Holly Hunter Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-07-28

Holly P. Hunter net worth is
$14 Million

Holly P. Hunter salary is
$145,000

Holly P. Hunter Wiki Biography

Holly Hunter was born on 20 March 1958, in Conyers, Georgia USA, and is a producer and actress, probably best known for her Academy Award winning performance in the film “The Piano”, which won her numerous awards. She’s also been nominated for other performances, but all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Holly Hunter? As of late-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $14 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting now spanning more than 35 years. She’s also had a successful television career – during her time in “Saving Grace”, she reportedly earned $145,000 per episode. As she continues her career it is expected that her wealth will increase.

Holly Hunter Net Worth $14 million

Holly attended Carnegie Mellon University, and while studying also became involved in theatre work. She would graduate with a degree in drama, while her popularity increased, thanks to being a part of City Theatre. She then moved to New York City, where she would have a chance encounter with playwright Beth Henly, who would cast her in several plays; these included “Crimes of the Heart” and “The Miss Firecracker Contest”. Her net worth was established.

In 1981, Hunter would make her film debut in the movie “The Burning”. The following year, she moved to Los Angeles, and would be cast in several television movies before getting a supporting role in “Swing Shift”. She then worked with the Coen brothers in “Blood Simple” to which she lent her voice. In 1987, she worked with the brothers again in “Raising Arizona” and “Broadcast News”, for which she earned an Academy Award nomination and which would elevate her to stardom. Her net worth also started to significantly increase as she got more opportunities, including starring in Steven Spielberg’s “Always” alongside Richard Dreyfuss.

In 1993, Holly would gain two Academy Award nominations for two separate films – “The Firm” for which she got a Best Supporting Actress nomination, and “The Piano” which would win her the Best Actress award. The success of the two films would help Hunter’s continued rise in net worth. Her career went on with “Home for the Holidays” and “Copycat”, then appearing in “Living Out Loud” and the independent drama “Jesus’ Son”. She continued collaborating with the Coens in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” She was also involved in many independent films from the late 1990s up to the early 2000s; in 2003 she was cast in the drama “Levity”, and would then have a part in the film “Thirteen”, which gained a lot of critical acclaim, and which led to her nomination for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award.

In 2004, Hunter was cast in “Little Black Book”, and would then lend her voice to the animated film “The Incredibles”. She also starred in “The Big White” alongside Robin Williams. In 2007, she would try her hand at being an executive producer, developing the drama “Saving Grace” in which she also starred; she received Golden Globe, Emmy and two Screen Actors Guild nominations for her performance. One of her latest projects is the film “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” in which she plays Senator Finch.

For her personal life, it is known that Holly is deaf in her left ear due to complications from mumps when she was a child. In 1995, she married cinematographer Janusz Kaminski and their marriage lasted until 2001. Since then, she’s been in a relationship with actor Gordon MacDonald; they have two children. Holly identifies as an agnostic theist.

Full Name	Holly Hunter
Net Worth	$14 Million
Salary	$145,000
Date Of Birth	March 20, 1958
Died	June 25, 2011, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Place Of Birth	Conyers, Georgia, U.S.
Height	5' 2" (1.57 m)
Profession	Actress
Education	Carnegie Mellon University
Nationality	American
Children	Claude MacDonald, Press MacDonald
Parents	Charles Edwin Hunter, Opal Marguerite Catledge
Partner	Gordon MacDonald
IMDB	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000456/
Allmusic	www.allmusic.com/artist/holly-hunter-mn0000960093
Awards	Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, Cannes Best Actress Award
Nominations	Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Screen Ac...
Movies	“Crimes of the Heart”, “The Miss Firecracker Contest” (1989), “The Piano“ (1993), “Little Black Book”, “The Incredibles”, “The Big White” (2005), “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016)
TV Shows	“Saving Grace” (2007-2010), ”Top of the Lake” (2013)

