Jacki Weaver

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Jacki Weaver AO
Weaver in December 2012
Born	Jacqueline Ruth Weaver (1947-05-25) 25 May 1947 (age 77) [1] Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Education	Hornsby Girls' High School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1962–present
Spouses	David Price ​ ​ (m. 1966;div. 1970)​ Max Hensser ​ ​ (m. 1975;div. 1977)​ Derryn Hinch ​ ​ (m. 1983;div. 1998)​ Sean Taylor ​ (m. 2003)​
Partner(s)	John Walters (esp. 1969; sep. 1970) Richard Wherrett (esp. 1971; sep. 1974) Phil Davis (esp. 1977; sep. 1981)
Children	1

Jacqueline Ruth Weaver AO (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film, and television actress. Weaver emerged in the 1970s Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as Stork (1971) for which she won AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Alvin Purple (1973), and Petersen (1974). She later starred in Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Caddie (1976) for which she won the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film, Squizzy Taylor (1982), and a number of television films, miniseries, and Australian productions of plays such as Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire .

Weaver garnered acclaim and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for starring in the crime film Animal Kingdom (2010) and the comedy-drama film Silver Linings Playbook (2012), the former also winning her the National Board of Review Award. In following years, Weaver appeared in the films The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Parkland (2013), Magic in the Moonlight (2014), The Disaster Artist (2017), Bird Box (2018), Widows (2018), Poms (2019), Stage Mother (2020), and Father Stu (2022).

On television, Weaver starred in the Starz comedy series Blunt Talk (2015–2016), Fox Showcase political thriller Secret City (2016–2019), Epix thriller Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019), and the Stan science fiction series Bloom (2019–2020). Since 2021, she has a recurring role as Caroline Warner in the Paramount Network neo-Western series Yellowstone .

Early life

Jacqueline Ruth Weaver was born in Hurstville, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. ^{[2] [3]} Her mother, Edith (née Simpson), was a migrant from England, and her father, Arthur Weaver, was a Sydney solicitor. ^[4] She attended Hornsby Girls' High School and was Dux of her school. She won a scholarship to study sociology at university, but instead embarked upon an acting career. ^{[5] [6]}

Career

1960s–2000s

Weaver has been working in Australian film, stage and television since the 1960s. In 1963, at the age of 16, Weaver mimed the role of Gretel to the soprano Janet Rutledge in an ABC production of Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel , conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras. ^[7] In 1964 at the Palace Theatre in Sydney, Weaver and a number of other Australian singers such as The Delltones and her then-boyfriend Bryan Davies performed a satire on the Gidget movies, in which Weaver performed as "Gadget". In the mid-1960s, she appeared on the Australian music show Bandstand . In one appearance, she sang a 1920s-style pastiche, the novelty song "I Love Onions". The turning point in her career came in 1965 just before she was about to go to university and was cast in the Australian TV series Wandjina! ^[8]

In 1971, Weaver made her big screen debut playing the female leading role in the comedy film, Stork directed by Tim Burstall, for which she won her first Australian Film Institute Award. She later starred in the comedy films Alvin Purple (1973), and Petersen (1974). She played supporting role in Peter Weir's critically acclaimed mystery film version of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), and a more substantial appearance in Caddie (1976) for which she won her second Australian Film Institute Award. The following years, Weaver appeared in series, miniseries, and made-for-television movies, playing leading and supporting roles. Her notable television movies including Polly Me Love (1976), and Do I Have to Kill My Child? (1976), for which she received Logie Award for Best Individual Performance By An Actress. ^[3]

Weaver starred in the miniseries Water Under the Bridge (1980) and The Challenge (1986), and 1982 drama film Squizzy Taylor . Also in the 1980s she appeared alongside Sir Les Patterson and politician Barry Jones on Parkinson ^[9] Contrary to popular belief, Weaver has never appeared in a soap opera. ^[10] She starred in the 1988 ABC drama series, House Rules about a Melbourne house-wife who becomes a member of parliament. ^[11] After years off-screen, Weaver returned to film starring in the comedy-drama Cosi . ^[12]

