+ Michael Fassbender awards and nominations Fassbender at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival Award Wins NominationsAcademy Awards Actor Awards British Academy Film Awards Critics' Choice Movie Awards Golden Globe Awards Overall
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender throughout his acting career.
By award
Academy Awards # Year Category Film Result1 2014 Best Supporting Actor 12 Years a Slave 2 2016 Best Actor Steve Jobs
AACTA International Awards # Year Category Film Result1 2012 Best Actor Shame 2 2014 Best Supporting Actor 12 Years a Slave 3 2016 Best Actor Steve Jobs
British Academy Film Awards # Year Category Film Result1 2009 BAFTA Rising Star Award 2 2012 Best Actor in a Leading Role Shame 3 2014 Best Actor in a Supporting Role 12 Years a Slave 4 2016 Best Actor in a Leading Role Steve Jobs
British Independent Film Awards # Year Category Film Result1 2008 Best Actor Hunger 2 2009 Best Supporting Actor Fish Tank 3 2011 Best Actor Shame 4 2014 Best Supporting Actor Frank 5 2015 Best Actor Macbeth
Critics' Choice Movie Awards # Year Category Film Result1 2010 Best Ensemble Inglourious Basterds 2 2011 Best Actor Shame 3 2013 Best Supporting Actor 12 Years a Slave 4 2015 Best Actor Steve Jobs
Empire Awards # Year Category Film Result1 2012 Empire Hero Award 2 2014 Best Supporting Actor 12 Years a Slave 3 2016 Best Actor Macbeth and Steve Jobs
European Film Awards # Year Category Film Result1 2008 Best Actor Hunger 2 2012 Shame
Golden Globe Awards # Year Category Film Result12012 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Shame 22014 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 12 Years a Slave 32016 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Steve Jobs
Irish Film & Television Awards # Year Category Film Result1 2009 Rising Star Award 2 Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film Hunger 3 Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Television The Devil's Whore 4 2010 Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Film Fish Tank 5 2012 Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film Shame 6 2014 Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Film 12 Years a Slave 7 2015 Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film Frank 8 2016 Steve Jobs 9 2025 Best Actor in Drama The Agency 10 2025 Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Film Kneecap
London Film Critics' Circle # Year Category Film Result1 2009 British Actor of the Year Hunger 2 2010 British Supporting Actor of the Year Fish Tank 3 2011 British Actor of the Year Shame, A Dangerous Method 4 Actor of the Year Shame 5 2012 Supporting Actor of the Year Prometheus 6 2013 British Actor of the Year 12 Years a Slave 7 Supporting Actor of the Year 8 2015 British or Irish Actor of the Year Macbeth, Slow West, Steve Jobs 9 Actor of the Year Steve Jobs
National Board of Review # Year Category Film Result1 2011 Spotlight Award Shame, Jane Eyre, X-Men: First Class, A Dangerous Method
Online Film Critics Society # Year Category Film Result1 2009 Best Actor Shame 2 2013 Best Supporting Actor 12 Years a Slave 3 2015 Best Actor Steve Jobs
Satellite Awards # Year Category Film Result1 2011 Best Actor in a Motion Picture Shame 2 2013 Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 12 Years a Slave 2 2015 Best Actor in a Motion Picture Steve Jobs
Screen Actors Guild Awards # Year Category Film Result1 2010 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Inglourious Basterds 2 2014 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role 12 Years a Slave 3 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 4 2016 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Steve Jobs
Venice International Film Festival # Year Category Film Result1 2011 Volpi Cup for Best Actor Shame
By film or TV series
Hunger (2008) British Independent Film Award – 2008: Best Actor (won) Chicago International Film Festival – 2008: Silver Hugo for Best Actor (won) European Film Award – 2008: Best Actor (nominated) Festival du nouveau cinéma – 2008: Acting Award (won) Stockholm International Film Festival – 2008: Best Actor (won) Evening Standard British Film Award – 2009: Best Actor (nominated) Irish Film & Television Academy – 2009: Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film (won) London Film Critics' Circle – 2009: British Actor of the Year (won) Toronto Film Critics Association – 2009: Best Actor (nominated)
The Devil's Whore (2008) Irish Film & Television Academy – 2009: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Television (nominated)