#	Trademark
1	Southern accent

#	Quote
1	I think it's really odd, too, that the public is so privy to how much money the actors make and what movies cost. It seems to me to be beside the point. When I go to a movie I really don't want to think about the money. I want to see the story.
2	Mothers and daughters can stay very connected during teenage years. In the middle of your life, you can become very alone. Even though you're connected deeply to other family members, lovers, husbands, friends.
3	I really admire people who are extraordinarily tolerant and patient.
4	I've never directed, but it must be humbling.
5	I get cold really quickly, but I don't care. I like weather. I never understand why people move someplace so that they can avoid weather.
6	Well, I think that an Academy Award has a certain kind of business shelf life. People have different speculations but definitely for a couple of years, your price is raised and there are more plentiful offers. Which only makes sense - it is a business. And the Academy Awards is a business, it enhances everything when you win one. But I think the most significant thing for me was, one, it was presented to me by Al Pacino, which I just loved. And two, that it was given to me for a role and an experience that I felt was a profound influence in my life. I know this because I was nominated for The Firm (1993) that same year and I don't feel the same way about The Firm (1993) that I do about The Piano (1993). So if I'd won for The Firm (1993) it would have been a whole different deal for me. I never actually saw The Firm (1993), so for me it would have been like... maces]
7	Actors are beggars and gypsies, that's just the way it is. And in many ways, I take what I can get. But I do search high and low for stuff that interests me.
8	I'm just always looking for the best stuff. And also, there are things I want to do that I can't get - they want someone else. Often, in the movie business, they need somebody who will garner box office because they need to pay for the movie. So the people who are in movies that make a lot of money are the people who most often get cast in studio pictures. In my career, I've never been a box office name. Granted, a couple of my movies have made a lot of money but I'd do other movies which make very little money or they're not seen that much.
9	[on how her career as an actress began] : ....Joel and Ethan (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen) had just finished the script of Raising Arizona (1987), and they asked me to read it and said that they'd written this part for me and would I be interested in doing it? So that was the beginning of my feature film career.
10	I was trying to get as much experience as I could. But very early on, I was always extremely particular. From the beginning, I was never desperate. I did other things for money; you know, the normal, boring stuff - I temped, I did waitressing. But I actually quit a play early on in my career - it was one of the first things that I ever got cast in, but I quit because there was something about it that I didn't like. I didn't think the director was the right guy to be directing it. So I've never felt that every situation was great for me and therefore I would have to stay. To me, being creative is a very fragile thing, the environment in which one can create is a very particular one, and somehow I've always felt the need to be very protective of that.
11	Actors do movies because you want to make a connection, you want an audience to recognise themselves in what it is that you're depicting. The portrait, you want it to be a reflection of some aspect of humanity that people understand, that they see in their own lives. And so, when a movie makes a connection like that, there's simply nothing better. And in some ways, an Academy Award does validate that actual hook-up.
12	It just seems that abortion rights never ceases to be a hot topic. It's a shame. It feels to me an anachronism. I mean, why are we still talking about this? Why is this not just a woman's right, period? I find it boring and very frustrating that it remains such a high profile subject.
13	I often get asked to direct and I've never taken anyone up on it. It would be very interesting and I would learn so much. But it's a very confrontational job - I mean, directors are forced to confront themselves, and I don't think there's really a way to prepare for the pressure of directing. And I have seen quite a few good people crash and burn at the job. Nervous breakdowns, crying, screaming fits - people buckle, so it's always scared me. But it's intriguing.
14	I always feel that I am the advocate for my character. More than anyone else on the set, including the director. I'm there to protect my character, in a way.
15	[on the importance of rehearsal for Thirteen (2003)] : I mean, some movies I walk in, "Hi, nice to meet you", we get in bed and we do a love scene. And that does happen. That happened with me with Billy Crudup on Jesus' Son (1999). Actors talk about that a lot, but it's not uncommon. And we could not have done Thirteen (2003) that way. It would not have worked.
16	Acting, for me, is the last vestige of doing something that I would like to feel really naive about. - Interview, November 1995.

