Toni Collette is an Australian actress, producer, and singer-songwriter. Among her numerous accolades, Collette received five AACTA Awards from eight nominations, a Golden Globe Award from six nominations, a Primetime Emmy Award from four nominations, and a Screen Actors Guild Award from four nominations. She also received nominations for two British Academy Film Awards and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Collette's breakthrough role came in the comedy-drama Muriel's Wedding (1994), for which she earned her first Golden Globe Award nomination. She achieved greater recognition for The Sixth Sense (1999), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her Broadway performance in The Wild Party (2000) earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She went on to earn BAFTA Award nominations for About a Boy (2002) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006). For her role in the limited series Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006), she earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Collette earned further acclaim for her lead role in the comedy drama series United States of Tara (2008–2011), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. For the limited series Unbelievable (2019), she received a Critics' Choice Television Award and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2000 Best Supporting Actress
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture2007Little Miss Sunshine2010Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy SeriesUnited States of Tara2020Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionUnbelievable
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards2003Best Actress in a Supporting RoleAbout a Boy2007Little Miss Sunshine
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards2003Best Acting Ensemble2007Little Miss Sunshine2019Best ActressHereditary2020Best Acting EnsembleKnives OutCritics' Choice Television Awards2020Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/MiniseriesUnbelievable
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards2007Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Television MovieTsunami: The Aftermath2009Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesUnited States of Tara20102020Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Television MovieUnbelievable2022Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieThe Staircase
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1996Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyMuriel's Wedding2007Little Miss SunshineBest Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionTsunami: The Aftermath2010Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyUnited States of Tara20112020Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionUnbelievable
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2000Best Actress in a MusicalThe Wild PartyLefkowitz, David."1999-2000 Tony Awards" playbill.com, June 5, 2000
Other awards Award Year Category Nominated work Result AACTA Awards1991Best Actress in a Supporting RoleSpotswood1994Best Actress in a Leading RoleMuriel's Wedding1996Best Actress in a Supporting RoleLilian's Story19982003Best Actress in a Leading RoleJapanese Story2008Best Actress in a Supporting Role2013Best Actress in a Leading RoleMental2017Best Lead Actress in a Television DramaBlue Murder: Killer CopAACTA International Awards2006Best ActressIn Her Shoes2007Little Miss Sunshine2009United States of Tara20102019Hereditary2020Best Supporting ActressKnives OutAlliance of Women Film Journalists2006Best Actress in a Comedic PerformanceLittle Miss SunshineBest Ensemble Cast2019Bravest PerformanceHereditaryASTRA Awards2015Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – FemaleDevil's PlaygroundAustin Film Critics Association2019Best ActressHereditaryAustralian Film Critics Association2013Mental2018Best Supporting ActressJasper JonesBlockbuster Entertainment Awards2000Favorite Supporting Actress – Suspense2001Favorite Supporting Actress – ActionShaftBoston Society of Film Critics2002Best Supporting ActressAbout a Boyrowspan="2" Chicago Film Critics Association1996Most Promising ActressMuriel's Wedding2006Best Supporting ActressLittle Miss Sunshine2018Best ActressHereditaryDetroit Film Critics Society2018Best ActressDorian Awards2019Film Performance of the Year – ActressFilm Critics Circle of Australia1995Best ActressMuriel's Wedding1999Best Supporting Actress2002Best ActressDirty Deeds2003Japanese Story2009Best Supporting ActressFlorida Film Critics Circle2018Best ActressHereditaryGeorgia Film Critics Association2019Best ActressGold Derby Awards2002Best Supporting ActressAbout a BoyBest Ensemble Cast2006Little Miss SunshineGotham Awards2006Best Ensemble Cast2018Best ActressHereditaryHouston Film Critics Society2019Best ActressIndependent Spirit Awards2019Best Female LeadInside Film Awards2003Best ActressJapanese StoryIrish Film & Television Academy Awards2015Best International ActressGlasslandLondon Film Critics' Circle2019Actress of the YearHereditaryLos Angeles Film Critics Association2018Best ActressOnline Film Critics Society2019Best ActressPrism Awards2010Performance in a Comedy SeriesUnited States of Tara2011San Francisco Film Critics Circle2018Best ActressHereditarySatellite Awards2000Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Drama2003Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyAbout a Boy2004Best Actress – Motion Picture DramaJapanese Story2005In Her Shoes2006Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyLittle Miss Sunshine2009Best Actress – Television Series Musical or ComedyUnited States of Tara2010Saturn Awards2019Best ActressHereditarySeattle Film Critics Society2018Best ActressSt. Louis Film Critics Association2018Best ActressTelluride Film Festival2003Silver MedallionToronto Film Critics Association2002Best Supporting ActressAbout a BoyVancouver Film Critics Circle2003Best Supporting ActressWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association2018Best ActressHereditaryWomen Film Critics Circle2018Best Actress
Notes
References
External links