This article is a list of awards and nominations received by Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning is an American actress known for her roles in film and television. She has earned various accolades including two Critics' Choice Awards as well as nominations for two Actor Awards, three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Fanning started her career as a child actress and received her breakthrough dramatic role in the drama film I Am Sam (2001) for which she earned the Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Performer as well as a nomination for the Actor Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role. She also starred in the Steven Spielberg directed dystopian disaster film War of the Worlds (2005), for which she earned her second Critics Choice Award. She earned further nominations for her roles in Charlotte's Web (2006) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008).
As a teenager she transitioned into dramatic roles such as in the Twilight film series (2009–2012). She appeared in Quentin Tarantino's cinematic revisionist epic Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and took leading roles in television shows such as Since 2018, she has held starring roles in the television series The Alienist (2018), The First Lady (2022), The Perfect Couple (2024), and The Watchers (2024).
She received critical acclaim as well as two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayals as an American expatriate in the Netflix psychological thriller miniseries Ripley (2025) and a concerned mother in the Peacock mystery miniseries All Her Fault (2026). As a producer, she received a News and Documentary Emmy Award nomination for the Hulu documentary Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer (2024).
Major associations Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role I Am Sam 2019 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2001 Best Young Performer I Am Sam 2005 Best Young Actress War of the Worlds 2006 Best Young Actress Charlotte's Web 2008 Best Young Actress The Secret Life of Bees Critics' Choice Television Awards 2024 Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Ripley
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Ripley 2026 All Her Fault Outstanding Comedy Series (as a producer) Margo's Got Money Troubles News and Documentary Emmy Awards 2025 Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary (as a producer) Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Best Supporting Actress – Television Ripley
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Work Result 2002 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Youth in Film I Am Sam Satellite Awards Outstanding New Talent Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress in a Feature Film 2003 Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special Taken Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series 2004 Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress in a Feature Film 2005 Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress in a Feature Film Man on Fire Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Cast Nine Lives Locarno International Film Festival Best Actress MTV Movie Awards Best Frightened Performance Hide and Seek Irish Film and Television Awards Best International Actress War of the Worlds 2006 MTV Movie Awards Best Frightened Performance Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor National Association of Theatre Owners (ShoWest Award) Actress of the Year Herself Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Actress Dreamer Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress in a Feature Film (Comedy or Drama) Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Actress Hide and Seek 2007 Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress in a Feature Film Charlotte's Web Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Actress 2008 Black Reel Awards Best Ensemble Cast Hollywood Film Festival Cast year (Shared with cast) 2009 Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress in a Feature Film (Comedy or Drama) Palm Springs International Film Festival Rising Star Award Herself 2010 Young Artist Awards Best Young Actor/Actress in a Voice-Over Role Coraline MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss (shared with Kristen Stewart) Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Scene Stealer – Female The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2013 National Arts Awards Bell Family Foundation Young Artist Award Herself 2018 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television The Alienist Satellite Awards Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film 2019Capri Hollywood International Film FestivalBest Ensemble Cast (shared with the cast)Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2024 Astra TV Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie Ripley
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