#	Fact
1	She was awarded the 1988 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "A Lie of the Mind" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
2	Was the 107th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Piano (1993) at The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) on March 21, 1994.
3	Starring in the lead role in Irish play "In the Bog of Cats" in London's West End. [March 2005]
4	Gave birth to twin sons (her 1st and 2nd children) at age 47, Press MacDonald and Claude McDonald on January 17, 2006. Children's father is her boyfriend, Gordon MacDonald.
5	Has been in a relationship with Gordon MacDonald since 2001.
6	Was in consideration for the part of Carolyn Burnham in American Beauty (1999) but Annette Bening, who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.
7	Was in consideration for the part of Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994) but Uma Thurman, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.
8	She won the role in Broadcast News (1987) just two days before shooting began, over several then-better-known actresses.
9	She won her Oscar-winning role in The Piano (1993) over Anjelica Huston, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert. Sigourney Weaver's agent had turned it down without sending her the script.
10	Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 30, 2008.
11	Wings of Desire (1987)) is one of her favorite films.
12	Her performance as Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987) is ranked #66 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
13	Spent a summer interning at Cortland Repertory Theatre (Cortland, New York) in 1976.
14	Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in drama (1980).
15	Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999.
16	In 1993, she won the Oscar for Best Actress for The Piano (1993), in which she utilised her real-life piano skills. Eleven years later, Jamie Foxx won Best Actor for Ray (2004), in which he also played the piano. Both of them had been nominated for a supporting performance in those respective years, and both were nominated for a role they played opposite Tom Cruise. Hunter appeared in The Firm (1993) and Jamie Foxx appeared in Collateral (2004).
17	Joel Coen and Ethan Coen saw her in "Crimes of the Heart" and wanted to cast her in the movie, Blood Simple. (1984). Because she was committed in another play, "The Wake of Jamey Foster", they cast her roommate Frances McDormand instead. Frances McDormand ended up marrying Joel Coen.
18	Made her Broadway debut in 1982 in "Crimes of the Heart."
19	Moved to New York in 1980 to pursue a career in acting.
20	Started playing piano at 9.
21	Hired a sign language interpreter to help her create her own sign language for her role in The Piano (1993).
22	Lived in the same house as Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand and Sam Raimi in 1985 in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
23	While living in the North Bronx, she turned down the lead role in Blood Simple. (1984), but introduced the Coen Brothers to her roommate Frances McDormand, who got the role and ended up marrying one of the brothers. Hunter's voice can be heard on an answering machine message in the film.
24	Along with Fay Bainter, Teresa Wright, Barry Fitzgerald, Jessica Lange, Sigourney Weaver, Al Pacino, Emma Thompson, Julianne Moore, Jamie Foxx and Cate Blanchett, she is one of only eleven actors to receive Academy Award nominations in two acting categories in the same year. She was nominated for Best Actress for The Piano (1993) and Best Supporting Actress for The Firm (1993) at the 66th Academy Awards in 1994, winning the former award.
25	Taught by Jorge Guerra.
26	Announced her separation from husband, Janusz Kaminski. They have had been apart since Halloween. [December 2001]
27	Turned down the role of God in Dogma (1999).
28	Replaced Debra Winger for the role of Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987).
29	Second cousin of Anaheim Angels' outfielder Tim Salmon.
30	An accomplished pianist, she actually performed all of the piano music for her Oscar performance in The Piano (1993). Film makers selected pieces for her that matched her talent.
31	Hunter's uncle was the first commander of the Thunderbirds, the world-famous U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron of fighter pilots.
32	In 10th grade she placed 8th nationally in a poultry-judging contest. (Interview, 11/95)
33	She had one line in her film debut, The Burning (1981), among a few ad libs. Regarding missing canoes she says to Todd -- "What happens if we don't find them?"
34	Was director James L. Brooks' first choice to play the female lead in As Good as It Gets (1997), but reportedly demanded too much money upfront and was passed over in favour of Helen Hunt. Hunter had previously collaborated with James L. Brooks on the 1987 film, Broadcast News (1987).

