Emma Thompson

Birth Name:

Emma Thompson

Birth Place:

Paddington, London, England

Profession

Actress, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack

An avid supporter of the environmental organization Greenpeace
Studied English at the University of Cambridge's Newnham College
Daughter of actress Phyllida Law
Was a member of the Cambridge Footlights comedy troupe
Quote: "I am who I am and there is nothing I can do about that․"
Quote: "I've sort of pulled back from acting, which is fine, because I've found over the years -- and this was a surprise to me -- that I can get the same kind of creative satisfaction from writing as I have heretofore gotten out of acting․"
Was a college classmate of actors Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie

1988BAFTA TV Award - Best Actress:Winner
1992ACCA - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
1992BSFC Award - Best Actress:Winner
1992Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Female:Nominated
1992KCFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
1992LAFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
1992NBR Award - Best Actress:Winner
1992NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
1993Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
1993ACCA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
1993ACCA - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
1993BAFTA Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
1993CFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
1993DFWFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
1993David - Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera):Winner
1993Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
1993Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Winner
1993KCFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
1993KCFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
1993ALFS Award - British Actress of the Year:Winner
1993NSFC Award - Best Actress:Winner
1993NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
1993SEFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
1994Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
1994Oscar - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
1994American Comedy Award - Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role):Nominated
1994BAFTA Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
1994CFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
1994David - Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera):Winner
1994Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
1994Independent Spirit Award - Best Female Lead:Nominated
1994Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
1994Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
1995American Comedy Award - Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role):Nominated
1995ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
1995ACCA - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
1995ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
1995BSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
1995Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
1995LAFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
1995NBR Award - Best Actress:Winner
1995NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
1995NYFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
1995STFC Award - Best Actress:Winner
1995STFC Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
1996Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Winner
1996Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
1996Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
1996Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast:Nominated
1996BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
1996BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
1996CFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
1996Chlotrudis Award - Best Actress:Nominated
1996Critics Choice Award - Best Actress:Nominated
1996Critics Choice Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
1996David - Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera):Nominated
1996Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
1996Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Winner
1996USC Scripter AwardWinner
1996WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Winner
1996Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award - Film - Screenplay:Winner
1997European Film Award - European Actress of the Year:Nominated
1997Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
1997ALFS Award - British Screenwriter of the Year:Winner
1997Pasinetti Award - Best Actress:Winner
1998British Independent Film Award - Best Performance by a British Actress in an Independent Film:Nominated
1998Chlotrudis Award - Best Actress:Nominated
1998Outstanding European Achievement in World CinemaNominated
1998OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
1998Golden Aries - Best Foreign Actress:Nominated
1999American Comedy Award - Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role):Nominated
1999Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actress - Drama:Nominated
2001Humanitas Prize - 90 Minute or Longer Cable Category:Winner
2001OFTA Television Award - Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Winner
2001OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
2001Best ActressWinner
2002Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
2002Christopher Award - Television & Cable:Winner
2002Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Picture Made for Television:Nominated
2002Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
2002Golden Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
2003Annie - Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated
2003OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
2004Movies for Grownups Award - Best Grownup Love Story:Nominated
2004Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
2004BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
2004Empire Award - Best British Actress:Winner
2004Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
2004Gold Derby TV Award - TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress:Nominated
2004ALFS Award - British Supporting Actress of the Year:Winner
2004PFCS Award - Best Ensemble Acting:Nominated
2004PFCS Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
2004Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
2004Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
2006EDA Award - Best Actress in a Comedic Performance:Nominated
2007Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2007Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2007ALFS Award - British Supporting Actress of the Year:Nominated
2008EDA Female Focus Award - Actress Defying Age and Ageism:Nominated
2008British Independent Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2008Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
2009Movies for Grownups Award - Best Grownup Love Story:Winner
2009ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
2009Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
2009Audience Award - Best International Actress:Nominated
2009ALFS Award - British Supporting Actress of the Year:Nominated
2010Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
2010Gold Derby TV Award - TV Movie/Mini Actress of the Decade:Nominated
2012ACCA TV - Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
2013Felix - Best Actress:Winner
2013EDA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2013ACCA - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
2013DFWFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2013DFCC - Best Actress:Nominated
2013Golden Schmoes - Best Actress of the Year:Nominated
2013HFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2013IGN Award - Best Movie Actress:Nominated
2013Sierra Award - Best Actress:Winner
2013NBR Award - Best Actress:Winner
2013PFCS Award - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
2013PFCS Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
2013SDFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2013SLFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2013WAFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2014Felix - Best Actress:Nominated
2014Felix - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2014Movies for Grownups Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2014Saturn Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
2014BAFTA Film Award - Best Leading Actress:Nominated
2014Critics Choice Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2014DFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2014Empire Award - Best Actress:Winner
2014Gold Derby Film Award - Lead Actress:Nominated
2014Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
2014Jupiter Award - Best International Actress:Nominated
2014ALFS Award - British Actress of the Year:Nominated
2014NCFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2014OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Adapted Song:Nominated
2014OFTA Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2014Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
2015Movies for Grownups Award - Best Grownup Love Story:Nominated
2015BAFTA Scotland Award - Best Actress - Film:Winner
2015CinEuphoria - Best Actress - International Competition:Nominated
2015OFTA Television Award - Best Female Performance in a Fiction Program:Nominated
2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie:Nominated
2016Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
2016Felix - Best Actress:Nominated
2016Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Comedy:Winner
2016Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award - Parajanov-Vartanov Institute:Winner
2016Mommie Dearest Worst Screen Mom of the Year AwardNominated
2017ISA - Best Guest Actress - Comedy:Winner
2018Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2019Chlotrudis Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2019Gold Derby TV Award - Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress:Nominated
2019HCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2019IFJA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2019OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series:Nominated
2019OFTA Television Award - Best Individual Host or Panelist in a Reality or Non-Fiction Program:Nominated
2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2019Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
2019WFCC Award - Best Screen Couple:Nominated
2019WFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2020Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television:Nominated
2020Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy:Nominated
2020National Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2020OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series:Nominated
2021HCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
2022British Independent Film Award - Best Joint Lead Performance:Nominated
2022Capri European Actress AwardWinner
2022CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition:Nominated
2022HCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2022OAFFC Award - Best Female Lead:Nominated
2022SLFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2022WFCC Award - Hall of Shame:Winner
2022WFCC Award - Best Screen Couple:Nominated
2023Movies for Grownups Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2023EDA Special Mention Award - Most Daring Performance:Winner
2023EDA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2023BAFTA Film Award - Best Leading Actress:Nominated
2023BOFA - Best Actress:Nominated
2023CinEuphoria - Best Actress - International Competition:Nominated
2023Girls on Film Award - Best Female Orgasm:Winner
2023Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy:Nominated
2023HFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2023ALFS Award - British/Irish Actress of the Year:Nominated
2023SFBAFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2023Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
2025National Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner

Emma Thompson

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