Olivia Colman is an English actress known for her roles on stage and screen. She has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two Actor Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a British Academy Film Award, three British Academy Television Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Children's & Family Emmy Award, and two Critics' Choice Awards. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
From 2013 to 2017, she starred in the serial crime drama series Broadchurch, for which she won the British Academy Television Award and was nominated for the International Emmy Award. Colman received critical acclaim for playing an abused charity shop worker in the British drama film Tyrannosaur (2011) earning her the BIFA for Best Actress award. During this time she portrayed Carol Thatcher in the Iron Lady (2011), and The Queen Mother in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), and acted in her first collaboration with Yorgos Lanthimos in the black comedy The Lobster (2015), the latter of which earned her a BIFA Award. For her role in the miniseries The Night Manager (2016), she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award. She acted in the comedy series Fleabag (2016–2019), earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
She reunited with Lanthimos portraying Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the historical comedy drama film The Favourite (2018) earning the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, the BIFA Award, the Critics Choice Award, the Golden Globe Award and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She was also nominated for the Actor Award. For her performance as a caring daughter of her elderly parent in the drama The Father (2020), Colman was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, Actor Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. For playing an unsatisfied mother in the Maggie Gyllenhaal directed psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021), she received nominations for the Golden Globe Award, Actor Award, and Academy Award for Best Actress.
Colman portrayed of Queen Elizabeth II in seasons three and four of the Netflix historical period drama series The Crown (2019–2020), earning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series as well as two nominations for the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series. Colman also received the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performance for her role in Netflix coming-of-age comedy-drama series Heartstopper (2022–present). She took a recurring guest role as a Michelin-starred head chef, Andrea Terry in the FX on Hulu dramedy series The Bear (2023–2024) for which she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
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Academy Awards Year Category Work Result 2019 Best Actress The Favourite 2021 Best Supporting Actress The Father 2022 Best Actress The Lost Daughter
Actor Awards Year Category Work Result 2019 Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role The Favourite 2020 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Fleabag Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series The Crown (season 3) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2021 The Crown (season 4) Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role The Father 2022 Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role The Lost Daughter
BAFTA Awards Year Category Work Result British Academy Film Awards 2019 Best Actress in a Leading Role The Favourite British Academy Television Awards 2012 Best Female Comedy Performance Twenty Twelve 2013 Best Supporting Actress Accused 2014 Best Actress Broadchurch 2015Best Female Comedy Performance Rev. 2017 Fleabag 2022 Best Mini-Series Landscapers
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019 Best Actress The Favourite Best Actress in a Comedy Best Acting Ensemble 2021 Best Supporting Actress The Father 2022 Best Actress The Lost Daughter Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries The Night Manager 2020 Best Actress in a Drama Series The Crown (season 3) 2021 The Crown (season 4)
Emmy Awards Year Category Work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie The Night Manager 2019 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Fleabag 2020Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesThe Crown (episode: "Cri de Coeur") 2021 The Crown (episode: "48:1") 2024Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series The Bear 2025 The Bear (episode: "Forever") International Emmy Awards 2014 Best Actress Broadchurch Children's and Family Emmy Awards 2022 Outstanding Guest Performance Heartstopper
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Work Result 2017 Best Supporting Actress – Television The Night Manager 2019 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Favourite 2020Best Actress in a Television Series – DramaThe Crown (season 3) 2021 The Crown (season 4) Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture The Father 2022Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama The Lost Daughter 2023 Empire of Light
