The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor Jeff Bridges. He has received various awards throughout his career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards. In 2019 he received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award.
He soon gained attention for his role in the Peter Bogdanovich drama The Last Picture Show (1971) earning his first Academy Award nomination. He cemented himself as a leading man earning Oscar nominations for Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016). He received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in Crazy Heart (2009).
Bridges is also known for his work on television receiving a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination for his role in the HBO movie A Dog Year (2009).
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1972Best Supporting Actor The Last Picture Show 1975 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot 1985 Best Actor Starman 2001 Best Supporting Actor The Contender 2010Best Actor Crazy Heart 2011 True Grit 2017 Best Supporting Actor Hell or High Water
BAFTA Award British Academy Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010Best Actor in a Leading Role Crazy Heart 2011 True Grit 2017 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Hell or High Water
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1985 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Starman 1992 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Fisher King 2001 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture The Contender 2010 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Crazy Heart 2017 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Hell or High Water 2019 Cecil B. DeMille Award 2023Best Television Actor - Drama SeriesThe Old Man
Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie A Dog Year 2023 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Old Man
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture The Contender 2004 Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Seabiscuit 2010Outstanding Leading Actor in a Motion Picture Crazy Heart 2011 True Grit 2017 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Hell or High Water 2023 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series The Old Man 2025Outstanding Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Old Man
Miscellaneous awards Gotham Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Actor Hell or High Water
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1992Best Male Lead American Heart 2004 The Door in the Floor 2009 Crazy Heart
Saturn Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1984Best Actor Starman 1991 The Fisher King 1993 The Vanishing 2008 Best Supporting Actor Iron Man 2011Best Actor Tron: Legacy 2019 Bad Times at the El Royale
Satellite Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1998 Best Actor in a Motion Picture The Big Lebowski 2000Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture The Contender 2003 Seabiscuit 2009 Best Actor in a Motion Picture Crazy Heart 2016 Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Hell or High Water
Teen Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2008 Choice Movie VillainIron Man
Critic associations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2009 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Eda Award for Best ActorCrazy Heart Critics' Choice Awards Best Movie Actor Denver Film Critics Society Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Palm Springs International Film Festival Desert Palm Achievement Award PRISM Awards PRISM Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film Chicago Film Critics Association Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Houston Film Critics Society Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Awards London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor St. Louis Gateway Film Critics St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association COFCA Award for Best Actor 2010 Chicago Film Critics Association Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorTrue Grit Critics' Choice Awards Best Movie Actor Detroit Film Critics Society Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Houston Film Critics Society Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Awards London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor National Movie Awards National Movie Award for Performance of the Year Online Film Critics Society Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor St. Louis Gateway Film Critics St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Utah Film Critics Association Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor 2016 Houston Film Critics Society Houston Film Critics Society for Best Supporting ActorHell or High Water Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best International Supporting Actor – Cinema
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