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| Nominations | 108 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Elle Fanning.
Elle Fanning is an American actress known for work in film and television. She started as a child actor before transitioning to more mature roles. Over her career she has worked across genres ranging from Hollywood blockbusters to Independent dramas. She has received various accolades including nominations for two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, six Critics' Choice Awards and five Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Fanning made her film debut in the child custody drama I Am Sam (2001), before taking roles in the family comedy Daddy Day Care (2003), the family comedy-drama Because of Winn-Dixie (2005), the psychological drama Babel (2006), and the fantasy romance drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). She was able to transition into leading roles where she earned critical attention as well as nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer for the Sofia Coppola drama Somewhere (2010), the J.J. Abrams science-fiction thriller Super 8 (2011) and the Sally Potter the coming-of-age drama Ginger & Rosa (2012), the later also earned her a British Independent Film Award nomination.
She proved a box-office draw portraying Princess Aurora in the Walt Disney Studio fantasy film Maleficent (2014) and it's sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019). For the former she was nominated for a Saturn Award, a Teen Choice Award, and a Kids' Choice Award. She then focused her career on independent films such as the historical drama Trumbo (2015), the psychological horror film The Neon Demon (2016), the coming-of-age dramedy 20th Century Women (2016), and the Southern Gothic thriller The Beguiled (2017), the later reuniting with Sofia Coppola. She portrayed Sylvie Russo in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown (2024) for which she won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.
On television, she portrayed Catherine the Great in the FX on Hulu satirical period dramedy The Great (2020–2023) earning nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. She also played Michelle Carter in the Hulu crime miniseries The Girl from Plainville (2022) earning nominations for a Hollywood Critics Association TV Award and a Satellite Award. On stage, she made her Broadway playing a hippie in the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins family drama play Appropriate (2023).
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | ||||
| 2010 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Somewhere | Nominated | [1] |
| 2011 | Super 8 | Nominated | [2] | |
| 2013 | Ginger & Rosa | Nominated | [3] | |
| 2015 | Best Acting Ensemble | Trumbo | Nominated | [4] |
| 2016 | 20th Century Women | Nominated | [5] | |
| 2025 | Best Supporting Actress | Sentimental Value | Pending | [6] |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | ||||
| 2021 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | The Great | Nominated | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2022 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Great | Nominated | [8] |
| News and Documentary Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2025 | Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary | Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer | Nominated | [9] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | The Great | Nominated | [10] |
| 2021 | Nominated | [11] | ||
| 2023 | Nominated | |||
| 2026 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Sentimental Value | Pending | [12] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Outstanding Cast Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Trumbo | Nominated | [13] |
| 2020 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | The Great | Nominated | [14] |
| 2021 | Nominated | [15] | ||
| Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [15] | ||
| 2024 | Outstanding Cast Ensemble in a Motion Picture | A Complete Unknown | Nominated | [16] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film | Daddy Day Care | Nominated | |
2007 | Young Artist Award | Best Supporting Young Actress | The Lost Room | Nominated | |
| Best Young Actress Age Ten or Younger - Film | Babel | Nominated | |||
2009 | Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Young Actress | Phoebe in Wonderland | Nominated | |
2010 | Online Film & Television Association | Best Youth Perfomance | Phoebe in Wonderland | Nominated | |
2011 | Young Hollywood Award | Actress of the Year Award | Somewhere | Won | |
| International Cinephile Society | Best Supporting Actress | Runner-up | [17] | ||
| Online Film & Television Association | Best Youth Perfomance | Nominated | |||
| Young Artist Award | Best Leading Young Actress - Feature Film | The Nutcracker in 3D | Nominated | [18] | |
| Hollywood Film Festival | Spotlight Award | Super 8 | Won | ||
| Satellite Award | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | [19] | ||
| Scream Award | Breakout Performance: Female | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Nominated | [20] | ||
| Choice Movie Chemistry | Nominated | ||||
| Young Artist Award | Best Leading Young Actress - Feature Film | Nominated | [21] | ||
| Best Young Ensemble Cast - Feature Film | Nominated | [21] | |||
| MTV Movie Award | Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | [22] | ||
| Saturn Award | Best Perfomance By a Younger Actor | Nominated | |||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble Acting | Won | |||
| Best Perfomance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role | Nominated | ||||
| Breakthrough on Camera | Won | ||||
| IGN Summer Movie Awards | Best Movie Actress | Nominated | |||
2012 | British Independent Film Award | Best Actress in a British Independent Film | Ginger & Rosa | Nominated | [23] |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | |||
| Empire Awards | Best Female Newcomer | Super 8 | Nominated | ||
| Online Film & Television Association | Best Youth Perfomance | Super 8 | Nominated | ||
2013 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Virtuoso Award | Ginger & Rosa | Won | |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Young Actress | Nominated | |||
| Women's Work/Best Ensemble | Won | ||||
2014 | Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actress: Action | Maleficent | Nominated | [24] |
| Young Hollywood Awards | Breakthrough Actress | N/a | Nominated | ||
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Best Actress | Low Down | Won | ||
2015 | Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Maleficent | Nominated | [25] |
| Kids' Choice Award | Favorite Movie Actress | Nominated | [26] | ||
| Young Artist Awards | Best Perfomance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress | Nominated | |||
2016 | |||||
| Young Artist Award | Best Perfomance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress | Trumbo | Nominated | ||
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | 20th Century Women | Nominated | [27] | |
| Best Ensemble | Won | ||||
| Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [28] | ||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [29] | ||
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | |||
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Women's Work//Best Ensemble | Nominated | |||
| New Mexico Film Critics | Best Ensemble | Nominated | |||
2017 | |||||
| Bodil Awards | Best Actress | The Neon Demon | Nominated | ||
| Roberts Awards | Best Actress | The Neon Demon | Nominated | ||
| International Online Cinema Awards | Best Ensemble | 20th Century Women | Nominated | ||
| International Online Cinema Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | The Beguilded | Won | ||
2018 | Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Young Actress | Mary Shelley | Nominated | |
2020 | TCA Award | Individual Achievement in Comedy | The Great | Nominated | [30] |
| Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
2021 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series | Nominated | [31] | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series | Won | [32] | ||
| Seoul Drama Awards | Best Actress | Won | [33] | ||
| Gotham Independent Films Awards | Breakthrough Series - Longform | Nominated | |||
2022 | Gracie Allen Awards | Actress in a Leading Role - Comedy or Musical | The Great | Won | |
| Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | The Great | Nominated | ||
| Hollywood Critics Association Television Awards | Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | The Girl from Plainville | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | The Great | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television | The Girl from Plainville | Nominated | |
2024 | |||||
| Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical | The Great | Nominated | ||
| Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Featured Actress in a Play | Appropriate | Won | ||
| Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female) | Nominated | ||||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | A Complete Unknown | Nominated | [34] | |
| National Board of Review Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | [35] | ||
| 2025 | |||||
| Austin Film Critics Association | Double Threat Special Award | Predator: Badlands | Honored | ||
| New York Film Critics Online | Best Supporting Actress | Sentimental Value | Nominated | [36] | |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Nominated | ||||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [37] | ||
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [38] | ||
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [39] | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [40] | ||
| Online Association of Female Film Critics | Best Supporting Female | Nominated | [41] | ||
| Best Casting Ensemble | Nominated | [42] | |||
| Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [43] | ||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Nominated | |||
| North Texas Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Pending | |||
| New Jersey Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | Pending | |||
| Best Acting Ensemble | Pending | ||||
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Pending | |||
| 2026 | |||||
| Minnesota Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Pending | |||
| Best Ensemble | Pending | ||||
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | International Star Award | Honored [a] | [44] | ||
| Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Pending | [45] | ||
| Astra Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress - Drama | Pending | [46] | ||
| Best Cast Ensemble | Pending | [47] | |||
| AACTA International Awards | Best Supporting Actress in Film | Pending | |||
| Utah Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Pending | |||
| Best Ensemble | Pending | ||||
| Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror Film | Predator:Badlands | Pending | |||