I was really excited to get to shave my head - it's something I'd wanted to do for a while and now I had a good excuse. It was nice to shed that level of vanity.

The film opened in late 1999 and Natalie Portman received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Ann August. During her pregnancy in 2011 Portman went off her vegan diet and returned to vegetarianism. That same year Natalie Portman was one of many celebrities who made cameo appearances in the 2001 comedy Zoolander.

In 2011 Portman won the Academy Award the Golden Globe Award the BAFTA Award the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Independent Spirit Award for her lead performance as Nina Sayers in Black Swan. In May 2008 Natalie Portman served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury. In 2005 Portman received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture for the drama Closer.