotrudis Awards

  • Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie (1998)
    1999 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Actress
    • Hilary and Jackie
  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1997 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Actress
    • Breaking the Waves

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

  • Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton in Dragon rouge (2002)
    2003 Nominee Chainsaw Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Dragon rouge

Critics Choice Television Awards

  • Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen in L'Habilleur (2015)
    2016 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
    • L'Habilleur
  • Emily Watson and Dominic West in Une femme de confiance (2011)
    2012 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
    • Une femme de confiance

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Emily Watson in Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
    2011 Nominee DFCC
    • Best Actress
    • Oranges and Sunshine
    6th place

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Chernobyl (2019)
    2020 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Merit - Honorary Award
    • Chernobyl
    Shared with: Carolyn Strauss · Jane Featherstone · Chris Fry · Sanne Wohlenberg · Johan Renck · Craig Mazin · Jessie Buckley · David Dencik · Robert Emms · Fares Fares · Alex Ferns · Jared Harris · Ralph Ineson · Barry Keoghan · Mark Lewis Jones · Michael McElhatton · Adam Nagaitis · Con O'Neill · Adrian Rawlins · Paul Ritter · Stellan Skarsgård · Sam Troughton · Alan Williams

Online Film & Television Association

  • Chernobyl (2019)
    2019 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series
    • Chernobyl
    Tied with Patricia Clarkson for Sharp Objects (2018).
  • Emily Watson and Dominic West in Une femme de confiance (2011)
    2012 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
    • Une femme de confiance
  • Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Watson in Moi, Peter Sellers (2004)
    2004 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
    • Moi, Peter Sellers
  • Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie (1998)
    1999 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Drama Actress
    • Hilary and Jackie

Women's Image Network Awards

  • Kathryn Newton, Maya Hawke, Willa Fitzgerald, and Annes Elwy in Les quatre filles du docteur March (2017)
    2019 Nominee WIN Award
    • Actress MFT Movie / Mini-Series
    • Les quatre filles du docteur March
  • Cheval de guerre (2011)
    2011 Nominee WIN Award
    • Actress Feature Film
    • Cheval de guerre

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Gosford Park (2001)
    2001 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Cast Ensemble
    • Gosford Park
    Shared with: Eileen Atkins · Bob Balaban · Alan Bates · Charles Dance · Stephen Fry · Michael Gambon · Richard E. Grant · Tom Hollander · Derek Jacobi · Kelly Macdonald · Helen Mirren · Jeremy Northam · Clive Owen · Ryan Phillippe · Kristin Scott Thomas · Maggie Smith · Geraldine Somerville · Sophie Thompson · James Wilby
  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    1996 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Breaking the Waves

Golden Schmoes Awards

  • Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton in Dragon rouge (2002)
    2002 Nominee Golden Schmoes
    • Best Supporting Actress of the Year
    • Dragon rouge

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Chernobyl (2019)
    2019 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
    • Chernobyl
  • Guy Pearce in The Proposition (2005)
    2007 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Proposition

Australian Film Critics Association Awards

  • Emily Watson in Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
    2012 Winner AFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Oranges and Sunshine

Gold Derby Awards

  • Chernobyl (2019)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress
    • Chernobyl
  • Chernobyl (2019)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress of the Decade
    • Chernobyl
  • Emily Watson and Dominic West in Une femme de confiance (2011)
    2012 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress
    • Une femme de confiance
  • Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Watson in Moi, Peter Sellers (2004)
    2005 Winner Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress
    • Moi, Peter Sellers

20/20 Awards

  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
    2017 Nominee Felix
    • Best Actress
    • Breaking the Waves

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards

  • Emily Watson in Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
    2012 Nominee AACTA Award
    • Best Lead Actress
    • Oranges and Sunshine

Girls on Film Awards

  • Emily Watson and Cillian Murphy in Tu ne mentiras point (2024)
    2025 Nominee Girls on Film Award
    • Best Performance in a Supporting Role
    • Tu ne mentiras point

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