Jolie won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a diagnosed sociopath in the psychological thriller Girl, Interrupted (1999).

In 2013, she won her second Oscar for her humanitarian work and for directing the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey."

She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Christine Collins in the mystery crime drama Changeling (2008).

For her performances in television, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her portrayal of Cornelia Wallace in the TNT television film George Wallace (1997).

She also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for playing Gia Carangi in the HBO film Gia (1998).