Awards

Jennifer Jason Leigh

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30 wins & 73 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

2016 Nominee Oscar
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- The Hateful Eight

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

1996 Nominee Saturn Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- Dolores Claiborne

Annie Awards

2016 Nominee Annie
- Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
- Anomalisa
As the voice of "Lisa Hesselman".

Genie Awards

2005 Winner Genie
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Childstar
Jennifer Jason Leigh was not in attendance at the ceremony. Don McKellar accepted the award on her behalf.

Golden Globes, USA

2016 Nominee Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- The Hateful Eight
1995 Nominee Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 Winner Special Award
- Short Cuts
For the ensemble cast.
Shared with: Andie MacDowell · Bruce Davison · Jack Lemmon · Zane Cassidy · Julianne Moore · Matthew Modine · Anne Archer · Fred Ward · Chris Penn · Joseph C. Hopkins · Josette Maccario · Lili Taylor · Robert Downey Jr. · Madeleine Stowe · Tim Robbins · Cassie Friel · Dustin Friel · Austin Friel · Lily Tomlin · Tom Waits · Frances McDormand · Peter Gallagher · Jarrett Lennon · Annie Ross · Lori Singer · Lyle Lovett · Buck Henry · Huey Lewis · Danny Darst · Margery Bond · Robert DoQui · Darnell Williams · Michael Beach · Andi Chapman · Deborah Falconer · Susie Cusack · Charles Rocket · Jane Alden

Satellite Awards

2022 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
- Atypical
2019 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Patrick Melrose
1999 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
- Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Gotham Awards

2008 Winner Gotham Independent Film Award
- Best Ensemble Performance
- Synecdoche, New York
Tied with Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008).
Shared with: Philip Seymour Hoffman · Samantha Morton · Michelle Williams · Catherine Keener · Emily Watson · Dianne Wiest · Hope Davis · Tom Noonan
2007 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
- Best Ensemble Performance
- Margot at the Wedding
Shared with: Jack Black · Flora Cross · Ciarán Hinds · Nicole Kidman · Zane Pais · John Turturro

Hollywood Film Awards

2015 Winner Hollywood Film Award
- Ensemble of the Year
- The Hateful Eight
Shared with: Samuel L. Jackson · Kurt Russell · Walton Goggins · Demián Bichir · Tim Roth · Michael Madsen · Bruce Dern · James Parks · Channing Tatum

Film Independent Spirit Awards

2016 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
- Best Supporting Female
- Anomalisa
2011 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
- Best Feature
- Greenberg
Shared with: Scott Rudin
2009 Winner Robert Altman Award
- Synecdoche, New York
Shared with: Charlie Kaufman · Jeanne McCarthy · Hope Davis · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Catherine Keener · Samantha Morton · Tom Noonan · Emily Watson · Dianne Wiest · Michelle Williams
2008 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
- Best Supporting Female
- Margot at the Wedding
2002 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
- Best First Feature
- The Anniversary Party
Shared with: Alan Cumming

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2015 Nominee KCFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1995 Nominee LAFCA Award
- Best Actress
- Georgia

Montréal World Film Festival

1995 Winner Best Actress
- Georgia

MTV Movie + TV Awards

1993 Winner MTV Movie Award
- Best Villain
- Single White Female

National Board of Review, USA

2015 Winner NBR Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

1996 Nominee NSFC Award
- Best Actress
- Georgia
1995 Winner NSFC Award
- Best Actress
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 Nominee NSFC Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- Short Cuts
Tied with Anna Paquin for The Piano (1993) in 3rd place.