Weaver at the AACTA Awards in Sydney, 31 January 2012

In the 1990s and early 2000s, Weaver found it increasingly difficult to gain roles on screen or television and she devoted much of her energy to the Australian stage, starring in plays including A Streetcar Named Desire , Last of the Red Hot Lovers , Death of a Salesman , Reg Cribb's Last Cab to Darwin , and Chekhov's Uncle Vanya alongside Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in 2010–11. Weaver has performed in more than 80 plays. ^[1] Her stage abilities were recognised with a "Mo" award. In 2005, she released her autobiography, Much Love, Jac. ^[13]

2010–present

In 2010, Weaver starred in the Melbourne-set crime thriller Animal Kingdom playing a gang family matriarch. Her performance received praise from film critics and earned her an Academy Award nomination as well as winning the Australian Film Institute Award, the National Board of Review, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award and a Satellite Award.

Weaver made her Hollywood debut with the 2012 comedy The Five-Year Engagement , alongside Emily Blunt and Jason Segel, and starred in Park Chan-Wook's English-language debut, Stoker , alongside fellow Australian actors Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska, and British actor Matthew Goode. ^[14] In 2012, Weaver was again nominated for an Academy Award for her role opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy-drama film Silver Linings Playbook . ^[1]

Weaver played Marguerite Oswald in the 2013 historical drama film Parkland and same year starred in the supernatural horror film Haunt . She made her American television debut guest-starring as a Rebel Wilson' character mother in her short-lived comedy series Super Fun Night . In 2014, she starred in the adaptation of Richard Alfieri's play Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks opposite Gena Rowlands, ^[15] Marjane Satrapi's comedy-horror The Voices , and the romantic comedy Magic in the Moonlight written and directed by Woody Allen. She returned to Australia appearing in Last Cab to Darwin (2015) and Goldstone (2016) receiving Australian Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable film credits including Equals (2015), The Polka King (2017), Life of the Party (2018), Bird Box (2018) and Widows (2018). She starred alongside Diane Keaton, Pam Grier and Rhea Perlman in the 2019 comedy film Poms (2019). ^[16] The following year, she played the leading role in the comedy-drama film Stage Mother . ^[17] Also that year, she starred in The Grudge , a remake of the 2004 supernatural horror film, and the Australian drama Penguin Bloom starring Naomi Watts. In 2022, she played Mark Wahlberg' mother in the biographical drama film Father Stu . ^[18]

On American television, Weaver starred in the 2015 Fox limited series Gracepoint and the Starz comedy series, Blunt Talk (2015–16) opposite Patrick Stewart. She returned to Australia with starring role in the Fox Showcase political thriller Secret City (2016–19), and Stan science fiction series Bloom (2019–20). In 2019, she starred in the Epix thriller Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019) and in 2021 she began appearing in the recurring role as Caroline Warner in the Paramount Network neo-Western series, Yellowstone . ^[19]

Personal life

Weaver had a relationship of many years with Richard Wherrett, director of the Sydney Theatre Company. ^[20] She was married to David Price from 1966 to 1970. She had a son in 1970 with her partner at the time, John Walters. ^[21]

She married Max Hensser in 1975. She lived with Phil Davis, a former Sydney crime reporter, Canberra Press Secretary, and executive producer for Mike Willesee, for five years until 1981. She married radio and television presenter Derryn Hinch in 1983. She and Hinch renewed their vows ^[10] before divorcing in 1998.