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Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Nine Lives	2005		Sonia
The Incredibles	2004		Helen Parr Elastigirl (voice)
Little Black Book	2004		Barb
Thirteen	2003		Melanie Freeland
Levity	2003		Adele Easley
Moonlight Mile	2002		Mona Camp
When Billie Beat Bobby	2001	TV Movie	Billie Jean King
American Experience	2001	TV Series documentary	Mary Lincoln Mary Todd
Harlan County War	2000	TV Movie	Ruby Kincaid
O Brother, Where Art Thou?	2000		Penny
Timecode	2000		Renee Fishbine
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her	2000		Rebecca Waynon (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
Jesus' Son	1999		Mira
Woman Wanted	1999		Emma Riley
Notes Alive! My Many Colored Days	1998	Video short	Narrator
Living Out Loud	1998		Judith Moore
A Life Less Ordinary	1997		O'Reilly
Crash	1996		Helen Remington
Home for the Holidays	1995		Claudia Larson
Copycat	1995		M.J. Monahan
The Firm	1993		Tammy Hemphill
The Piano	1993		Ada
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom	1993	TV Movie	Wanda Holloway
Crazy in Love	1992	TV Movie	Georgie Symonds
Once Around	1991		Renata Bella
Always	1989		Dorinda Durston
Animal Behavior	1989		Coral Grable
Roe vs. Wade	1989	TV Movie	Ellen Russell / Jane Doe
Miss Firecracker	1989		Carnelle Scott
The Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Three Little Pigs	1989	Short	Narrator (voice)
Broadcast News	1987		Jane Craig
End of the Line	1987		Charlotte
A Gathering of Old Men	1987	TV Movie	Candy Marshall
Raising Arizona	1987		Ed
With Intent to Kill	1984	TV Movie	Wynn Nolen
Blood Simple.	1984		Helene Trend (voice, uncredited)
Swing Shift	1984		Jeannie
An Uncommon Love	1983	TV Movie	Karen
Svengali	1983	TV Movie	Leslie
The Burning	1981		Sophie
The Incredibles 2	2018	pre-production	Helen Parr Elastigirl (voice)
Here, Now	2017-2018	TV Series pre-production	Audrey Black
Song to Song	2017		Miranda
The Big Sick	2017		Beth
Breakable You	2017		Eleanor Weller
Strange Weather	2016		Darcy Baylor
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	2016		Senator Finch
Disney Infinity 3.0	2015	Video Game	Elastigirl (voice)
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes	2014	Video Game	Elastigirl (voice)
Manglehorn	2014		Dawn
Mondo Art	2014	Video	Stomatic Painter
Bonnie & Clyde	2013	TV Mini-Series	Emma Parker
Disney Infinity	2013	Video Game	Elastigirl (voice)
Paradise	2013/I		Melanie Mannerheim
Top of the Lake	2013	TV Series	GJ
Won't Back Down	2012		Evelyn Riske
Jackie	2012/II		Jackie
Portraits in Dramatic Time	2011		Holly Hunter
Saving Grace	2007-2010	TV Series	Grace Hanadarko
The Big White	2005		Margaret Barnell

Producer

Title	Year	Status
Saving Grace		TV Series executive producer - 33 episodes, 2008 - 2010 producer - 13 episodes, 2007 - 2008
Thirteen	2003	executive producer
When Billie Beat Bobby	2001	TV Movie co-executive producer

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Saving Grace	2008	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Once Around	1991	performer: "Fly Me to the Moon"
Raising Arizona	1987	performer: "Down In The Willow Garden"

Miscellaneous

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Piano	1993	sign language instructor: Flora
Knightriders	1981	production assistant - uncredited

Music Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Piano	1993	musician: piano solos

