Jamie Lee Curtis has brought home an Oscar, paying homage to her family for the Best Supporting Actress as Deirdre Beaubeirdre in Everything Everywhere All at Once. She dedicated her win for the role as an IRS agent disguising themself through the multiverse to her Oscar-nominated family members, Tony Curtis and Janel Leigh.
This marks the veteran’s first-ever Oscar win in her long-running career as an actress. Winning an an Academy Award is always the ultimate goal for any individual in this industry, and she gracefully accepted the award while breaking down in tears on stage. Let us take a dive into her career leading up to this win.
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Exploring Jamie Lee Curtis’ lifetime achievements and awards
It has been almost five decades since Jamie Lee Curtis started influencing mainstream entertainment. From coming into prominence through her depiction of Lt. Barbara Duran in Operation Petticoat, she has come a long way.
From BAFTA, Golden Globe, Academy Awards, and now Oscar, some might say that she has completed her career as a producer, actress, and children’s stories writer. With a total of 112 nominations in various different categories over the years, Jamie has won 38 awards. The following list shows all the awards that she has won:
- British Academy Film Awards – Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Trading Places (1984)
- Jupiter Award – Best International Actress – Perfect (1986)
- Golden Globe Awards – Best Actress in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical) – Anything But Love (1990)
- Cognac Festival du Film Policier – Special Mention Award – Blue Steel (1990)
- Mystfest Award – Best Actress – Blue Steel (1990)
- People’s Choice Award – Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series – Anything But Love (1990)
- Golden Globe Awards – Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) – True Lies (1995)
- American Comedy Award – Funniest Lead Actress in a Motion Picture – True Lies (1995)
- Saturn Award – Best Actress – True Lies (1995)
- Fangoria Chainsaw Award – Best Actress – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1999)
- Behind the Voice Actors Award – Best Female Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special in a Supporting Role – From Up on Poppy Hill (2014)
- Saturn Award – Best Actress – Halloween (2019)
- National Board of Review – Best Cast – Knives Out (2019)
- Satellite Award – Best Cast (Motion Picture) – Knives Out (2019)
- Austin Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble – Knives Out (2019)
- Oklahoma Film Critics Circle – Best Ensemble – Knives Out (2019)
- Phoenix Film Critics Society – Best Ensemble – Knives Out (2019)
- San Diego Film Critics Society – Best Ensemble – Knives Out (2019)
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble – Knives Out (2019)
- AARP Movies for Grownups Award – Best Ensemble – Knives Out (2020)
- Columbus Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble – Knives Out (2020)
- DiscussingFilm Critics Awards – Best Film Ensemble – Knives Out (2020)
- Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards – Best Cast Ensemble – Knives Out (2020)
- Florida Film Critics Circle – Best Cast – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
- Nevada Film Critics Society – Best Supporting Actress – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
- North Texas Film Critics Association – Best Supporting Actress – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
- Georgia Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble – Second Place – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023)
- Alliance of Women Film Journalists – Best Supporting Actress – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023)
- Austin Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023)
- Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards – Best Cast Ensemble – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023)
- Iowa Film Critics Association – Best Supporting Actress – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023)
- Oklahoma Film Critics Circle – Best Supporting Actress – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023)
- San Diego Film Critics Society – Best Ensemble – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023)
- San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle – Best Supporting Actress – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023)
- Gold Derby Award – Ensemble Cast – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023)
- Academy Awards – Best Supporting Actress – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023)
Jamie Lee Curtis has also received five Honors, and those are as follows:
- Hollywood Walk of Fame – Motion Picture – 6600 Hollywood Blvd. (1998)
- Hasty Pudding Theatrical Award – Woman of the Year (2000)
- 78th Venice International Film Festival – Golden Lion Honorary Award (2021)
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society – The William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award (2022)
- AARP Movies for Grownups Awards – Career Achievement Award (2023)
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Maltin Modern Master Award (2023)
Exploring Jamie Lee Curtis’ career
Born on November 22, 1958, in Santa Monica, California, under the privilege of Oscar-nominee parents Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, Jamie started her career in 1978. She started as Laurie Strode in Halloween, which ended up becoming the highest-grossing movie of that time.
Since then, she been a part of many blockbusters during her long-running acting career. She usually plays supporting roles in several blockbusters of her time ranging from The Fog, Prom Night, Roadgames, True Lies, Knives Out, Everything Everywhere All at Once, etc.
Everything Everywhere All At Once, which came out last year, is an American comedy-drama film. And Jamie Lee Curtis’ role as the IRS agent Deirdre Beaubeirdre saw her win an Oscar at the 95th Academy Awards.
