# List of awards and nominations received by Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton is an English actress who has received various awards and nominations, including a British Academy Film Award and four Laurence Olivier Awards. Additionally, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2016, Staunton was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in honour of her services to drama.
Staunton debuted in the West End in 1982 and the same year, she earned her first nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for The Beggar's Opera. Her first Laurence Olivier Award win came in 1985, when her performances in A Chorus of Disapproval and The Corn Is Green went on to collect the Best Performance in a Supporting Role prize. Following a second Laurence Olivier Award win in 1991 for her lead performance as the Baker's Wife in the original London production of Into the Woods, Staunton's breakthrough role as the titular 1950s working-class provider of illegal abortions in director Mike Leigh's critically acclaimed drama film Vera Drake (2004) won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress, the European Film Award for Best Actress and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress. The following year, she appeared in the television film My Family and Other Animals and was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Louisa Durrell.
In 2007, Staunton received international mainstream recognition for playing the antagonist Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth instalment of the Harry Potter film series, and her performance earned her a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Staunton's other television credits include the 2010 Christmas special miniseries Return to Cranford and the 2012 biographical film The Girl. For her portrayal of Alma Reville Hitchcock in the latter, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or a Miniseries. Staunton's appearance in the role of human rights activist Hefina Headon in the historical comedy Pride (2014) brought her the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Alongside her work on screen, Staunton starred in many plays in the West End during the 2010s and went on to receive widespread acclaim for her performances in the 2012 London revival of Sweeney Todd and the 2015 London revival of Gypsy, as Mrs. Lovett and Momma Rose respectively, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for both. In 2022, Staunton took over the lead role of Elizabeth II for the final two seasons of The Crown, garnering nominations for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series– Drama, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

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Awards and nominations :
| Award | Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | 2013 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2015 | Pride | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |
| British Academy Television Awards | 2010 | Return to Cranford | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| British Academy Television Awards | 2013 | The Girl | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| British Academy Television Awards | 2023 | The Crown | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2014 | Pride | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 2015 | Pride | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| Clarence Derwent Awards | 1986 | The Corn Is Green | Best Supporting Actress – UK | Won | [13] [14] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Nominated | [15] [16] |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2013 | The Girl | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or a Miniseries | Nominated | |
| Critics' Circle Theatre Awards | 1985 | A Chorus of Disapproval and The Corn Is Green | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Runner-up | |
| Empire Awards | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best British Actress | Nominated | |
| European Film Awards | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards | 2015 | Gypsy | Best Musical Performance | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2023 | The Crown | Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2024 | The Crown | Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Nominated | |
| International Emmy Awards | 2006 | My Family and Other Animals | Best Actress | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Irish Film & Television Academy Awards | 2000 | Rat | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 1982 | The Beggar's Opera | Best Actress in a Musical | Nominated | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 1982 | The Beggar's Opera | Most Promising Newcomer of the Year | Nominated | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 1985 | A Chorus of Disapproval and The Corn Is Green | Best Performance in a Supporting Role | Won | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 1988 | Uncle Vanya | Actress of the Year in a Revival | Nominated | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 1988 | The Wizard of Oz | Best Actress in a Musical | Nominated | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 1991 | Into the Woods | Best Actress in a Musical | Won | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 1997 | Guys and Dolls | Best Actress in a Musical | Nominated | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 2010 | Entertaining Mr Sloane | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 2013 | Sweeney Todd | Best Actress in a Musical | Won | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 2015 | Good People | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 2016 | Gypsy | Best Actress in a Musical | Won | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 2018 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 2018 | Follies | Best Actress in a Musical | Nominated | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 2025 | Hello, Dolly! | Best Actress in a Musical | Pending | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2005 | Vera Drake | Actress of the Year | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2008 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | British Supporting Actress of the Year | Nominated | [42] [43] |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| Movies for Grownups Awards | 2010 | Taking Woodstock | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| Movies for Grownups Awards | 2010 | Taking Woodstock | Best Grownup Love Story | Nominated | |
| Movies for Grownups Awards | 2024 | The Crown | Best Actress (TV) | Nominated | |
| National Film Awards | 2015 | Pride | Best Actress | Nominated | [48] [49] |
| National Society of Film Critics | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | The Girl | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2024 | The Crown | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2010 | Another Year | Best Ensemble | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2024 | The Crown | Best Actress in a Series – Drama or Genre | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | 2008 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [59] [60] |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | Vera Drake | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2023 | The Crown | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2024 | The Crown | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| UK Theatre Awards | 2012 | Sweeney Todd | Best Performance in a Musical | Won | |
| UK Theatre Awards | 2015 | Gypsy | Best Performance in a Musical | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2005 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| Venice Film Festival | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| Village Voice Film Poll | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Performance | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |
| WhatsOnStage Awards | 2013 | Sweeney Todd | Best Actress in a Musical | Won | |
| WhatsOnStage Awards | 2015 | Good People | Best Actress in a Play | Nominated | |
| WhatsOnStage Awards | 2016 | Gypsy | Best Actress in a Musical | Won | |
| WhatsOnStage Awards | 2018 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Best Actress in a Play | Nominated | |
| WhatsOnStage Awards | 2025 | Hello Dolly! | Best Performer in a Musical | Nominated | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2004 | Vera Drake | Best Actress | Won | |

## Honours

Honours :
| Awarding institution | Year | Honour |
| Monarchy of the United Kingdom | 2006 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| Monarchy of the United Kingdom | 2016 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Royal Academy of Music | 2018 | Honorary Membership |