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen	2002	TV Short documentary special thanks
Lost Souls	2000	special thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Conan	2016-2017	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Good Morning America	2016	TV Series	Herself / Herself - Guest
Made in Hollywood	2016	TV Series	Herself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan	2016	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Entertainment Tonight	1991-2016	TV Series	Herself
Rotten Tomatoes	2016	TV Series	Herself
CBS News Sunday Morning	2016	TV Series	Herself
Today	2015	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Live with Kelly and Ryan	2004-2015	TV Series	Herself - Guest
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2014	TV Special	Herself - Nominee
E! Live from the Red Carpet	2008-2014	TV Series	Herself
Trespassing Bergman	2013	Documentary	Herself - Interviewee
In Character With...	2012	TV Series	Herself
Watch What Happens: Live	2012	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Bergmans video	2012	TV Mini-Series documentary	Herself
Second to None	2011	Video documentary voice
The Oprah Winfrey Show	2004-2011	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Pixar: 25 Magic Moments	2011	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Skavlan	2010	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	2009-2010	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	2007-2010	TV Series	Herself - Guest / Herself - Excerpt Reader
Tavis Smiley	2008-2010	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards	2009	TV Special	Herself - Nominee
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards	2008	TV Special	Herself - Nominee
14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2008	TV Special	Herself - Nominee: Best Female Actor in a Drama Series & Presenter
Speechless	2008	TV Movie documentary	Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	1993-2007	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show	2003-2007	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Richard & Judy	2004	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross	2004	TV Series	Herself - Guest
On the Set: The Incredibles	2004	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Late Show with David Letterman	1998-2004	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Mondo Thingo	2004	TV Series	Herself
The 76th Annual Academy Awards	2004	TV Special	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2004	TV Special	Herself - Nominee: Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role
The Orange British Academy Film Awards	2004	TV Movie documentary	Herself
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest	2004	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Je suis venu(e) vous dire	2003	TV Series short	Herself
Charlie Rose	1998-2003	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The View	2003	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Tribeca Film Festival Presents	2003	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	2003	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The 75th Annual Academy Awards	2003	TV Special	Herself - recalling her award (pre-recorded)
Once Upon a Time in Utah, Sundance	2003	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Rock That Uke	2003	Documentary	Narrator
Festival Pass with Chris Gore	2002	TV Series documentary	Herself
Backstory	2002	TV Series documentary	Herself
Searching for Debra Winger	2002	Documentary	Herself
Eco Challenge New Zealand	2002	TV Movie	Narrator
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen	2002	TV Short documentary	Herself / Mona Camp
Festival in Cannes	2001		Herself (uncredited)
The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards	2001	TV Special	Herself - Presenter (uncredited)
Game for Anything: The Strength of Women in Sports	2001	TV Movie documentary	Herself - Host
Down from the Mountain	2000	Documentary	Herself
The Coen Brothers	2000	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Vol de nuit	2000	TV Series	Herself
Biography	1999	TV Series documentary	Herself
Inside the Actors Studio	1995-1999	TV Series	Herself - Audience Member / Herself - Guest
The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards	1999	TV Special documentary	Herself - Presenter
The Directors	1999	TV Series documentary	Herself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show	1998	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business	1998	TV Mini-Series documentary	Herself
The 70th Annual Academy Awards	1998	TV Special	Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)
Intimate Portrait	1998	TV Series documentary	Narration / Herself
The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1997	TV Special	Herself - Presenter
In the Wild	1997	TV Series documentary	Herself
The 69th Annual Academy Awards	1997	TV Special	Herself - Presenter: 'Fargo' Film Clip
3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	1997	TV Special	Herself
The 3th Annual Women in Hollywood Awards	1996	TV Special	Herself
Cinema 3	1996	TV Series	Herself
The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards	1996	TV Special	Herself - Audience Member
The Way West	1995	TV Movie documentary	Narrator
The 67th Annual Academy Awards	1995	TV Special	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1994	TV Special	Herself - Presenter
The 66th Annual Academy Awards	1994	TV Special	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The 9th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards	1994	TV Special	Herself
The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards	1994	TV Special	Herself - Winner & Nominee
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1993	TV Special	Herself - Winner
The Arsenio Hall Show	1993	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The 14th Annual CableACE Awards	1993	TV Special	Herself
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1989	TV Special	Herself - Winner
The 60th Annual Academy Awards	1988	TV Special	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role

