Every ‘Harry Potter’ actress who has been nominated at the Oscars

No performance from the “Harry Potter” film series, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson as the central trio of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, respectively, was awarded with an Oscar nomination. In fact, the film only received 12 Oscar bids in total, winning none. That feels like something of a travesty, given the sheer brilliance of multiple filmmaking factors found in the final films, including the costumes, sets, and music. However, one of the many things that makes these films special, regardless of Oscar nominations, is the cream of the British acting crop featured in the film series. There are multiple Oscar nominees and winners who help to bring these colorful characters to life. So, with that in mind, here are the female Oscar nominees and winners who star in “Harry Potter.”

Maggie Smith — Two Oscar wins, six nominations
Maggie Smith appeared in almost all of the eight “Harry Potter” films as Professor Minerva McGonagall, the transfiguration teacher and head of Gryffindor house at Hogwarts. She first featured in “The Sorcerer’s Stone” and also appeared in “The Chamber of Secrets,” “The Prisoner of Azkaban,” “The Goblet of Fire,” “Order of the Phoenix,” “The Half-Blood Prince,” and “Deathly Hallows  — Part 2.” The only one she didn’t feature in was “Deathly Hallows — Part 1.” Smith has a rich Oscars history with two wins and six nominations. She won Best Actress in 1970 for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and followed that up with a Best Supporting Actress win in 1979 for “California Suite.” She was also nominated for Best Actress in 1966 for “Othello” and in 1973 for “Travels With My Aunt.” Smith scored two more Best Supporting Actress nominations, too — in 1987 for “A Room With a View” and in 2002 for “Gosford Park.”

Emma Thompson — Two Oscar wins, five nominations
Emma Thompson has almost the same Oscars record as Smith, except she has won less nomination. Thompson also won two Oscars, however. She won Best Actress in 1993 for “Howards End” before adding a Best Adapted Screenplay gong to her shelf in 1996 for adapting Jane Austen‘s “Sense and Sensibility” into a film. Thompson was also nominated for Best Actress for that Ang Lee movie while she previously scored a Best Actress bid in 1994 for “The Remains of the Day.” That same year, she landed a Best Supporting Actress nomination for “In the Name of the Father.” Thompson played Profesor Sybill Trelawney, the divination teacher at Hogwarts, in “The Prisoner of Azkaban,” “Order of the Phoenix,” and “Deathly Hallows — Part 2.”

Julie Christie — Four Oscar nominations
Julie Christie is one of the most legendary names found on any list of actors, let alone specifically this one. Christie has never won an Oscar, sadly, but she does have four Best Actress nominations to her name. They came in 1966 for “Darling,” in 1972 for “McCabe & Mrs. Miller,” in 1998 for “Afterglow,” and in 2008 for “Away From Her.” Younger fans will know her for her role as Madame Rosmerta, the landlady of The Three Broomsticks pub in Hogsmeade, the village students visit just outside of Hogwarts. Christie appeared in “Prisoner of Azkaban” in an expository scene in which Harry finds out Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) is his Godfather.

Helena Bonham Carter — Two Oscar nominations
Helena Bonham Carter has a more substantial role in the “Potter” picture series, playing the deranged Bellatrix Lestrange, one of Lord Voldemort’s (Ralph Fiennes) most devoured followers. She first appeared as the Death Eater in “Order of the Phoenix” before reprising the role in “The Half-Blood Prince,” “Deathly Hallows — Part 1,” and “Deathly Hallows — Part 2.” Bonham Carter was nominated for Best Actress in 1998 for “The Wings of the Dove” before adding a Best Supporting Actress bid to her name in 2011 for “The King’s Speech,” which also featured Dumbledore star Michael Gambon and Wormtail actor Timothy Spall.

Miranda Richardson — Two Oscar nominations
Some will know Miranda Richardson best for her sterling voice work as Mrs. Tweedy in “Chicken Run” while others will see her only as the conniving, sneaky journalist Rita Skeeter in the “Harry Potter” film series. Richardson leaves a memorable impression with her role as Skeeter, lighting up the screen as the hissable villain in every scene she’s in. A wonderful addition to the cast. Richardson features most prominently in “The Goblet of Fire” but also cameos in “Deathly Hallows — Part 1.” Like Bonham Carter, Richardson is a two-time Oscar nominee. And, like Carter, one of those nominations came for Best Supporting Actress and the other came for Best Actress. Her Best Supporting Actress bid came first — in 1993 for “Damage.” Her Best Actress nomination came two years later in 1995 for “Tom & Viv.”

Julie Walters — Two Oscar nominations
Julie Walters played the lovable Mrs. Weasley in “The Sorcerer’s Stone,” “The Chamber of Secrets,” “The Prisoner of Azkaban,” “Order of the Phoenix,” “The Half-Blood Prince,” “Deathly Hallows — Part 1,” and “Deathly Hallows — Part 2.”The only film she didn’t appear in was “Goblet of Fire.” Walters has two Oscar nominations to her name, landing a Best Actress bid in 1984 for “Educating Rita” before adding a Best Supporting Actress nomination to her resume in 2001 for “Billy Elliot.”

Imelda Staunton — One Oscar nomination
Imelda Staunton, arguably, should have earned an Oscar nomination specifically for her role as Professor Umbridge in “Order of the Phoenix.” Staunton is so great to hate in the role of the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, who reigns terror down on Harry and Hogwarts with her signature style of sickly sweet mannerisms and brutal discipline. She’s a fantastic villain and an Oscar bid for Staunton’s performance wouldn’t have been out of place. Staunton also appeared in “Deathly Hallows — Part 1.” She was nominated for Best Actress in 2005 for “Vera Drake.”

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