Catherine Keener
Birth Name:
Catherine Ann Keener
Birth Place:
Miami, Florida, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Casting department
Fast Facts
- Received a 2008 Gotham Award as a member of the cast of "Synecdoche, New York․"
- Graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in English and history
- Is the sister of fellow actress Elizabeth Keener
- Started out working as an intern for a casting agency before becoming an actress
- Has frequently collaborated with director Spike Jonze
- Well known for taking on the role of sinister characters
- In preparation for her role as Harper Lee in "Capote," she chose not to track down the famed author because she had read that she was very private
Awards
- 1993Independent Spirit Award - Best Female Lead:Nominated
- 1997Chlotrudis Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1997Independent Spirit Award - Best Female Lead:Nominated
- 1999ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
- 1999ACCA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1999BSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 1999KCFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 1999NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2000Oscar - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2000Saturn Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2000Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2000Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2000CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2000Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2000FFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2000Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2000Sierra Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2000OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2000OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2000Golden Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical:Winner
- 2000SEFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2003Chlotrudis Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2003Independent Spirit Award - Best Female Lead:Nominated
- 2003Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 2005ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
- 2005ACCA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2005BSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2005DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2005LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2005NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2005SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2005TFCA Award - Best Supporting Performance, Female:Winner
- 2005VVFP Award - Best Supporting Performance:Nominated
- 2005WAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2006Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2006Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2006BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2006CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2006Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006DFCC - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2007DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2007VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2008Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2008Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2008Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2008Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2008Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2008Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Winner
- 2008HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2008IOMA - Best Supporting Actress (Miglior attrice non protagonista):Nominated
- 2008OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
- 2009Robert Altman AwardWinner
- 2009Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2010Saturn Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2010DFCC - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2010Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Nominated
- 2010Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 2011Robert Altman AwardWinner
- 2013Movies for Grownups Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Nominated
- 2016Gold Derby TV Award - TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2016INOCA TV - Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie:Nominated
- 2016Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2017NMFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2017SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2017The BAM Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2017The BAM Award - Best Cast:Nominated
- 2018Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2018CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition:Nominated
- 2018CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition:Nominated
- 2018Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated