Vera Farmiga awards and nominations Farmiga at the New York premiere of Hugo on November 21, 2011 Wins 17 Nominations 81
Vera Farmiga is an American actress, director, and producer. She garnered worldwide acclaim for her role in the 2009 film Up in the Air . This role earned Farmiga nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture , the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role , as well as many other nominations. In 2011, she made her directing debut with the acclaimed drama film Higher Ground , for which she received multiple award nominations, including the Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Director and the Satellite Award for Best Actress .
From 2013 to 2017, she starred in the A&E television series Bates Motel as Norma Louise Bates . Her performance in the role has earned her a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television (2013) and a People's Choice Award (2016), and nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2013), the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2013), the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2013), and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (2013–2015). In 2019, Farmiga portrayed prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer in the acclaimed Netflix miniseries When They See Us . For her performance, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie .
Golden Globe Awards [ edit ] Primetime Emmy Awards [ edit ] Screen Actors Guild Awards [ edit ] African American Film Critics Association Television Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2019 When They See Us Best Ensemble Cast Won [ 8]
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards [ edit ] Chicago Film Critics Association Awards [ edit ] Critics' Choice Awards[ edit ] Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards[ edit ] Denver Film Critics Society Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2009 Up in the Air Best Acting Ensemble Nominated[B] [ 18] Best Supporting Actress Nominated [ 18]
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards [ edit ] Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards[ edit ] Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2023 Five Days at Memorial Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society Awards [ edit ] London Film Critics' Circle Awards[ edit ] Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards [ edit ] National Board of Review Awards [ edit ] National Society of Film Critics Awards [ edit ] New York Film Critics Circle Awards [ edit ] Online Film Critics Society Awards [ edit ] San Diego Film Critics Society Awards [ edit ] St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards [ edit ] Television Critics Association Awards [ edit ] Toronto Film Critics Association Awards [ edit ] Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards [ edit ] Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards [ edit ] Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2009 Up in the Air EDA Award – Best Actress in Supporting Role Nominated [ 32] 2011 Higher Ground EDA Female Focus Award – Best Woman Director Nominated [ 33]
BendFilm Festival Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2004 Down to the Bone Jury Prize – Best Actress Won
Boston Film Festival Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2013 At Middleton Festival Prize – Best Actress Won [ 34]
British Independent Film Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2013 Bates Motel TV Performance of the Year – Actress Nominated [ 36]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2015 Bates Motel Best TV Actress Runner-up [ 37] 2016 Nominated [ 38]
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2014 Closer to the Moon Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated [ 39]
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2011 Higher Ground Breakthrough Director Nominated [ 40]
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2015 Bates Motel Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Won [ 41]
Independent Spirit Awards [ edit ] Marrakech International Film Festival Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2004 Down to the Bone Best Actress Won
People's Choice Awards[ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2017 Bates Motel Favorite Cable TV Actress Won [ 44]
Provincetown International Film Festival Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2011 Herself Excellence in Acting Award Won [ 45]
Qantas Film and Television Awards [ edit ] Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2010 Herself Cinema Vanguard Award Won[E] [ 47]
Sundance Film Festival Awards [ edit ] Village Voice Film Poll Awards [ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2009 Up in the Air Best Supporting Actress Runner-up [ 55]
Women's Image Network Awards[ edit ] Year Nominated work Category Result Ref(s) 2011 Higher Ground Outstanding Film Directed by a Woman Nominated [ 56] Outstanding Actress – Feature Film Won 2013 Bates Motel Outstanding Actress – Drama Series Nominated [ 57] 2014 Nominated [ 58] 2015 Nominated [ 59] Outstanding Drama Series Nominated 2016 Outstanding Actress – Drama Series Nominated [ 60]
^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition, and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations, and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification, and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. A ^ Shared with Anthony Anderson , Alec Baldwin , Matt Damon , Leonardo DiCaprio , Jack Nicholson , Martin Sheen , Mark Wahlberg , and Ray Winstone . B ^ Shared with Jason Bateman , George Clooney , Sam Elliott , Zach Galifianakis , Anna Kendrick , Melanie Lynskey , Danny McBride , Amy Morton , and J. K. Simmons . C ^ Tied with Kate Dollenmayer for Funny Ha Ha . D ^ Originally titled The Vintner's Luck . 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