In a highly decorated career, Morton has won a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for three BAFTAs, eight BIFAs, an Emmy Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards. She was awarded the Richard Harris award at the 2023 BIFAs in recognition of her long career in support of independent film, and in 2024, she was the recipient of the BAFTA Fellowship, the highest honour bestowed by the British film industry, for career achievement.
Morton was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Actress for her role as Sarah, an Irish immigrant adjusting to life in America, while also grieving the death of a child in Jim Sheridan’s IN AMERICA. Additionally, she was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Hattie in Woody Allen’s SWEET AND LOWDOWN.
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SERPENT QUEEN 2 | Catherine de Medici | Starz | Stacie Passon |
| THE BURNING GIRLS | Jack Brooks | Buccaneer Media | Charles Martin |
| THE SERPENT QUEEN 1 | Catherine de Medici | Starz | Stacie Passon |
| TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD | Alpha | AMC | Various |
| THE UNLOVED | Director/Writer | Channel 4 | Samantha Morton |
| I AM... KIRSTY | Kirsty | Channel 4 | Dominic Savage |
| THE WALKING DEAD | Alpha | AMC | Various |
| SHE | Kirsty | Channel 4 | Dominic Savage |
| HARLOTS (2 SERIES) | Margaret Wells | Hulu | Jill Robertson |
| RILLINGTON PLACE | Ethel Christie | BBC1 | Craig Viveiros |
| CIDER WITH ROSIE | Annie | BBC | Philippa Lowthorpe |
| THE LAST PANTHERS | Naomi | Warp Films/Sky | Johan Renck |
| MAX & RUBY | Ruby | Nelvana | |
| LONGFORD | Myra | HBO/Granada | Tom Hooper |
| JANE EYRE | Jane Eyre | London Weekend Television | Robert Young |
| TOM JONES | Sophia Weston | BBC Television | Metin Huseyin |
| BAND OF GOLD | Tracy Richards | Granada Television | |
| EMMA | Harriet Smith | Meridian | Diarmuid Lawrence |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ODYSSEY | Universal Pictures / Syncopy | Christopher Nolan | |
| ANEMONE | Nessa | Plan B Entertainment | Ronan Day-Lewis |
| SHE SAID | Zelda Perkins | Universal Pictures | Maria Schrader |
| THE WHALE | Mary | A24 | Darren Aronofsky |
| SAVE THE CINEMA | Liz Evans | FAE Film and Television | Sara Sugarman |
| TWO FOR JOY | Aisha | Blonde to Black Pictures | Tom Beard |
| FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM | Mary Lou | Warner Bros | David Yates |
| MISS JULIE | Kathleen | Maipo Film | Liv Ullman |
| DECODING ANNIE PARKER | Annie Parker | Dorado | Steven Bernstein |
| HER | Associate Producer | Anna Purna Pictures | Spike Jonze |
| THE HARVEST | Katherine | Elephant Eye Films | John McNaughton |
| COSMOPOLIS | Vija | Alfama Films | David Kronenberg |
| JOHN CARTER OF MARS | Sola | Disney | Andrew Stanton |
| CODE 46 | Maria Gonzales | Revolution Films | Michael Winterbottom |
| CONTROL | Debbie | See Ltd | Anton Corbyn |
| DREAMING OF JOSEPH LEES | Eva Babbins | Fox Searchlight | Eric Styles |
| EDEN | Samantha | Les Films Balanciaga | Amos Gitai |
| ENDURING LOVE | Claire | Pathe | Roger Michell |
| EXPIRED | Claire | Expired LLC | Cecilia Meniucchi |
| IN AMERICA | Sarah | Harlem Film Production Limited | Jim Sheridan |
| JESUS'S SON | Michelle | Evenstar/Lionsgate | Alison McLean |
| LASSIE | Sarah | Entertainment Films | Charles Sturridge |
| MINORITY REPORT | Agatha | 20th Century Fox | Steven Spielberg |
| MORVERN CALLAR | Morvern Callar | Company Pictures | Lynne Ramsay |
| MR LONELY | Marilyn | O'South Ltd | Harmony Korine |
| PANDAEMONIUM | Sara Coleridge | Mariner Films | Julian Temple |
| RIVER QUEEN | Sarah | Silverscreen Films | Vincent Ward |
| SWEET AND LOWDOWN | Hattie | Sweetheart Productions | Woody Allen |
| SYNECDOCHE | Hazel | Kimmel Entertainment | Charlie Kaufman |
| THE DAISY CHAIN | Martha | Subotica | Aisling Walsh |
| THE FUTURE LASTS A LONG TIME | May | Tapson Steel Films | David Jackson |
| THE GOLDEN AGE | Mary Stewart | Working Title | Shekhar Kapur |
| THE LAST YELLOW | Jackie | Scala/Capitol | Julian Farino |
| THE LIBERTINE | Elizabeth Barry | Mr Mudd | Laurence Dunmore |
| THE MESSENGER | Olivia Kaminsky | Oren Moverman | |
| THE TOKEN KING | Vicky | RCA Independent Films | Ray Kilby |
| THIS IS THE SEA | Hazel Stokes | Pembridge Productions | Mary McGuckian |
| UNDER THE SKIN | Iris | BFI | Carine Adler |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHES AND SAND | Anna | Royal Court Upstairs | Ian Rickson |
| STAR-GAZEY PIE & SAUERKRAUT | Kathleen | Royal Court Upstairs | Mark Wing-Davey |
