Maggie Gyllenhaal
Birth Name:
Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Has helped raise funds for Trickle Up, an organization that helps people living in poverty start up micro-enterprises
- Hosted a fashion show that featured new designers who work exclusively with natural, eco-friendly fabrics and materials
- Supporter of the Witness, an organization that uses technology to expose human rights violations
- Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London
- Graduated from Columbia University with a degree in literature and Eastern religions in 1999
- Married actor Peter Sarsgaard in 2009
- Quote: "When I started making movies, I didn't care if anybody saw them․ And now I realize I don't want to make movies for the 10 people that feel the same way about the world that I do! I want to make movies that people see․"
- Quote: "I find myself more and more interested only in roles which move the world forward․"
- Prefers roles that challenge how everyday people think, such as her part in "Secretary," a film about a couple who mutually engages in a BDSM lifestyle
- Recorded the first unabridged audiobook version of "The Bell Jar," a novel by Sylvia Plath
Awards
- 2002BSFC Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2002Breakthrough AwardWinner
- 2002Sierra Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2002NBR Award - Breakthrough Performance - Female:Winner
- 2002SDFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2002TFCA Award - Best Performance, Female:Nominated
- 2002VVFP Award - Best Performance:Nominated
- 2002WAFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2003COFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2003CFCA Award - Most Promising Performer:Winner
- 2003Chlotrudis Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2003Directors' Week Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2003Independent Spirit Award - Best Female Lead:Nominated
- 2003Pauline Kael Breakout AwardWinner
- 2003Gold Derby Film Award - Breakthrough Performance:Nominated
- 2003Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 2003MTV Movie Award - Breakthrough Female Performance:Nominated
- 2003NSFC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2003OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance: Female:Winner
- 2003OFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2003OFCS Award - Best Breakthrough Performance:Winner
- 2003Best ActressWinner
- 2003PFCS Award - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2003PFCS Award - Best Newcomer:Nominated
- 2003Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 2003VFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2004Empire Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2006EDA Award - Best Actress in a Dramatic Performance:Nominated
- 2006CFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2006Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Female:Nominated
- 2006Best ActressWinner
- 2006Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama:Nominated
- 2006Best ActressWinner
- 2006UFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2007Saturn Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2007Annie - Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated
- 2007Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
- 2007Best ActressWinner
- 2007Prism Award - Performance in a Feature Film:Winner
- 2008ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Winner
- 2008ALFS Award - Actress of the Year:Nominated
- 2009Saturn Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2009EDA Special Mention Award - Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest:Nominated
- 2009COFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2009Critics Choice Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
- 2009DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2009Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2009People's Choice Award - Favorite Cast:Winner
- 2010Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2010Prism Award - Performance in a Feature Film:Winner
- 2014British Independent Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014Dagger - Best Leading Actress:Nominated
- 2015Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2015Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Actress in a Movie/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2015Gold Derby TV Award - TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress:Nominated
- 2015Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Winner
- 2015Gracie - Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama:Winner
- 2015INOCA TV - Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie:Nominated
- 2015OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie:Nominated
- 2015Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2018Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama:Nominated
- 2018Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Drama/Genre:Nominated
- 2018WFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2019American Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2019Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2019DFCC - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2019OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2020CinEuphoria - Best Actress - International Competition:Nominated
- 2021BSFC Award - Best New Filmmaker:Winner
- 2021Capri Adapted Screenplay AwardWinner
- 2021Milos Stehlik Award - Most Promising Filmmaker:Nominated
- 2021CFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2021Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2021Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director AwardWinner
- 2021Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2021GWNYFCA Award - Breakthrough Director:Nominated
- 2021GWNYFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2021Behind the Camera Award - Breakthrough Director:Winner
- 2021IFJA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2021IFJA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021ICP Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2021Sierra Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2021Sierra Award - Breakout Filmmaker of the Year:Winner
- 2021Breakthrough Director & Writer AwardWinner
- 2021NYFCC Award - Best First Film:Winner
- 2021OAFFC Award - Breakthrough Filmmaker:Nominated
- 2021OAFFC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2021PFCC Award - Best Directorial Debut:Nominated
- 2021PCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021PCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2021UFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2021VHS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2021Golden Osella - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2021Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
- 2022Oscar - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2022EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Screenwriter:Nominated
- 2022EDA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2022EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Director:Nominated
- 2022EDA Award - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2022AFCA Award - Best First Film:Nominated
- 2022BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay (Adapted):Nominated
- 2022Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2022Chlotrudis Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2022COFCA Award - Breakthrough Film Artist:Nominated
- 2022COFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2022Critics Choice Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2022DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film:Winner
- 2022DFCA Award - Best Debut Feature:Nominated
- 2022DFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2022Dorian Award - Screenplay of the Year:Nominated
- 2022Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2022Independent Spirit Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2022Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2022Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2022Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2022HFCS Award - Best New Filmmaker:Nominated
- 2022HCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2022HCA Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 2022ICS Award - Best Debut Feature:Nominated
- 2022ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the Year:Nominated
- 2022NCFCA Award - Best Directorial Debut:Nominated
- 2022OFCC Award - Best First Film:Winner
- 2022OFTA Film Award - Best Feature Debut:Nominated
- 2022OFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2022OFCS Award - Best Debut:Winner
- 2022Directors to WatchWinner
- 2022SDFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2022SFBAFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2022SFBAFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2022Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 2022USC Scripter Award - Film:Winner
- 2022VFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2023Robert - Best English Language Film (Årets engelsksprogede film):Nominated
- 2026Chainsaw Award - Best Director:Nominated