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Sigourney Weaver is an American actress known for her performances in film, television and stage. Over the course of her over five decade long career she has received several awards including for a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Tony Award.
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Weaver received Academy Award nominations for her roles as Ellen Ripley in James Cameron's science fiction-action film Aliens (1979), portraying primatologist Dian Fossey in the Michael Apted directed biographical drama film Gorillas in the Mist (1988), and as a villainous boss in the Mike Nichols directed romantic comedy Working Girl (1988). She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Gorillas in the Mist (1988) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for Working Girl (1988). She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as a mother engaging in an affair in the Ang Lee family drama film The Ice Storm (1997).
For her roles on television, she was Primetime Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominated for playing Claudia Hoffman in the horror film Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1998), Mary Griffith in the drama film Prayers for Bobby (2009), and a fictional former Secretary of State and First Lady in the political miniseries Political Animals (2012). On stage, she received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination for her role as a scatterbrained photojournalist in the Broadway production of the David Rabe dark comedy play Hurlyburly (1985).
She is one of 12 actors in Academy Award history to receive two acting nominations in the same year. Weaver has also received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. In 2024 she received the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Sigourney Weaver.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Best Actress | Aliens | Nominated | [1] |
| 1988 | Gorillas in the Mist | Nominated | [2] | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Working Girl | Nominated | ||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 1979 | Most Promising Newcomer | Alien | Nominated | [3] |
| 1989 | Best Supporting Actress | Working Girl | Nominated | [4] |
| 1997 | The Ice Storm | Won | [5] | |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
| 1998 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Nominated | [6] |
| 2009 | Prayers for Bobby | Nominated | [7] | |
| 2013 | Political Animals | Nominated | [8] | |
| 2021 | Outstanding Narrator | Secrets of the Whales (episode: "Ocean Giants") | Nominated | [9] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Aliens | Nominated | [10] |
| 1988 | Gorillas in the Mist | Won | [10] | |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Working Girl | Won | ||
| 1997 | The Ice Storm | Nominated | [10] | |
| 1999 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | A Map of the World | Nominated | [10] |
| 2009 | Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Movie | Prayers for Bobby | Nominated | [10] |
| 2012 | Political Animals | Nominated | [10] | |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Spoken Word Album | Earth (The Book) | Won | [11][12] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Outstanding Female Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Nominated | [13] |
| 2009 | Prayers for Bobby | Nominated | [14] | |
| 2012 | Political Animals | Nominated | [15] | |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Hurlyburly | Nominated | [16] |
| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2012 | Best Actress - Miniseries or TV Movie | Political Animals | Nominated | |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1980 | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Das Lusitania Songspiel | Nominated | |
| Goya Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | A Monster Calls | Nominated | |
| 2024 | International Goya Award | Won | |||
| Saturn Awards | 1979 | Best Actress | Alien | Nominated | |
| 1986 | Aliens | Won | |||
| 1993 | Alien 3 | Nominated | |||
| 1997 | Alien Resurrection | Nominated | |||
| 1999 | Galaxy Quest | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Best Supporting Actress | Avatar | Won | ||
| Year | Organization | Award | R. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hasty Pudding Theatricals | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | |
| 1999 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Star (7021 Hollywood Boulevard) | |
| 2001 | Chicago International Film Festival | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| 2004 | Empire Awards | ||
| 2006 | Edinburgh International Film Festival | Diamond Award | |
| 2010 | Scream Awards | Heroine Award | |
| 2013 | Golden Camera (Germany) | Best International Actress | |
| 2016 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Donostia Award | [17] |
| 2024 | Spanish Film Academy | International Goya Award | [18] |
| Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement | [19] |
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