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 NameHolly Hunter
Net Worth$14 Million
Salary$145,000
Date Of BirthMarch 20, 1958
DiedJune 25, 2011, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Place Of BirthConyers, Georgia, U.S.
Height5' 2" (1.57 m)
ProfessionActress
EducationCarnegie Mellon University
NationalityAmerican
ChildrenClaude MacDonald, Press MacDonald
ParentsCharles Edwin Hunter, Opal Marguerite Catledge
PartnerGordon MacDonald
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000456/
Allmusicwww.allmusic.com/artist/holly-hunter-mn0000960093
AwardsAcademy 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
NominationsAcademy 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
1Southern accent
#Quote
1I 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.
2Mothers 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.
3I really admire people who are extraordinarily tolerant and patient.
4I've never directed, but it must be humbling.
5I 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.
6Well, 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]
7Actors 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.
8I'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.
10I 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.
11Actors 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.
12It 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.
13I 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.
14I 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.
16Acting, for me, is the last vestige of doing something that I would like to feel really naive about. - Interview, November 1995.
#Fact
1She 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.
2Was 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.
3Starring in the lead role in Irish play "In the Bog of Cats" in London's West End. [March 2005]
4Gave 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.
5Has been in a relationship with Gordon MacDonald since 2001.
6Was 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.
7Was 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.
8She won the role in Broadcast News (1987) just two days before shooting began, over several then-better-known actresses.
9She 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.
10Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 30, 2008.
11Wings of Desire (1987)) is one of her favorite films.
12Her performance as Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987) is ranked #66 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
13Spent a summer interning at Cortland Repertory Theatre (Cortland, New York) in 1976.
14Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in drama (1980).
15Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999.
16In 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).
17Joel 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.
18Made her Broadway debut in 1982 in "Crimes of the Heart."
19Moved to New York in 1980 to pursue a career in acting.
20Started playing piano at 9.
21Hired a sign language interpreter to help her create her own sign language for her role in The Piano (1993).
22Lived 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.
23While 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.
24Along 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.
25Taught by Jorge Guerra.
26Announced her separation from husband, Janusz Kaminski. They have had been apart since Halloween. [December 2001]
27Turned down the role of God in Dogma (1999).
28Replaced Debra Winger for the role of Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987).
29Second cousin of Anaheim Angels' outfielder Tim Salmon.
30An 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.
31Hunter's uncle was the first commander of the Thunderbirds, the world-famous U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron of fighter pilots.
32In 10th grade she placed 8th nationally in a poultry-judging contest. (Interview, 11/95)
33She 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?"
34Was 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

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Nine Lives2005Sonia
The Incredibles2004Helen Parr Elastigirl (voice)
Little Black Book2004Barb
Thirteen2003Melanie Freeland
Levity2003Adele Easley
Moonlight Mile2002Mona Camp
When Billie Beat Bobby2001TV MovieBillie Jean King
American Experience2001TV Series documentaryMary Lincoln Mary Todd
Harlan County War2000TV MovieRuby Kincaid
O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000Penny
Timecode2000Renee Fishbine
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her2000Rebecca Waynon (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
Jesus' Son1999Mira
Woman Wanted1999Emma Riley
Notes Alive! My Many Colored Days1998Video shortNarrator
Living Out Loud1998Judith Moore
A Life Less Ordinary1997O'Reilly
Crash1996Helen Remington
Home for the Holidays1995Claudia Larson
Copycat1995M.J. Monahan
The Firm1993Tammy Hemphill
The Piano1993Ada
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom1993TV MovieWanda Holloway
Crazy in Love1992TV MovieGeorgie Symonds
Once Around1991Renata Bella
Always1989Dorinda Durston
Animal Behavior1989Coral Grable
Roe vs. Wade1989TV MovieEllen Russell / Jane Doe
Miss Firecracker1989Carnelle Scott
The Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Three Little Pigs1989ShortNarrator (voice)
Broadcast News1987Jane Craig
End of the Line1987Charlotte
A Gathering of Old Men1987TV MovieCandy Marshall
Raising Arizona1987Ed
With Intent to Kill1984TV MovieWynn Nolen
Blood Simple.1984Helene Trend (voice, uncredited)
Swing Shift1984Jeannie
An Uncommon Love1983TV MovieKaren
Svengali1983TV MovieLeslie
The Burning1981Sophie
The Incredibles 22018pre-productionHelen Parr Elastigirl (voice)
Here, Now2017-2018TV Series pre-productionAudrey Black
Song to Song2017Miranda
The Big Sick2017Beth
Breakable You2017Eleanor Weller
Strange Weather2016Darcy Baylor
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016Senator Finch
Disney Infinity 3.02015Video GameElastigirl (voice)
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes2014Video GameElastigirl (voice)
Manglehorn2014Dawn
Mondo Art2014VideoStomatic Painter
Bonnie & Clyde2013TV Mini-SeriesEmma Parker
Disney Infinity2013Video GameElastigirl (voice)
Paradise2013/IMelanie Mannerheim
Top of the Lake2013TV SeriesGJ
Won't Back Down2012Evelyn Riske
Jackie2012/IIJackie
Portraits in Dramatic Time2011Holly Hunter
Saving Grace2007-2010TV SeriesGrace Hanadarko
The Big White2005Margaret Barnell