Other awards and nominations Year Organisation Category Nominated work Result 2008 British Comedy Awards Best TV Comedy Actress Peep Show 2011 Sundance Film Festival Breakout Performance Tyrannosaur British Independent Film Awards Best Actress Chicago International Film Festival Best Actress Empire Awards Best Actress Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Actress Satellite Awards Best Actress – Motion Picture London Film Critics' Circle British Actress of the Year Tyrannosaur / The Iron Lady 2012 Royal Television Society Best Actress Accused British Comedy Awards Best TV Comedy Actress Rev. Twenty Twelve British Independent Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress Hyde Park on Hudson 2013 Royal Television Society Best Actress Broadchurch Crime Thriller Awards Best Leading Actress Satellite Awards Best Actress – Television Series Drama 2014 Broadcasting Press Guild Best Actress Monte-Carlo Television Festival Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries National Television Awards Best TV Detective UK Film FestivalBest ActressThe Karman Line 2015 TV Choice Awards Best ActressBroadchurch Evening Standard British Film Awards Award for Comedy The Lobster London Film Critics' Circle Awards Supporting Actress of the Year British Independent Film Awards Best Supporting Actress 2017Gracie Awards Lead Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series The Night Manager Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress – Television 2018 AACTA International Awards Best Actress The Favourite AARP Movies for Grownup Awards Best Actress Bravest Performance Austin Film Critics Association Best Actress British Independent Film Awards Best Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Actress Dorian Awards Film Performance of the Year – Actress Detroit Film Critics Society Best Actress European Film Award Best European Actress Gijón International Film Festival Best Actress Gotham Awards Special Jury Award – Ensemble Performance Florida Film Critics Circle Best Actress Georgia Film Critics Association Best Actress Houston Film Critics Society Best Actress IndieWire Critics Poll Best Actress London Film Critics' Circle Actress of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actress International Cinephile Society Best Actress New York Film Critics Online Best Ensemble Cast National Society of Film Critics Best Actress Palm Springs International Film Festival Desert Palm Achievement Award San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Actress Satellite Awards Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Best Cast – Motion Picture Seattle Film Critics Society Best Actress Best Ensemble Cast St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Actor, Female Venice International Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Women Film Critics Circle Best Actress Best Comedic Actress Women's Work / Best Ensemble 2019 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress – Television Fleabag 2020 Zurich Film Festival Golden Eye AwardThe Father Greater Western New York Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressIndiana Film Journalists AssociationSunset Film Circle Awards Satellite AwardsBest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Best Actress – Television Series Drama The Crown 2021 Satellite Awards AACTA International Awards Best Supporting ActressThe Father Austin Film Critics Association Best Supporting ActressColumbus Film Critics AssociationBruin Film Society AwardsChicago Indie Critics Awards Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Denver Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Detroit Film Critics Society DiscussingFilm Critic Awards Dorian AwardsFilm Performance of the Year - Supporting ActressGeorgia Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressHollywood Critics AssociationHouston Film Critics SocietyIowa Film Critics AwardsLatino Entertainment Journalists Association Film AwardMusic City Film Critics' Association North Carolina Film Critics AssociationOnline Film & Television AssociationPhoenix Critics Circle San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting ActressSeattle Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting Actress St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Toronto Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Sunset Film Circle Awards Best Actress The Lost Daughter Satellite AwardsBest Actress – Motion Picture DramaUtah Film Critics Association Best Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress 2022 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Actress Gotham Awards Outstanding Lead Performance Kansas City Film Critics Circle Best Actress London Film Critics' Circle Actress of the Year Online Film Critics SocietyBest Actress San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actress Toronto Film Critics AssociationBest ActressWomen Film Critics CircleWorst Screen Mom of the Year Columbus Film Critics AssociationBest Actress Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Iowa Film Critics AssociationBest Actress Alliance of Women Film Journalists Most Daring Performance Austin Film Critics Association Best Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Chicago Indie Critics AwardsBest Actress DiscussingFilm Critic Awards Best Film Actress Dublin Film Critics' Circle AwardsBest ActressGreater Western New York Film Critics AssociationBest ActressHouston Film Critics Society Music City Film Critics AssociationNorth Carolina Film Critics Association Las Vegas Film Critics Society Phoenix Critics Circle San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics CircleBest ActressLas Vegas Film Critics SocietyBest ActressEmpire of Light 2023National Film Awards UKBest Actress
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