Brenda Blethyn - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	20-February-1946
Place of Birth	Ramsgate (United Kingdom, Kent)
Nationality	United Kingdom
Also know as	Brenda Ann Bottle, Brenda Anne Blethyn, Brenda Anne Bottle, Brenda Anne Blethyn, OBE, ×‘×¨× ×“×” ××Ÿ ×‘×œ×ª×™×Ÿ, ×‘×¨× ×“×” ××Ÿ ×‘×•×˜×œ, ×‘×¨× ×“×” ×‘×œ×ª'×™×Ÿ
Profession	Actor
Quotes	'I knew it was a great film, but I didn't expect it to get the attention it did because none of his other films had and I thought they were just as good. Of course, I didn't know what it was about until I saw it in the cinema because of the way that he works â€” but I knew it was good. That it reached a wider audience surprised me.' 'We lived in a rented house, which was in a very poor state of repair, but despite many pleas to the landlord we found that we had to like it or lump it.' 'I always think 12 times before saying anything.' 'I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema.'
Brenda Anne Blethyn, OBE is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television and film. Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations, two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one. In addition, she has won a BAFTA, an Empire Award and a Golden Lion and has earned a Theatre World Award and both a Critics' Circle Theatre Award and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her theatrical work. Born into a working class home, Blethyn pursued an administrative career until her early 30s before enrolling in the Guildford School of Acting after the dissolution of her marriage in 1973. She subsequently joined the Royal National Theatre and received credits for her performances in Troilus and Cressida and Mysteries. In 1981, Blethyn earned her first critical acclaim for Steaming. In 1980, Blethyn made her television debut in Mike Leigh's film Grown-Ups. After a modest number of guest spots in several productions, in the mid-1980s she garnered leading roles in the short-run sitcoms Chance in a Million and The Labours of Erica. Having followed her big screen debut with smaller supporting roles in films such as The Witches and A River Runs Through It, she made a major cinema breakthrough with her role in the 1996 dramedy Secrets & Lies, for which she received rave reviews.

Awards by Brenda Blethyn

Check all the awards nominated and won by Brenda Blethyn.

2009

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Drama Series	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Persona

2007

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress	Clubland

2006

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Pride & Prejudice

2005

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actress	Belonging

2002

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Anne Frank: The Whole Story

2001

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Saving Grace role: Grace Trevethyn
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie	Anne Frank: The Whole Story For playing \"Auguste Van Pels\"
Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical	Saving Grace Role: Grace Trevethyn

2000

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
British Independent Film Award for Best Actress	Saving Grace

1999

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Little Voice Role: Mari Hoff
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Little Voice role: Mari Hoff
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Comedy or Musical	Little Voice
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Little Voice
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Little Voice

1998

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Little Voice Role: Mari

1997

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Honored for : Secrets & Lies

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama

Honored for : Secrets & Lies

(Role: Cynthia Rose Purley)

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role	Secrets & Lies
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama	Secrets & Lies role: Cynthia Rose Purley
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role	Secrets & Lies Role: Cynthia Rose Purley
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture	Secrets & Lies

1996

Cannes Best Actress Award

Honored for : Secrets & Lies

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Honored for : Secrets & Lies

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress	Secrets & Lies Role: Cynthia Rose Purley
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress	Secrets & Lies

1984

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play	Benefactors

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