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Saving GraceTV Series executive producer - 33 episodes, 2008 - 2010 producer - 13 episodes, 2007 - 2008
Thirteen2003executive producer
When Billie Beat Bobby2001TV Movie co-executive producer

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Saving Grace2008TV Series performer - 1 episode
Once Around1991performer: "Fly Me to the Moon"
Raising Arizona1987performer: "Down In The Willow Garden"

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Piano1993sign language instructor: Flora
Knightriders1981production assistant - uncredited

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Piano1993musician: piano solos

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen2002TV Short documentary special thanks
Lost Souls2000special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Conan2016-2017TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Good Morning America2016TV SeriesHerself / Herself - Guest
Made in Hollywood2016TV SeriesHerself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan2016TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Entertainment Tonight1991-2016TV SeriesHerself
Rotten Tomatoes2016TV SeriesHerself
CBS News Sunday Morning2016TV SeriesHerself
Today2015TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Live with Kelly and Ryan2004-2015TV SeriesHerself - Guest
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2014TV SpecialHerself - Nominee
E! Live from the Red Carpet2008-2014TV SeriesHerself
Trespassing Bergman2013DocumentaryHerself - Interviewee
In Character With...2012TV SeriesHerself
Watch What Happens: Live2012TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Bergmans video2012TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself
Second to None2011Video documentary voice
The Oprah Winfrey Show2004-2011TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Pixar: 25 Magic Moments2011TV Movie documentaryHerself
Skavlan2010TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009-2010TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2007-2010TV SeriesHerself - Guest / Herself - Excerpt Reader
Tavis Smiley2008-2010TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards2009TV SpecialHerself - Nominee
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards2008TV SpecialHerself - Nominee
14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2008TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Female Actor in a Drama Series & Presenter
Speechless2008TV Movie documentaryHerself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1993-2007TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003-2007TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Richard & Judy2004TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2004TV SeriesHerself - Guest
On the Set: The Incredibles2004TV Movie documentaryHerself
Late Show with David Letterman1998-2004TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Mondo Thingo2004TV SeriesHerself
The 76th Annual Academy Awards2004TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2004TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role
The Orange British Academy Film Awards2004TV Movie documentaryHerself
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest2004TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Je suis venu(e) vous dire2003TV Series shortHerself
Charlie Rose1998-2003TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The View2003TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Tribeca Film Festival Presents2003TV Movie documentaryHerself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien2003TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The 75th Annual Academy Awards2003TV SpecialHerself - recalling her award (pre-recorded)
Once Upon a Time in Utah, Sundance2003TV Movie documentaryHerself
Rock That Uke2003DocumentaryNarrator
Festival Pass with Chris Gore2002TV Series documentaryHerself
Backstory2002TV Series documentaryHerself
Searching for Debra Winger2002DocumentaryHerself
Eco Challenge New Zealand2002TV MovieNarrator
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen2002TV Short documentaryHerself / Mona Camp
Festival in Cannes2001Herself (uncredited)
The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards2001TV SpecialHerself - Presenter (uncredited)
Game for Anything: The Strength of Women in Sports2001TV Movie documentaryHerself - Host
Down from the Mountain2000DocumentaryHerself
The Coen Brothers2000TV Movie documentaryHerself
Vol de nuit2000TV SeriesHerself
Biography1999TV Series documentaryHerself
Inside the Actors Studio1995-1999TV SeriesHerself - Audience Member / Herself - Guest
The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards1999TV Special documentaryHerself - Presenter
