# List of awards and nominations received by Tilda Swinton

The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Tilda Swinton.
Tilda Swinton is a British 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.
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".

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Won | |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| British Academy Film Awards |||||
| 2007 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Michael Clayton | Won |
| 2008 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Burn After Reading | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| British Academy Scotland Awards |||||
| 1993 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Orlando / Man to Man | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Young Adam | Won |
| 2021 | Best Actress in a Film | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Actress in Film | The Souvenir Part II | Nominated |

### Berlin International Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1988 | Teddy Jury Award | The Last of England | Won |
| 2008 | Special Teddy Award | — | Won |
| 2025 | Honorary Golden Bear | — | Honored |

### European Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1993 | European Actress | Orlando | Nominated |
| 2011 | European Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Won |
| 2024 | European Actress | The Room Next Door | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Deep End | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Room Next Door | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2002 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Adaptation | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Nominated |

### Venice Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1991 | Volpi Cup for Best Actress | Edward II | Won | [25] [26] |
| 2020 | Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement | — | Honored | [25] [26] |

## Industry awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2003 | Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film | Young Adam | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2005 | Richard Harris Award | — | Honored |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2011 | Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | The Souvenir Part II | Nominated |
| César Awards | 2009 | Best Actress | Julia | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2008 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2011 | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2016 | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Doctor Strange | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 1992 | Best Foreign Actress | Orlando | Won |
| Goya Awards | 2025 | Best Actress | The Room Next Door | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2002 | Best Female Lead | The Deep End | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2015 | Best Female Lead | Only Lovers Left Alive | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2019 | Robert Altman Award | Suspiria | Won |

## Critic awards

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1997 | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Actress | Female Perversions | Nominated |
| 2001 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Actress | The Deep End | Won |
| 2001 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actress | The Deep End | Nominated |
| 2001 | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Actress | The Deep End | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Actress | The Deep End | Won |
| 2001 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Actress | The Deep End | Nominated |
| 2001 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Actress | The Deep End | Nominated |
| 2001 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Actress | The Deep End | 3rd Place |
| 2002 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Cast | Adaptation | Nominated |
| 2002 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Cast | Adaptation | Nominated |
| 2003 | London Film Critics' Circle | British Actress of the Year | Young Adam | Nominated |
| 2005 | London Film Critics' Circle | British Supporting Actress of the Year | The Chronicles of Narnia | Nominated |
| 2007 | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Won |
| 2007 | Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Won |
| 2007 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Won |
| 2007 | North Texas Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Won |
| 2007 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Won |
| 2007 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Actress in Supporting Role | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| 2007 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Ensemble Cast | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| 2007 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| 2007 | Houston Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| 2007 | London Film Critics' Circle | British Supporting Actress of the Year | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| 2007 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| 2007 | Online Film Critics Society Award | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| 2007 | St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| 2007 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| 2008 | London Film Critics' Circle | British Actress of the Year | Julia | Nominated |
| 2008 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Julia | Nominated |
| 2008 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Julia | Nominated |
| 2008 | London Film Critics' Circle | British Supporting Actress of the Year | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Won |
| 2009 | London Film Critics' Circle | British Actress of the Year | I Am Love | Nominated |
| 2009 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Actress | I Am Love | Nominated |
| 2010 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction | I Am Love | Nominated |
| 2011 | Austin Film Critics Association | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Won |
| 2011 | Houston Film Critics Society | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Won |
| 2011 | National Board of Review | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Won |
| 2011 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Won |
| 2011 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Won |
| 2011 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| 2011 | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Runner-up |
| 2011 | London Film Critics' Circle | Actress of the Year | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| 2011 | London Film Critics' Circle | British Actress of the Year | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| 2011 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| 2011 | Southeastern Film Critics Association | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| 2011 | Women Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| 2011 | Women Film Critics Circle | Courage in Acting | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| 2014 | Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Ensemble | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Won |
| 2014 | Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Won |
| 2014 | Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Nominated |
| 2014 | Boston Online Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Won |
| 2014 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Won |
| 2014 | Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Won |
| 2014 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Won |
| 2014 | Iowa Film Critics | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | 3rd Place |
| 2014 | Southeastern Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Utah Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Houston Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Nominated |
| 2014 | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Nominated |
| 2014 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Nominated |
| 2014 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Nominated |
| 2014 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Nominated |
| 2014 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Snowpiercer | Nominated |
| 2014 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Actress in Supporting Role | Snowpiercer | Won |
| 2014 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Actress Defying Age and Agism | Only Lovers Left Alive and Snowpiercer | Won |
| 2014 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction | Only Lovers Left Alive | Nominated |
| 2014 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Only Lovers Left Alive | Won |
| 2015 | IndieWire Critics Poll | Best Supporting Actress | A Bigger Splash | 5th Place |
| 2015 | London Film Critics' Circle | Best Supporting Actress | Trainwreck | Nominated |
| 2018 | Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Supporting Actress | Suspiria | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Suspiria | Nominated |
| 2019 | London Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | The Souvenir | Nominated |
| 2023 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Actress | The Eternal Daughter | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| AACTA International Award | 2011 | Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Nominated |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards | 2015 | Best Actress | A Bigger Splash | Nominated |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | 2007 | Best Actress | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | 2008 | Best Actress | Julia | Won |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | 2015 | Best Actress | A Bigger Splash | Nominated |
| Genie Awards | 2000 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Possible Worlds | Nominated |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Constantine | Nominated |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | 2013 | Best Actress | Only Lovers Left Alive | Nominated |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Suspiria | Won |
| Fright Meter Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | Suspiria | Won |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | 2012 | Best Ensemble Cast | Moonrise Kingdom | Nominated |
| International Cinephile Society Award | 2008 | Best Actress | Julia | Won |
| Jameson Dublin International Film Festival | 2009 | Best Female Performance | I Am Love | Won |
| MTV Movie Award | 2005 | Best Villain | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Nominated |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | 2009 | European Silver Ribbon Award | I Am Love | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2001 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | The Deep End | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2006 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Stephanie Daley | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2007 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Michael Clayton | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2009 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | I Am Love | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Snowpiercer | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2021 | Mary Pickford Award | — | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2025 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | The Room Next Door | Pending |
| Saturn Awards | 2005 | Best Actress | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2008 | Best Supporting Actress | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Doctor Strange | Won |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 1992 | Best Actress | Orlando | Won |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 1992 | Best Actress | Orlando | Won |
| Village Voice Film Poll | 2008 | Best Actress | Julia | Won |

## Honorary awards

| Organizations | Year | Award | Result |
| Edinburgh Napier University | 2006 | Honorary degree for her services to performing arts | Honored |
| Britannia Awards | 2008 | British Artist of the Year | Honored |
| Telluride Film Festival | 2011 | Silver Medallion | Honored |
| Museum of Modern Art | 2013 | Special Film Gala Tribute | Honored |
| British Film Institute | 2020 | BFI Fellowship | Honored |
| International Federation of Film Archives | 2022 | FIAF Award | Honored |