The following is a list of awards and nominations received by British actress Brenda Blethyn. For her portrayal of Cynthia Purley in the 1996 Mike Leigh drama Secrets & Lies, Blethyn was named Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as receiving Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, and a nomination for that year's Academy Award for Best Actress. She received her second Oscar nomination, this time for Best Supporting Actress, for her portrayal of Mari Hoff in the 1998 comedy-drama Little Voice. Her other accolades include a Theatre World Award, an Empire Award, a London Film Critics' Circle Award, a British Comedy Award, a Royal Television Society Award, and a Rose d'Or, in addition to nominations for three further BAFTAs, two further Golden Globes, two Primetime Emmys, four Satellite Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Olivier Award.
Major associations
Academy Awards
British Academy Film Awards
British Academy Television Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Laurence Olivier Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Critics awards
Boston Society of Film Critics
Chicago Film Critics Association
Florida Film Critics Circle
London Film Critics' Circle
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
National Society of Film Critics
Southeastern Film Critics Association
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Festival awards
Cannes Film Festival
Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels
Monaco International Film Festival
Monte-Carlo Television Festival
SESC Film Festival
Miscellaneous awards
20/20 Awards
Agatha Awards
Australian Film Institute
Awards Circuit Community Awards
British Animation Awards
British Comedy Awards
British Independent Film Awards
CAMIE Awards
Chlotrudis Awards
Crime Thriller Awards
DVD Exclusive Awards
Empire Awards
Entertainment Daily Awards
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Indie Shorts Awards Cannes
Inside Film Awards
New York Indie Shorts Awards
Online Film & Television Association
Royal Television Society
Sant Jordi Awards
Satellite Awards
Theatre World Awards
TV Choice Awards
Honours
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
Order of the British Empire
Rose d'Or
References