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1995 Winner NYFCC Award
- Best Actress
- Georgia
1994 Nominee NYFCC Award
- Best Actress
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1993 Nominee NYFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- Short Cuts
1990 Winner NYFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- Miami Blues
- Last Exit to Brooklyn

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2015 Winner SDFCS Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

Taormina International Film Festival

2001 Winner Taormina Arte Award

Tokyo International Film Festival

2000 Winner Best Actress Award
- The King Is Alive

Venice Film Festival

1993 Winner Special Volpi Cup
- Short Cuts
Shared with: Andie MacDowell · Bruce Davison · Jack Lemmon · Zane Cassidy · Julianne Moore · Matthew Modine · Anne Archer · Fred Ward · Chris Penn · Joseph C. Hopkins · Josette Maccario · Lili Taylor · Robert Downey Jr. · Madeleine Stowe · Tim Robbins · Cassie Friel · Dustin Friel · Austin Friel · Lily Tomlin · Tom Waits · Frances McDormand · Peter Gallagher · Jarrett Lennon · Annie Ross · Lori Singer · Lyle Lovett · Buck Henry · Huey Lewis · Danny Darst

Schermi d’Amore - Verona Film Festival

1999 Winner Best Actress
- A Thousand Acres
Shared with: Michelle Pfeiffer · Jessica Lange

Seattle Film Critics Awards

2016 Nominee Seattle Film Critics Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2021 Nominee VFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
- Possessor
2015 Nominee VFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight
2005 Nominee VFCC Award
- Best Actress - Canadian Film
- Childstar

Peñíscola Comedy Film Festival

2008 Winner Best Actress
- Margot at the Wedding

Chlotrudis Awards

1996 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- Dolores Claiborne

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

2005 Nominee Chainsaw Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Machinist
2000 Nominee Chainsaw Award
- Best Actress
- eXistenZ

Capri, Hollywood

2015 Winner Capri Supporting Actress Award
- The Hateful Eight

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

2016 Nominee COFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

Austin Film Critics Association

2015 Nominee AFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2015 Nominee WAFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

Mill Valley Film Festival

2007 Winner Mill Valley Film Festival Award
Spotlight.

New York Women in Film & Television

2007 Winner Muse Award

Telluride Film Festival

1993 Winner Silver Medallion Award

International Cinephile Society Awards

2016 Nominee ICS Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

2016 Winner NTFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

2015 Nominee SLFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

2007 Nominee EDA Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- Margot at the Wedding

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

2015 Nominee DFCS Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

Denver Film Critics Society

2016 Nominee DFCS Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

CinEuphoria Awards

2017 Winner CinEuphoria
- Best Actress - Audience Award
- The Hateful Eight
2017 Winner CinEuphoria
- Best Ensemble - International Competition
- The Hateful Eight
Shared with: Zoë Bell · Demián Bichir · Bruce Dern · Walton Goggins · Samuel L. Jackson · Michael Madsen · James Parks · Tim Roth · Kurt Russell · Channing Tatum

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

2016 Nominee GAFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

2016 Nominee HFCS Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight

Online Film & Television Association

2018 Nominee OFTA Television Award
- Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series
- Patrick Melrose
2016 Winner OFTA Film Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight
2016 Nominee OFTA Film Award
- Best Voice-Over Performance
- Anomalisa
As the voice of "Lisa Hesselman".
2010 Nominee OFTA Television Award
- Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Weeds

Village Voice Film Poll

2015 Nominee VVFP Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- The Hateful Eight
3rd place.
2007 Nominee VVFP Award
- Best Supporting Actress
- Margot at the Wedding
5th place.

Awards Circuit Community Awards

2015 Nominee ACCA
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- The Hateful Eight
2015 Nominee ACCA
- Best Cast Ensemble
- The Hateful Eight
Shared with: Samuel L. Jackson · Kurt Russell · Walton Goggins · Bruce Dern · Tim Roth · Michael Madsen · Demián Bichir · James Park · Zoë Bell · Dana Gourrier · Gene Jones

Golden Schmoes Awards

2015 Nominee Golden Schmoes
- Best Supporting Actress of the Year
- The Hateful Eight

Behind the Voice Actors Awards

2016 Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
- Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role
- Anomalisa
As the voice of "Lisa Hesselman".