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Marion Cotillard Biography

Birth Name:Marion Cotillard

Birth Place:Paris, France

Profession Actress, Soundtrack, Producer

Fast Facts

One of several Greenpeace spokespeople who contributed to "Dessins pour le climat," a book of drawings published in 2005 to raise money for the organization
Received a César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles" in 2005
Made a Chevalier by the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government in 2010
Sister to twins, Quentin Cotillard and screenwriter Guillaume Cotillard
Quote: "[On building acting technique] "I don't think you learn how to act․ You learn how to use your emotions and feelings․""
Received a 15-minute standing ovation at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for her work in "Two Days, One Night․"
Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2008
Appeared in the music video "The Next Day" by David Bowie in 2013
Recorded the song "The Eyes of Mars" with Franz Ferdinand in 2010
Spent time singing and playing bass and keyboards for the music group Yodelice

Awards

1999César-Most Promising Actress (Meilleur jeune espoir féminin): nominated
2000Best New Actress-: winner
2001Best Actress-: winner
2002César-Most Promising Actress (Meilleur jeune espoir féminin): nominated
2004NRJ Ciné Award-Best Kiss (Meilleur baiser): winner
2004Jury Award-Feature Film - Best Actress - Drama: winner
2005César-Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle): winner
2005NRJ Ciné Award-Most Glamorous Actress (Actrice la plus glamour): nominated
2006Globe de Cristal-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2007AAFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2007EDA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2007ACCA-Best Actress in a Leading Role: winner
2007BSFC Award-Best Actress: winner
2007Best Actress-: winner
2007CFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2007DFWFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2007DFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2007DFCC-Best Actress: nominated
2007European Film Award-European Actress: nominated
2007Hollywood Film Award-Actress of the Year: winner
2007ICP Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
2007KCFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2007LAFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2007NRJ Ciné Award-French Actress of the Year (La Frenchie de l'année): winner
2007NRJ Ciné Award-Best Look (Meilleur look): winner
2007Golden Capital-Best Actress: winner
2007Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: winner
2007Golden Space Needle Award-Best Actress: winner
2007SLFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2007VVFP Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: winner
2008Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
2008BAFTA Film Award-Best Leading Actress: winner
2008Critics Choice Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008Czech Lion-Best Actress (Zenský herecký výkon v hlavní roli): winner
2008César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): winner
2008Globe de Cristal-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2008Gold Derby Film Award-Lead Actress: winner
2008Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: winner
2008HFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008INOCA-Best Actress: winner
2008IOMA-Best Actress (Miglior attrice protagonista): winner
2008ALFS Award-Actress of the Year: winner
2008Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure comédienne): winner
2008NSFC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008OFTA Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008OFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008Breakthrough Performance Award-: winner
2008Critics Award-Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira): winner
2008Audience Award-Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira): winner
2008Virtuoso Award-: winner
2008VFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2008Étoile d'Or-Best Actress (Premier rôle féminin): winner
2009DFWFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2009DFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2009IOFCP Award-Best Actress in a Leading Role: winner
2009Special Achievement Award-Best Ensemble, Motion Picture: winner
2009Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: nominated
2009SLFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2009VVFP Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2009WAFCA Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2010Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
2010Davis Award-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2010Critics Choice Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2010Gold Derby Film Award-Lead Actress of the Decade: nominated
2010Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: nominated
2010Golden Schmoes-Best Supporting Actress of the Year: nominated
2010IGN Award-Best Actress: nominated
2010IOFCP Award-Best Actress of the Decade: nominated
2010Audience Award-Best International Actress: nominated
2010OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Adapted Song: nominated
2010Desert Palm Achievement Award-: winner
2010PFCS Award-Best Ensemble Acting: nominated
2010Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2010Scream Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2010WAFCA Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
2011COFCA Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2011Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2011IOMA-Best Supporting Actress (Miglior attrice non protagonista): nominated
2011PFCS Award-Best Ensemble Acting: nominated
2011PFCS Award-Best Ensemble Acting: nominated
2012Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
2012DFCC-Best Actress: nominated
2012Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2012Harper's Bazaar Award-International Actor of the Year: winner
2012EuroCinema Hawai'i Award-Best Actress: winner
2012Hollywood Film Award-Actress of the Year: winner
2012IOMA-Best Supporting Actress (Miglior attrice non protagonista): nominated
2012VVFP Award-Best Actress: nominated
2012WAFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2013AACTA International Award-Best Actress: nominated
2013Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
2013EDA Special Mention Award-Unforgettable Moment: nominated
2013EDA Special Mention Award-Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction: nominated
2013BAFTA Film Award-Best Leading Actress: nominated
2013Chlotrudis Award-Best Actress: nominated
2013CinEuphoria-Best Actress - International Competition: nominated
2013CinEuphoria-Best Duo - International Competition: nominated
2013Critics Choice Award-Best Actress: nominated
2013César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2013Dorian Award-Film Performance of the Year - Actress: nominated
2013GAFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2013Globe de Cristal-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): winner
2013Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
2013ICS Cannes Award-Best Actress: winner
2013ICS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2013INOCA-Best Actress: nominated
2013IFTA Award-Best International Actress: winner
2013IOMA-Best Actress (Miglior attrice protagonista): winner
2013ALFS Award-Actress of the Year: nominated
2013Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure comédienne): nominated
2013MTV Movie Award-Best Villain: nominated
2013NFS Award-Best Actress: winner
2013Rembrandt Award-Best International Actress (Beste Buitenlandse Actrice): nominated
2013Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera): winner
2013VFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2013Étoile d'Or-Best Actress (Premier rôle féminin): winner
2014ACCA-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2014BOFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2014BSFC Award-Best Actress: winner
2014CFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2014DFWFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2014DFCC-Best Actress: winner
2014European Film Award-European Actress: winner
2014ICP Award-Best Lead Actress: winner
2014ICP Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
2014Halfway Award-Best Actress: winner
2014MTV Movie Award-Best Fight: nominated
2014NYFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2014NYFCO Award-Best Actress: winner
2014Honors-Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking - Ensemble Cast: winner
2014OFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2014SDFCS Award-Best Actress: winner
2014SFFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2014SLFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2014TFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2014UFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2014VVFP Award-Best Actress: winner
2014WFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2015EDA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015Palmarés blogos de oro-Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz): nominated
2015British Independent Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015CinEuphoria-Best Actress - International Competition: winner
2015Cinema Bloggers Award-Best Actress - International Competition: nominated
2015Critics Choice Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015CCOP-Best Scene or Sequence (Melhor Cena ou Sequência): nominated
2015CCOP-Best Actress (Melhor Atriz): nominated
2015CCOP-Best Actress (Melhor Atriz): nominated
2015César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2015DFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015Días de Cine Award-Best Foreign Actress: nominated
2015Independent Spirit Award-Best Female Lead: nominated
2015GAFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2015Globe de Cristal-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2015Gold Derby Film Award-Lead Actress: nominated
2015HFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015ICS Award-Best Actress: winner
2015ICS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015INOCA-Best Actress: winner
2015IOFCP Award-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2015IOMA-Best Actress (Miglior attrice protagonista): nominated
2015ALFS Award-Actress of the Year: nominated
2015NSFC Award-Best Actress: winner
2015NCFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015OFTA Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015PCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015Critics Award-Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira): winner
2015Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Motion Picture: nominated
2015Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015Trophée Francophone-Best Actress (Trophée francophone de l'interprétation féminine): nominated
2015VFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016National Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016Odyssey Award-Best Support Actress: nominated
2016Critics Award-Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira): winner
2017BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short: winner
2017César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2017Globe de Cristal-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2017Prix Iris-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2017Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2017Jury Prize-Best Actress: nominated
2019CinEuphoria-Best Duo - International Competition: nominated
2022CinEuphoria-Best Song (Original or Adapted) - International Competition: nominated
2022Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: nominated
2024César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2025CinEuphoria-Best Ensemble - International Competition: nominated
2025Lost Weekend Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated