Paquin played the lead role of Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO vampire drama television series "True Blood" (2008–2014). For her performance in the series, Paquin won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama in 2009, and was nominated for an additional Golden Globe Award in 2010, as well as three Saturn Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2010. Among other accolades, Paquin has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her work on the 2007 television film "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" and a Golden Globe Award for her work on the 2009 television film "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler".