List of awards and nominations received by Jodie Foster


The following is the list of awards and nominations received by actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster.
One of the most awarded thespians of her generation, Foster in her five decades long career has received numerous accolades; both competitive and honorary. Her major competitive wins include two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has also been nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award and once for the Daytime Emmy Award.

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, most commonly referred to as "The Oscars", is an annual ceremony established by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927 to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors and writers. Foster has received four nominations and has won the award twice. She is one of two people only to win two Oscars before the age of 30.
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1977Taxi Driver
1989The Accused
  • Best Actress
  • 1992The Silence of the Lambs
  • Best Actress
  • 1995Nell
  • Best Actress
  • AARP's Movies for Grownup Awards

    AARP is a United States-based interest group whose stated mission is "to empower people to choose how they live as they age." According to the organization, it had more than 38 million members as of 2018.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2011The Beaver

    Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards

    The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is a non-profit founded in 2006 based out of New York City, United States, dedicated to supporting work by and about women in the film industry
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2007The Brave One
    2007
  • Women Image Award
  • American Cinematheque Award

    The American Cinematheque Award annually honors "an extraordinary artist in the entertainment industry who is fully engaged in his or her work and is committed to making a significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures".
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1999
    • American Cinematheque Award

    American Comedy Awards

    The American Comedy Awards are a group of awards established in 1987 and presented annually in the United States recognizing performances and performers in the field of comedy, with an emphasis on television comedy and comedy films.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1994Maverick

    AFI Conservatory

    The American Film Institute is a private not-for-profit graduate film school in the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles. Students learn from the masters in a collaborative, hands-on production environment with an emphasis on storytelling. The Conservatory is a program of the American Film Institute founded in 1969. including highlights and achievements
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2018

    American Society of Cinematographers

    American Society of Cinematographers is a cultural, educational, and professional organisation that is nor a labour union or a guild. The society was founded in Hollywood in 1919 and was organised with a purpose to not only progress and advance the science and art of cinematography, but also gather a wide range of cinematographers together to collaboratively discuss and exchange techniques, ideas and advocate motion pictures as a type of art form.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1996

    Athena Film Festival

    The Athena Film Festival is an annual film festival held at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York City. The festival takes place in February and focuses on films celebrating women and leadership. In addition to showing films, the festival hosts filmmaker workshops, master classes and panels on a variety of topics relevant to women in the film industry.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2015

    Berlin International Film Festival

    The Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, is a film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been held every February since 1978.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1989The Accused
    1996
  • Berlinale Camera
  • Boston Film Festival

    Boston Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Boston in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It has been held annually since 1984, usually in early September. At age 28, Foster became the youngest person to receive the festival's honorary award for film excellence.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1991

    Boston Society of Film Critics

    The Boston Society of Film Critics is an organization of film reviewers from Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. The BSFC was formed in 1981 to make “Boston’s unique critical perspective heard on a national and international level by awarding commendations to the best of the year’s films and filmmakers and local film theaters and film societies that offer outstanding film programming”. Foster has won the award from the organisation once and has been a runner-up thrice.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1988The AccusedBest Actress
    1991The Silence of the LambsBest Actress
    1994NellBest Actress
    2011CarnageBest Cast

    Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

    The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards was a film awards ceremony, founded by Blockbuster Entertainment Inc., that ran from 1995 until 2001. The awards were produced by Ken Ehrlich every year.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1997Contact

    Bravo Otto Awards

    The Bravo Otto is a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television and music. Established in 1957, the award is presented annually, with winners selected by the readers of Bravo magazine. Foster has received one award.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1991The Silence Of The Lambs
    • Best Actress

    Britannia Awards

    The Britannia Awards are presented by BAFTA Los Angeles, a branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, as "a bridge between the Hollywood and British production and entertainment business communities." Established in 1989, it honours "individuals and companies who have dedicated their careers or corporate missions to advancing the art-forms of the moving image."
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2016

    British Academy Film Awards

    The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, as the British equivalent of the Oscars. The ceremony used to take place in April or May, but from 2002 onwards it takes place in February in order to precede the Academy Awards in the United States. Foster has been nominated four times, winning thrice. Moreover, her win at the age of 13 for the supporting actress award, makes her the youngest recipient in the category.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1977Bugsy Malone and Taxi Driver
    1977Bugsy Malone and Taxi Driver
  • Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
  • 1990The Accused
  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
  • 1992The Silence of the Lambs
  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
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  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
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    Cable ACE Awards

