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Vera Farmiga in Bates Motel (2013)

Awards

Vera Farmiga

21 wins & 82 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Up in the Air

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2017 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Actress on Television
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2015 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Actress on Television
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2014 Winner Saturn Award
    • Best Actress on Television
    • Bates Motel

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    2006 Nominee BSFC Award
    • Best Ensemble Cast
    • The Departed
    Shared with: Mark Wahlberg · Jack Nicholson · Matt Damon · Anthony Anderson · Leonardo DiCaprio · Alec Baldwin · Ray Winstone · Martin Sheen

BAFTA Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

British Independent Film Awards

  • Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
    2008 Winner British Independent Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Critics Choice Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air
  • Kate Beckinsale and Matt Dillon in Nothing But the Truth (2008)
    2009 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Nothing But the Truth
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    2007 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Acting Ensemble
    • The Departed
    Shared with: Anthony Anderson · Alec Baldwin · Matt Damon · Leonardo DiCaprio · Jack Nicholson · Martin Sheen · Mark Wahlberg · Ray Winstone

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Asante Blackk, Marquis Rodriguez, Caleel Harris, and Ethan Herisse in When They See Us (2019)
    2019 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
    • When They See Us
    For playing: "Elizabeth Lederer".
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2013 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Bates Motel
    For playing "Norma Bates".

Golden Globes, USA

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Up in the Air

Satellite Awards

  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2014 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Series, Drama
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga in Higher Ground (2011)
    2011 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Higher Ground
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    2006 Winner Satellite Award
    • Best Ensemble, Motion Picture
    • The Departed
    Shared with: Anthony Anderson · Alec Baldwin · Matt Damon · Leonardo DiCaprio · Jack Nicholson · Martin Sheen · Mark Wahlberg · Ray Winstone

Gotham Awards

  • Vera Farmiga in Higher Ground (2011)
    2011 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Breakthrough Director
    • Higher Ground

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Vera Farmiga in Down to the Bone (2004)
    2005 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Female Lead
    • Down to the Bone

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee ALFS Award
    • Actress of the Year
    • Up in the Air

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Vera Farmiga in Down to the Bone (2004)
    2005 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Down to the Bone

MTV Movie + TV Awards

  • The Conjuring (2013)
    2014 Nominee MTV Movie Award
    • Best Scared-As-S**t Performance
    • The Conjuring

National Board of Review, USA

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    2006 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Acting by an Ensemble
    • The Departed
    Shared with: Leonardo DiCaprio · Matt Damon · Jack Nicholson · Mark Wahlberg · Martin Sheen · Ray Winstone · Alec Baldwin · Anthony Anderson · James Badge Dale

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Vera Farmiga in Down to the Bone (2004)
    2006 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Down to the Bone
    Tied with Kate Dollenmayer for Funny Ha Ha (2002) in 3rd place.

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

People's Choice Awards, USA

  • Vera Farmiga in Bates Motel (2013)
    2017 Winner People's Choice Award
    • Favorite Cable TV Actress

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee SDFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Winner Cinema Vanguard Award
    • Up in the Air

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Up in the Air
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    2007 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • The Departed
    Shared with: Anthony Anderson · Alec Baldwin · Matt Damon · Leonardo DiCaprio · Jack Nicholson · Martin Sheen · Mark Wahlberg · Ray Winstone

Sundance Film Festival

  • Vera Farmiga in Higher Ground (2011)
    2011 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Dramatic
    • Higher Ground
  • Vera Farmiga in Down to the Bone (2004)
    2004 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • Dramatic
    • Down to the Bone
    For her performance.

Television Critics Association Awards

  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2013 Nominee TCA Award
    • Individual Achievement in Drama
    • Bates Motel

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee TFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Boston Film Festival

  • At Middleton (2013)
    2013 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Actress
    • At Middleton

Empire Awards, UK

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    2007 Nominee Empire Award
    • Best Female Newcomer
    • The Departed

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Winner VFCC Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Marrakech International Film Festival

  • Vera Farmiga in Down to the Bone (2004)
    2004 Winner Best Actress
    • Down to the Bone

Gracie Allen Awards

  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2016 Winner Gracie
    • Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama
    • Bates Motel

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2017 Nominee Chainsaw Award
    • Best TV Actress
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2016 Nominee Chainsaw Award
    • Best TV Actress
    • Bates Motel

BendFilm Festival

  • Vera Farmiga in Down to the Bone (2004)
    2004 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Down to the Bone

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • Vera Farmiga in Higher Ground (2011)
    2012 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Overlooked Film
    • Higher Ground
  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • Up in the Air
    Shared with: George Clooney · Anna Kendrick · Jason Bateman · Amy Morton · Melanie Lynskey · J.K. Simmons · Danny McBride · Zach Galifianakis · Sam Elliott
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    2007 Winner COFCA Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • The Departed
    Shared with: Anthony Anderson · Alec Baldwin · Matt Damon · Leonardo DiCaprio · Jack Nicholson · Martin Sheen · Mark Wahlberg · Ray Winstone

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air
  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • Up in the Air
    Shared with: Jason Bateman · George Clooney · Sam Elliott · Zach Galifianakis · Anna Kendrick · Melanie Lynskey · Danny McBride · Amy Morton · J.K. Simmons

Gopo Awards, Romania

  • Vera Farmiga and Mark Strong in Closer to the Moon (2014)
    2015 Nominee Gopo Award
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Closer to the Moon

New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II)

