+ Holly Hunter awards and nominations Hunter in 2010 Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations TotalsAcademy AwardsBritish Academy Film AwardsGolden GlobesPrimetime Emmy AwardsSAG-AFTRA's Actor Awards colspan="2" width=50 colspan="2" width=50 American actress Holly Hunter has received numerous accolades throughout her career.
Hunter achieved her breakthrough in 1987, taking on the lead role of Jane Craig in the film Broadcast News, earning her first nominations at the Academy Awards and Golden Globes, while also winning the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival. For her performance as Ada McGrath, a mute Scottish woman, in the 1993 period drama film The Piano directed by Jane Campion, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress as well as the corresponding prizes at the AACTA Awards, BAFTA Awards, Cannes Film Festival, and Golden Globe Awards. During the same year she had a supporting role in the legal thriller The Firm, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. The 2003 teen drama film Thirteen garnered her further nominations at the Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards, while her work in the 2017 romantic comedy The Big Sick earned her two nominations at the Actor Awards. She has also been recognized for her voice acting as Helen Parr / Elastigirl in the Pixar animated film The Incredibles (2004) and its sequel Incredibles 2 (2018), achieving an Annie Award nomination for the latter.
For her work on television, Hunter has won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for the television films Roe vs. Wade (1989) and The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993). She received additional Emmy nominations for Harlan County War, Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (both 2000), When Billie Beat Bobby (2001), and Saving Grace (2007–2010).
Accolades
+ Award Year Nominated work Category Result Academy Awards 1988 Broadcast News Best Actress 1994 Best Actress Best Supporting Actress 2004 Thirteen Best Supporting Actress 2018 Best Supporting Actress American Comedy Awards 1988 Broadcast News Funniest Leading Actress in a Motion Picture 1999 Living Out Loud Funniest Leading Actress in a Motion Picture Annie Awards 2019 Incredibles 2 Best Voice Acting in a Feature Production Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress 1993 Best Actress in a Leading Role Berlin International Film Festival Awards 1988 Broadcast News Silver Bear for Best Actress Boston Film Festival Awards 1998 Film Excellence Award Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1988 Broadcast News Best Actress 1993 Best Actress British Academy Film Awards 1994 Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2004 Thirteen Best Actress in a Supporting Role CableACE Awards 1993 Crazy in Love Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries 1994 Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries Cannes Film Festival Awards 1993 Best Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1994 Best Actress 1999 Living Out Loud Best Actress 2004 Thirteen Best Supporting Actress 2017 Best Supporting Actress Chlotrudis Awards 2018 Strange Weather Best Actress Costume Designers Guild Awards 2004 Distinguished Actor Award Crime Thriller Awards 2013 Top of the Lake Best Supporting Actress Critics' Choice Awards 2004 Thirteen Best Supporting Actress 2018 Best Supporting Actress Critics' Choice Super Awards 2026 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 1993 Best Actress 2004 Thirteen Best Supporting Actress 2017 Best Supporting Actress David di Donatello Awards 1994 Best Foreign Actress Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress Best Ensemble Equity Ensemble Awards 2014 Top of the Lake Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie 2019 Incredibles 2 Best Animated Female Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress Best Ensemble Film Independent Spirit Awards 2018 Best Supporting Female Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress Golden Globes 1988 Broadcast News Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 1990 Roe vs. Wade Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film 1994 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film 2001 Harlan County War Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film 2004 Thirteen Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture 2008 Saving Grace Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Gotham Awards 2005 Nine Lives Best Ensemble Performance Gracie Awards 2008 Saving Grace Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Series Hollywood Critics Association Movie Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series Hollywood Film Awards 2017 Hollywood Comedy Ensemble Award Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress IndieWire Critics Poll Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress International Cinephile Society Awards 2004 Thirteen Best Supporting Actress Locarno Film Festival Awards 2003 Thirteen Best Actress 2005 Nine Lives Best Actress London Film Critics' Circle Awards 1994 Actress of the Year 2004 Thirteen Actress of the Year 2018 Supporting Actress of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1987 Broadcast News Best Actress 1993 Best Actress MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005 Best On-Screen Team National Board of Review Awards 1988 Broadcast News Best Actress 1994 Best Actress National Society of Film Critics Awards 1988 Broadcast News, Raising Arizona Best Actress 1994 Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1988 Broadcast News Best Actress 1994 Best Actress New York Women in Film & Television Awards 1993 Muse Award Online Film Critics Society Awards 2004 Thirteen Best Supporting Actress 2017 Best Supporting Actress Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards 2018 Career Achievement Award People's Choice Awards 2009 Saving Grace Favorite TV Drama Diva Phoenix Film Festival Awards 2001 Tribute Award Primetime Emmy Awards 1989 Roe vs. Wade Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special 1993 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special 2000 Harlan County War Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie 2001 When Billie Beat Bobby Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 2008 Saving Grace Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2009 Saving Grace Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2017 Best Supporting Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress Satellite Awards 1999 Living Out Loud Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical 2001 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Harlan County War Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film 2004 Thirteen Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama 2008 Saving Grace Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama 2018 Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Saturn Awards 2008 Saving Grace Best Actress on Television Savannah Film Festival Awards 2017 Icon Award 2004 Thirteen Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 2008 Saving Grace Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series 2009 Saving Grace Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series 2010 Saving Grace Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series 2014 Top of the Lake Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie 2018 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2017 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Sundance Film Festival Awards 2003 Tribute to Independent Vision Award Village Voice Film Poll Awards 2003 Thirteen Best Supporting Performance Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2003 Thirteen Best Supporting Actress 2017 Best Supporting Actress 2018 Incredibles 2 Best Voice Performance
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