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Renate Reinsve (; born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She made her feature film debut in Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31st (2011). She had her breakthrough in the lead role of the romantic comedy-drama The Worst Person in the World (2021), also directed by Trier, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress.
Her Hollywood debut came with the legal thriller series Presumed Innocent and psychological dark comedy film A Different Man (both in 2024). She reunited with Trier in the drama film Sentimental Value (2025), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award and Academy Award becoming the second Norwegian Oscar nominee in the category. In 2026, she will be starring in A24's science fiction horror film, Backrooms (2026).
After being expelled from school at 16, Reinsve left Norway for Scotland and stayed in a hostel in Edinburgh. Running out of money, she was given a job in the bar of the hostel by the manager who "felt sorry for (her)".
Reinsve acted in two movies which competed at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, the first being Aaron Schimberg's psychological drama A Different Man co-starring opposite Sebastian Stan. The second was Piero Messina's science-fiction romance Another End with Gael Garcia Bernal. Reinsve acted in the film Armand directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. In Nordisk, Armand was said to be "A story about boundaries - not mainly between the kids, but between the adults involved. Who decides where to set them? What is an assault, what is play, what is consent, and what is privacy?". She was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress for her performance. Also in 2024, she played a lover and victim in the Apple TV+ legal thriller series Presumed Innocent acting opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. The series was based on the 1987 novel of the same name.
Reinsve reunited with Trier for the family drama Sentimental Value starring alongside Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning. Filming commenced in August 2024. The film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews. David Ehlrich of IndieWire praised her collaboration with the director: "Reinsve is immaculately attuned to Trier's energy, and Sentimental Value is carried by the manic frustration she brings to her part". David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter concurred: "It's especially gladdening to see Reinsve working again with a director who draws out every ounce of raw feeling in her" while also praising her for her dramatic and comedic abilities. Reinsve was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her performance.
In June 2025, it was announced that Reinsve would star opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor in the A24 science-fiction film The Backrooms directed by Kane Parsons.
| +Key | Denotes productions which have not yet been released |
| Villmark Asylum | Synne | |
| A Different Man | Ingrid Vold | Hollywood debut |
| Another End | Zoe / Ava | |
| Armand | Elizabeth | |
| Backrooms | Post-production | |
| Fjord | Lisbet Gheorghiu | Post-production |
| AACTA International Awards | 2026 | Best Actress | Sentimental Value | ||
| Academy Awards | 2026 | Best Actress | |||
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2022 | Most Daring Performance | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| Best Woman's Breakthrough Performance | |||||
| 2026 | Best Actress | Sentimental Value | |||
| Amanda Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Welcome to Norway | ||
| 2022 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | |||
| Astra Film Awards | 2026 | Best Actress - Drama | Sentimental Value | ||
| Best Cast Ensemble | |||||
| British Academy Film Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| 2026 | Sentimental Value | ||||
| Cannes Film Festival | 2021 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 2026 | Best Lead Performance | Sentimental Value | ||
| Critics Association of Central Florida | 2021 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2026 | Best Actress | Sentimental Value | ||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2025 | Best Actress | |||
| Denver Film Critics Society | 2026 | Best Actress | |||
| DiscussingFilm Critic Awards | 2022 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| Dorian Awards | 2022 | Film Performance of the Year | |||
| 2026 | Sentimental Value | ||||
| Dublin Film Critics Circle | 2025 | Best Actress | |||
| European Film Awards | 2021 | European Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| 2024 | Armand | ||||
| 2026 | Sentimental Value | ||||
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 2025 | Best Ensemble | |||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2025 | Best Actress | |||
| Best Ensemble | |||||
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | 2021 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| 2026 | Sentimental Value | ||||
| Hawaii Film Critics Society | 2026 | Best Actress | |||
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2026 | Best Actress | |||
| Best Ensemble | |||||
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 2021 | Best Performance | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| 2025 | Sentimental Value | ||||
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 2025 | Best Actress | |||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 2025 | Best Actress | |||
| Best Ensemble | |||||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 2021 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2021 | Actress of the Year | |||
| 2026 | Sentimental Value | ||||
| Minnesota Film Critics Association | 2026 | Best Actress | |||
| Best Ensemble | |||||
| Music City Film Critics Association | 2026 | Best Acting Ensemble | |||
| National Society of Film Critics | 2022 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| 2026 | Sentimental Value | ||||
| New York Film Critics Online | 2025 | Best Actress | |||
| Best Ensemble Cast | |||||
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | 2022 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| 2026 | Best Acting Ensemble | Sentimental Value | |||
| North Dakota Film Society | 2022 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| 2026 | Sentimental Value | ||||
| Best Ensemble | |||||
| North Texas Film Critics Association | 2025 | Best Actress | |||
| Online Association of Female Film Critics | 2021 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| 2025 | Sentimental Value | ||||
| Best Ensemble | |||||
| Online Film Critics Society | 2022 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| 2026 | Sentimental Value | ||||
| Best Ensemble & Casting | |||||
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2026 | International Star Award | |||
| Portland Critics Association | 2021 | Best Female Leading Role | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2025 | Best Actress | Sentimental Value | ||
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | 2025 | Best Actress | |||
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 2026 | Virtuosos Award | |||
| Satellite Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| 2026 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Sentimental Value | |||
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 2021 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| Utah Film Critics Association | 2026 | Best Lead Performance - Female | Sentimental Value | ||
| Best Ensemble | |||||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2021 | Best Actress | The Worst Person in the World | ||
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2025 | Best Actress | Sentimental Value | ||
| Best Ensemble |
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