Rachel Weisz is a British actress known for roles on the stage and screen. Over her career she has received several accolades including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.
She has received two Academy Award nominations winning Best Supporting Actress for her role in Fernando Meirelles The Constant Gardener (2005). She received her second Academy Award nomination for her performance in the Yorgos Lanthimos period comedy The Favourite (2019). Weisz also received a British Academy Film Award for Best Film Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in The Favourite. She has received three Golden Globe Award nominations and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations winning both for The Constant Gardener (2005).
For her work in theatre, she received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play for her leading performance as Blanche Dubois in the revival production of the Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire in 2010. Weisz made her Broadway debut in the revival of the Harold Pinter play Betrayal alongside her husband Daniel Craig in 2013.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006Best Supporting Actress The Constant Gardener 2019 The Favourite
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Best Film Actress in a Leading Role The Constant Gardener 2019 Best Film Actress in a Supporting Role The Favourite
Critics' Choice Association Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006Best Movie Supporting Actress The Constant Gardener 2019The Favourite Best Movie Cast
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture The Constant Gardener 2013 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama The Deep Blue Sea 2019 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture The Favourite 2024 Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television Dead Ringers
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture The Constant Gardener 2019 The Favourite
Laurence Olivier Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010Best Actress in a Play A Streetcar Named Desire
Other Awards and Nominations British Independent Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2005Best Actress The Constant Gardener 2018Disobedience Best British Independent Film Best Supporting Actress The Favourite
Empire Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Best British Actress The Mummy Returns
European Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 People's Choice Award for Best Actress Enemy at the Gates 2015 Best Actress Youth
Gotham Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018 Special Award Performer Tribute 2018 Best Ensemble Performance The Favourite 2023 Breakthrough Series - Over 40 Minutes Dead Ringers 2023 Outstanding Performance in a New Series
Goya Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010Best Actress Agora
Critics associations and other awards Year Nominated work Organization Category Result 2003 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Best Actress The Shape of Things 2005 London Film Critics' Circle British Actress of the Year The Constant Gardener Iowa Film Critics Best Supporting Actress North Texas Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Utah Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress 2010 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Actress in a Canadian Film The Whistleblower 2011New York Film Critics CircleBest ActressThe Deep Blue SeaToronto Film Critics AssociationBest ActressVillage Voice Film PollBest ActressLondon Film Critics' CircleBritish Actress of the YearEvening Standard British Film AwardsBest ActressIndiewire Critics' Poll Best Lead PerformanceInternational Cinephile SocietyBest ActressOnline Film Critics Society Best Actress 2015Indiana Film Journalists AssociationBest Supporting Actress The Lobster 2016Central Ohio Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actress The Light Between OceansEvening Standard British Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressIndiana Film Journalists AssociationBest Supporting Actress 2017 Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Actress My Cousin Rachel 2017 London Film Critics' Circle British/Irish Actress of the Year Disobedience Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Actress National Film Awards UK Best Actress National Film Awards UK Best British Film Women Film Critics Circle Best Screen Couple 2018London Film Critics' CircleSupporting Actress of the Year The Favourite Denver Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Best Ensemble Houston Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressHollywood Film AwardsSupporting Actress of the Year Indiewire Critics' Poll Best Supporting Actress International Cinephile SocietyBest Supporting Actress Nevada Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Online Film & Television AssociationBest EnsembleSoutheastern Film Critics Association Best EnsembleVancouver Film Critics CircleBest Supporting Actress Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Supporting Actress Austin Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress London Film Critics' Circle British/Irish Actress of the Year Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressChicago Independent Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActressCentral Ohio Film Critics Association Best Supporting ActressDetroit Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressDorian AwardsFilm Performance of the Year - Supporting ActressDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressFlorida Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActressGeorgia Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Best Supporting ActressHawai Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressIowa Film CriticsBest Supporting ActressIndiana Film Journalists AssociationBest ActressLatino Entertainment Journalists Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleNorth Carolina Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actress North Texas Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Online Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress Phoenix Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Seattle Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Supporting ActressSt. Louis Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Women Film Critics Circle Women's Work/Best Ensemble
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