List of awards and nominations received by Keira Knightley
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| Wins | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Keira Knightley.
Keira Knightley is an English actress who has received numerous awards including nominations for two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and one Laurence Olivier Award.
Knightley made her breakthrough with the 2002 sports comedy-drama film Bend It Like Beckham, for which she won the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Newcomer. She would go on to received Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for playing Elizabeth Bennet in the period romance Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Joan Clarke in the historical drama The Imitation Game (2014). At age 20-year-old Knightley became the third-youngest Best Actress nominee at the time for the former. She starred alongside James McAvoy in the romantic war drama Atonement (2007) and gained her first nomination for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
On stage, Knightley starred as a flirtatious young woman Célimène who is being courted by several men in Martin Crimp's comedic West End production of The Misanthrope (2009), which earned her a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play in 2010. On television, Knightley starred in the Netflix British spy thriller Black Doves (2024) earning nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series.
Major associations
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Best Actress | Pride and Prejudice | Nominated | [1] |
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [2] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 2007 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Atonement | Nominated | [3] |
| 2014 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [4] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critics' Choice Awards | ||||
| 2005 | Best Actress | Pride and Prejudice | Nominated | [5] |
| 2014 | Best Acting Ensemble[a] | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [6] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best Song | "Lost Stars" (from Begin Again) | Nominated | ||
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | ||||
| 2025 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Black Doves | Nominated | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Pride and Prejudice | Nominated | [8] |
| 2007 | Best Actress – Drama | Atonement | Nominated | [8] |
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [8] |
| 2024 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Black Doves | Nominated | [8] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [9] |
| Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play | The Misanthrope | Nominated | [10] |
Miscellaneous awards
Critics awards
| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2012 | Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction[d] | Anna Karenina | Nominated | |
| Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest[e] | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Nominated | |||
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | The Imitation Game | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2005 | Best Actress | Pride and Prejudice | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2005 | Best Actress | Pride & Prejudice | Runner-up | |
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | The Imitation Game | Nominated | ||
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2003 | Best Newcomer[f] | Bend It Like Beckham | Won | |
| 2005 | British Actress of the Year | Pride and Prejudice | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Begin Again / The Imitation Game / Laggies | Nominated | |||
| National Society of Film Critics | 2005 | Best Actress | Pride and Prejudice | Runner-up | |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | The Imitation Game | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2003 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Bend It Like Beckham | Won | |
| 2006 | Best Actress | Pride and Prejudice | Nominated | ||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | The Imitation Game | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2014 | Best Ensemble[a] | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||||
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2003 | Best Ensemble[a] | Love Actually | Won | |
| 2006 | Best Actress | Pride and Prejudice | Nominated | ||
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2019 | Best Actress | Official Secrets | Nominated | |
| Best Female Action Hero | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screen Couple[g] | Nominated |
Honorary awards
| Organizations | Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper's Bazaar | 2016 | Theater Icon Award | Honored | |
| Elle Magazine | 2018 | Woman of the Year Award | Honored | |
| Queen Elizabeth II | 2018 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | Honored |
Notes
- ^ a b c d Shared with the cast.
- ^ Shared with Johnny Depp
- ^ a b c d Shared with Orlando Bloom
- ^ Shared with Aaron Taylor-Johnson
- ^ Shared with Steve Carell
- ^ Tied with Martin Compston
- ^ Shared with Adam Bakri
References
- ^ "78th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "87th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2008: The nominations". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Baftas 2015: full list of nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Critics Choice Awards 2005". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Critics Choice Awards 2014". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (5 December 2024). "'Shōgun' Leads With Six Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Keira Knightley - Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Olivier Award Winners 2010". OfficialLondon. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
See also
- List of British actors
- List of British Academy Award nominees and winners
- List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Youngest nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- List of actors with Academy Award nominations
- List of actors with two or more Academy Award nominations in acting categories
- List of Keira Knightley performances