    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1994All About Bette
    • Best Informational or Documentary Host

    Chicago Film Critics Association

    The Chicago Film Critics Association is an association of professional film critics, who work in print, broadcast and online media, based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The organization was founded in 1990 by film critics Sharon LeMaire and Sue Kiner, following the success of the first Chicago Film Critics Awards given out in 1988. The association compromises 60 members. Foster has received the award from the association once from four nominations.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1988The Accused
    • Best Actress
    1991The Silence of the Lambs
  • Best Actress
  • 1994Nell
  • Best Actress
  • 1997Contact
  • Best Actress
  • Chicago International Film Festival

    The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. At the age of 32, Foster became the youngest recipient of the festival's lifetime achievement award.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1996
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  • Lifetime Achievement Award
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  • Lifetime Achievement Award
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  • Lifetime Achievement Award
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  • Lifetime Achievement Award
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  • Lifetime Achievement Award
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  • Lifetime Achievement Award
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    Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association

    The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association is an organization of 31 print, radio/TV and internet journalists from Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex-based publications. Foster has won two awards from the organisation.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1991The Silence of the Lambs
    • Best Actress
    1994Nell
  • Best Actress
  • David di Donatello Awards

    The David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a film award presented each year for cinematic performances and production by L'accademia del Cinema Italiano . There are 24 categories as of 2006. Italy is also famed for its annual Venice Film Festival.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1976Taxi Driver
    1988The Accused
  • Best Foreign Actress
  • 1991The Silence Of the Lambs
  • Best Foreign Actress
  • 1994Nell
  • Best Foreign Actress
  • Daytime Emmy Awards

    The Daytime Emmy Award is an American accolade bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June. Foster has been nominated once.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1996AMC: Film Preservation Classics

    Detroit Film Critics Society

    The Detroit Film Critics Society is a film critic organization based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 2007 and comprises a group of over twenty film critics. Foster has received one award.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2011Carnage

    Directors Guild of America Awards

    The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America. The first DGA Award was an “Honorary Life Member” award issued in 1938 to D. W. Griffith. The statues are made by New York firm, Society Awards. Foster has received two nominations.
    YearNominated showNominated episodeCategoryResult
    2014House of CardsChapter 22
    2014Orange Is the New BlackThirsty Bird
  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
  • Dorian Awards

    The Dorian Awards are an annual endeavor organized by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. Foster has received one nomination.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2015Orange is the New Black
    • T.V. Director of the Year

    Elle Women in Hollywood Awards

    The Elle Women in Hollywood Awards are an annual award ceremony presented by Elle, honouring women from different fields of entertainment industry for their contributions.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1994

    European Film Awards

    The European Film Awards have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in over ten categories, of which the most important is the Best Film. They are restricted to European cinema and European producers, directors, and actors. Foster has received one award
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1997Contact

    Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

    The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards are an award ceremony that goes out to horror films and thriller films. Beginning in 1992 the awards were expanded and an annual ceremony was inaugurated to give out the awards. Foster has received one award.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1991The Silence Of The Lambs
    • Best Actress

    Globes de Cristal Awards

    The Globes de Cristal Awards is a set of awards bestowed by members of the French Press Association recognizing excellence in home art and culture. The annual formal ceremony and dinner at which the awards are presented happens each February. Foster has been nominated once.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2016Money Monster

    Golden Apple Award

    The Golden Apple Award was an American award presented to entertainers by the Hollywood Women's Press Club, usually in recognition not of performance, but of behavior. The award was presented from 1941 until 2001, when the Hollywood Women's Press Club became inactive. The awards ceremony included Golden Apples to recognize actors for being easy to work with.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1991
    • Golden Apple Award

    Golden Globe Awards

    The Golden Globe Award is an accolade presented by the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. The formal ceremonies are presented annually as a major part of the film industry's awards season, culminating each year with the Oscars. Foster has received eleven nominations and has won three. At the age of 49, Foster became the 4th youngest recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1977Taxi Driver
    1977Freaky Friday
  • Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
  • 1989The Accused
  • Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
  • 1992The Silence of the Lambs
  • Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
  • 1995Nell
  • Best Motion Picture – Drama
  • 1995Nell
  • Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
  • 1998Contact
  • Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
  • 1999The Baby Dance
  • Best Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television
  • 2008
  • Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
  • 2012Carnage
  • Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
  • 2013
  • Cecil B. DeMille Award
  • Goldene Kamera Awards

