Glenn Close: All About Her Most Oscar-Worthy Films

Born March 19, 1947, American actress Glenn Close has produced a number of hit films over the years and has an impressive amount of awards to prove it. While she is still chasing down that coveted Oscar, the talented actress has been nominated for the award eight times—tying her with Peter O'Toole for the most nominations without a win!

One of Glenn Close's earliest Oscar nominations would come with her film debut! Starring as Robin Williams's mother in The World According to Garp (1980), Glenn would show critics right off the bat that she was going to be the star of the decade! 

The 1980s would continue to be one of the most successful decades of Glenn Close's career and she would receive her second Oscar nomination for her performance in The Big Chill (1984). That same year, Close would also earn herself a Tony and Emmy which made her one of only three stars at the time to have been nominated for all three awards in the same year!

While Glenn Close's next role would only be a supporting part, she would earn herself yet another Oscar nomination. Starring in 1984's baseball film The Natural, from the moment the film opens, it's hard to take one's eyes off of Close!

In addition to big-screen films, Glenn Close has also shined in TV films over the years and one of her all-time best is 1984's Something About Amelia. The drama would receive critical acclaim, and while she wouldn't win an Academy Award nomination for the film, Close did manage nominations at both the Golden Globes and Primetime Emmy Awards. 

One of the best Glenn Close films of all time would come in 1987 with the psychological thriller Fatal Attraction. Starring as a troubled book editor, "Alex Forrest" has become one of the roles Close is most associated with, and the film would make her an international star! 

Glenn Close would earn herself another Oscar nomination for Best Actress with 1988's Dangerous Liaisons. Also starring the gorgeous Uma Thurman, Close and Thurman blew critics and audiences away and made the film the classic it is today. 

While after the 1980s Glenn Close would slow down with the number of roles she took on, she has continued to have a number of hits over the years. In 2003, she would star in the Showtime film The Lion in Winter as "Eleanor of Aquitaine" and would earn herself a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for the role!

Glenn would show off another side of her acting when she portrayed a woman living as a man in this 19th-century drama. While she still wouldn't win the Oscar with 2011's Albert Nobbs, the film would mark Glenn Close's sixth Academy Award nomination and was an incredible feat in itself. Albert Nobbs would receive mixed reviews from the critics but elicited nothing but love for Close. 

More recently, Glenn Close has added another Oscar nomination to her already impressive resume after starring in 2017's The Wife. The drama would star not only Close but also her daughter, Annie Starke. While the film would not win Close her first Oscar it did win her a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critic's Choice Award.