  • A Heavenly Vintage (2009)
    2010 Winner Film Award
    • Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film
    • A Heavenly Vintage

International Cinephile Society Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Winner ICS Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • Vera Farmiga in Higher Ground (2011)
    2012 Nominee EDA Female Focus Award
    • Best Woman Director
    • Higher Ground
  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee EDA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee IFJA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Fright Meter Awards

  • Bonnie Aarons and Madison Wolfe in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    2016 Nominee Fright Meter Award
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • The Conjuring 2
  • The Conjuring (2013)
    2013 Nominee Fright Meter Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Conjuring
  • Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan (2009)
    2009 Nominee Fright Meter Award
    • Best Actress
    • Orphan
  • Jacob Kogan in Joshua (2007)
    2007 Nominee Fright Meter Award
    • Best Actress
    • Joshua

Critics Choice Television Awards

  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2015 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actress in a Drama Series
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2014 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actress in a Drama Series
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2013 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actress in a Drama Series
    • Bates Motel

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    2006 Nominee DFCC
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Departed
    • Breaking and Entering

Denver Film Critics Society

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air
  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Acting Ensemble
    • Up in the Air
    Shared with: George Clooney · Anna Kendrick · Jason Bateman · Danny McBride · Amy Morton · Melanie Lynskey

IGN Summer Movie Awards

  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2013 Nominee IGN Award
    • Best TV Actress
    • Bates Motel

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
    2010 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Best Supporting Actress - Audience Award
    • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2014 Nominee Dorian Award
    • TV Performance of the Year - Actress
    • Bates Motel

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Online Film & Television Association

  • Asante Blackk, Marquis Rodriguez, Caleel Harris, and Ethan Herisse in When They See Us (2019)
    2019 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited Series
    • When They See Us
    Shared with: Asante Blackk · Justin Cunningham · Caleel Harris · Jovan Adepo · Ethan Herisse · Chris Chalk · Jharrel Jerome · Marquis Rodriguez · Freddy Miyares · Marsha Stephanie Blake · Kylie Bunbury · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor · Felicity Huffman · John Leguizamo · Niecy Nash · Michael Kenneth Williams
  • Asante Blackk, Marquis Rodriguez, Caleel Harris, and Ethan Herisse in When They See Us (2019)
    2019 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series
    • When They See Us
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2015 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2014 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actress in a Drama Series
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2013 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actress in a Drama Series
    • Bates Motel

Village Voice Film Poll

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee VVFP Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air
    2nd place.

Women's Image Network Awards

  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2016 Nominee WIN Award
    • Actress Drama Series
    • Bates Motel
    For "Norma Louise"
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2015 Nominee WIN Award
    • Actress Drama Series
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2014 Nominee WIN Award
    • Actress Drama Series
    • Bates Motel
    For the episode "The Immutable Truth"
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2013 Nominee WIN Award
    • Outstanding Actress Drama Series
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga in Higher Ground (2011)
    2011 Winner WIN Award
    • Actress Feature Film
    • Higher Ground

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Up in the Air
  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Cast Ensemble
    • Up in the Air
    Shared with: George Clooney · Anna Kendrick · Melanie Lynskey · Amy Morton · Jason Bateman · J.K. Simmons · Zach Galifianakis · Danny McBride · Sam Elliot
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    2006 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Cast Ensemble
    • The Departed
    Runner-Up
    Shared with: Leonardo DiCaprio · Matt Damon · Jack Nicholson · Mark Wahlberg · Martin Sheen · Ray Winstone · Alec Baldwin · Anthony Anderson

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee IOMA
    • Best Supporting Actress (Miglior attrice non protagonista)
    • Up in the Air

Golden Schmoes Awards

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee Golden Schmoes
    • Best Supporting Actress of the Year
    • Up in the Air
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    2006 Nominee Golden Schmoes
    • Best Supporting Actress of the Year
    • The Departed

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2010 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Up in the Air

Indiewire Critics' Poll

  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    2009 Nominee ICP Award
    • Best Supporting Performance
    • Up in the Air
    9th place.

Gold Derby Awards

  • Asante Blackk, Marquis Rodriguez, Caleel Harris, and Ethan Herisse in When They See Us (2019)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress
    • When They See Us
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2017 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Supporting Actress
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2016 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Lead Actress
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2014 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Lead Actress
    • Bates Motel
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2013 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Lead Actress
    • Bates Motel

iHorror Awards

  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    2018 Winner iHorror Award
    • Best Horror TV Actress
    • Bates Motel

AAFCA TV Honors

  • Asante Blackk, Marquis Rodriguez, Caleel Harris, and Ethan Herisse in When They See Us (2019)
    2019 Winner AAFCA Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • When They See Us
    Shared with: Asante Blackk · Justin Cunningham · Caleel Harris · Jovan Adepo · Ethan Herisse · Chris Chalk · Jharrel Jerome · Marquis Rodriguez · Freddy Miyares · Marsha Stephanie Blake · Kylie Bunbury · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor · Felicity Huffman · John Leguizamo · Niecy Nash · Michael Kenneth Williams

Pena de Prata

  • Five Days at Memorial (2022)
    2022 Nominee Pena de Prata
    • Best Lead Acting in a Limited Series
    • Five Days at Memorial

Astra Television Awards

  • Five Days at Memorial (2022)
    2024 Nominee Astra TV Award
    • Best Actress in a Limited Series or Streaming Movie
    • Five Days at Memorial

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