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Kristen Stewart Biography

Birth Name:Kristen Jaymes Stewart

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Actress, Soundtrack, Producer, Director, Writer

Fast Facts

Won the 2008 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film by a Supporting Young Actress for "Into the Wild․"
Won the Rising Star Award at the 2010 BAFTA Awards
Born to John and Jules, who both held jobs in the arts and entertainment industry
Wanted to become a writer and director but started acting when she was 8 years old after an agent was impressed by her performance in her elementary school Christmas play
Quote: "I'm asked all the time in interviews about who I am, and I know a few people my age who have a strong sense of self, but I couldn't say I know myself and sum it up and give it to you in a little package․ I don't know myself at all yet․"
Known for her starring role as Isabella "Bella" Swan in the "Twilight" movie franchise
Tends to play troubled characters who have undergone emotional damage
Was homeschooled after seventh grade due to her irregular acting schedule
Appeared in the music video "I Was Broken" by Marcus Foster in 2011
Became the face for Balenciaga perfume Florabotanica in 2012
Celebrated her 19th birthday while filming the scene about Bella Swan's 18th birthday in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon․"
Appeared on the soundtrack for "The Runaways," including the tracks "Queens of Noise" and "Dead End Justice․"
Served on a Los Angeles jury that found a defendant not guilty of soliciting sex from an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute in 2009

