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Naomi Watts (1968-) is an Oscar® nominated English actress. Watts rose to international prominence for playing an aspiring actress in David Lynch’s psychological thriller Mulholland Drive (2001) and a tormented journalist in the horror remake The Ring (2002). Her IMDb page shows over 85 acting credits since 1986. This page will rank Naomi Watts movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Naomi Watts Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2005 | King Kong (2005) |  |
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| 2014 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 2002 | The Ring (2002) |  |
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| 2015 | Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) |  |
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| 2007 | Eastern Promises (2007) | |
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| 2014 | St. Vincent (2014) |  |
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| 2005 | The Ring Two (2005) | |
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| 2001 | Mulholland Drive (2001) | |
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| 2003 | 21 Grams (2003) | |
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| 2012 | The Impossible (2012) | |
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| 2014 | While We're Young (2014) | |
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| 2006 | The Painted Veil (2006) |  |
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| 2010 | Fair Game (2010) | |
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| 1991 | Flirting (1991) | |
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| 1993 | Matinee (1993) | |
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| 2019 | Luce (2019) | |
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| 1998 | Dangerous Beauty (1998) | |
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| 2011 | J. Edgar (2011) | |
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| 2006 | Inland Empire (2006) | |
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| 2017 | The Glass Castle (2017) | |
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| 2009 | Mother and Child (2009) | |
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| 2009 | The International (2009) | |
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| 2020 | Boss Level (2020) Hulu |
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| 2004 | I Heart Huckabees (2004) | |
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| 2004 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) | |
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| 2016 | Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016) | |
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| 2018 | Ophelia (2018) |  |
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| 2004 | We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) | |
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| 2015 | Demolition (2015) |  |
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| 2003 | Ned Kelly (2003) | |
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| 2022 | Infinite Storm (2022) |  |
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| 1993 | Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) | |
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| 2005 | Stay (2005) | |
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| 2007 | Funny Games (2007) | |
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| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) | |
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| 2005 | Ellie Parker (2005) | |
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| 2013 | Sunlight Jr. (2013) |  |
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| 1995 | Tank Girl (1995) | |
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| 2013 | Adore (2013) | |
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| 2017 | The Book of Henry (2017) | |
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| 2015 | 3 Generations (2015) | |
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| 1996 | Persons Unknown (1996) | |
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| 2003 | The Divorce (2003) | |
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| 2013 | Diana (2013) | |
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| 2022 | Goodnight Mommy (2022) Prime Video |
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| 2011 | Dream House (2011) | |
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| 2015 | The Sea of Trees (2015) | |
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| 2016 | Shut In (2016) | |
