Florence Pugh is an English actress. Over her career she has received various accolades including an Actor Award, the Cannes Film Festival's Trophée Chopard, and three Critics' Choice Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, and three BAFTA Awards.
She gained recognition for her portrayal of an unhappily married woman in the independent drama film Lady Macbeth (2016). Her performance won her the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress. In 2018 she was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. The following year she received further critical acclaim – for her performances as Dani Ardor in Ari Aster's horror film Midsommar (2019) for which she was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress and Elizabeth de Burgh in the historical action drama Outlaw King (2019) for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actress. That same year she portrayed Amy March in Greta Gerwig's period film Little Women (both 2019), which earned her nominations for the BAFTA Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She portrayed Jean Tatlock in Christopher Nolan's historical epic Oppenheimer (2023) and won alongside the ensemble the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble. Since 2021, Pugh has portrayed Yelena Belova in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films. She earned two Critics' Choice Super Awards for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie for her MCU roles in Black Widow (2021) and Thunderbolts* (2025).
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Best Supporting Actress Little Women
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2023 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Oppenheimer
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2018 Rising Star Award 2020 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Little Women BAFTA Scotland Awards 2019 Best Actress in Film Outlaw King
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 Best Supporting Actress Little Women Best Acting Ensemble 2024 Oppenheimer Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 Best Actress in a Superhero Movie Black Widow 2025 Best Actress in a Superhero Movie Thunderbolts*
Miscellaneous awards AwardYearCategoryWorkResultAACTA Awards2020Best International Supporting ActressLittle WomenBritish Independent Film Awards2017Best Performance by an ActressLady Macbeth2022Best Lead PerformanceThe WonderBest Ensemble PerformanceDorian Awards2019Supporting Film Performance of the Year – ActressLittle WomenRising Star of the YearEmpire Awards2018Best Female NewcomerLady MacbethEuropean Film Awards2017Best ActressLady MacbethEvening Standard British Film Awards2017Breakthrough of the YearFangoria Chainsaw Awards2020Best ActressMidsommarGold Derby Film Awards2020Best Supporting ActressLittle WomenBest Breakthrough PerformerGotham Awards2019Best ActressMidsommarHollywood Critics Association TV Awards2022Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, ComedyHawkeyeIrish Academy Awards2023Best International ActressThe Wonder2025We Live in TimeNational Film Awards2018Best ActressLady MacbethNickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards2025Favorite Butt-KickerThunderbolts*NME Awards2020Best Film ActorPeople's Choice Awards2021Best Female Movie StarBlack WidowBest Action Movie Star2022Best Drama Movie StarDon't Worry DarlingSaturn Awards2026Best Supporting Actress in a FilmThunderbolts*
Critics associations AwardYearCategoryWorkResultAlliance of Women Film Journalists2017Best Breakthrough PerformanceLady Macbeth2019Best Supporting ActressLittle WomenBest Breakthrough PerformanceBravest PerformanceMidsommarAustin Film Critics Association2017Breakthrough Artist AwardLady Macbeth2019Best Supporting ActressLittle WomenBest EnsembleBreakthrough Artist AwardBoston Society of Film Critics2019Best Supporting ActressLittle WomenBest Ensemble CastChicago Film Critics Association2017Most Promising PerformerLady Macbeth2019Best Supporting ActressLittle WomenChicago Indie Critics2020Best ActressMidsommarBest Supporting ActressLittle WomenColumbus Film Critics Association2020Best ActressMidsommarBest Supporting ActressLittle WomenBreakthrough Film ArtistDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2019Best Supporting ActressDetroit Film Critics Society2019Best Supporting ActressBest Breakthrough PerformanceDenver Film Critics Society2020Best Supporting ActressLittle WomenDiscussingFilm Critics Awards2019Best Film ActressMidsommarBest Supporting ActressLittle WomenDublin Film Critics' Circle2017Best ActressLady Macbeth2019MidsommarFlorida Film Critics Circle2019Best ActressBest EnsembleLittle WomenPauline Kael Breakout AwardGeorgia Film Critics Association2020Best Supporting ActressLittle WomenBest EnsembleBreakthrough AwardGreater Western New York Film Critics Association2019Best Supporting ActressLittle WomenHouston Film Critics Society2019Best Supporting ActressIndiana Film Journalists Association2019Best ActressMidsommarBest Supporting ActressLittle WomenIndieWire Critics Poll2019Best ActressMidsommarBest Supporting ActressLittle WomenLondon Film Critics' Circle2015Young British / Irish Performer of the YearThe Falling2017Actress of the YearLady MacbethBritish/Irish Actress of the Year2019Actress of the YearMidsommarSupporting Actress of the YearLittle WomenBritish/Irish Actress of the Year2022Music City Film Critics Association2020Best Supporting ActressLittle WomenNational Society of Film Critics2019Best ActressMidsommarBest Supporting ActressLittle WomenNorth Carolina Film Critics Association2020Best Supporting ActressNorth Dakota Film Society2020Best ActressMidsommarBest Supporting ActressLittle WomenOnline Association of Female Film Critics2019Best Breakthrough PerformanceMidsommarOnline Film Critics Society2019Best ActressBest Supporting ActressLittle WomenOnline Film and Television Association2020Best Supporting ActressBest Female BreakthroughMidsommarPhiladelphia Film Critics Circle2019Best Supporting ActressLittle WomenBest Breakthrough PerformanceSan Diego Film Critics Society2019Best Supporting ActressBest Breakthrough ArtistSeattle Film Critics Society2019Best Supporting ActressLittle WomenBest Ensemble CastSoutheastern Film Critics Association2019Best Supporting ActressSt. Louis Film Critics Association2019Best Supporting ActressToronto Film Critics Association2019Best Supporting ActressUtah Film Critics Association2019Best Supporting ActressVancouver Film Critics Circle2019Best Supporting ActressWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association2019Best Supporting ActressBest EnsembleWomen Film Critics Circle2019Best ActressMidsommar
Film Festivals AwardYearCategoryWorkResultBFI London Film Festival2014Best British NewcomerThe FallingCannes Film Festival2019Chopard TrophyCapri Hollywood International Film Festival2023Best Ensemble CastOppenheimerDublin International Film Festival2017Best ActressLady MacbethFestival 2 Cinéma 2 Valenciennes2017Best ActressMontclair Film Festival2017Special Jury PrizeSanta Barbara International Film Festival2020Virtuoso Award
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