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Awards

Academy Awards, USA

2022 Winner
Oscar
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
Nominee
Oscar
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Belfast (2021)
Shared with:
Best Achievement in Directing
Belfast (2021)
2012 Nominee
Oscar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
1997 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Hamlet (1996)
1993 Nominee
Oscar
Best Short Film, Live Action
Swan Song (1992)
1990 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Henry V (1989)
Best Director
Henry V (1989)

Primetime Emmy Awards

2009 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Wallander (2008)
For playing: "Kurt Wallander". For episode: "One Step Behind".
2005 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Warm Springs (2005)
For playing "Franklin Delano Roosevelt".
2002 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Shackleton (2002)
For playing: "Ernest Shackleton".
2001 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Conspiracy (2001)
For playing: "Reinhard Heydrich".

BAFTA Awards

2022 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Outstanding British Film of the Year
Belfast (2021)
Shared with:
Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Film
Belfast (2021)
Shared with:
Best Screenplay (Original)
Belfast (2021)
2012 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Supporting Actor
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
2010 Winner
BAFTA TV Award
Best Actor
Wallander (2008)
2009 Winner
BAFTA TV Award
Best Drama Series
Wallander (2008)
Shared with:
2003 Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Actor
Conspiracy (2001)
Best Actor
Shackleton (2002)
1993 Winner
Michael Balcon Award
1990 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Direction
Henry V (1989)
Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Actor
Henry V (1989)
1988 Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Actor
Fortunes of War (1987)
For episode "The Lady's Not for Burning".

AACTA International Awards

2022 Nominee
AACTA International Award
Best Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
Best Direction
Belfast (2021)

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

2022 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Best Screenwriter
Belfast (2021)
2019 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Director
All Is True (2018)
2018 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Director
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

1995 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Actor
Frankenstein (1994)

AFI Awards, USA

2002 Nominee
AFI Award
Actor of the Year - Male - TV Movie or Mini-Series
Conspiracy (2001)

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

2022 Winner
EDA Award
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
Nominee
EDA Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
2021 Winner
EDA Special Mention Award
Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest
Tenet (2020)
Shared with:
Elizabeth Debicki and Kenneth Branagh (30 years)
2012 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Supporting Actor
My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Awards Circuit Community Awards

1996 Nominee
ACCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
Hamlet (1996)
Nominee
Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)
Honorable Mentions
Hamlet (1996)

BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards

2017 Winner
Britannia Award
Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment

Berlin International Film Festival

1992 Nominee
Golden Berlin Bear
Dead Again (1991)

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

2000 Nominee
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Villain
Wild Wild West (1999)

Bodil Awards

2023 Nominee
Bodil
Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film)
Belfast (2021)

Boston Film Festival

1995 Winner
Film Excellence Award

British Independent Film Awards

2011 Winner
Variety Award

Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

2009 Winner
Broadcasting Press Guild Award
Best Actor
Wallander (2008)
Nominee
Broadcasting Press Guild Award
Best Drama Series
Wallander (2008)
Shared with:

Camerimage

2021 Nominee
Golden Frog
Main Competition
Belfast (2021)
Shared with:

Cannes Film Festival

1993 Nominee
Palme d'Or
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

Capri, Hollywood

2021 Winner
Capri Original Screenplay Award
Belfast (2021)
2011 Winner
Capri Ensemble Cast Award
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Shared with:

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

1997 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Actor
Hamlet (1996)
1992 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Director
Peter's Friends (1992)
1990 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Actor
Henry V (1989)
Best Director
Henry V (1989)
Most Promising Actor
Henry V (1989)

Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)

2022 Nominee
CIC Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain

2023 Nominee
CEC Award
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Belfast (2021)

Columbus Film Critics Association

2022 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
2nd place

Crime Thriller Awards, UK

2012 Nominee
Dagger
Best Leading Actor
Wallander (2008)
2009 Nominee
Dagger
Best Leading Actor
Wallander (2008)

Critics Choice Awards

2022 Winner
Critics Choice Award
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
2012 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Supporting Actor
My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

2021 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
Tied with Paul Thomas Anderson for Licorice Pizza (2021) in 2nd place
Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
3rd place
2011 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Danish Film Awards (Robert)

2023 Nominee
Robert
Best English Language Film (Årets engelsksprogede film)
Belfast (2021)

David di Donatello Awards

2022 Winner
David
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Belfast (2021)

Denver Film Critics Society

2022 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

2021 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
2011 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Supporting Actor
My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Directors Guild of America, USA

2022 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
Belfast (2021)

Empire Awards, UK

2000 Winner
Inspiration Award

European Film Awards

2022 Nominee
European Film Award
European Screenwriter
Belfast (2021)
1990 Winner
European Film Award
Young European Film of the Year
Henry V (1989)
European Actor of the Year
Henry V (1989)

Evening Standard British Film Awards

2012 Nominee
Evening Standard British Film Award
Best Actor
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
1998 Winner
Special Jury Award
Hamlet (1996)
1990 Winner
Evening Standard British Film Award
Best Film
Henry V (1989)

Film Independent Spirit Awards

1994 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Feature
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Shared with:

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2021 Nominee
FFCC Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