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Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2012	Golden Film	Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands		Jackie (2012)
2009	Lucy Award	Women in Film Lucy Awards		Saving Grace (2007)
2008	Gracie	Gracie Allen Awards	Outstanding Female Lead - Drama Series	Saving Grace (2007)
2008	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Motion Picture	On 30 April. At 7000 Hollywood Boulevard.
2005	Bronze Leopard	Locarno International Film Festival	Best Actress	Nine Lives (2005)
2004	Distinguished Actor Award	Costume Designers Guild Awards
2004	ICS Award	International Cinephile Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Thirteen (2003)
2004	Sierra Award	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Thirteen (2003)
2003	Bronze Leopard	Locarno International Film Festival	Best Actress	Thirteen (2003)
2003	Tribute to Independent Vision Award	Sundance Film Festival
2001	Copper Wing Tribute Award	Phoenix Film Festival	Phoenix Film Foundation Awards
2000	Icon Award	Elle Women in Hollywood Awards
1998	Film Excellence Award	Boston Film Festival
1996	Special Mention	Cognac Festival du Film Policier		Copycat (1995)
1994	DFWFCA Award	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actress	The Piano (1993)
1994	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	Actress of the Year	The Piano (1993)
1994	NSFC Award	National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA	Best Actress	The Piano (1993)
1994	SEFCA Award	Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actress	The Piano (1993)
1994	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Actress in a Leading Role	The Piano (1993)
1994	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	The Piano (1993)
1994	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Actress	The Piano (1993)
1994	CableACE	CableACE Awards	Actress in a Movie or Miniseries	The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
1994	CFCA Award	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actress	The Piano (1993)
1993	LAFCA Award	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actress	The Piano (1993)
1993	NBR Award	National Board of Review, USA	Best Actress	The Piano (1993)
1993	NYFCC Award	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Actress	The Piano (1993)
1993	Muse Award	New York Women in Film & Television
1993	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special	The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
1993	American Television Award	American Television Awards	Best Actress in a Made for TV Movie	The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
1993	AFI Award	Australian Film Institute	Best Actress in a Lead Role	The Piano (1993)
1993	BSFC Award	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Actress	The Piano (1993)
1993	Best Actress	Cannes Film Festival		The Piano (1993)
1989	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special	Roe vs. Wade (1989)
1988	Silver Berlin Bear	Berlin International Film Festival	Best Actress	Broadcast News (1987)
1988	BSFC Award	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Actress	Broadcast News (1987)
1987	LAFCA Award	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actress	Broadcast News (1987)
1987	NBR Award	National Board of Review, USA	Best Actress	Broadcast News (1987)
1987	NYFCC Award	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Actress	Broadcast News (1987)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2014	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries	Top of the Lake (2013)
2013	Dagger	Crime Thriller Awards, UK	Best Supporting Actress	Top of the Lake (2013)
2013	Gold Derby TV Award	Gold Derby Awards	TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress	Top of the Lake (2013)
2013	OFTA Television Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Top of the Lake (2013)
2010	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Saving Grace (2007)
2009	People's Choice Award	People's Choice Awards, USA	Favorite TV Drama Diva	Saving Grace (2007)
2009	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Saving Grace (2007)
2009	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Saving Grace (2007)
2008	Prism Award	Prism Awards	Performance in a Drama Series Episode	Saving Grace (2007)
2008	Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Series, Drama	Saving Grace (2007)
2008	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Saving Grace (2007)
2008	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama	Saving Grace (2007)
2008	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Saving Grace (2007)
2008	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Actress on Television	Saving Grace (2007)
2005	Gotham Independent Film Award	Gotham Awards	Best Ensemble Performance	Nine Lives (2005)
2005	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best On-Screen Team	The Incredibles (2004)
2005	OFTA Film Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Voice-Over Performance	The Incredibles (2004)
2004	DFWFCA Award	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Thirteen (2003)
2004	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Supporting Actress	Thirteen (2003)
2004	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	Actress of the Year	Thirteen (2003)
2004	OFCS Award	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Thirteen (2003)
2004	PFCS Award	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	Thirteen (2003)
2004	Prism Award	Prism Awards	Performance in a Theatrical Feature Film	Thirteen (2003)
2004	Golden Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama	Thirteen (2003)
2004	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Thirteen (2003)
2004	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Thirteen (2003)
2004	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Thirteen (2003)
2004	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	Thirteen (2003)
2004	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Thirteen (2003)
2004	CFCA Award	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Thirteen (2003)
2003	VVFP Award	Village Voice Film Poll	Best Supporting Performance	Thirteen (2003)
2003	WAFCA Award	Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Thirteen (2003)
2003	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Thirteen (2003)
2001	Golden Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
2001	Golden Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Harlan County War (2000)
2001	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Harlan County War (2000)
2001	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
2001	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
2000	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Harlan County War (2000)
1999	Golden Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical	Living Out Loud (1998)
1999	American Comedy Award	American Comedy Awards, USA	Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)	Living Out Loud (1998)
1999	CFCA Award	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actress	Living Out Loud (1998)
1994	David	David di Donatello Awards	Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera)	The Piano (1993)
1994	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	The Firm (1993)
1994	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
1994	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	The Firm (1993)
1993	CableACE	CableACE Awards	Actress in a Movie or Miniseries	Crazy in Love (1992)
1990	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Roe vs. Wade (1989)
1988	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Broadcast News (1987)
1988	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Broadcast News (1987)
1988	American Comedy Award	American Comedy Awards, USA	Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)	Broadcast News (1987)

2nd Place Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2003	SEFCA Award	Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Thirteen (2003)

3rd Place Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1988	NSFC Award	National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA	Best Actress	Broadcast News (1987)

Known for movies

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