For her role in the HBO miniseries "Chernobyl", she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as Bess McNeil in Lars von Trier's "Breaking the Waves" (1996) and for her role as Jacqueline du Pré in "Hilary and Jackie" (1998), winning the BIFA Award for Best Actress for the latter.