‘I’d like to dedicate this award to all of the women who came before me who never had the chances that I’ve had’ — List of Jodie Foster Oscar nominations
Posted: February 2026
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Jodie Foster. Jodie Foster has been nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 2. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2023: Nyad (Best Supporting Actress) — lost to Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers). America Ferrera (Barbie), Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple), Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)
1994: Nell (Best Actress) — lost to Jessica Lange (Blue Sky). Other nominees: Winona Ryder (Little Women), Miranda Richardson (Tom & Viv), Susan Sarandon (The Client)
WON: 1991: The Silence of the Lambs (Best Actress) — Other nominees: Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise), Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise), Laura Dern (Rambling Rose), Bette Midler (For the Boys)
WON: 1988: The Accused (Best Actress) — Other nominees: Meryl Streep (A Cry in the Dark), Glenn Close (Dangerous Liaisons), Melanie Griffith (Working Girl), Sigourney Weaver (Gorillas in the Mist)
1976: Taxi Driver (Best Supporting Actress) — lost to Beatrice Straight (Network). Other nominees: Jane Alexander (All the President’s Men), Piper Laurie (Carrie), Lee Grant (Voyage of the Damned)