Sidney Flanigan

Sidney Flanigan
Flanigan in 2020
Born
Sidney Jeanne Flanigan

(1998-10-19) October 19, 1998 (age 25)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer–songwriter
Years active2020–present

Sidney Jeanne Flanigan (born October 19, 1998) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Flanigan made her acting debut with the acclaimed independent drama film Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020), for which she received nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.

Biography

Flanigan with Eliza Hittman and Talia Ryder at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Flanigan answering questions at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Flanigan was born in Buffalo, New York, and describes herself as a nonbinary woman who uses she/they pronouns.

In 2020, she made her acting debut portraying Autumn in the film Never Rarely Sometimes Always, directed by Eliza Hittman. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020. It was also selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. Flanigan received widespread acclaim and a collective 45 nominations for her performance, including the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead opposite fellow nominees Frances McDormand, Viola Davis, Carey Mulligan, and Zendaya.

In an interview with Playboy, writer Ryan Gajewski described Flanigan as, "A new kind of movie star in a variety of ways." Flanigan initially met Hittman when she and director Scott Cummings were filming the documentary Buffalo Juggalos. In addition to her acting career, Flanigan is a recording musician who performs both solo and with her band Starjuice.

In December 2020, it was announced that Flanigan would star in Matthew Kaundart's psychological drama My Twin Is Dead. In March 2021, she also committed to star in Rounding, directed by Saint Frances director Alex Thompson. The film premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. She is also set to lead the indie thriller Only the Good Survive, from writer-director Dutch Southern, which recently premiered at South by Southwest.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Never Rarely Sometimes Always Autumn Callahan
2022 Rounding Helen Adso
2023 Only the Good Survive Brea Dunlee
Line of Fire Shelley Short film, Post-production
TBA Eco Village Robin Post-production
TBA My Twin Is Dead Jona Pre-production

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actress Never Rarely Sometimes Always Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Breakout Award Won
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Actress Nominated
Breakout of the Year Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Best Actress Won
2021 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Breakthrough Performance Won
Austin Film Critics Association Breakthrough Artist Award Nominated
Chlotrudis Awards Best Actress Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Actress Nominated
Dorian Awards Best Actress Nominated
Rising Star of the Year Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated
Breakthrough Award Nominated
Gotham Independent Film Awards Breakthrough Actor Nominated
Hollywood Film Critics Association Best Actor/Actress 23 or Under Won
Houston Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Nominated
International Cinephile Society Best Actress Nominated
National Board of Review Breakthrough Performance Won
National Society of Film Critics Best Actress Runner-up
Online Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Breakthrough Artist Nominated
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Actress Nominated
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Nominated



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