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Essie Davis at an event for True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

Awards

Essie Davis

23 wins & 46 nominations

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

  • Caleb Landry Jones in Nitram (2021)
    2022 Winner FCCA Award
    • Best Actress - Supporting Role
    • Nitram
  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Nominee FCCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook
  • Burning Man (2011)
    2012 Nominee FCCA Award
    • Best Actress - Supporting Role
    • Burning Man
  • South Solitary (2010)
    2011 Winner FCCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor - Female
    • South Solitary

Australian Film Institute

  • After the Deluge (2003)
    2003 Winner AFI Award
    • Best Actress in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama or Comedy
    • After the Deluge
  • Halifax F.P. (1994)
    2000 Nominee AFI Award
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini-Series
    • The Spider and the Fly
  • Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995)
    1995 Nominee AFI Award
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Winner Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Logie Awards

  • Essie Davis, Nathan Page, and Hugo Johnstone-Burt in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
    2016 Nominee Silver Logie
    • Best Actress
    • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
  • Essie Davis, Nathan Page, and Hugo Johnstone-Burt in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
    2016 Nominee Gold Logie
    • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
  • Essie Davis, Nathan Page, and Hugo Johnstone-Burt in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
    2016 Nominee Silver Logie
    • Most Outstanding Actress
    • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
  • Essie Davis, Nathan Page, and Hugo Johnstone-Burt in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
    2014 Nominee Silver Logie
    • Most Popular Actress
    • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
  • Essie Davis at an event for True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
    2014 Nominee Gold Logie
    Most notably for Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012).

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Eliza Scanlen in Babyteeth (2019)
    2021 Nominee ALFS Award
    • Supporting Actress of the Year
    • Babyteeth
  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Nominee ALFS Award
    • Actress of the Year
    • The Babadook

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Winner Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Empire Awards, UK

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Nominee Empire Award
    • Best Female Newcomer
    • The Babadook

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Nominee SFFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Screamfest

  • Essie Davis in Isolation (2005)
    2006 Winner Festival Trophy
    • Best Actress
    • Isolation

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Winner Chainsaw Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Winner COFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Austin Fantastic Fest

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Winner Best Actress
    • Horror Features
    • The Babadook

Toronto After Dark Film Festival

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Winner Special Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Astra Awards

  • Cloudstreet (2011)
    2012 Nominee Astra Award
    • Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Female
    • Cloudstreet

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

  • Essie Davis and Thomasin McKenzie in The Justice of Bunny King (2021)
    2021 Nominee Asia Pacific Screen Award
    • Best Performance by an Actress
    • The Justice of Bunny King

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Nominee EDA Female Focus Award
    • Best Breakthrough Performance
    • The Babadook

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

  • Caleb Landry Jones in Nitram (2021)
    2022 Nominee IFJA Award
    • Best Supporting Performance
    • Nitram

Fright Meter Awards

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Winner Fright Meter Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 3rd Place DFCC
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook
    3rd place

Dorian Film Awards

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Nominee Dorian Award
    • Film Performance of the Year - Actress
    • The Babadook

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Film Club's The Lost Weekend

  • Eliza Scanlen in Babyteeth (2019)
    2020 Winner Lost Weekend Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Babyteeth

BloodGuts UK Horror Awards

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Winner BloodGuts UK Horror Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook
  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Winner BloodGuts UK Horror Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Online Film & Television Association

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Breakthrough Performance - Female
    • The Babadook

Village Voice Film Poll

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 3rd Place VVFP Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook
    3rd place.

Golden Schmoes Awards

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Nominee Golden Schmoes
    • Best Actress of the Year
    • The Babadook

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook
    5th place.

Australian Film Critics Association Awards

  • Caleb Landry Jones in Nitram (2021)
    2021 Winner AFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Nitram
  • Eliza Scanlen in Babyteeth (2019)
    2021 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Babyteeth
  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Winner AFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook
  • Burning Man (2011)
    2013 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Burning Man

Indiewire Critics' Poll

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Nominee ICP Award
    • Best Lead Actress
    • The Babadook
    4th place.

North Carolina Film Critics Association

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Winner NCFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards

  • Alycia Debnam-Carey, Kaitlyn Dever, and Aisha Dee in Apple Cider Vinegar (2025)
    2026 Nominee AACTA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
    • Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Exposure (2024)
    2025 Nominee AACTA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
    • Exposure
  • Caleb Landry Jones in Nitram (2021)
    2021 Winner AACTA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in Film
    • Nitram
  • Eliza Scanlen in Babyteeth (2019)
    2020 Winner AACTA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Babyteeth
  • Essie Davis at an event for True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
    2020 Nominee Audience Choice Award
    • Favourite TV Actor of the Decade

AACTA International Awards

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Nominee AACTA International Award
    • Best Lead Actress
    • The Babadook

iHorror Awards

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2015 Winner iHorror Award
    • Best Final Girl Performance
    • The Babadook

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    2014 Winner Bucheon Choice Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Babadook

The Equity Ensemble Awards

  • Alycia Debnam-Carey, Kaitlyn Dever, and Aisha Dee in Apple Cider Vinegar (2025)
    2026 Nominee The Equity Award
    • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie
    • Apple Cider Vinegar
    Shared with: Susie Porter · Tilda Cobham-Hervey · Mark Coles Smith · Catherine McClements · Phoenix Raei · Kaitlyn Dever · Alycia Debnam-Carey · Matt Nable · Ashley Zukerman · Aisha Dee
  • Odessa Young and Jacob Elordi in The Narrow Road to the Deep North (2025)
    2026 Nominee The Equity Award
    • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie
    • The Narrow Road to the Deep North
    Shared with: Reagan Mannix · David Howell · William Lodder · Heather Mitchell · Dan Wyllie · Sam Parsonson · Thomas Weatherall · Eduard Geyl · Christian Byers · Shô Kasamatsu · Olivia DeJonge · Odessa Young · Simon Baker · Caelan McCarthy · Fabian McCallum · Ciarán Hinds · Jacob Elordi
  • Exposure (2024)
    2025 Nominee The Equity Award
    • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie
    • Exposure
    Shared with: George Mason · Thom Green · Ling Cooper Tang · Thomas Weatherall · Sean Keenan · Victoria Haralabidou · Alice Englert · Ewen Leslie · David Howell · Mia Artemis · Christian Byers
  • Essie Davis, Nathan Page, and Hugo Johnstone-Burt in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
    2014 Nominee The Equity Award
    • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series
    • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
    Shared with: Richard Bligh · Hugo Johnstone-Burt · Ashleigh Cummings · Travis McMahon · Nathan Page · Anthony J. Sharpe
  • Essie Davis, Nathan Page, and Hugo Johnstone-Burt in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
    2013 Nominee The Equity Award
    • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series
    • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
    Shared with: Richard Bligh · Hugo Johnstone-Burt · Ashleigh Cummings · Tammy Macintosh · Travis McMahon · Nathan Page · Ruby Rees · Anthony J. Sharpe

Silk Road International Film Festival China

  • Essie Davis and Thomasin McKenzie in The Justice of Bunny King (2021)
    2022 Winner Golden Silk Road Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Justice of Bunny King

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