    The Goldene Kamera is an annual German film and television award, awarded by the Funke Mediengruppe. The gold-plated silver award model was created by Berlin artist Wolfram Beck. It is 25 centimeters high and weighs around 900 grams. Foster has received one award.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1994Nell

    Hamburg International Film Festival

    Filmfest Hamburg is an international film festival, the third-largest of its kind in Germany. It shows national and international feature and documentary films in eleven sections. The range of the program stretches from art house films to innovative mainstream cinema, presenting the first feature films of young unknown directors together with films by internationally established directors.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1997

    Hasty Pudding Theatricals

    The Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award is bestowed annually by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals society at Harvard University. Created in 1951, it has since been awarded annually by the society members of the Hasty Pudding to performers deemed to have made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment."
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1992
    • Woman of the Year

    Hollywood Film Awards

    The Hollywood Film Awards are an American motion picture award ceremony held annually since 1997, usually in October or November. The gala ceremony takes place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2002

    Irish Film & Television Academy Awards

    The Irish Film & Television Academy is an all-Ireland organization focused on film and television. It has about 1000 members and is based in Dublin with branches in London and Los Angeles. Foster has been nominated once.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2007The Brave One
    • Best International Actress

    Jupiter Awards

    The Jupiter Award is a German annual cinema award. It is Germany's biggest audience award for cinema and TV and is awarded annually by Cinema magazine and TV Spielfilm in eleven categories. Foster has won four awards from seven nominations.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1990The Accused
    • Best International Actress
    1991The Silence of the Lambs
  • Best International Actress
  • 1992Little Man Tate
  • Best International Actress
  • 1997Contact
  • Best International Actress
  • 2005Flightplan
  • Best International Actress
  • 2007The Brave One
  • Best International Actress
  • 2011Carnage
  • Best International Actress
  • Independent Spirit Awards

    The Independent Spirit Awards, founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners are typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. Foster has received one award.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1988Five Corners

    Kansas City Film Critics Circle

    The Kansas City Film Critics Circle is a group of media film critics in the Kansas City metropolitan area. James Loutzenhiser, a local psychiatrist and film buff, who died in November 2001, founded the group in 1967. The annual film awards are now called "The Loutzenhiser Awards".
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1976Taxi Driver
    • Best Supporting Actress
    1988The Accused
  • Best Actress
  • 1991The Silence of the Lambs
  • Best Actress
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association

    The Los Angeles Film Critics Association is an American film critic organization founded in 1975. Its membership comprises film critics from Los Angeles-based print and electronic media. Foster has received the award from the association once and has been the runner-up four times.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1976Taxi Driver
    • New Generation Award
    1988The AccusedBest Actress
    1991The Silence of the LambsBest Actress
    1994NellBest Actress
    1997ContactBest Actress

    London Film Critics Circle

    The London Film Critics' Circle is the name by which the Film Section of The Critics' Circle is known internationally. Founded in 1913, it is an association for working British critics. Foster has been nominated once.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1991The Silence Of The Lambs

    MTV Movie Awards

    The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Winners are decided online by the general public. Foster has been nominated once.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1995Nell

    National Board of Review

    The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures is an organization in the United States dedicated to discussing and selecting what its members regard as the best film works of each year. Foster has received one award.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1988The Accused
    • Best Actress

    National Society of Film Critics

    The National Society of Film Critics is an American film critic organization. The organization is known for its highbrow tastes, and its annual awards are one of the most prestigious film critics awards in the United States. Foster is awarded once by the society and has been a runner-up thrice.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1976Taxi Driver
    • Best Supporting Actress
    1988The Accused
  • Best Actress
  • 1991The Silence of the Lambs
  • Best Actress
  • 1994Nell
  • Best Actress
  • New York Film Critics Circle

    The New York Film Critics Circle is an American film critic organization founded in 1935 by Wanda Hale from the New York Daily News. Its membership includes over 30 film critics from New York-based daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, online publications. Foster is awarded once by the organisation and has been a runner-up thrice.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1976Taxi Driver
    • Best Supporting Actress
    1988The Accused
  • Best Actress
  • 1991The Silence of the Lambs
  • Best Actress
  • 1994Nell
  • Best Actress
  • New York Women in Film and Television

