Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress and producer who has received various awards and nominations, including one Academy Award and one Golden Globe Award. Additionally, she has been nominated for two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, and one Primetime Emmy Award.

"In her latest film, Bombshell she gives yet another award-worthy performance through her striking physical transformation of her portrayal as Megan Kelly. The Palm Springs International Film Festival is honored to present the International Star Award to Charlize Theron."

She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), for which she won the Silver Bear and Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African to win an acting Oscar.

MONSTER tells the gruesome story of serial killer Aileen Wuornos and manages to find a human being amidst the horror. Writer and director Patty Jenkins brings light to this dark tale of a woman whose tragic story is never condoned but deftly brought to life in all its complexity.

On February 29, 2004, she won her first Academy Award, a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Monster (2003). Snow White and more side-by-side looks at animated features and their live-action counterparts. 'Bombshell' May Be a Story You Know, But Not Like This. TV commercial for Martini.

Check all the awards won and nominated for by Charlize Theron - Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit: Film (2012) , Gotham Independent Film Tribute Award (2011) , GLAAD Media Vanguard Award (2006) and more awards.

Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975 in Benoni, South Africa) acted in The Devil’s Advocate (1977) by Taylor Hackford with Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino, Mighty Joe Young (1998) by Ron Underwood, The Cider House Rules (1999) directed by Lasse Hallstrom from the 1985 novel by John Irving, Reindeer Games (2000) by John Frankenheimer, The Legend of ...