List of awards and nominations received by Tilda Swinton
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Tilda Swinton is a Scottish actress. Throughout her career, Swinton has received several accolades, including one Academy Award, one BAFTA Award and a European Film Award, among others. Swinton began her career in several experimental films in the late 1980s. In 1991 she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for her work in the romantic drama Edward II. She next starred as the titular role in Sally Potter's Orlando for which she was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress.
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| Wins | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 141 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2001, she starred in the thriller film The Deep End, role that many consider her "breakout role" for American audiences, for her performance in the film she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She was highly praised for her performance as the ruthless general counsel Karen Crowder in Michael Clayton (2007), role that earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, alongside Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. In 2011, she received several awards and nominations for her performance as Eva Khatchadourian in Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin, including a third Golden Globe nomination and winning the European Film Award for Best Actress.
For her influential career, she has received several special awards and honours, including the Richard Harris Award from the British Independent Film Awards in 2005, the British Film Institute Fellowship in 2020 and the Mary Pickford Award from the International Press Academy in 2020. Also, she has been honoured in prestigious film festivals, like the Venice Film Festival, where she received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2021 and the Berlin International Film Festival, where she has been honoured with two Teddy Awards, one as an individual Jury Prize in 1988 and a second one in 2008 as a Special Award shared with Keith Collins, Simon Fisher Turner, Isaac Julien and James Mackay for their contributions in keeping the legacy of English director Derek Jarman. In November 2022, she was presented with the 2022 FIAF Award "for her work on the preservation and promotion of archive film, film history and women's role in it".[1]
Major associations
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Won | [2] |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 2007 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Michael Clayton | Won | [3] |
| 2008 | Burn After Reading | Nominated | [4] | |
| 2011 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated | [5] |
| British Academy Scotland Awards | ||||
| 1993 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Orlando / Man to Man | Nominated | [6] |
| 2003 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Young Adam | Won | [7] |
| 2021 | Best Actress in a Film | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Nominated | [8] |
| 2022 | Best Actress in Film | The Souvenir Part II | Nominated | [9] |
| 2024 | Best Actress in Film | The Eternal Daughter | Nominated | [10] |
| 2025 | Best Actress (Film/Television) | The End | Nominated | [11] |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Teddy Jury Award | The Last of England | Won | [12] |
| 2008 | Special Teddy Award | N/a | Won | [13] |
| 2025 | Honorary Golden Bear | N/a | Honored | [14] |
European Film Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | European Actress | Orlando | Nominated | [15] |
| 2011 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Won | [16] | |
| 2024 | The Room Next Door | Nominated | [17] | |
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Deep End | Nominated | [18] |
| 2007 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Michael Clayton | Nominated | [19] |
| 2011 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated | [20] |
| 2024 | The Room Next Door | Nominated | [21] | |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Adaptation | Nominated | [22] |
| 2007 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Michael Clayton | Nominated | [23] |
| 2008 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated | [24] |
| 2011 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated | [25] |
| 2014 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Nominated | [26] |
Venice Film Festival
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Volpi Cup for Best Actress | Edward II | Won | [27] [28] |
| 2020 | Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement | N/a | Honoured | |
Industry awards
Critic awards
Miscellaneous awards
Honorary awards
| Organizations | Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Napier University | 2006 | Honorary degree for her services to performing arts | Honored | [49] |
| Britannia Awards | 2008 | British Artist of the Year | Honored | [50] |
| Telluride Film Festival | 2011 | Silver Medallion | Honored | [51] |
| Museum of Modern Art | 2013 | Special Film Gala Tribute | Honored | [52] |
| British Film Institute | 2020 | BFI Fellowship | Honored | [53] |
| International Federation of Film Archives | 2022 | FIAF Award | Honored | |