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Quvenzhané Wallis

Quvenzhané Wallis (born August 28, 2003) is an American actress. Wallis' first movie was Beasts of the Southern Wild. She got nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. This made her the youngest person ever to be nominated for the award.

Wallis played Margaret Northup in the 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave. Wallis also played Annie in a remake of the musical Annie. Wallis does the voice of Almitra in the animated movie The Prophet.

Wallis was born in Houma, Louisiana.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2012
 Austin Film Critics Association Breakthrough Artist Award Beasts of the Southern Wild Won [1]
Awards Circuit Community Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated [2]
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated [3]
Most Promising Performer Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Actress 5th place [4]
Florida Film Critics Circle Pauline Kael Breakout Award Won [5]
Gotham Independent Film Awards Breakthrough Actor Nominated [6]
Hollywood Film Awards New Hollywood Award Won [7]
IndieWire Critics Poll Best Lead Performance 8th place [8]
International Online Film Critics' Poll Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated [9]
National Board of Review Best Breakthrough Actress Won [10]
New York Film Critics Online Best Breakthrough Performer Won [11]
Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated [12]
Best Female Youth Performance Won
Breakout Performance (on screen) Won
Satellite Awards Outstanding New Talent Won [13]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated [14]
Utah Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated [15]
Village Voice Film Poll Best Actress 5th place [16]
Breakthrough Artist Award Won [17]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Won [18]
Women Film Critics Circle Best Young Actress Won [19]
2013
 Academy Awards Best Actress Nominated [20]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Breakthrough Performance Won [21]
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated [22]
Breakthrough Film Artist (acting) Runner-up
Chlotrudis Awards Best Actress Nominated [23]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Actress Nominated [24]
Best Young Actor/Actress Won
Denver Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated [25]
Georgia Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated [26]
Breakthrough Award Nominated
Gold Derby Film Awards Best Lead Actress Nominated [27]
Best Breakthrough Performance Won
Houston Film Critics Society Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated [28]
Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Nominated [29]
North Carolina Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated [30]
Online Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated [31]
Online Film and Television Association Best Actress Nominated [32]
Best Youth Performance Nominated
Breakout Performance (female) Won

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. December 18, 2012. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Awards Circuit Community Awards - 2012 Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "2012 Chicago Film Critics Awards". Chicago Film Critics Association. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "DFW Film Critics Name "Lincoln" as Best Film of 2012". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2012 FFCC Award Winners". Florida Film Critics Circle. November 17, 2013. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Nominees Announced for IFP's 22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards". Gotham Independent Film Awards. October 18, 2012. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ Feinberg, Scott (12 September 2012). Hollywood Film Awards to Honor Judd Apatow and ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Actress (Exclusive). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hollywood-film-awards-judd-apatow-quvenzhane-wallis-369717/. Retrieved 20 December 2022. 
  8. ↑ "Indiewire 2012 Year-End Critics Poll - Best Performance". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  9. ↑ "3rd Edition – International Online Film Critics' Poll". International Online Film Critics' Poll. December 20, 2012. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  10. ↑ "2012 Award Winners". National Board of Review. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (December 9, 2012). New York Film Critics Online Hail 'Zero Dark Thirty'. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/new-york-film-critics-online-399668/. Retrieved March 19, 2022. 
  12. ↑ "Phoenix Film Critics Society 2012 Award Nominations". Phoenix Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  13. ↑ Satellite Awards Nominates 10 Films for Best Motion Picture. 3 December 2012. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/satellite-awards-nominates-10-films-396865/. Retrieved 20 December 2022. 
  14. ↑ "St. Louis Film Critics Awards Nominees For 2012 Announced". St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association. December 12, 2012. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Utah Film Critics Association Awards - 2012 Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "The 2012 Village Voice Film Poll - Actress". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  17. ↑ "The 2012 Village Voice Film Poll - Breakthrough". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  18. ↑ "The 2012 WAFCA Awards". Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. December 10, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2012". Women Film Critics Circle. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  20. ↑ "Winners and Nominees for the 85th Academy Awards". Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  21. ↑ "2012 EDA Award Winners". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Awards 2012". Central Ohio Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  23. ↑ "2013, 19th Annual Awards". Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  24. ↑ "18th Annual Critcs' Choice Movie Awards (2013) - Best Picture: Argo". Critics' Choice Movie Awards. November 24, 2013. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  25. ↑ "2013 DFCS Awards". Denver Film Critics Society. January 7, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  26. ↑ "2012 Awards". Georgia Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  27. ↑ 2012 Gold Derby Film Awards. 7 March 2016. https://www.goldderby.com/2012-goldderby-film-awards/. Retrieved February 12, 2022. 
  28. ↑ Knegt, Peter (6 January 2013). "Argo Leads Houston Film Critics' Society Awards". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  29. ↑ "2013 Spirit Award Nominees Announced". Independent Spirit Awards. November 27, 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  30. ↑ "North Carolina Film Critics Association Best in Cinema 2012". North Carolina Film Critics Association. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  31. ↑ "2012 Awards (16th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  32. ↑ "17th Annual Film Awards (2012)". Online Film and Television Association. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.



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