Credits
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Summer Day's Dream | 1994 | Rosalie | TV |
| Breaking the Waves | 1996 | Bess McNeill | Bodil Award for Best Actress European Film Award for Best Actress Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival President Award for Best Actress London Film Critics' Award for Best British Newcomer of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s New Generation Award National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Robert Award for Best Actress Nominated–Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated–Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated–Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Nominated–London Film Critics' Award for Best British Actress of the Year Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama |
| Metroland | 1997 | Marion | |
| Mill on the Floss, TheThe Mill on the Floss | 1997 | Maggie Tulliver | TV |
| Boxer, TheThe Boxer | 1997 | Maggie | |
| Hilary and Jackie | 1998 | Jackie | British Independent Film Award for Best Actress London Film Critics' Award for Best British Actress of the Year Nominated–Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated–Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Nominated–Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role |
| Cradle Will Rock | 1999 | Olive Stanton | Nominated–London Film Critics' Award for Best British Supporting Actress of the Year |
| Angela's Ashes | 1999 | Angela McCourt | London Film Critics' Award for Best British Actress of the Year Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated–IFTA Award for Best Actress |
| Trixie | 2000 | Trixie Zurbo | |
| Luzhin Defence, TheThe Luzhin Defence | 2000 | Natalia Katkov | Nominated–British Independent Film Award for Best Actress Nominated–London Film Critics' Award for Best British Actress of the Year |
| Gosford Park | 2001 | Elsie | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated–European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actress Nominated–Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| Punch-Drunk Love | 2002 | Lena Leonard | Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated–MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss |
| Red Dragon | 2002 | Reba McClane | London Film Critics' Award for Best British Supporting Actress of the Year Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated–Empire Award for Best Actress |
| Equilibrium | 2002 | Mary O’Brien | |
| Boo, Zino and the Snurks | 2004 | Alanta | Voice Only |
| Life and Death of Peter Sellers, TheThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 2004 | Anne Sellers | Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| Separate Lies | 2005 | Anne Manning | Nominated–London Film Critics' Award for Best British Actress of the Year |
| Wah-Wah | 2005 | Ruby Compton | Nominated–British Independent Film Award for Best Actress |
| Corpse Bride | 2005 | Victoria Everglot | Voice Only |
| Proposition, TheThe Proposition | 2005 | Martha Stanley | Nominated–IF Award for Best Actress Nominated–London Film Critics' Award for Best British Supporting Actress of the Year |
| Miss Potter | 2006 | Millie Warne | |
| Crusade in Jeans | 2006 | Mary Vega | |
| Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, TheThe Water Horse: Legend of the Deep | 2007 | Anne MacMorrow | |
| Fireflies in the Garden | 2008 | Jane Lawrence | |
| Memory Keeper's Daughter, TheThe Memory Keeper's Daughter | 2008 | Caroline Gil | TV |
| Synecdoche, New York | 2008 | Tammy | Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast Independent Spirit Award's Robert Altman Award |
| Cold Souls | 2009 | Claire | Nominated–Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| Within the Whirlwind | 2009 | Evgenia Ginzburg | |
| Cemetery Junction | 2010 | Mrs. Kendrick | |
| Oranges and Sunshine | 2010 | Margaret Humphreys | Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated-AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| War Horse | 2011 | Rose Narracott | |
| Appropriate Adult | 2011 | Janet Leach | BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries RTS Television Award for Best Actor (Female) Nominated–Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actress Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
| Anna Karenina (2012 film) | 2012 | Countess Lydia |
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