Editing Sigourney Weaver (section)

=== 1990s: Continued awards success ===
Weaver returned to the big screen with ''[[Alien 3]]'' (1992) and Ridley Scott's ''[[1492: Conquest of Paradise]]'' (1992) in which she played the role of Queen Isabella. In the early 1990s, Weaver appeared in several films including ''[[Dave (film)|Dave]]'' opposite [[Kevin Kline]] and [[Frank Langella]]. In 1994, she starred in Roman Polanski's drama ''[[Death and the Maiden (film)|Death and the Maiden]]'' as Paulina Escobar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/death-and-the-maiden-1995 |title=Death And The Maiden Movie Review (1995) – Roger Ebert |first=Roger |last=Ebert |website=www.rogerebert.com}}</ref> She played the role of agoraphobic criminal psychologist Helen Hudson in the film ''[[Copycat (1995 film)|Copycat]]'' (1995).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/dogged-weaver-smart-copycat-1200443431/ |title=Dogged Weaver, Smart 'Copycat' |first1=Todd |last1=McCarthy |date=October 16, 1995}}</ref> Weaver also concentrated on smaller and supporting roles such as ''[[Jeffrey (1995 film)|Jeffrey]]'' (1994) with Nathan Lane and Patrick Stewart.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Travers|first1=Peter|date=August 18, 1995|title=Jeffrey|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/jeffrey-246719/}}</ref>

In 1997, she appeared in [[Ang Lee]]'s ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'' as Janey Carver, a bored but stylish housewife trapped in a failed marriage. Weaver earned her second [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]] nomination for the role and won a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]].<ref name="goldenglobes.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/sigourney-weaver |title=Sigourney Weaver |website=www.goldenglobes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=Sigourney+Weaver+ |title=BAFTA Awards Search – BAFTA Awards |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> In 1999, she co-starred as Gwen DeMarco in the science fiction comedy ''[[Galaxy Quest]]''<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/comic-con/2017/07/25/sigourney-weaver-interview-alien-avatar-marvel-defenders-galaxy-quest/ |title=Sigourney Weaver Reflects on Her Pop Culture Legacy, From 'Alien' to 'Avatar' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> and as Alice Goodwin, a mother and school nurse whose negligence results in the accidental drowning of a friend's toddler in the drama ''[[A Map of the World (film)|A Map of the World]]'', earning her a third nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]] for the latter.<ref name="goldenglobes.com" /> She also received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] that same year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sigourney Weaver |url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/sigourney-weaver/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chad |date=2019-10-25 |title=Sigourney Weaver |url=https://walkoffame.com/sigourney-weaver/#:~:text=Address%207021%20Hollywood%20Blvd. |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sigourney Weaver |url=http://www.walkoffame.com/sigourney-weaver |access-date=June 24, 2019 |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame}}</ref>