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| 2013 | Movie 43 (2013) | |
Naomi Watts Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Naomi Watts movie received.
- Sort Naomi Watts movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
CreditRank
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
Review %
Oscar Nom / Win
S
UMR Score
CreditRank Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review % Oscar Nom / Win S UMR Score
1
King Kong (2005)
Jack Black &
Adrien Brody218.10
367.3
927.3
5
78
04 / 03
98.3
2
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
AA Best Picture WinMichael Keaton &
Zach Galifianakis42.30
55.9
136.2
81
91
09 / 04
98.1
3
The Ring (2002)
Brian Cox
129.10
240.0
463.4
18
68
00 / 00
94.6
4
Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
Shailene Woodley &
Theo James130.20
166.5
380.1
23
49
00 / 00
84.5
5
Eastern Promises (2007)
Viggo Mortensen
17.30
27.1
87.9
116
85
01 / 00
80.4
7
St. Vincent (2014)
Bill Murray &
Melissa McCarthy44.10
58.2
72.4
77
74
00 / 00
79.4
7
The Ring Two (2005)
Sissy Spacek
76.20
128.4
271.9
28
52
00 / 00
79.3
6
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Laura Harring
7.20
13.8
38.4
139
87
00 / 00
78.5
8
21 Grams (2003)
Benicio Del Toro &
Sean Penn16.30
29.1
108.0
114
79
02 / 00
77.3
9
The Impossible (2012)
Ewan McGregor
19.00
25.8
233.6
107
80
01 / 00
76.6
11
While We're Young (2014)
Ben Stiller &
Adam Driver7.60
10.0
22.8
144
79
00 / 00
70.2
12
The Painted Veil (2006)
Edward Norton
8.10
13.2
43.5
164
75
00 / 00
66.5
13
Fair Game (2010)
Sean Penn
9.50
13.0
33.0
130
75
00 / 00
65.8
14
Flirting (1991)
Nicole Kidman
2.40
6.2
6.2
145
76
00 / 00
64.8
16
Matinee (1993)
John Goodman
9.50
24.8
24.8
112
70
00 / 00
63.9
15
Luce (2019)
Octavia Spencer
2.00
2.4
2.4
161
77
00 / 00
63.7
17
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Catherine McCormack &
Rufus Sewell4.60
10.5
10.5
150
73
00 / 00
61.7
19
J. Edgar (2011)
Leonardo DiCaprio
37.30
50.7
115.0
85
60
00 / 00
61.0
18
Inland Empire (2006)
Directed by David Lynch
0.90
1.4
1.4
236
75
00 / 00
60.4
20
The Glass Castle (2017)
Brie Larson &
Woody Harrelson17.30
20.8
23.9
109
68
00 / 00
58.7
21
Mother and Child (2009)
Samuel L. Jackson &
Annette Bening1.10
1.6
7.2
193
73
00 / 00
57.5
23
The International (2009)
Clive Owen
25.50
36.6
77.4
98
62
00 / 00
57.1
22
Boss Level (2020)
HuluMel Gibson
0.10
0.1
0.1
154
73
00 / 00
56.9
25
I Heart Huckabees (2004)
Dustin Hoffman &
Mark Wahlberg12.80
22.2
34.8
131
63
00 / 00
51.8
24
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
Sean Penn
0.70
1.2
7.7
214
70
00 / 00
51.7
28
Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)
Shailene Woodley &
Theo James66.20
82.5
223.4
48
43
00 / 00
50.2
26
Ophelia (2018)
Clive Owen
0.10
0.1
0.3
460
69
00 / 00
48.5
27
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)
Mark Ruffalo &
Laura Dern2.00
3.5
5.8
186
67
00 / 00
47.2
29
Demolition (2015)
Jake Gyllenhaal
2.00
2.5
2.5
166
61
00 / 00
33.8
30
Ned Kelly (2003)
Orlando Bloom
0.10
0.2
11.8
251
61
00 / 00
31.6
31
Infinite Storm (2022)
Billy Howle
1.40
1.4
1.4
115
59
00 / 00
29.0
31
Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
Karina Lombard &
Nathaniel Parker1.60
4.2
4.2
174
58
00 / 00
27.8
32
Stay (2005)
Ryan Gosling &
Ewan McGregor3.60
6.1
14.1
169
57
00 / 00
26.9
33
Funny Games (2007)
Naomi Watts &
Tim Roth1.30
2.0
2.0
205
57
00 / 00
25.9
34
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Anthony Hopkins &
Josh Brolin3.20
4.4
46.8
150
55
00 / 00
22.8
35
Ellie Parker (2005)
Chevy Chase
0.00
0.1
0.1
413
55
00 / 00
20.4
36
Sunlight Jr. (2013)
Matt Dillon
0.00
0.1
0.1
378
53
00 / 00
16.5
38
Tank Girl (1995)
Lori Petty &
Malcolm McDowell4.10
10.1
10.1
149
49
00 / 00
15.3
37
Adore (2013)
Robin Wright
0.30
0.4
0.4
205
52
00 / 00
15.3
39
The Book of Henry (2017)
Jaeden Lieberher
4.20
5.1
5.1
138
50
00 / 00
14.5
40
3 Generations (2015)
Elle Fanning &
Susan Sarandon0.10
0.1
0.6
233
51
00 / 00
14.1
41
Persons Unknown (1996)
Jon Favreau
0.10
0.1
0.1
264
51
00 / 00
13.7
42
The Divorce (2003)
Glenn Close &
Leslie Caron9.10
16.2
23.2
130
43
00 / 00
10.8
43
Diana (2013)
Naomi Watts &
Naveen Andrews0.30
0.4
28.9
203
47
00 / 00
10.1
45
Goodnight Mommy (2022)
Prime Video Jeremy Bobb
0.10
0.1
0.1
282
46
00 / 00
8.8
44
Dream House (2011)
Daniel Craig &
Rachel Weisz21.30
29.0
56.6
116
35
00 / 00
7.4
45
The Sea of Trees (2015)
Matthew McConaughey
0.10
0.1
0.1
349
40
00 / 00
3.9
46
Shut In (2016)
Charlie Heaton
6.90
8.6
16.3
156
32
00 / 00
1.7
47
Movie 43 (2013)
Hugh Jackman &
Dennis Quaid8.80
11.7
43.0
132
22
00 / 00
0.4
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Naomi Watts is the # 4 most connected actor of the 2010’s, and the # 60 most connected of the 2000’s.
Hey Dan. As always thanks for putting together these lists. Wow…Naomi Watts is in the Top 100….I did not see that coming. Good ole Hugo Weaving gets the honors of being the most frequent Oracle co-star with 4 movies. Interesting to see her old flames like Sean Penn showing up on her most frequent Oracle co-star list. 28 Oscar winning co-stars is about average…but I suspect that number will rapidly continue to climb since she is so busy. Good stuff as always.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.
I’ve seen 16 of the 47 films on the chart, Favorites are – King Kong, Divergent, Allegiant, Tank Girl, The Ring, The Impossible and Eastern Promises.
King Kong no.1 at the box office for Naomi Watts and tops the UMR chart too. Birdman heads the critics chart.
Bruce, you’ve included Cindy Crawford’s Fair Game on the chart too, are you sure she was in that? If not, than I’ve seen 15 Naomi Watts films.
Good stuff. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….thanks for the feedback, tally count and visit. I have seen twice as many Naomi Watts movies as you….32 to 16. I have seen all of your favorites. I have not seen Tank Girl in many many years….it is time for a re-visit. Hmmm….I will have to check out the Fair Game issue….it is possible I got that one mixed up with 2010’s Fair Game. I will fix that as soon as the database gets reconnected to the website. Thanks for the heads up on that. Good stuff as always.
The Book of Henry was one of my best films of 2017. Naomi Watts is one of the highest ranked women on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list coming in at # 97. These are the other actors on the list she has appeared with.
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
12 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Mother and Child (2009)
26 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Tank Girl (1995)
27 ALFRED MOLINA Undertaking Betty (2002)
49 FRANK WELKER Tank Girl (1995)
56 SUSAN SARANDON 3 GENERATIONS (2017)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON Inland Empire (2006)
72 RON PERLMAN CHUCK (2017)
72 RON PERLMAN Down (2001)
74 ANTONIO BANDERAS You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
79 BRUCE MCGILL Fair Game (2010)
88 SAM NEILL For Love Alone (1986)
94 BRIAN COX The Ring (2002)
100 JAMES CROMWELL Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
107 MICKEY ROONEY Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
118 NICOLE KIDMAN Flirting (1991)
123 JOHN GOODMAN Matinee (1993)
125 LIEV SCHREIBER CHUCK (2017)
125 LIEV SCHREIBER MOVIE 43 (2014)
125 LIEV SCHREIBER The Painted Veil (2006)
129 SEAN PENN 21 Grams (2003)
129 SEAN PENN Fair Game (2010)
129 SEAN PENN The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
145 BOB HOSKINS Stay (2005/I)
146 ROBERT FORSTER Mulholland Dr. (2001)
147 RICHARD JENKINS I Heart Huckabees (2004)
152 WOODY HARRELSON THE GLASS CASTLE (2017)
165 JACQUELINE BISSET Dangerous Beauty (1998)
168 JAMES HONG Tank Girl (1995)
172 JEREMY IRONS Inland Empire (2006)
178 JUDI DENCH J. Edgar (2011)
