Catherine Keener

Acting

Born 1959-03-26 Miami, Florida, USA 94 credits Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress 1

Awards

Nominated for 2 Academy Awards

Academy Awards 2 nominated

2006 Best Supporting Actress Nominated Capote
2000 Best Supporting Actress Nominated Being John Malkovich

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 nominated

2008 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated An American Crime

Golden Globe Awards 1 nominated

1999 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated Being John Malkovich

BAFTA Awards 1 nominated

2006 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated Capote

Screen Actors Guild Awards 6 nominated

2008 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated Into the Wild
2008 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated Into the Wild
2006 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated Capote
2006 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated Capote
2000 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated Being John Malkovich
2000 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated Being John Malkovich

Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead 3 nominated

2003 Best Female Lead Nominated Lovely & Amazing
1997 Best Female Lead Nominated Walking and Talking
1993 Best Female Lead Nominated Johnny Suede

Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2 nominated

2010 Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated Please Give
2003 Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated Lovely & Amazing

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2 nominated

2007 Best Supporting Actress Nominated Into the Wild
2005 Best Supporting Actress Nominated Capote

Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress 1 won

2006 Best Supporting Actress Won Capote

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Catherine Ann Keener (born March 26, 1959) is an American actress. Considered one of the independent film industry's most reliable performers, Keener is known for portraying disgruntled and melancholic yet sympathetic women in independent films, as well as supporting roles in studio films. She has been twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Being John Malkovich (1999) and for her portrayal of author Harper Lee in Capote (2005). Keener also appeared in the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Into the Wild (2007), Synecdoche, New York (2008), and Get Out (2017), which were all well received by critics. Keener is the muse of director Nicole Holofcener, having appeared in each of Holofcener's first five films. She also appeared in each of director Tom DiCillo's first four films, and three films directed by Spike Jonze. From 2018 to 2020, she starred in the Showtime dramedy series Kidding.