She is married to actor Sean Taylor. ^[22]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Type
1966	They're a Weird Mob	Girl on beach	Feature film, Australia
1970	The Naked Bunyip	Herself	Feature film documentary, Australia
1971	Stork	Anna	Feature film, Australia
1973	Alvin Purple	Second Sugar Girl
1974	Petersen	Susie Petersen
1975	Picnic at Hanging Rock	Minnie
	The Removalists	Marilyn Carter
1976	Caddie	Josie
1982	Squizzy Taylor	Dolly
1983	Abra Cadabra	Primrose Buttercup (voice)	Animated feature film, Australia
1996	Cosi	Cherry	Feature film, Australia
1997	The Two-Wheeled Time Machine	Older Alice	Short film, Australia
1999	In the Red	Unknown	Feature film, Australia
2008	Three Blind Mice	Bernie Fisher
2009	Early Checkout	Cleaner	Short film, Australia
2010	Animal Kingdom	Janine "Smurf" Cody	Feature film, Australia
	Summer Coda	Jen
2011	Lois	Lois	Short film, Australia
2012	The Five-Year Engagement	Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes	Feature film, US
	Silver Linings Playbook	Dolores Solitano
2013	Stoker	Aunt Gwendolyn "Gin" Stoker
	Parkland	Marguerite Oswald
	Haunt	Janet Morello
2014	Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks	Irene Mossbecker	Feature film, US/Hungary
	Reclaim	Reigert	Feature film, US
	The Voices	Dr. Warren
	Maya the Bee	Buzzlina Von Beena (voice)	Animated feature film, Australia
	Magic in the Moonlight	Grace	Feature film, US
2015	Last Cab to Darwin	Dr. Farmer	Feature film, Australia
	Equals	Bess	Feature film, US
2016	Goldstone	The Mayor	Feature film, Australia
2017	The Polka King	Barb	Feature film, US
	Small Crimes	Irma Denton
	The Disaster Artist	Carolyn Minnott
2018	Irreplaceable You	Estelle
	Life of the Party [23]	Sandy Cook
	Out of Blue	Miriam Rockwell
	Widows	Agnieszka
	Bird Box	Cheryl
2019	Poms	Sheryl
	Zeroville	Dotty
	Elsewhere	Mom
2020	The Grudge	Lorna Moody
	Stage Mother	Maybelline Metcalf
	Never Too Late	Norma McCarthy	Feature film, Australia
	Penguin Bloom	Jan
2021	Back to the Outback	Jackie (voice)	Animated feature film, Australia
2022	Father Stu	Kathleen Long	Feature film, US
	American Murderer	Jeanne
	Wildflower	Loretta
2024	Memoir of a Snail	Pinky (voice)	Animated feature film, Australia