Awards

2003OFTA Film Award-Best Youth Performance: nominated
2003Young Artist Award-Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress: nominated
2004Young Artist Award-Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress: nominated
2005Young Artist Award-Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress: nominated
2008Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
2008Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2008Young Artist Award-Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress: nominated
2009Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Ensemble Performance: nominated
2009MTV Movie Award-Best Female Performance: winner
2009MTV Movie Award-Best Kiss: winner
2009Scream Award-Best Fantasy Actress: winner
2009Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Drama: winner
2009Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Liplock: winner
2010Blimp Award-Favorite Kiss: nominated
2010Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Star: nominated
2010Blimp Award-Favorite Kiss: nominated
2010Blimp Award-Cutest Couple: nominated
2010Blimp Award-Cutest Couple: winner
2010MTV Movie Award-Best Kiss: nominated
2010MTV Movie Award-Best Kiss: winner
2010MTV Movie Award-Best Female Performance: winner
2010People's Choice Award-Favorite On-Screen Team: winner
2010Razzie Award-Worst Screen Couple: nominated
2010Scream Award-Best Fantasy Actress: winner
2010Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy: winner
2010Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Liplock: winner
2010Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Drama: nominated
2010Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Chemistry: winner
2010Teen Choice Award-Choice Summer Movie Star: Female: winner
2011Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actress: nominated
2011MTV Movie Award-Best Kiss: nominated
2011MTV Movie Award-Best Kiss: winner
2011MTV Movie Award-Best Female Performance: winner
2011Best Actress-: winner
2011People's Choice Award-Favorite On-Screen Team: winner
2011Razzie Award-Worst Actress: nominated
2011Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy: nominated
2011Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Liplock: nominated
2011Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Liplock: nominated
2012EDA Special Mention Award-Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest: winner
2012Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Star: nominated
2012Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actress: winner
2012MTV Movie Award-Best Kiss: winner
2012Razzie Award-Worst Screen Couple: nominated
2012Razzie Award-Worst Actress: nominated
2012Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Liplock: nominated
2012Teen Choice Award-Choice Summer Movie Star: Female: winner
2012Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy: nominated
2012Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Romance: winner
2013Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actress: winner
2013Blimp Award-Favorite Female Butt Kicker: winner
2013MTV Movie Award-Best Hero: nominated
2013Grace Award-Most Inspiring Performance in Movies: nominated
2013People's Choice Award-Favorite On-Screen Chemistry: nominated
2013People's Choice Award-Favorite Face of Heroism: nominated
2013Razzie Award-Worst Actress: winner
2013Razzie Award-Worst Screen Couple: nominated
2013Rembrandt Award-Best International Actress (Beste Buitenlandse Actrice): nominated
2013Rembrandt Award-Best International Actress (Beste Buitenlandse Actrice): nominated
2013Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy: winner
2013Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Liplock: winner
2013Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Romance: winner
2013Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Actress: winner
2014ACCA-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2014WFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015AFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015ACCA-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2015BOFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015BSFC Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015César-Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle): winner
2015DFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015FFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015ICP Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015Halfway Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015IOMA-Best Supporting Actress (Miglior attrice non protagonista): nominated
2015LAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015NYFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015OFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015SDFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015SLFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Drama: nominated
2015TFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015VVFP Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2016EDA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2016BSFC Award-Best Ensemble Cast: nominated
2016Chlotrudis Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016Días de Cine Award-Best Foreign Actress: nominated
2016ICP Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016ICS Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2016INOCA-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016ALFS Award-Supporting Actress of the Year: nominated
2016NSFC Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2016Global-Best Actress: winner
2016Odyssey Award-Best Support Actress: nominated
2016OFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016VVFP Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2017DFCC-Best Actress: nominated
2017Fright Meter Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017IFJA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017ICP Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
2017Halfway Award-Best Actress: winner
2017Sierra Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017SLFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017VVFP Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
2018AFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2018ICS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2018Sant Jordi-Best Actress in a Foreign Film (Millor actriu en pel·lícula estrangera): nominated
2019Spotlight Award-: winner
2020EDA Special Mention Award-Actress Most in Need of a New Agent: nominated
2020American Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2021AFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2021BOFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2021CFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2021DFWFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2021DFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2021DFCC-Best Actress: nominated
2021FFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2021GWNYFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2021IFJA Award-Best Actress: winner
2021ICP Award-Best Performance: nominated
2021Jupiter Award-Best International Actress: winner
2021Sierra Award-Best Actress: nominated
2021NFCS Award-Best Actress: winner
2021NTFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2021OAFFC Award-Best Female Lead: winner
2021PFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2021PCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2021PFCS Award-Best Actress in a Leading Role: winner
2021PCA Award-Best Female Leading Role: winner
2021SEFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2021SLFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2021SFC Award-Best Actress: winner
2021Queerty-Film Performance: nominated
2021WAFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2021WFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2022AACTA International Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
2022Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2022EDA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022AFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022BOFA-Best Actress: nominated
2022CIC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022CinEuphoria-Best Actress - International Competition: nominated
2022Critics Choice Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022DFCS Award-Best Actress: winner
2022DFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2022Dorian Award-Film Performance of the Year: winner
2022Días de Cine Award-Best Foreign Actress: nominated
2022GAFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022Gold Derby Film Award-Lead Actress: winner
2022Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
2022Golden Schmoes-Best Actress of the Year: nominated
2022HFCS Award-Best Actress: winner
2022HCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2022HFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022ICFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022ICS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022IFCS Award-Best Actress: winner
2022IFC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022KCFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022LEJA Award-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2022ALFS Award-Actress of the Year: nominated
2022MNFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2022MCFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022NCFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022NDFS Award-Best Actress: winner
2022Odyssey Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
2022OFTA Film Award-Best Actress: winner
2022OFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022Spotlight Award-Actress: winner
2022SDFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022SFBAFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2022Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: winner
2022SFCS Award-Best Actress: winner
2022TFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2023Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Performance: nominated
2023Golden Scythe-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2023ICS Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2024Astra Midseason Award-Best Actress: nominated
2024British Independent Film Award-Best Joint Lead Performance: nominated
2025Pride Award-Best Actress in a Motion Picture: nominated
2025AFCA Award-Best First Film: nominated
2025Golden Frog-Directors' Debuts Competition: nominated
2025Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
2025Golden Camera-: nominated
2025Adolph Zukor Prize-: winner
2025Emeric Pressburger Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2025Revelations Prize-: winner
2025Grand Special Prize-: nominated
2025Girls on Film Award-Best Female Orgasm on Screen sponsored by Intimacy on Set: nominated
2025Grand Prix-International Competition: nominated
2025NYFCO Award-Best Debut Director: nominated
2025OAFFC Award-Breakthrough Filmmaker: nominated
2025SDFCS Award-Best First Feature: nominated
2025Artistic Achievement Award->>Film Forward Competition: winner
2025Golden Alexander->>Film Forward Competition: nominated
2025Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
2025Encounters-Polish Film Institute Award (Audience Award): nominated
2026Girls on Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2026Dragon Award-International Competition: nominated
2026Directors to Watch-: winner