List of accolades received by Charlize Theron
is a South African and American actress and producer who has received various awards and nominations, including one Academy Award and one Golden Globe Award. Additionally, she has been nominated for two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, and one Primetime Emmy Award. In 2005, Theron received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the motion picture industry.
In 1999, Theron starred in Lasse Hallström's drama The Cider House Rules. For her performance, she won the Bambi Award for Shooting Star: Female, and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. Theron's breakthrough role in the critically acclaimed biographical crime drama Monster earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 2005, Theron appeared in Niki Caro's drama North Country; in the film she portrayed a single mother and an iron mine worker experiencing sexual harassment. Her performance went on to win the Desert Palm Achievement Award, the Hollywood Actress Award, and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.
In 2015, Theron starred in as Imperator Furiosa opposite Tom Hardy. Theron received widespread acclaim for her performance, and she won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie, the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance, the Saturn Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the AACTA International Award for Best Actress, the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress. In 2019, Theron appeared in Jay Roach's drama Bombshell, based upon the accounts of the women at Fox News who set out to expose CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment. Theron's performance in the film garnered widespread critical acclaim and earned her the nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.
Accolades
| Award | Year | Work | Category | Result | |
| Academy Awards | 2004 | Monster | Best Actress | ||
| Academy Awards | 2006 | North Country | Best Actress | ||
| Academy Awards | 2020 | Bombshell | Best Actress | ||
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards | 2016 | ' | Best International Lead Actress – Cinema | ||
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards | 2016 | ' | Best Lead Actress – Cinema | ||
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards | 2020 | Bombshell | Best International Lead Actress – Cinema | ||
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards | 2005 | Monster | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | ||
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards | 2006 | North Country | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | ||
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards | 2020 | Bombshell | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | ||
| Berlin International Film Festival | 2004 | Monster | Silver Bear for Best Actress | ||
| Bambi Award | 2000 | ' | Shooting Star: Female | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2003 | Monster | Best Actress | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2014 | ' | Best Actress | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2004 | Monster | Best Actress in a Movie | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2006 | North Country | Best Actress in a Movie | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2012 | Young Adult | Best Actress in a Movie | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2016 | ' | Best Actress in a Movie | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2016 | ' | Best Actress in an Action Movie | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2019 | Tully | Best Actress in a Comedy Movie | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2020 | Bombshell | Best Acting Ensemble in a Movie | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2020 | Bombshell | Best Actress in a Movie | ||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2003 | Monster | Best Actress | ||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2005 | North Country | Best Actress | ||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2011 | Young Adult | Best Actress | ||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2015 | ' | Best Actress | ||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2019 | Bombshell | Best Actress | ||
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | 2011 | Young Adult | Best Actress | ||
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | 2019 | Bombshell | Best Actress | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2019 | Bombshell | Best Actress | ||
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | 2004 | Monster | Best Female Lead | ||
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | 2004 | Monster | Best First Feature Film Production | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | 2004 | Monster | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | 2005 | ' | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | 2006 | North Country | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | 2012 | Young Adult | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | 2019 | Tully | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | 2020 | Bombshell | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | ||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2011 | Young Adult | Best Actress | ||
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2002 | Sweet November | Worst Actress | ||
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2015 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Worst Actress | ||
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2015 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Worst Screen Combo | ||
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | 2019 | Bombshell | Best Actress | ||
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2019 | Bombshell | Best Actress | ||
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2005 | North Country | Hollywood Actress Award | ||
| International Online Film Critics' Poll | 2010 | Monster | Best Actress of the Decade | ||
| Irish Film & Television Drama Academy | 2004 | Monster | Best International Film Actress | ||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | ' | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie | ||
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2004 | Monster | Actress of the Year | ||
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2019 | Bombshell | Actress of the Year | ||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 2003 | Monster | Best Actress | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2004 | Monster | Best Female Performance | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2004 | Monster | Best Kiss | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2016 | ' | Best Female Performance | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2016 | ' | Best Hero | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2016 | ' | Best Fight | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2018 | Atomic Blonde | Best Fight | ||
| National Board of Review | 2003 | Monster | Best Breakthrough Performance | ||
| National Society of Film Critics | 2003 | Monster | Best Actress | ||
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 2003 | Monster | Best Actress | ||
| New York Film Critics Online | 2003 | Monster | Best Actress | ||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2017 | ' | Favorite Villain | ||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2017 | ' | Favorite Frenemies | ||
| Online Film Critics Society | 2003 | Monster | Best Actress | ||
| Online Film Critics Society | 2015 | ' | Best Actress | ||
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2006 | North Country | Desert Palm Achievement Award | ||
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2012 | Young Adult | Chairman's Vanguard Award | ||
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2020 | Bombshell | International Star Award | ||
| People's Choice Awards | 2013 | Prometheus | Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress | ||
| People's Choice Awards | 2013 | Snow White and the Huntsman | Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress | ||
| People's Choice Awards | 2016 | ' | Favorite Action Movie Actress | ||
| Satellite Awards | 2000 | ' | Best Supporting Actress, Drama | ||
| Satellite Awards | 2011 | Young Adult | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | ||
| Satellite Awards | 2020 | Bombshell | Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | ||
| Saturn Awards | 2010 | ' | Best Actress | ||
| Saturn Awards | 2013 | Snow White and the Huntsman | Best Supporting Actress | ||
| Saturn Awards | 2015 | ' | Best Actress | ||
| Spike Video Game Awards | 2005 | Aeon Flux | Best Performance by a Female | ||
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 2003 | Monster | Best Actress | ||
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 2019 | Bombshell | Best Actress | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2000 | ' | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2004 | Monster | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | ' | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2006 | North Country | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2020 | Bombshell | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2020 | Bombshell | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture | ||
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 2018 | Tully | Best Actress | ||
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 2019 | Bombshell | Best Actress | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | Snow White and the Huntsman | Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | Snow White and the Huntsman | Choice Movie: Villain | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | Prometheus | Choice Movie: Summer Actress | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2016 | ' | Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2016 | ' | Choice Movie: Villain | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2017 | ' | Choice Movie: Villain | ||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2003 | Monster | Best Actress | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2005 | North Country | Best Actress | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2015 | Best Actress | |||
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2017 | Atomic Blonde | Courage in Acting |