
Profile
Famous as :
ActressBirth Name :
Hilary Ann SwankBirth Date :
July 30, 1974Birth Place :
Bellingham, Washington, USASpouse :
Chad Lowe (actor, 28-Sep-97 - May 2006)Claim to fame :
As Brandon Teena in "Boys Don't Cry" (1999)
Academy Awards, USA
2005
Won Oscarcategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2000
Won Oscarcategory Best Actress in a Leading Role for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2001
Got nomination for Saturn Awardcategory Best Supporting Actress for The Gift (2000)
BAFTA Awards
2001
Got nomination for BAFTA Film Awardcategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2004
Won BSFC Awardcategory Best Actress for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
1999
Won BSFC Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2005
Won BFCA Awardcategory Best Actress for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2000
Won BFCA Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1999
Won CFCA Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Chicago International Film Festival
1999
Won Silver Hugocategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Chlotrudis Awards
2000
Won Chlotrudis Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2005
Won DFWFCA Awardcategory Best Actress for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2000
Won DFWFCA Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Empire Awards, UK
2006
Got nomination for Empire Awardcategory Best Actress for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2003
Got nomination for Empire Awardcategory Best Actress for Insomnia (2002)
2001
Got nomination for Empire Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2004
Won FFCC Awardcategory Best Actress for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2000
Won FFCC Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Gijón International Film Festival
1999
Won Best Actressfor Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Golden Globes, USA
2005
Won Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2005
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Iron Jawed Angels (2004) (TV)
2000
Won Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Hollywood Film Festival
2009
Won Hollywood Film Awardcategory Actress of the Year for Amelia (2009)
Independent Spirit Awards
2000
Won Independent Spirit Awardcategory Best Female Lead for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2005
Won KCFCC Awardcategory Best Actress for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2000
Won Sierra Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
2000
Won Sierra Awardcategory Most Promising Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2001
Got nomination for ALFS Awardcategory Actress of the Year for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1999
Won LAFCA Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Molodist International Film Festival
2000
Won Festival Diplomacategory Best Full-Length Fiction Film (With a special distinction to the outstanding performance by Hilary Swank) for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
shared with Kimberly Peirce
MTV Movie Awards
2005
Got nomination for MTV Movie Awardcategory Best Female Performance for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2000
Got nomination for MTV Movie Awardcategory Best Kiss for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
shared with Chloë Sevigny
2000
Got nomination for MTV Movie Awardcategory Breakthrough Female Performance for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
National Board of Review, USA
1999
Won NBR Awardcategory Breakthrough Performance - Female for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2005
Won NSFC Awardcategory Best Actress for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
shared with Imelda Staunton for Vera Drake (2004)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1999
Won NYFCC Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2005
Got nomination for OFCS Awardcategory Best Actress for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2000
Got nomination for OFCS Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2004
Won PFCS Awardcategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Awards
2000
Won SFFCC Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Satellite Awards
2005
Won Golden Satellite Awardcategory Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2000
Won Golden Satellite Awardcategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2005
Won Actor Awardcategory Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2005
Got nomination for Actor Awardcategory Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
shared with Clint Eastwood; Morgan Freeman
2005
Got nomination for Actor Awardcategory Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for Iron Jawed Angels (2004) (TV)
2000
Got nomination for Actor Awardcategory Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
ShoWest Convention, USA
2000
Won ShoWest Awardcategory Female Star of Tomorrow
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2000
Won SEFCA Awardcategory Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Stockholm Film Festival
1999
Won Stockholm Film Festival Best Actressfor Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1999
Won TFCA Awardcategory Best Performance, Female for Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Walk of Fame
2007
Won Star on the Walk of Famecategory Motion Picture (On January 8, 2007; At 6925 Hollywood Blvd.)
Young Artist Awards
1993
Got nomination for Young Artist Awardcategory Best Young Actress in a New Television Series for Camp Wilder (1992)













