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Joanne Woodward: Academy Award
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Woodward received Oscar nominations for her roles in Rachel, Rachel; Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973); and Mr. and Mrs. Bridge. She plays a psychiatrist to Sally Field's title character in Sybil (1976), another true story of a woman with multiple personality disorder. Woodward won Emmy awards for Do You Remember Love? (1985), in which she plays an Alzheimer's patient, and for See How She Runs (1978), in which she plays a middle-aged woman who runs in the Boston Marathon. She appeared primarily in made-for-television movies during the 1980s and 1990s.
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After appearing as herself in "The Education of Gore Vidal" (2003), a retrospective on the life and career of the famed author and political critic, Woodward costarred in HBO's award-winning miniseries, "Empire Falls" (2005). She played a domineering town matriarch and owner of the Empire Grill, a local diner run by a middle-aged man (Ed Harris) down on his luck after his wife (Helen Hunt) divorces him. Woodward was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie and a Golden Globe award for Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television.
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The other nominees in that category include Candice Bergen, for "Boston Legal," Sandra Oh, for "Grey's Anatomy," Elizabeth Perkins, for "Weeds," and Joanne Woodward, for "Empire Falls." The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards will be televised January 16, 2006.
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In addition to her film work, Woodward ... directs and acts on the stage. She has won numerous awards, including lifetime achievement awards from the Screen Actors Guild and the Kennedy Center Honors.
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