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Naomi Watts Biography

Birth Name:
Naomi Ellen Watts
Birth Place:
Shoreham, England
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Her father provided the maniacal laughter on Pink Floyd's track "Brain Damage," featured on the band's landmark 1973 album, Dark Side of the Moon
  • Met best friend Nicole Kidman during auditions for a TV commercial in Australia in 1982 (neither was hired), and the two acted together nine years later in the coming-of-age tale Flirting
  • Played a small role as a "shopping cart starlet" in her first Hollywood movie, Matinee (1993)
  • Included in People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2002
  • Became a goodwill ambassador for Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS in 2006
  • Said she was terrified about playing the iconic Princess Diana in the 2013 biopic Diana

Awards

  • 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2013European Film Awards-European Actress: nominated
  • 2013Goya Awards-Best Leading Actress: nominated
  • 2013Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2013AACTA Awards-Best Lead Actress: nominated
  • 2013AACTA Awards-Best Lead Actress: nominated
  • 2013Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 2012Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2012Detroit Film Critics Society-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2011Independent Spirit Awards-Best Supporting Female: nominated
  • 2010Australian Film Institute Awards-International Award for Best Actress: nominated
  • 2006Australian Film Institute Awards-International Award for Best Actress: nominated
  • 2005Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2005Online Film Critics Association-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2005London Film Critics Association-Best Actress: winner
  • 2004Independent Spirit Awards-Special Distinction Award: winner
  • 2004Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2003Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2003National Society of Film Critics-Best Actress - Runner-up: winner
  • 2003Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Actress: winner
  • 2003Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2003Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2001Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Actress: winner
  • 2001National Society of Film Critics-Best Actress: winner
  • 2001National Board of Review-Breakthrough Performance of the Year: winner
  • 2001American Film Institute-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2001Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Actress - Runner-up: winner

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