Editing Gillian Anderson (section)

==Awards and honors==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Gillian Anderson}}

In 1996 [[FHM|FHM Magazine]] voted Anderson sexiest woman in the world.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Anderson |first1=Gillian |title=Want: women's fantasies in the twenty-first century |date=2024 |publisher=Abrams Press |location=New York |isbn=978-1419777295}}</ref>

In 2009, Anderson was named as one of 20 most powerful women in British theatre and was dubbed "The Honorary Brit" by ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' and [[Tiffany & Co.]]'s list.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bingham|first=John|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/4942642/Judi-Dench-and-Helen-Mirren-ranked-among-powers-of-theatre.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/4942642/Judi-Dench-and-Helen-Mirren-ranked-among-powers-of-theatre.html |archive-date=2022-01-10 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title= Judi Dench and Helen Mirren ranked among powers of theatre|date= March 6, 2009|newspaper= [[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date= February 27, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2010, Anderson was named Honorary Associate of The [[London Film School]] (LFS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.lfs.org.uk/2010/12/gillian-anderson-jack-gold-and-chrissy.html|title=Gillian Anderson, Jack Gold and Chrissy Bright become Honorary Associates at LFS Annual Show|date=December 14, 2010|work=lfs.org.uk|access-date=October 12, 2015}}</ref>

In 2013, Anderson received a City Lit Lifetime Fellowship Award<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Gillian Anderson OBE City Lit Lifetime Fellowship Award |url=https://www.citylit.ac.uk/city-lit-fellows/gillian-anderson-obe |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=City Lit}}</ref> as recognition for the support and inspiration she provided to adult education provider City Lit and its students.

In 2016, Anderson was appointed an honorary [[Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for her services to drama.<ref name=OBE>{{cite web|title=Honorary British awards to foreign nationals – 2016|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/honorary-british-awards-to-foreign-nationals-2016|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|date=August 11, 2016|access-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, she received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/gillian-anderson-the-x-files-bleak-house-the-fall-interview-1202648042/|title=Gillian Anderson Reflects on How 'The X-Files' Launched a Career of Acting, Writing, Directing|last=Turchiano|first=Danielle|date=January 8, 2018|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref>

In 2021, Anderson won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress]] for her role as [[Margaret Thatcher]] in ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series Nominees / Winners 2021 |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-supporting-actress-in-a-drama-series |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref>