Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.

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Selected Works:

1978 - The Deer Hunter	
American Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

1979 - Manhattan
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress - also for The Seduction of Joe Tynan and Kramer vs. Kramer
National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress - also for The Seduction of Joe Tynan and Kramer vs. Kramer
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress - also for The Seduction of Joe Tynan and Kramer vs. Kramer
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

1979 - Kramer vs. Kramer
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress - also for The Seduction of Joe Tynan and Manhattan
National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress - also for Manhattan and The Seduction of Joe Tynan
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress - also for The Seduction of Joe Tynan and Manhattan
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress - also The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

1981 - The French Lieutenant's Woman
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress

1982 - Sophie's Choice
Academy Award for Best Actress
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
National Board of Review Award for Best Actress
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

1983 - Silkwood
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

1985 - Out of Africa
David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress- Migliore Attrice Straniero
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

1987 - Ironweed
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress

1988 - A Cry in the Dark
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Best Actress Award - Cannes Film Festival
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

1990 - Postcards from the Edge
American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture - Leading Role
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

1995 - The Bridges of Madison County
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

1998 - One True Thing
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

1999 - Music of the Heart
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

2002 - Adaptation
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Silver Bear for Best Actress
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year
Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

2002 - The Hours
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

2004 - The Manchurian Candidate
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress

2006 - The Devil Wears Prada
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

2008 - Doubt

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

2009 - Julie & Julia
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

2011 - The Iron Lady
AACTA International Award for Best Actress
Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Actress
London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Actress Defying Age and Ageism
Nominated - Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Female Icon Award
Nominated - Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress- Runner-up
Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actres
Nominated - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Pending - Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Pending - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Pending - Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Actress


                          

Mother Mary Wolfe Wilkinson
Father Harry William Streep, Jr. three children
Husband Don Gummer, four children