Philip Seymour Hoffman’s untimely death at the age of 46 cuts short an illustrious career.

The actor’s talent and ability to immerse himself into other identities have been recognised by his peers on countless occassions.

Most notably, he was awarded Best Leading Actor at all major awards events in 2006 – the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTA Film Awards – for his portrayal of Truman Capote.

Other iconic roles that have resulted in award nominations include his performances as a conflicted priest in Doubt (alongside Meryl Streep) and a ruthless political operative in The Ides of March with (alongside George Clooney and Ryan Gosling).

Playing Truman Capote in the movie Capote in 2006. He was awarded Best Leading Actor at The Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs.

Playing Father Brendan Flynn in Doubt, 2008. He was nominated as Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTAs.

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the BAFTA Film Awards for his depiction of political operative Paul Zara in The Ides of March, 2011.

Transforming into Gust Avrakotos in Charlie Wilson’s War, 2007. He was nominated as Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTAs.

Starring alongside Ethan Hawke in Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, 2007. COFCA awarded him Actor of the Year.

Alongside Laura Linney in The Savages, 2007, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination and Best Actor award at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival.

Playing Lancaster Dodd in The Master, 2012, which won him Best Supporting Actor at the Film Critics Association Awards.

Playing alongside Woody Harrelson in his most recently released film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

As Lester Bangs in Almost Famous in 2000, he received several nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

Playing a bank manager with a gambling problem in Owning Mahoney, 2003. He won Best Actor at the Chlotrudis Awards and Durban International Film Festival.

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The 46-year-old actor was found by a friend in the bathroom of his Greenwich Village home. He reportedly died with a syringe in his arm.

Authorities found several bags in his apartment that were believed to contain heroin. Hoffman has spoken candidly over the years about his struggles with the drug.

He admitted in interviews last year to falling off the wagon after 23 years sober, and spent time in rehab to deal with a relapse.

The 2006 Best Actor Oscar winner for the biographical film Capote, most recently appeared as head gamesmaker Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and was best known for memorable characters in films including Boogie Nights, The Big Lebowski and Magnolia.

He also had a successful stage career, earning a Tony nomination for his turn in Death of a Salesman in 2012, and  spent time in Sydney during 2010 after being invited by the then Sydney Theatre Company directors, Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton, to direct the Sam Shepard play, True West.

His family, including his partner, costume designer Mimi O’Donnell, and their three children (Cooper, 10, Tallulah, seven and Willa, five) have released a statement, saying: “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil and appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone.”

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In an open letter to The New York Times and published online, Dylan Farrow, who was adopted by Allen during his relationship with actor Mia Farrow, alleged that the movie director sexually assaulted her when she was  seven years old.

Farrow ended her letter by singling out actors who have starred in Allen’s films. “What if it had been your child, Cate Blanchett? Louis CK? Alec Baldwin? What if it had been you, Emma Stone? Or you, Scarlett Johansson? You knew me when I was a little girl, Diane Keaton. Have you forgotten me?”

Blanchett, the star of Allen’s Blue Jasmine and Oscar-nominee, says she hopes the family can find peace.

“It’s obviously been a long and painful situation for the family and I hope they find some resolution and peace,” she said in a statement.

There is growing speculation that Cate Blanchett’s chance of winning an Oscar for her performance in Blue Jasmine could be jeopardised as a result of the renewed allegations.

The film was nominated for three Oscars – best actress (Cate Blanchett), best supporting actress (Sally Hawkins) and best original screenplay (Allen).

These nominations, as well as the lifetime achievement award bestowed by the Golden Globes last month, reportedly provoked Farrow into resurrecting her claims.

Allen has never been arrested or prosecuted over the decades-old allegation, despite a police investigation.

However, this is the first time Farrow has offered a detailed account of the abuse and the trauma she has suffered since, saying that she was terrified of being touched by men and developed an eating disorder.

Farrow has also lambasted Hollywood which she says made the torment worse by continuing to embrace Allen.

“All but a precious few (my heroes) turned a blind eye,” she wrote.

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