The Directors1999TV Series documentaryHerself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show1998TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business1998TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself
The 70th Annual Academy Awards1998TV SpecialHerself - Past Winner (uncredited)
Intimate Portrait1998TV Series documentaryNarration / Herself
The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1997TV SpecialHerself - Presenter
In the Wild1997TV Series documentaryHerself
The 69th Annual Academy Awards1997TV SpecialHerself - Presenter: 'Fargo' Film Clip
3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards1997TV SpecialHerself
The 3th Annual Women in Hollywood Awards1996TV SpecialHerself
Cinema 31996TV SeriesHerself
The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards1996TV SpecialHerself - Audience Member
The Way West1995TV Movie documentaryNarrator
The 67th Annual Academy Awards1995TV SpecialHerself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1994TV SpecialHerself - Presenter
The 66th Annual Academy Awards1994TV SpecialHerself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The 9th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards1994TV SpecialHerself
The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards1994TV SpecialHerself - Winner & Nominee
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1993TV SpecialHerself - Winner
The Arsenio Hall Show1993TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The 14th Annual CableACE Awards1993TV SpecialHerself
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1989TV SpecialHerself - Winner
The 60th Annual Academy Awards1988TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2012Golden FilmGolden and Platin Film, NetherlandsJackie (2012)
2009Lucy AwardWomen in Film Lucy AwardsSaving Grace (2007)
2008GracieGracie Allen AwardsOutstanding Female Lead - Drama SeriesSaving Grace (2007)
2008Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameMotion PictureOn 30 April. At 7000 Hollywood Boulevard.
2005Bronze LeopardLocarno International Film FestivalBest ActressNine Lives (2005)
2004Distinguished Actor AwardCostume Designers Guild Awards
2004ICS AwardInternational Cinephile Society AwardsBest Supporting ActressThirteen (2003)
2004Sierra AwardLas Vegas Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActressThirteen (2003)
2003Bronze LeopardLocarno International Film FestivalBest ActressThirteen (2003)
2003Tribute to Independent Vision AwardSundance Film Festival
2001Copper Wing Tribute AwardPhoenix Film FestivalPhoenix Film Foundation Awards
2000Icon AwardElle Women in Hollywood Awards
1998Film Excellence AwardBoston Film Festival
1996Special MentionCognac Festival du Film PolicierCopycat (1995)
1994DFWFCA AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActressThe Piano (1993)
1994ALFS AwardLondon Critics Circle Film AwardsActress of the YearThe Piano (1993)
1994NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest ActressThe Piano (1993)
1994SEFCA AwardSoutheastern Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActressThe Piano (1993)
1994OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Leading RoleThe Piano (1993)
1994Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - DramaThe Piano (1993)
1994BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest ActressThe Piano (1993)
1994CableACECableACE AwardsActress in a Movie or MiniseriesThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
1994CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActressThe Piano (1993)
1993LAFCA AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActressThe Piano (1993)
1993NBR AwardNational Board of Review, USABest ActressThe Piano (1993)
1993NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActressThe Piano (1993)
1993Muse AwardNew York Women in Film & Television
1993Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a SpecialThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
1993American Television AwardAmerican Television AwardsBest Actress in a Made for TV MovieThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
1993AFI AwardAustralian Film InstituteBest Actress in a Lead RoleThe Piano (1993)
1993BSFC AwardBoston Society of Film Critics AwardsBest ActressThe Piano (1993)
1993Best ActressCannes Film FestivalThe Piano (1993)
1989Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a SpecialRoe vs. Wade (1989)
1988Silver Berlin BearBerlin International Film FestivalBest ActressBroadcast News (1987)
1988BSFC AwardBoston Society of Film Critics AwardsBest ActressBroadcast News (1987)
1987LAFCA AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActressBroadcast News (1987)
1987NBR AwardNational Board of Review, USABest ActressBroadcast News (1987)
1987NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActressBroadcast News (1987)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2014ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or MiniseriesTop of the Lake (2013)