203 BILL MURRAY ST. VINCENT (2014)
214 ELIAS KOTEAS Dream House (2011)
231 DUSTIN HOFFMAN I Heart Huckabees (2004)
232 SAM SHEPARD Fair Game (2010)
246 CHRISTIAN BALE VICE (2018)
251 XANDER BERKELEY Persons Unknown (1996)
251 XANDER BERKELEY THE DIVERGENT SERIES ALLEGIANT (2016)
252 KEANU REEVES Ellie Parker (2005)
269 TIM ROTH Funny Games (2007)
269 TIM ROTH LUCE (2019)
270 GLENN CLOSE Le divorce (2003)
274 DAN HEDAYA Down (2001)
274 DAN HEDAYA Mulholland Dr. (2001)
279 JACK BLACK King Kong (2005)
291 EDWARD HERRMANN Down (2001)
297 RICHARD GERE MOVIE 43 (2014)
312 MARK MARGOLIS Stay (2005/I)
318 TONY SHALHOUB MOVIE 43 (2014)
324 WILLIAM H. MACY Inland Empire (2006)
330 ISABELLE HUPPERT I Heart Huckabees (2004)
332 OLIVER PLATT Dangerous Beauty (1998)
332 OLIVER PLATT SHUT IN (2016)
335 MARY STEENBURGEN Inland Empire (2006)
336 UMA THURMAN MOVIE 43 (2014)
341 LEONARDO DICAPRIO J. Edgar (2011)
347 THOMAS KRETSCHMANN King Kong (2005)
355 JAMES COSMO BABE: PIG IN THE CITY (1998)
356 STOCKARD CHANNING Le divorce (2003)
358 JUDE LAW I Heart Huckabees (2004)
361 DANNY HUSTON 21 Grams (2003)
371 KEVIN DUNN I Heart Huckabees (2004)
389 ADRIEN BRODY King Kong (2005)
390 GERARD BUTLER MOVIE 43 (2014)
397 MIRIAM MARGOLYES Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
397 MIRIAM MARGOLYES Undertaking Betty (2002)
399 NASTASSJA KINSKI Inland Empire (2006)
403 ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL Eastern Promises (2007)
403 ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL The International (2009/I)
408 BOB GUNTON I Heart Huckabees (2004)
410 JEFF DANIELS THE DIVERGENT SERIES ALLEGIANT (2016)
414 JOE MANTEGNA Persons Unknown (1996)
418 JOSH BROLIN You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
425 MARK WAHLBERG I Heart Huckabees (2004)
435 MATTHEW MODINE Le divorce (2003)
446 MICHAEL BYRNE DIANA (2013)
456 BEN STILLER WHILE WE’RE YOUNG (2015)
465 STEPHEN ROOT J. Edgar (2011)
480 DIANE LADD Inland Empire (2006)
484 SAM WATERSTON Le divorce (2003)
485 DICK MILLER Matinee (1993)
487 FRED WARD Dangerous Beauty (1998)
488 TOBY JONES THE PAINTED VEIL (2006)
495 JACK THOMPSON THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON (2004)
495 JACK THOMPSON UNDER THE LIGHTHOUSE DANCING (1997)
516 ART MALIK DIANA (2013)
540 EWAN MCGREGOR Stay (2005/I)
540 EWAN MCGREGOR The Impossible (2012)
552 DON CHEADLE The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
553 KATE WINSLET INSURGENT (2015)
553 KATE WINSLET MOVIE 43 (2014)
558 MICHAEL WINCOTT The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
559 RICHARD SCHIFF Tank Girl (1995)
586 SHEA WHIGHAM VICE (2018)
593 BENICIO DEL TORO 21 Grams (2003)
598 DERMOT MULRONEY J. EDGAR (2011)
617 GRACE ZABRISKIE Inland Empire (2006)
625 JAMES REBHORN The International (2009/I)
627 SAM ROCKWELL VICE (2018)
644 MELISSA LEO 21 GRAMS (2003)
652 VIGGO MORTENSEN Eastern Promises (2007)
686 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
688 LESLIE CARON Le divorce (2003)
699 HUGO WEAVING BABE: PIG IN THE CITY (1998)
699 HUGO WEAVING FOR LOVE ALONE (1986)
699 HUGO WEAVING STRANGE PLANET (1999)