2022 Nominee
GAFCA Award
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)

Gold Derby Awards

2022 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Motion Picture
Belfast (2021)
Shared with:
Director
Belfast (2021)
Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
2012 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Supporting Actor
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
2009 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
TV Movie/Mini Actor
Wallander (2008)
"One Step Behind"
2005 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor
Warm Springs (2005)

Golden Globes, USA

2022 Winner
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Belfast (2021)
Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
Belfast (2021)
2012 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
2010 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Wallander (2008)
2006 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Warm Springs (2005)
2002 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Conspiracy (2001)

Goya Awards

1994 Nominee
Goya
Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)
Peter's Friends (1992)
UK

Guild of German Art House Cinemas

1994 Winner
Guild Film Award - Silver
Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

Hawaii Film Critics Society

2022 Winner
HFCS Award
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)

Heartland Film

2021 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
Truly Moving Picture Award
Belfast (2021)
2015 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
Cinderella (2015)

Hollywood Critics Association

2022 Winner
Excellence in Artistry Award
Nominee
HCA Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

2022 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Best Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
2018 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Original Song
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Shared with:
Song: "Never Forget"

International Emmy Awards

2017 Winner
Emmy
Best Performance by an Actor
Wallander (2008)

International Festival of Historical Films "Beyond Time"

2014 Winner
Best Historical Film
Best History Lesson
Construire un feu (1930)
Shared with:

Iowa Film Critics Awards

2022 Nominee
IFC Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)

Irish Film and Television Awards

2022 Winner
IFTA Award
Best Script - Film
Belfast (2021)
Nominee
IFTA Award
Best Director - Film
Belfast (2021)

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

1995 Nominee
European Silver Ribbon
Frankenstein (1994)
1991 Nominee
European Silver Ribbon
Henry V (1989)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2021 Winner
Sierra Award
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)

Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards

2022 Nominee
LEJA Award
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)

Laurence Olivier Awards

2017 Winner
Olivier Award
Special Award

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2016 Winner
Dilys Powell Award
2012 Winner
ALFS Award
Supporting Actor of the Year
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
2003 Winner
ALFS Award
British Supporting Actor of the Year
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
1994 Winner
ALFS Award
British Producer of the Year
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

Middleburg Film Festival

2021 Winner
Audience Award
Narrative Feature
Belfast (2021)
Winner
Director Spotlight Award

Mill Valley Film Festival

2021 Winner
Audience Award
Overall Favorite
Belfast (2021)

Montclair Film Festival (MFF)

2021 Winner
Audience Award
Narrative Feature
Belfast (2021)

Music City Film Critics' Association Awards

2022 Nominee
MCFCA Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Best Screenplay
Belfast (2021)

National Board of Review, USA

1989 Winner
NBR Award
Best Director
Henry V (1989)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1989 Winner
NYFCC Award
Best New Director
Henry V (1989)

Newport Beach Film Festival

2021 Winner
Audience Award
Best Narrative Feature
Belfast (2021)

Online Association of Female Film Critics

2021 Nominee
OAFFC Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)

Online Film & Television Association

2022 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
2020 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Creative
2013 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Wallander (2008)
2012 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Supporting Actor
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
2009 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Wallander (2008)
2005 Winner
OFTA Television Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Warm Springs (2005)
2002 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Shackleton (2002)

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2022 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)

Palm Springs International Film Festival

2022 Winner
Chairman's Vanguard Award
Belfast (2021)
Shared with:

PGA Awards

2022 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Belfast (2021)
Shared with:

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2021 Winner
PFCS Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
2011 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
2003 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Acting Ensemble
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Shared with:

Razzie Awards

2000 Nominee
Razzie Award
Worst Supporting Actor
Wild Wild West (1999)

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2022 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
1996 Winner
SDFCS Award
Best Actor
Hamlet (1996)

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

2022 Nominee
SFBAFCC Award
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)

Sant Jordi Awards

1995 Winner
Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
1994 Winner
Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Peter's Friends (1992)
1991 Winner
Sant Jordi
Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
Henry V (1989)

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

2022 Winner
Outstanding Director of the Year Award
Belfast (2021)

Satellite Awards

2022 Winner
Satellite Award
Best Screenplay, Original
Belfast (2021)
Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
2012 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Wallander (2008)
2011 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
2009 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Wallander (2008)
2005 Nominee
Satellite Award
Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Warm Springs (2005)

Savannah Film Festival

2021 Winner
Lifetime Achievement in Acting and Directing Award

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2012 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
2006 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Warm Springs (2005)
1996 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Othello (1995)

SFX Awards, UK

2012 Nominee
SFX Award
Best Director
Thor (2011)

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

2021 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)

Stockholm Film Festival

2021 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award

Sunset Film Circle Awards

2021 Nominee
SFC Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Best Screenplay
Belfast (2021)

Toronto International Film Festival

2021 Winner
People's Choice Award
Best Film
Belfast (2021)

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2022 Nominee
VFCC Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
Best Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
2012 Nominee
VFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor
My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Venice Film Festival

2007 Winner
Queer Lion - Special Mention
Sleuth (2007)
Nominee
Golden Lion
Best Film
Sleuth (2007)
Nominee
Queer Lion
Sleuth (2007)
1995 Winner
Golden Osella
Best Director
In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
Nominee
Golden Lion
In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2021 Winner
WAFCA Award
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast (2021)
Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Director
Belfast (2021)
2011 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
My Week with Marilyn (2011)

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