Helena Bonham Carter is an English actress. She has received many accolades including three Actor Awards, a British Academy Film Award, an International Emmy Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, and five Primetime Emmy Awards. Bonham Carter was made a CBE in the 2012 New Year Honours list for services to drama, and Prime Minister David Cameron announced that she had been appointed to Britain's new national Holocaust Commission in January 2014.
She gained acclaim for her role as Helena Schlegel in Howards End (1992) for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her role as Kate Croy in the period drama The Wings of the Dove (1997), and for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in the historical drama The Kings Speech (2010). For the later role she also received a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and an Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy nomination for her role as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and an Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for her role as Madame Thénardier in the musical Les Misérables (2012).
Bonham Carter is also known for her television roles, earning the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as children's author Enid Blyton in Enid (2009). She received nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for portraying Marina Oswald Porter in the NBC film Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993) and Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles as Morgan le Fay in the NBC miniseries Merlin (1998), Ingrid Formanek in the HBO movie Live from Baghdad (2002), and Elizabeth Taylor in BBC television film Burton & Taylor (2013). For her portrayal of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in the Netflix drama series The Crown she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and two Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film as well as two wins for the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1998 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove 2011 Best Supporting Actress The King's Speech
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role The Wings of the Dove 2010 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role The King's Speech Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2012 Les Misérables 2013 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Burton & Taylor 2019 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series The Crown Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2020
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 1992 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Howards End 1997 Best Actress in a Leading Role The Wings of the Dove 2010 Best Actress in a Supporting Role The King's Speech British Academy Television Awards 2010 Best Actress Enid 2014 Burton & Taylor 2020 Best Supporting Actress The Crown 2021 2024 Best Actress Nolly
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1993 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald 1997 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama The Wings of the Dove 1998 Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or TV Movie Merlin 2002 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Live from Baghdad 2007 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2010 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture The King's Speech 2013 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Burton & Taylor 2019 Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or TV Movie The Crown 2020
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 1997 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Merlin 2003 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Live from Baghdad 2014 Burton & Taylor 2020Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesThe Crown 2021 International Emmy Awards 2010 Best Actress Enid
Miscellaneous awards
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Year Category Nominated work Result 2011 Best Ensemble Cast The King's Speech Best Supporting Actress
Annie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2005 Best Voice Acting in a Feature Production Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
British Independent Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film The Heart of Me 2010The Richard Harris Award Best Supporting Actress The King's Speech 2015 Suffragette
Broadcasting Press Guild Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Actress Enid 2011 Toast
Comedy Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Alice in Wonderland
Evening Standard British Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Best Actress Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Conversations with Other Women
Genie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1995 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Margaret's Museum Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 57-59.
Irish Film & Television Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best International Actress The King's Speech
Italian Online Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2008 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2011 The King's Speech
National Board of Review Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove 2012 Best Acting by an Ensemble Les Misérables
National Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2008 Best Performance – Female Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2010 Performance of the Year Alice in Wonderland 2011 The King's Speech
Satellite Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress – Motion Picture The Wings of the Dove 1998 Best Actress – Motion Picture The Theory of Flight 2012 Best Cast – Motion Picture Les Misérables 2013 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Burton & Taylor
Saturn Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1994 Best Actress Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 2001 Best Supporting Actress Planet of the Apes 2007 Best Actress Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Zee Cine Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Best Voice Actress Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Critic associations
Boston Society of Film Critics Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2012 Best Ensemble Les Misérables
Chicago Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove 2010 Best Supporting Actress The King's Speech
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Critics' Choice Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove 2007 Best Acting Ensemble Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2010 Best Supporting Actress The King's Speech Best Acting Ensemble 2011 Les Misérables Critics' Choice Television Awards 2014 Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Burton & Taylor 2019 Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Crown
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove 2010 Best Supporting Actress The King's Speech
Denver Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Supporting Actress The King's Speech
Detroit Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Supporting Actress The King's Speech
Houston Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role The King's Speech
Iowa Film Critics Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Supporting Actress The King's Speech
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove
London Film Critics' Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 1998 British Actress of the Year The Wings of the Dove 2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2010 The King's Speech British Supporting Actress of the Year Alice in Wonderland 2012Dilys Powell Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove
National Society of Film Critics Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove
New York Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove
North Texas Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Supporting Actress The King's Speech
Online Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove
Phoenix Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 The King's Speech Best Supporting Actress Best Ensemble Acting 2012 Les Misérables
San Diego Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2011 Best Performance by an Ensemble Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2012 Les Misérables
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove
Southeastern Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove
St. Louis Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Supporting Actress The King's Speech
Toronto Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Best Actress The Wings of the Dove
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Supporting Actress The King's Speech 2011 Best Ensemble Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2012 Les Misérables
Festival awards
Beijing Film Festival Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012 Best Supporting Actress Great Expectations
Boston Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Film Excellence Award
Fantasporto: International Fantasy Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Best Actress Margaret's Museum
Hollywood Film Festival Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Supporting Actress of the Year The King's Speech
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Ensemble Cast The King's Speech
Tokyo International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 2005 Best Actress Conversations with Other Women
Audience awards
Empire Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2000 Best British Actress Fight Club 2002 Planet of the Apes 2009 Best Actress Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2011 The King's Speech
IGN Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2011 Best Ensemble Cast Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
MTV Movie & TV Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Villain Alice in Wonderland 2012 Best Cast Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards