This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Al Pacino.
Al Pacino is an American actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has received his numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Tony Awards as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award. His honorary awards include the Honorary Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival in 1994, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2001, the National Medal of Arts in 2011, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016.
Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a blind retired Lieutenant Colonel in the drama Scent of a Woman (1992). He was also Oscar-nominated for his roles as Michael Corleone in the epic gangster film The Godfather (1972), Frank Serpico in the crime film Serpico (1973), Michael Corleone in gangster film The Godfather Part II (1974), Sonny Wortzik in the crime drama Dog Day Afternoon (1975), a Baltimore defense attorney in the legal drama ...And Justice for All (1979), Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice in the action crime film Dick Tracy (1990), Richard Roma in the tragedy Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and Jimmy Hoffa in the epic crime film The Irishman (2019).
On television, Pacino won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for his portrayals of Roy Cohn in the HBO miniseries Angels in America (2003) and the Jack Kevorkian the HBO biopic You Don't Know Jack (2010). He was Emmy-nominated for his performance as the title role in the HBO film Phil Spector (2013). He received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for his dual role as a Nazi evading arrest in the Amazon Prime Video conspiracy drama Hunters (2020–2023).
On stage, he won two Tony Awards, his first for Best Featured Actor in a Play for playing a drug addict in the Don Petersen play Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969), and his second for Best Actor in a Play for playing a Vietnam War army trainee in the David Rabe play The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (1977). He was Tony-nominated for playing Shylock in the revival of the William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice (2011). He also received two Drama Desk Awards, an Obie Award, and a Theatre World Award for his performances on stage.
Major awards Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1973 Best Supporting ActorThe Godfather 1974 Best Actor Serpico 1975 The Godfather Part II 1976 Dog Day Afternoon 1980 ...And Justice for All 1991 Best Supporting ActorDick Tracy 1993Glengarry Glen Ross Best ActorScent of a Woman 2020 Best Supporting ActorThe Irishman
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1973 Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles The Godfather 1975 Best Actor in a Leading RoleSerpico 1976 Dog Day Afternoon / The Godfather Part II 1991Best Actor in a Supporting Role Dick Tracy 2020 The Irishman
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Award 2004 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Angels in America 2010 You Don't Know Jack 2013 Phil Spector
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1973 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama The Godfather 1974 Serpico 1975 The Godfather Part II 1976 Dog Day Afternoon 1978 Bobby Deerfield 1980 ...And Justice for All 1983Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Author! Author! 1984 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Scarface 1990Sea of Love 1991 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Dick Tracy Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama The Godfather Part III 1993 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Glengarry Glen Ross Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Scent of a Woman 2001Cecil B. DeMille Award 2004 Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television Angels in America 2011 You Don't Know Jack 2014Phil Spector 2016 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyDanny Collins 2020 Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureThe Irishman 2021 Best Actor in a Television Series – DramaHunters
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Best Spoken Word Album The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2004Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Angels in America 2011 You Don't Know Jack 2014 Phil Spector 2020 Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting RoleThe Irishman Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2022
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1969Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? 1977Best Leading Actor in a Play The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel 2011 The Merchant of Venice
Other theatre awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Drama Desk Awards 1969 Best Performance Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? 1977Best Leading Actor in a Play The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel 1984American Buffalo 2011The Merchant of Venice Obie Awards 1966Best ActorWhy Is A Crooked Letter 1968 The Indian Wants the Bronx Theatre World Awards 1969 Best Debut Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Critics awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Boston Society of Film Critics1997Best Leading Actor Donnie Brasco Chicago Film Critics Association1991 Best Leading Actor Dick Tracy 1993 Best Leading Actor Scent of a Woman Best Supporting Actor Glengarry Glen Ross 1998 Best Leading Actor Donnie Brasco 2020 Best Supporting Actor The Irishman Columbus Film Critics Association2019 Best Supporting Actor The Irishman Kansas City Film Critics Circle 1976 Best Leading Actor Dog Day Afternoon London Film Critics Circle 2003 Best Leading Actor Insomnia Los Angeles Film Critics Association1975 Best Leading Actor Dog Day Afternoon National Board of Review1972Best Supporting Actor The Godfather 1973Best Leading ActorSerpico National Society of Film Critics1973Best Leading Actor The Godfather 1974Serpico 1976Dog Day Afternoon 1991 Best Supporting Actor Dick Tracy 1998Best Leading Actor Donnie Brasco New York Film Critics Circle1974Best Leading Actor Serpico 1976Dog Day Afternoon 1993Scent of a Woman Television Critics Association2004 Best Actor in a Drama Angels in America
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result American Comedy Awards 1991 Best Supporting Actor in a Film Dick Tracy American Movie Awards 1980 Best Leading Actor ...And Justice for All Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2000 Favorite Leading Actor in a Drama Any Given Sunday Capri Hollywood International Film Festival2019Best Ensemble CastOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood David di Donatello Awards 1973Best Foreign ActorThe Godfather 1974 Serpico 1993 Carlito's Way Directors Guild Awards 1997 Outstanding Documentary Directorial Achievement Looking for Richard Golden Raspberry Awards1985 Worst ActorRevolution 2003 Worst Supporting Actor Gigli 2008 Worst Actor88 Minutes Righteous Kill 2011 Worst Supporting Actor Jack and Jill Hollywood Film Awards2019 Hollywood Supporting Actor Award The Irishman Independent Spirit Awards1997 Truer Than Fiction Award Looking for Richard Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 1980 Best Actor ...And Justice for All MTV Movie Awards1998 Best Villain The Devil's Advocate San Sebastián International Film Festival 1975 Best Actor Dog Day Afternoon Satellite Awards2000 Best Leading Actor in a Drama Film The Insider 2004Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television FilmAngels in America 2010You Don't Know Jack 2014Phil Spector Saturn Awards 1991 Best Supporting Actor in a Film Dick Tracy 1998 Best Leading Actor in a Film The Devil's Advocate Teen Choice Awards 2007 Choice Movie VillainOcean's Thirteen Valladolid International Film Festival 1992 Best Actor Glengarry Glen Ross
Honorary awards Organizations Year Notes Result Venice Film Festival 1994 Career Golden Lion San Sebastián International Film Festival 1996 Donostia Award Gotham Awards1996 Lifetime Achievement Award Film Society of Lincoln Center 2000 Gala Tribute Golden Globe Awards 2001 Cecil B. DeMille Award American Cinematheque 2005 American Cinematheque Award University Philosophical Society 2006 Honorary Patron of the Society American Film Institute 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award National Medal of Arts 2011 Medal Venice International Film Festival 2011 Glory to the Filmmaker Award Queer Lion Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2012 Volta Award Goldene Kamera 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award Kennedy Center Honors 2016 Medal American Icon Awards 2019 Statue Shakespeare's Globe 2026 Sam Wanamaker Award
Special citations This list includes awards, votes, etc. where Al Pacino appears by websites, channels or magazines. Vote or Rank Voted the greatest movie star of all time in a Channel 4 poll. Voted second best actor of all time at FilmFour.com (2004). Ranked #4 in the Empire "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (October 1997). Premiere ranked him #37 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005). Voted 41st Greatest Movie Star of All Time by Entertainment Weekly. His performance as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II is ranked #11 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains list of villains. His line "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." from The Godfather Part II is ranked #58 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list. His performance as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II is ranked #20 on the list of 100 Greatest Performances of All Time by Premiere. His character, Michael Corleone from The Godfather Part II, is ranked #21 on the list of 100 Greatest Movie Characters by Empire. His line "Say hello to my little friend!" from Scarface is ranked #61 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list. His character, Tony Montana from Scarface, is ranked #27 on the list of 100 Greatest Movie Characters by Empire. His character, Tony Montana from Scarface, is ranked #74 on the list of 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time by Premiere. His line "Attica! Attica!" from Dog Day Afternoon is ranked #86 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list. His performance as Sonny Wortzik in Dog Day Afternoon is ranked #4 on the list of 100 Greatest Performances of All Time by Premiere. His performance as Frank Serpico in Serpico is ranked #40 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains list of heroes.
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Other Works and stage award of Pacino in IMDb.com