Biography
Watson came out of nowhere to charm the audiences at the Cannes Film Festival that year, resulting in a slew of awards and nominations, including a nod for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. She proved that her sudden acclaim was no fluke when two years later, she turned in another Oscar-nominated performance in "Hilary and Jackie" (1998). From there, Watson was in constant demand, though she took great strides to avoid the trappings of …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Featured in Steven Spielberg's feature adaptation of "War Horse," based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo | |
2011 | Co-starred with Dominic West in the miniseries "Appropriate Adult" (ITV) | |
2009 | Played Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor sent to 10 years of hard labor in Siberia, in the biographical drama "Within the Whirlwind" | |
2008 | Cast in Charlie Kaufman's comedy drama "Synecdoche, New York" | |
2007 | Co-starred in the fantasy film "Water Horse," about the fabled Loch Ness Monster | |
2006 | Cast as the intended sister-in-law to Renee Zellweger's Beatrix in "Miss Potter" a biopic of children's author Beatrix Potter | |
2006 | Cast in Richard E. Grant's directorial debut, the autobiographical "Wah-Wah," an account of his extraordinary childhood spent in Swaziland | |
2005 | Cast opposite Tom Wilkinson in Julian Fellowes' directorial debut "Separate Lies" | |
2005 | Voiced Victoria Everglot in Tim Burton's animated feature "Corpse Bride" | |
2004 | Played Peter Sellers' long-suffering first wife in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers," which premiered at Cannes; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
2002 | Starred opposite Christian Bale in the sci-fi thriller "Equilibrium" (lensed 2002) | |
2002 | Co-starred with Adam Sandler in "Punch-Drunk Love" which premiered at Cannes | |
2002 | Played the blind girl in "Red Dragon," the prequel to "Silence of the Lambs" (1991) | |
2002 | Reteamed with Christian Bale in "Equilibrium" | |
2001 | Cast as the rebellious head housemaid in the Robert Altman-directed period mystery "Gosford Park" | |
2001 | Starred opposite John Turturro in the period romance "The Luzhin Defence" | |
2000 | Had title role in Alan Rudolph's "Trixie" as an amateur detective | |
1999 | Played Angela McCourt in the film version of "Angela's Ashes" | |
1998 | Received raves for her portrayal of cellist Jacqueline du Pre in the biopic "Hilary and Jackie"; also earned second Best Actress Academy Award nomination | |
1997 | Starred opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Boxer" | |
1996 | TV debut in British production of "The Mill on the Floss"; shown theatrically in Europe; premiered at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival; shown on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre" in the USA | |
1996 | Breakthrough performance with her film debut, starring in Lars Von Trier's "Breaking the Waves"; earned Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best Actress | |
1994 | Early British TV appearance in the film "Summer Day's Dream" | |
1994 | Breakthrough stage role, as Mary in revival of "The Children's Hour" | |
1992 | Joined Royal Shakespeare Company, appeared in shows like "The Taming of the Shrew" and "The Changeling" | |
| Born and raised in London | ||
Awards
2011 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Appropriate Adult |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Appropriate Adult |
2009 | Independent Spirit Award for Robert Altman Award in Synecdoche, New York |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers |
2003 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Punch-Drunk Love |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Gosford Park |
2002 | Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Performance, Female in Punch-Drunk Love |
1999 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Angela's Ashes |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in Hilary and Jackie |
1998 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Hilary and Jackie |
1998 | Academy Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Hilary and Jackie |
1998 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Hilary and Jackie |
1996 | Academy Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Breaking the Waves |
1996 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Breaking the Waves |
1996 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in Breaking the Waves |
1996 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in Breaking the Waves |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Breaking the Waves |
1996 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for New Generation Award in Breaking the Waves |