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	Hansel and Gretel	Gretel	ABC teleplay, Australia
1964	Split Level [24]	Dysfunctional child
1965–1969	Bandstand	Guest	TV music series, Australia
1966	Be Our Guest!
	Wandjina!	Ann MacPherson	TV series, Australia
1967	The Schoolmistress	Dinah	ABC teleplay, Australia
1967–1976	Homicide	Hettie / Anne Johnson / Sue Ryan	TV series, Australia
1967	Personality Squares	Contestant	TV game series, Australia
1968	The Unloved	Unknown	TV series, 1 episode, Australia
1969	Riptide	Liz	TV series, Australia, episode: "Brethren Island"
1969–1973	Division 4	Val Smith / Thea Kemp	TV series, Australia
1970	Woobinda, Animal Doctor	Unknown	TV series, Australia, episode: "Chocolate, Cherry or Pistachio"
	Would You Believe?	Panellist	TV game series, Australia
1971; 1973	The Comedy Game	Unknown	TV series, Australia, 2 episodes
1971	The Godfathers	Matilda Mathews	TV series, Australia, episode: "Waltzing Matilda"
1971–1976	Matlock Police	Kathy Marcus / Trudy Morton / Gail Hemming / Lindy Robinson	TV series, Australia, 4 episodes
1971	Spyforce	Elaine Harrison	TV series, Australia, episode: "The Volunteers: Part 1"
1972–1973	All About Faces	Contestant	TV game series, Australia
1972	For the Juniors	Herself	TV series, Australia
	Catwalk	Rock Wilson	TV series, Australia, episode: "A Life in the Day Of"
	The Stirrers	Unknown	TV comedy series, Australia
1973	Inside Alvin Purple	Herself	TV documentary special, Australia
	The Engagement	Ditzy virgin	ABC teleplay, Australia
1974	Silent Number	Anne	TV series, Australia
	This Love Affair	Unknown
1974; 1975	The Last of the Australians	Sandy / Gillie	TV series, Australia, 2 episodes
1974	No Man's Land	Herself	TV series, Australia
1975	Celebrity Squares	Contestant	TV game series, Australia
	The Seven Ages of Man	Unknown	TV series, Australia
	A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900	Herself	TV documentary special, Australia
	Polly Me Love	Polly	TV film, Australia
1976	Alvin Purple	Emily	TV series, Australia
	Up the Convicts	Unknown	TV comedy series, Australia
	Rush	Yvette Precot	TV series, Australia, episode: "A Shilling a Day"
1976–1977	Willesee at Seven	Guest	TV current affairs series, Australia
1976	Do I Have to Kill My Child?	Dianne	TV film, Australia
1977	Death Cell	Terrifying ghost
1977	Graham Kennedy's Blankety Blanks	Contestant	TV game series, Australia
	The Faces of Dick Emery	Various characters	TV comedy series, Australia
1978	Micro Macro	Herself	TV series, Australia
1979	Cappriccio		TV music series, Australia, 1 episode
	Cop Shop	Lynne Bennett	TV series, Australia, 1 episode
1979; 1981	Tickled Pink	Various roles	TV series, Australia, episode: "Three Blind Mice"
1979	Patrol Boat	Journalist	TV series, Australia, 1 episode
1980	Water Under the Bridge	Maggie McGhee	TV miniseries, Australia, 8 episodes
1980–1981	Trial by Marriage	Joan	TV series, Australia
1983	Flashback	Herself
1984	Cut that Out		TV special, Australia
	The Girl from Moonooloo	Unknown	TV film, Australia
1985	The Perfectionist	Barbara Gunn
1986	The Challenge	Rasa Bertrand	TV miniseries, Australia
	Television: The First 30 Years	Herself	TV special, Australia
1987	Dearest Enemy	Unknown	TV series pilot, Australia
1988	House Rules	Julie Buckley	TV series, Australia, episode 24
1990	Rafferty's Rules	Unknown	TV series, Australia, 1 episode
	Hey Hey It's Saturday	Herself ("Red Faces" segment)	TV variety series, Australia, 1 episode
1991	The Main Event	Contestant	TV game series, Australia
1994	The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary	Herself	TV special, Australia
	Sale of the Century	Contestant	TV game series, Australia
1999	All-Star Squares
2001	This Is Your Life: Derryn Hinch	Guest - Herself	TV series, 1 episode
2002	This Is Your Life: Jacki Weaver	Herself - Special Guest	TV series, episode 10
	Caddie on Location	Herself	TV special, Australia
2004	Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?	Contestant	TV game series, Australia
2005	Dancing with the Stars		TV competition series, Australia
2007	Hammer Bay	Aileen Blakely	TV film, Australia
2008	Spicks & Specks	Guest	TV quiz series, Australia, 1 episode
	The Celebrity Singing Bee	Contestant	TV competition series, Australia
2009	Satisfaction	Gillian	TV series, Australia, 2 episodes
2010	The Making of Animal Kingdom	Herself	TV behind the scenes special, Australia
2013	The McCarthys	Marjorie McCarthy	Unaired pilot, US
	Super Fun Night	Pamela Boubier	TV series, US, episode: "Engagement Party"
2014	Gracepoint	Susan Wright	TV series, 10 episodes
	Who Do You Think You Are?	Herself	TV series, Australia, season 6, episode 3
2015–2016	Blunt Talk	Rosalie Winter	TV series, regular role, 20 episodes
2015	Gaps Between the Stars: The Story of 'Last Cab to Darwin'	Herself	TV behind the scenes special, Australia
2016	Sister Cities	Mary Baxter	TV film, US
2016–2018	Secret City	Senator Catriona Bailey	TV series, 9 episodes
2017	The Disaster Artist: Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster	Herself	TV behind the scenes special, US
2018	Mom Sandwich		Video
2019–2020	Bloom	Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Reed	TV series, lead role
2019	Perpetual Grace, LTD	Lillian
2021-2024	Yellowstone	Caroline Warner	TV series, recurring role
2023	Hello Tomorrow!	Barbara Billings	TV series, recurring role, US
2024	Clipped	Shelly Sterling	Miniseries