699 HUGO WEAVING THE CUSTODIAN (1993)
704 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON (2004)
705 CHRIS COOPER DEMOLITION (2016)
724 MICHAEL KEATON BIRDMAN (OR THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) (2014)
726 AMY ADAMS VICE (2018)
733 MICHAEL IRONSIDE Down (2001)
734 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY THE SEA OF TREES (2016)
735 DANIEL CRAIG Dream House (2011)
737 LILY TOMLIN I Heart Huckabees (2004)
738 CHEVY CHASE Ellie Parker (2001)
738 CHEVY CHASE Ellie Parker (2005)
762 ANNETTE BENING Mother and Child (2009)
791 VINCENT CASSEL EASTERN PROMISES (2007)
792 GERALDINE JAMES DIANA (2013)
796 KATE HUDSON LE DIVORCE (2003)
804 CLIVE OWEN OPHELIA (2019)
804 CLIVE OWEN The International (2009/I)
808 JOANNA CASSIDY Dangerous Beauty (1998)
823 SISSY SPACEK The Ring Two (2005)
832 GRIFFIN DUNNE MOVIE 43 (2014)
833 HALLE BERRY MOVIE 43 (2014)
852 GEOFFREY RUSH Ned Kelly (2003)
858 THANDIE NEWTON Flirting (1991)
859 BOBBY CANNAVALE MOVIE 43 (2014)
867 MARK RUFFALO We Don’t Live Here Anymore (2004)
872 JANEANE GAROFALO Stay (2005/I)
881 RACHEL WEISZ Dream House (2011)
890 JULIA ORMOND INLAND EMPIRE (2006)
900 DAVID MORSE MOTHER AND CHILD (2009)
910 EDDIE MARSAN 21 GRAMS (2003)
910 EDDIE MARSAN VICE (2018)
912 JOEL EDGERTON Ned Kelly (2003)
929 JANE ALEXANDER DREAM HOUSE (2011)
929 JANE ALEXANDER THE RING (2002)
936 JEREON KRABBE DANGEROUS BEAUTY (1998)
940 J.T. WALSH Persons Unknown (1996)
951 KEVIN MCCARTHY Matinee (1993)
956 LEE GRANT Mulholland Dr. (2001)
959 JENNIFER EHLE THE WOLF HOUR (2019)
967 EDWARD NORTON BIRDMAN (OR THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) (2014)
967 EDWARD NORTON The Painted Veil (2006)
Naomi has appeared with 28 Oscar winners.
ADRIEN BRODY King Kong (2005)
ANTHONY HOPKINS You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
BENICIO DEL TORO 21 Grams (2003)
BRIE LARSON THE GLASS CASTLE (2017)
CHRIS COOPER DEMOLITION (2016)
CHRISTIAN BALE VICE (2018)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN I Heart Huckabees (2004)
EMMA STONE BIRDMAN (OR THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) (2014)
EMMA STONE MOVIE 43 (2014)
GEOFFREY RUSH Ned Kelly (2003)
HALLE BERRY MOVIE 43 (2014)
HEATH LEDGER NED KELLY (2003)
JEREMY IRONS Inland Empire (2006)
JUDI DENCH J. Edgar (2011)
KATE HUDSON LE DIVORCE (2003)
KATE WINSLET INSURGENT (2015)
KATE WINSLET MOVIE 43 (2014)
LAURA DERN Inland Empire (2006)
LAURA DERN We Don’t Live Here Anymore (2004)
LEE GRANT Mulholland Dr. (2001)
LEONARDO DICAPRIO J. Edgar (2011)
MARY STEENBURGEN Inland Empire (2006)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY THE SEA OF TREES (2016)
MELISSA LEO 21 GRAMS (2003)
NICOLE KIDMAN Flirting (1991)
OCTAVIA SPENCER INSURGENT (2015)
OCTAVIA SPENCER LUCE (2019)
OCTAVIA SPENCER THE DIVERGENT SERIES ALLEGIANT (2016)
RACHEL WEISZ Dream House (2011)
SAM ROCKWELL VICE (2018)
SEAN PENN 21 Grams (2003)
SEAN PENN Fair Game (2010)
SEAN PENN The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
SISSY SPACEK The Ring Two (2005)
SUSAN SARANDON 3 GENERATIONS (2017)