Sarah Snook is an Australian actress known for her roles on stage and screen. She has received various accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Tony Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award.
Snook gained international acclaim and attention for her role as Shiv Roy in the HBO comedy-drama series Succession (2018–2023) for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She also won two Golden Globe Awards for both Best Supporting Actress – Television and Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama, and two Critics' Choice Television Awards for both Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Best Actress in a Drama Series. She was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series with the cast.
For her role as a grieving mother looking for her son who disappeared in the Peacock mystery limited series All Her Fault (2025) she received the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries as well as nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
Also known for her performances in Australian film and television, she has received three AACTA Awards, her first for Best Actress in a Television Drama for her role as an army nurse in Sisters of War (2010), followed by two wins for Best Actress in a Leading Role for playing an unmarried mother in the science fiction thriller Predestination (2014), and the lead role in the stop motion animated film Memoir of a Snail (2024).
On stage, Snook acted in the West End and Broadway productions of The Picture of Dorian Gray (2024–2025), for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play respectively.
Major associations Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Television Awards 2020 Best Actress in a Drama Series Succession 2022 Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2024 Best Actress in a Drama Series 2026 Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie All Her Fault
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Succession (episode: "The Summer Palace") 2022 Succession (episode: "Chiantishire") 2023 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Succession (episode: "Tailgate Party") 2026 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie All Her Fault Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2022 Best Supporting Actress – Television Succession 2024 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama 2026 Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film All Her Fault
Laurence Olivier Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Best Actress The Picture of Dorian Gray
Screen Actors Guild Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2022 Outstanding Actress in a Drama SeriesSuccession (season three) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2024 Outstanding Actress in a Drama SeriesSuccession (season four) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2026 Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie All Her Fault
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2025 Best Actress in a Play The Picture of Dorian Gray
Miscellaneous accolades Award Year Category Nominated work Result AACTA Awards 2012 Best Actress in a Television Drama Sisters of War 2013 Best Actress Not Suitable for Children 2015 Predestination 2015 Best Supporting Actress The Dressmaker Best Actress in a Television Drama The Secret River 2016 The Beautiful Lie 2020 Audience Choice Award for Favourite TV Actor of the Decade 2024 Best Actress Run Rabbit Run 2025 Memoir of a Snail 2026 AACTA Trailblazer Award rowspan=2 Audience Choice Award for Favourite Australian Actress AACTA International Awards 2022 Best Actress in a Series Succession 2024 2026 All Her Fault AFCA Awards 2013Best Actress Not Suitable for Children 2015 Predestination Best Actress in a Supporting Role These Final Hours 2016 The Dressmaker Oddball Austin Film Critics Association 2025 Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital PerformanceMemoir of a Snail Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2025 Best Animated/Voice Performance Astra TV Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Succession 2023 Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards 2025 Favorite Leading Actress in a Play The Picture of Dorian Gray Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female) Performance of the Year (Play) Dorian Theater Awards 2025 Outstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Play Dorian TV Awards 2023 Best TV Performance — Drama Succession Drama Desk Award 2025 Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play The Picture of Dorian Gray Drama League Award 2025 Distinguished Performance FCCA Awards 2013Best Actress Not Suitable for Children 2015 Predestination 2016 Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Dressmaker New Renaissance Film Festival 2017 Best ActressThe Ravens Outer Critics Circle Awards 2025 Outstanding Solo Performance The Picture of Dorian Gray Satellite Awards 2019 Best Ensemble – TelevisionSuccession 2022 Best Actress in a Drama or Genre Series 2024 Best Ensemble – Television 2026 Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television All Her Fault St. Louis Film Critics Association 2024 Best Vocal Performance Memoir of a Snail Television Critics Association Awards 2023 Individual Achievement in Drama Succession Theatre World Award 2025 Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance The Picture of Dorian Gray TVLine 2023 Performer of the Year Succession Women Film Critics Circle 2025 Best Animated Female Memoir of a Snail
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