Shailene Woodley is an American actress known for her roles on film, television, and stage. She has received numerous awards and nominations for her acting. She has won a Cannes Film Festival Prize and an Independent Spirit Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
That same year she earned acclaim for her role as a troubled teenager in Alexander Payne's family dramedy The Descendants (2011). For her performance, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The following year she won the Cannes Film Festival Trophée Chopard in 2012. She was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award at the 68th British Academy Film Awards. She starred as a romantic lead in the romance drama The Spectacular Now (2013) earning a Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination. For her leading role as Beatrice "Tris" Prior in the dystopian-action adventure film Divergent (2014), she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie.
On television, she played a mother and survivor of sexual assault in the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019) for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. On stage, she made her Broadway debut playing a pregnant religious fundamentalist in the family dramedy play Cult of Love (2024–2025) for which she was honored with the Theater World Award's Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in The Theater.
Major associations Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2014BAFTA Rising Star Award Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2011 Best Supporting Actress The Descendants Best Young Performer Best Acting Ensemble 2014 Best Actress in an Action MovieDivergent Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Big Little Lies (season one) 2026 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Paradise Golden Globe Awards 2011 Best Supporting Actress — Motion Picture The Descendants 2017 Best Supporting Actress — Series, Miniseries or TV Movie Big Little Lies (season one) Screen Actors Guild Awards 2011 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Descendants 2019 Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Big Little Lies (season two)
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Cannes Film Festival 2012 Trophée Chopard The Descendants Deauville American Film Festival 2018Rising Star Award Gracie Allen Awards 2018 Actress in a Supporting Role - Made for TV Movie or Limited Series Big Little Lies Gotham Awards 2011 Breakthrough Actress The Descendants Best Ensemble Performance 2013 Best Actress The Spectacular Now Hollywood Film Awards 2014 Breakout Performance Actress The Fault in Our Stars Independent Spirit Awards 2011 Best Supporting Female The Descendants 2013 Best Female Lead The Spectacular Now MTV Movie Awards 2012 Breakthrough Performance The Descendants 2014 Best Kiss The Spectacular Now Favorite Character Divergent 2015 Best Female PerformanceThe Fault in Our Stars Best On-Screen Duo Best Kiss Best Hero The Divergent Series: Insurgent MTV Trailblazer Award Herself MTV Video Music Awards 2017 Best Fight Against the System Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL (w/ Taboo) National Board of Review 2011 Best Supporting Actress The Descendants People's Choice Awards2015 Favorite Action Movie ActressDivergent Favorite Movie Duo Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress The Fault in Our Stars Favorite Movie Duo 2016 Favorite Action Movie Actress The Divergent Series: Insurgent 2017 Favorite Action Movie Actress The Divergent Series: Allegiant 2018 The Drama Movie Star of 2018 Adrift Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012 Virtuosos Award The Descendants SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2018Spotlight Award Sundance Film Festival 2013 U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting The Spectacular Now Teen Choice Awards 2009 Choice TV Actress: Drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager 2010 28 June 2010. Teen Choice Awards 2010: Second (Giant) Wave Of Nominees Announced! Choice Summer TV Star: Female 2011 Choice TV Actress: Drama 2012 Choice Summer TV Star: Female 2014 Choice Movie Actress: Action Divergent Choice Movie Actress: Drama The Fault in Our Stars Choice Movie: Chemistry (shared with Ansel Elgort and Nat Wolff) Choice Movie: Liplock (shared with Ansel Elgort) 2015 Choice Movie Actress: ActionThe Divergent Series: Insurgent Choice Movie: Liplock (shared with Theo James) 2016 Choice Movie Actress: Action The Divergent Series: Allegiant Choice Movie: Chemistry (shared with Theo James) Choice Movie: Liplock (shared with Theo James) 2018 Choice Summer Movie Actress Adrift Theater World Award 2025 Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in The Theater Cult of Love Young Artist Awards 2005 Best Leading Young Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special A Place Called Home 2006 Best Leading Young Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special Felicity: An American Girl Adventure 2009 Best Leading Young Actress in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) The Secret Life of the American Teenager Young Hollywood Awards 2014 Fan Favorite Actor–Female Best On-Screen Couple Divergent Best On-Screen Couple The Fault in Our Stars
Film critic associations Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2011 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress The Descendants Houston Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Detroit Film Critics Society Breakthrough Performance Toronto Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Most Promising Performer St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress 2012 Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Denver Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Best Breakout Star 2013San Diego Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting Actress The Spectacular Now
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