Jennifer Connelly

Awards & Honours

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Jennifer Connelly's career is distinguished by a rare combination of critical acclaim, commercial success, and lasting influence. Her sweep of the top four acting prizes, Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG Award, for A Beautiful Mind places her in an elite group of performers who have achieved that grand slam in a single season. She was the first actor born in the 1970s to win an Academy Award. Beyond the awards, her fearless performance in Requiem for a Dream is frequently cited as one of the most powerful of the 2000s. Her ability to move between art-house dramas and blockbuster franchises while maintaining her artistic credibility is a testament to her range and careful career choices.

AwardsConnelly won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress for A Beautiful Mind (2001). She also received the Critics' Choice Movie Award and National Board of Review Award for the same role. Earlier, she received a Young Artist Award for her career as a child star.

Honours & Distinctions

Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce·2005

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to motion pictures.

Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts

University of the Arts, Philadelphia·2003

Awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition of her achievements in film.

Rankings & Lists

#Featured

50 Most Beautiful People in the World

People Magazine·2002

#96

100 Sexiest Movie Stars

Empire Magazine·2007

#Listed

Celebrity 100

Forbes·2002

Magazine Covers

Vanity Fair

May 2002

Hollywood Issue

Vogue

February 2002

W Magazine

November 2001

Harper's Bazaar

March 2002

Elle

February 2002

November 2001

Rolling Stone

February 2002

Records & Feats

First actor born in the 1970s to win an Academy Award

Awards·2002

Connelly was the first person born in the 1970s to win an acting Oscar, for A Beautiful Mind in 2002.