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue
1962	A Wish is a Dream	Cinderella	Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney
1963	Once Upon a Surfie	Gadget	Palace Theatre, Sydney
1964	Mother Goose and the Three Stooges	Jill	Palace Theatre, Sydney
1965	The Bandwagon	Aurora	Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney
	The Legend of King O'Malley		New Zealand tour with Old Tote Theatre Company
1966	Ten Bob in Kitty		Copenhagen Theatre Restaurant, Sydney
	Last Precious Stream		Schools tour NSW
	Little Red Riding Hood		Schools tour NSW
	The Schoolmistress	Dinah	Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
1967	Peter Pan	Peter Pan	Independent Theatre, Sydney
	The Imaginary Invalid	Louise	Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
	Hay Fever	Marian	Marian Street Theatre, Sydney
	The Runaway Steamboat		Adelaide Festival
1968	You Never Can Tell	Dolly	Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
1969	Halfway Up the Tree
	Applicant		Q Lunchtime Theatre, Sydney
	The Knack	Nancy	Theatre Royal, Hobart
	See the Pretty Lights		Q Lunchtime Theatre, Sydney
1971	The Roy Murphy Show	Sharon the rugby league maid	Nimrod, Sydney
	After Magritte	80yo tuba playing granny	Nimrod, Sydney
	Caste	Polly Eccles	Marian Street Theatre, Sydney
1972	The Removalists	Fiona	Nimrod, Sydney
	Forget-Me-Not Lane	Ursula	Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
1974	Love's Labour's Lost [25]	Rosaline	Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
1974–1975	The Seagull	Masha	Nimrod, Sydney
1975	Tom	Susan	Nimrod, Sydney
	Customs and Excise		Nimrod, Sydney
1976	A Streetcar Named Desire	Stella	Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
	Roberta	Roberta
1976–1978	Bedroom Farce	Kate	Elizabethan Theatre Trust at Theatre Royal, Sydney
1977	Three Sisters	Natasha	Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
1978	Rockola	Blue Velvet	Nomrid, Sydney & Adelaide Festival
1980–1981	They're Playing Our Song	Sonia Walsk	Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
1982	Three Sisters
1984	Ben-Hur
1985	Born Yesterday	Billie Dawn	Sydney Opera House with STC
	The Real Thing	Annie	STC
1986	Having a Ball	Doreen	Elizabethan Theatre Trust
	Blithe Spirit	Elvira	MTC
1987	Emerald City	Kate	MTC
	A Day in the Death of Joe Egg	Sheila	MTC
1990	Daylight Saving	Felicity	Australian national tour with MTC
	Rumours	Chris	Gary Penney Productions
1990–1992	Love Letters	Melissa Gardner	Sydney Opera House with STC
1991; 1993	Shadowlands	Joy Gresham	Sydney Opera House with STC
1992	Six Degrees of Separation	Ouisa	STC
1993	Away	Coral	STC & Riverside Theatres Parramatta
1994	The Sisters Rosensweig	Dr. Gorgeous Teitelbaum	MTC
1995	Sydney Stories 2
	Reunion	Ex-wife of rock star	Comedy Club, Melbourne & Australian national tour
1997	After the Ball	Judy	STC
	Navigating	Bea	QTC and MTC
1999	Fred [26]		STC
	Silhouette	Celia	Marian Street Theatre, Sydney
	Love Letters	Melissa Gardner
2000	The Falls	Nellie	Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
	Wharf Revue		Wharf Theatre with STC
	Old Masters	Fleur	STC
2000–2001	Girl Talk	Julie	Australian national tour with Hit Productions
2001	Soulmates	Heather	STC, MTC & Newcastle Civic Theatre
2001–2002	Shadowlands		STC
2002	Through the Wire	South African Jewish woman	Sydney Festival
	Three Sisters
2003	Last of the Red Hot Lovers	Elaine / Bobbie /Jeannette	Australian national tour with Hit Productions
2003–2004	Six Degrees of Separation
2004	Last Cab to Darwin	Dot, Mrs Gratton, Backpacker 2, Deirdre	Sydney Opera House, Octagon Theatre with Pork Chop Productions
2004–2006, 2007	The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead	One woman show - 7 characters	Stables Theatre, Sydney
2005	Ruby's Last Dollar	Ruby	Pork Chop Productions
2006	A Hard God	Aggie	Wharf Theatre with STC
2007	Derrida in Love	Lina	Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
	Priscilla, Queen of the Desert	Shirley the bartender	Regent Theatre, Melbourne
2008	Death of a Salesman	Linda	Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
	The Prisoner of Second Avenue	Edna Edison	QTC
	The Pig Iron People	Rosie	STC
2009	Secret Bridesmaids' Business	Colleen Bacon	Arts Centre Melbourne with Kay & McLean Productions
2010	Entertaining Mr Sloane	Kath	STCSA
	Uncle Vanya [27]	Nana	STC
	Let the Sunshine	Ros	QTC
2013	Solomon and Marion	Marion	Arts Centre, Melbourne