2013DaggerCrime Thriller Awards, UKBest Supporting ActressTop of the Lake (2013)
2013Gold Derby TV AwardGold Derby AwardsTV Movie/Mini Supporting ActressTop of the Lake (2013)
2013OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesTop of the Lake (2013)
2010ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesSaving Grace (2007)
2009People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite TV Drama DivaSaving Grace (2007)
2009ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesSaving Grace (2007)
2009Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesSaving Grace (2007)
2008Prism AwardPrism AwardsPerformance in a Drama Series EpisodeSaving Grace (2007)
2008Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actress in a Series, DramaSaving Grace (2007)
2008ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesSaving Grace (2007)
2008Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - DramaSaving Grace (2007)
2008Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesSaving Grace (2007)
2008Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest Actress on TelevisionSaving Grace (2007)
2005Gotham Independent Film AwardGotham AwardsBest Ensemble PerformanceNine Lives (2005)
2005MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest On-Screen TeamThe Incredibles (2004)
2005OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Voice-Over PerformanceThe Incredibles (2004)
2004DFWFCA AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressThirteen (2003)
2004Gold Derby AwardGold Derby AwardsSupporting ActressThirteen (2003)
2004ALFS AwardLondon Critics Circle Film AwardsActress of the YearThirteen (2003)
2004OFCS AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActressThirteen (2003)
2004PFCS AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleThirteen (2003)
2004Prism AwardPrism AwardsPerformance in a Theatrical Feature FilmThirteen (2003)
2004Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting Role, DramaThirteen (2003)
2004ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleThirteen (2003)
2004OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleThirteen (2003)
2004Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureThirteen (2003)
2004BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleThirteen (2003)
2004Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressThirteen (2003)
2004CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressThirteen (2003)
2003VVFP AwardVillage Voice Film PollBest Supporting PerformanceThirteen (2003)
2003WAFCA AwardWashington DC Area Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressThirteen (2003)
2003ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleThirteen (2003)
2001Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or MusicalO Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
2001Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionHarlan County War (2000)
2001Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionHarlan County War (2000)
2001Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieWhen Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
2001Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieThings You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
2000Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieHarlan County War (2000)
1999Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or MusicalLiving Out Loud (1998)
1999American Comedy AwardAmerican Comedy Awards, USAFunniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)Living Out Loud (1998)
1999CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActressLiving Out Loud (1998)
1994DavidDavid di Donatello AwardsBest Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera)The Piano (1993)
1994OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleThe Firm (1993)
1994Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
1994BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleThe Firm (1993)
1993CableACECableACE AwardsActress in a Movie or MiniseriesCrazy in Love (1992)
1990Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionRoe vs. Wade (1989)
1988OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Leading RoleBroadcast News (1987)
1988Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or MusicalBroadcast News (1987)
1988American Comedy AwardAmerican Comedy Awards, USAFunniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)Broadcast News (1987)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2003SEFCA AwardSoutheastern Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressThirteen (2003)

3rd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1988NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest ActressBroadcast News (1987)

Known for movies


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