Mulligan's breakthrough performance came as a 1960s schoolgirl in the coming-of-age drama film "An Education" (2009), for which she received the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and a first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her leading role in the dystopian romantic drama "Never Let Me Go" (2010) earned her the BIFA Award for Best Actress. In 2011, she earned further acclaim for her supporting performances in Nicolas Winding Refn's action drama "Drive" and Steve McQueen's erotic drama "Shame", the former of which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In 2013, she starred in Baz Luhrmann's romantic drama "The Great Gatsby" and the Coen Brothers' black comedy-drama "Inside Llewyn Davis". In 2015, Mulligan was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway revival of David Hare's "Skylight". In 2018, she starred in the Netflix limited series "Collateral" and in Paul Dano's directorial film debut "Wildlife". She garnered universal critical acclaim for her performance in Emerald Fennell's 2020 thriller "Promising Young Woman", which earned her second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.