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result
1971	Stork	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Won
1976	Caddie		Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Won
1978	Do I Have to Kill My Child?	TV Week Logie Awards	Best Individual Performance by an Actress	Won
1980	They're Playing Our Song	Variety Club Awards	Variety Club Heart Award	Won
1981	Contribution to theatre	GLUG Awards	Contribution to Theatre Award	Won
2001	Old Masters	Mo Awards	Female Actor in a Play [28]	Won
2003	Last of the Red Hot Lovers	GLUG Awards	Best Actress Award	Won
	Last Cab to Darwin			Won
2010	Animal Kingdom	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Won
		National Board of Review Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Won
		Village Voice Film Poll Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won
		San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Utah Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	2nd Place
		National Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actress	3rd Place
		IndieWire Critics Poll Awards	Best Supporting Performance	4th Place
		Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Golden Globe Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Nominated
		Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Saturn Awards	Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Awards Circuit Community Awards	Davis Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	Nominated
		Inside Film Awards	Best Actress	Nominated
		Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Denver Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Houston Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Detroit Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2011		Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Santa Barbara International Film Festival	Virtuoso Award	Won
		Chlotrudis Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won
		National Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actress	3rd Place (tied)
		Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards	Best Actress	9th Place (tied)
		Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Saturn Awards	Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Gold Derby Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards	EDA Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		International Cinephile Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2012		London Film Critics' Circle	Supporting Actress of the Year	Nominated
	Silver Linings Playbook	AACTA Awards	Best International Supporting Actress	Won
		Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Acting Ensemble	Won
		Capri Hollywood International Film Festival	Best Ensemble Cast Award	Won
		Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Nominated
		Gotham Awards	Best Ensemble Cast	Nominated
		Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Cast Ensemble	Nominated
		Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Ensemble Acting	Nominated
2013		Gold Derby Awards	Best Ensemble Cast	Won
		AARP Movies for Grownups Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Chlotrudis Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards	Best Ensemble	Nominated
		Georgia Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
	Hollywood breakthrough	Australians in Film Awards	Australians in Film Breakthrough Award [29]	Won
2014	Lifetime achievement	AACTA Awards	Longford Lyell Award for lifetime achievement [30]	Won
2015	Shadowlands	Variety Club Awards	Best Actress Award	Won
	The Sisters Rosensweig		Best Actress Award	Won
2016	Lifetime achievement	GLUG Awards	Rodney Seaborn Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement [31]	Won
2017	Goldstone	Australian Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
	The Disaster Artist	BAM Awards	Best Cast	Nominated
2019	Widows	Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Ensemble Cast in a Film	Nominated
		Gold Derby Awards	Best Ensemble Cast in a Film	Nominated
	Bloom	TV Week Logie Awards	Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress	Won
		AACTA Awards	Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama	Nominated
2020				Nominated
	Poms	Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards	EDA Special Mention Award for Actress Most in Need of a New Agent (Ensemble)	Nominated
2021	Penguin Bloom	AACTA Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Film	Nominated
2022	Yellowstone	TV Week Logie Awards	Silver Logie for Most Popular Australian Actor or Actress in an International Program	Won
		Gold Derby Awards	Best Guest Actress in a Television Drama	Nominated
		Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated

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External links

• Jacki Weaver at IMDb
• Jacki Weaver at the National Film and Sound Archive