Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress and producer who has received various awards and nominations, including one Academy Award and one Golden Globe Award. Additionally, she has been nominated for two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, and one Primetime Emmy Award. In 2005, Theron received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the motion picture industry.
In 1999, Theron starred in Lasse Hallström's drama The Cider House Rules. For her performance, she won the Bambi Award for Shooting Star: Female, and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. Theron's breakthrough role in the critically acclaimed biographical crime drama Monster (2003) won her the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 2005, Theron starred in Niki Caro's drama North Country as a single mother and iron worker experiencing sexual harassment. Her performance went on to win the Desert Palm Achievement Award, the Hollywood Actress Award, and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.
In 2015, Theron starred in Mad Max: Fury Road as Imperator Furiosa opposite Tom Hardy. Theron received widespread acclaim for her performance, and winning the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie, the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance, the Saturn Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the AACTA International Award for Best Actress, the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress. In 2019, Theron starred in Jay Roach's drama Bombshell, based upon the accounts of the women at Fox News who set out to expose CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment. Theron's performance in the film garnered critical acclaim and earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.
Accolades
+Awards and nominations received by Charlize Theron Organizations Year Work Category Result Academy Awards 2004MonsterBest Actress2006North Country2020BombshellAudie Awards2010Nelson Mandela's Favorite African FolktalesAudiobook of the Yearrowspan=2 Multi-Voiced Performance AACTA Awards2016Mad Max: Fury RoadBest International ActressBest Lead Actress2020BombshellBest International Actress BAFTA Awards 2005MonsterBest Actress in a Leading Role2006North Country2020Bombshell Berlin International Film Festival2004MonsterSilver Bear for Best Actress Bambi Award2000Shooting Star: Female Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2003MonsterBest Actress2014Mad Max: Fury Road Critics' Choice Awards2004MonsterBest Movie Actress2006North Country2012Young Adult2016Mad Max: Fury RoadBest Action Movie ActressBest Movie Actress2019TullyBest Comedy Movie Actress2020BombshellBest Movie ActressBest Movie Cast Critics' Choice Super Awards 2026 ApexBest Actress in an Action Movie Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2003MonsterBest Actress2005North Country2011Young Adult2015Mad Max: Fury Road2019Bombshell Detroit Film Critics Society Awards2011Young AdultBest Actress2019Bombshell Emmy Awards (News & Documentary) 2025 Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary Emmy Awards (Primetime)2005Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Florida Film Critics Circle Award 2019BombshellBest ActressFilm Independent Spirit Awards2004MonsterBest Female LeadBest First Feature Film ProductionGolden Globe Awards 2004Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama2005Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television2006North CountryBest Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama2012Young AdultBest Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy2019Tully2020BombshellBest Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Georgia Film Critics Association2011Young AdultBest Actress Golden Raspberry Awards2002Sweet NovemberWorst Actress2015A Million Ways to Die in the WestWorst Screen Combo (with Seth MacFarlane) Hollywood Critics Association Award 2019BombshellBest Actress Houston Film Critics Society Award2019 Hollywood Film Award2005North CountryBest Actress of the YearIrish Film & Television Drama Academy2004MonsterBest Film International ActressLondon Film Critics' Circle Awards 2004Actress of the Year2019Bombshell Los Angeles Film Critics Association2003MonsterBest Actress MTV Movie & TV Awards 2004Best Kiss of the Year in a MovieBest Performance of the Year in a Movie2016Mad Max: Fury RoadBest Fight of the Year in a MovieBest Hero of the Year in a MovieBest Performance of the Year in a Movie2018Atomic BlondeBest Fight of the Year in a Movie National Board of Review 2003MonsterBest Breakthrough Performance National Society of Film Critics2003Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award2003Best Actress New York Film Critics Online2003Best Actress Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards2017Favorite VillainFavorite Frenemies (shared with Emily Blunt) 2022 The Addams Family 2 Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Online Film Critics Society 2003MonsterBest Actress2015Mad Max: Fury Road Palm Springs International Film Festival 2006North CountryDesert Palm Achievement Award2012Young AdultChairman's Vanguard Award2020BombshellInternational Star Award People's Choice Awards2013PrometheusFavorite Dramatic Movie ActressSnow White and the Huntsman2016Mad Max: Fury RoadFavorite Action Movie Actress Satellite Awards 2000Best Supporting Actress in a Film2011Young AdultBest Actress in a Film2020BombshellSaturn Awards2010Best Film Lead Actress2013Snow White and the HuntsmanBest Film Supporting Actress2015Mad Max: Fury RoadBest Film Lead ActressSpike Video Game Award2005Aeon FluxBest Performance by a FemaleSan Francisco Film Critics Circle2003MonsterBest Actress2019BombshellScreen Actors Guild Awards2000Outstanding Motion Picture Cast 2004MonsterOutstanding Motion Picture Actress2005Outstanding Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Actress2006North CountryOutstanding Motion Picture Actress2020BombshellOutstanding Motion Picture Cast St. Louis Film Critics Association2018TullyBest Actress2019BombshellTeen Choice Awards 2012Snow White and the HuntsmanChoice Movie: Hissy FitChoice Movie: VillainPrometheusChoice Movie: Summer Actress2016Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy ActressChoice Movie: Villain2017Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2003MonsterBest ActressWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2005North CountryBest Actress2015Mad Max: Fury RoadWomen Film Critics Circle2017Atomic BlondeCourage in Acting
Honors +List of honors received by Charlize Theron Award Year Hollywood Walk of Fame2005Indie Impact Award2012American Cinematheque Award2019Hollywood Career Achievement Award
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