    New York Women in Film & Television is a nonprofit membership organization for professional women in film, television and digital media. A champion of women's rights, achievements and points of view in the film and television industry, NYWIFT is an educational forum for media professionals, and a network for the exchange of information and resources.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1991

    Online Film & Television Association Awards

    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1997Contact
    • Best Actress
    1997Contact
  • Best Actress: Sci-fi
  • 2014Orange is the New Black
  • Best Direction- Comedy Series
  • 2015
  • Hall of Fame
  • People's Choice Awards

    The People's Choice Awards, is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans. The show has been held annually since 1975. Foster has received the award once and has been nominated four times.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1989The Accused
    • Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Actress
    1992The Silence of the Lambs
  • Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Actress
  • 1995Nell
  • Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Actress
  • 2008
  • Favorite Female Action Star
  • Primetime Emmy Awards

    The Primetime Emmy Awards, considered as a TV equivalent to the Academy Awards for film in the U.S., are presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in various sectors of the television industry including entertainment programming, news and documentary shows. Currently three annual ceremonies are held; for Primetime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, and International Emmy Awards.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1999The Baby Dance
    2014Orange Is the New Black
  • Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
  • Rembrandt Awards

    The Rembrandt Awards were a Dutch film award created in 1993. Foster received one award.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1997Contact
    • Best Actress

    San Diego Film Critics Society

    The San Diego Film Critics Society is an organization of film reviewers from San Diego-based publications. Foster has received one nomination.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2011Carnage

    Santa Barbara International Film Festival

    The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is an eleven-day film festival held in Santa Barbara, California since 1986. Foster has been awarded once by the festival.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1997Contact

    Satellite Awards

    The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1998

    Saturn Awards

    The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films presents each year the Saturn Awards, which honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television and home video since 1972. Foster has been nominated for a leading five Best Actress awards and has won twice, more than anyone else.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1978The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
    • Best Actress
    1992The Silence of the Lambs
  • Best Actress
  • 1998Contact
  • Best Actress
  • 2003Panic Room
  • Best Actress
  • 2006Flightplan
  • Best Actress
  • Sant Jordi Awards

    The Sant Jordi Awards are film prizes awarded annually in Barcelona by the Catalonia region of the Spanish radio network RNE. Foster has received one nomination.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1991The Silence Of The Lambs
    • Best Foreign Actress

    Southeastern Film Critics Association

    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1994Nell
    • Best Actress

    ShoWest Convention

    ShoWest Convention was formerly one of four major worldwide annual events owned by the Film Group unit of Nielsen Business Media before being sold in 2011 to e5 Global Media and operated exclusively by NATO. Now known as CinemaCon it is presented by the National Association of Theatre Owners.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1992

    Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

    The Sitges Film Festival is a Spanish film festival and one of the world's foremost international festivals specializing in fantasy and horror films. Established in 1968, the festival normally takes place every year in early October in the coastal resort of Sitges, 34 kilometers West-South-West of the city of Barcelona, Catalonia.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2005

    Screen Actors Guild Awards

    The Screen Actors Guild Awards, the only national network television show to acknowledge the work of union members and one of the major awards events in Hollywood since 1995, is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. Foster has won the award once.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1994Nell

    St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association

    The St. Louis Film Critics Association is an organization of film critics operating in Greater St. Louis and adjoining areas of Missouri and Illinois which was founded in 2004. Foster has been nominated once.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2007The Brave One
    • Best Actress

    Telluride Film Festival

    The Telluride Film Festival is a film festival which was established in 1974 and is held annually in Telluride, Colorado during Labor Day weekend.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1991

    T.V. Land Awards

    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1997The X Files
    • Favourite Cameo Appearance

    Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards

    The Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards were first presented in 1977 by the now–Los Angeles chapter of the Women in Film organization—are presented to honor women in communications and media. The Crystal Award honors outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1996
    • Crystal Award

    Women's Image Network Awards

    Women's Image Network, was founded in 1993 to promote gender parity by . This company became successful from the ongoing support, advice and assistance provided by seasoned entertainment professionals including Sherry Lansing and Arthur Hiller, just two of the illustrious WIN founding advisory board members. Foster has received one nomination.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    2005Flightplan

    Young Artist Awards

    The Young Artist Awards is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged. Foster has received one nomination.
    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1980Foxes

    20/20 Awards

    YearNominated workCategoryResult
    1991The Silence Of The Lambs
    • Best Actress
    1994Nell
  • Best Actress