Fish Tank (2009) British Independent Film Award – 2009: Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Chicago International Film Festival – 2009: Gold Plaque for Best Supporting Actor (won) Irish Film & Television Academy – 2010: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Film (nominated) London Film Critics' Circle – 2010: British Supporting Actor of the Year (won)
Inglourious Basterds (2009) Critics' Choice Movie Award – 2010: Best Acting Ensemble (won) Screen Actors Guild Award – 2010: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (won) San Diego Film Critics Society – 2010: Best Performance by an Ensemble (won)
X-Men: First Class (2011) IGN Award – 2011: Best Ensemble Cast (won) IGN Award – 2011: Best Villain (won) Los Angeles Film Critics Association – 2011: Best Actor (won) National Board of Review – 2011: Spotlight Award (won) People's Choice Award – 2011: Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast (nominated) Scream Award – 2011: Best Fantasy Actor (nominated) Scream Award – 2011: Breakout Performance – Male (nominated) Scream Award – 2011: Best Ensemble (nominated)
Jane Eyre (2011) Los Angeles Film Critics Association – 2011: Best Actor (won) National Board of Review – 2011: Spotlight Award (won)
A Dangerous Method (2011) Los Angeles Film Critics Association – 2011: Best Actor (won) National Board of Review – 2011: Spotlight Award (won) Genie Award – 2012: Best Actor in a Leading Role (nominated) London Film Critics' Circle – 2012: British Actor of the Year (won)
Shame (2011) British Independent Film Award – 2011: Best Actor (won) Chicago Film Critics Association – 2011: Best Actor (nominated) Critics' Choice Movie Award – 2011: Best Actor (nominated) Detroit Film Critics Society – 2011: Best Actor (won) Florida Film Critics Circle – 2011: Best Actor (won) Golden Globe Award – 2011: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (nominated) Houston Film Critics – 2011: Best Actor (won) Los Angeles Film Critics Association – 2011: Best Actor (won) National Board of Review – 2011: Spotlight Award (won) Online Film Critics Society – 2011: Best Actor (won) Phoenix Film Critics Society – 2011: Best Actor (nominated) Satellite Award – 2011: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (nominated) Seville European Film Festival – 2011: Best Actor (won) St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association – 2011: Best Actor (nominated) Venice Film Festival – 2011: Volpi Cup for Best Actor (won) WAFCA Award – 2011: Best Actor (nominated) Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award – 2012: Best Actor (won) Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award – 2012: AACTA International Award for Best Actor (nominated) BAFTA Award – 2012: Best Actor (nominated) Capri Hollywood International Film Festival – 2011: Best Actor (won) Evening Standard British Film Award – 2012: Best Actor (won) Denver Film Critics Society – 2012: Best Actor (nominated) Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association – 2012: Film Performance of the Year (nominated) Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association – 2012: Rising Star (won) IndieWire Critics Survey – 2012: Best Lead Performance (won) Irish Film & Television Academy – 2012: Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film (won) London Film Critics' Circle – 2012: British Actor of the Year (won) London Film Critics' Circle – 2012: Actor of the Year (nominated) Richard Attenborough UK Regional Film Award – 2012: Best Actor (won) Toronto Film Critics Association – 2012: Best Actor (nominated) Vancouver Film Critics Circle – 2012: Best Actor (won) European Film Award – 2012: European Actor 2012 (nominated)"25th European Film Awards Nominations in 2012" . EFA. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
Prometheus (2012) London Film Critics' Circle – 2012: Supporting Actor of the Year (nominated)"33rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations". LCC. Retrieved 18 December 2012. Saturn Award – 2013: Best Supporting Actor (nominated)"Nominations for the 39th Annual Saturn Awards" . Saturn Awards. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
12 Years a Slave (2013) Independent Spirit Award – 2013: Best Supporting Male (nominated)"Spirit Awards Unveil 2013 Nominations". ISA. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Academy Award – 2014: Best Supporting Actor (nominated) BAFTA Award – 2014: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (nominated) Critics' Choice Movie Award – 2014: Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Golden Globe Award – 2013: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (nominated) London Film Critics' Circle – 2013: British Actor of the Year (nominated) London Film Critics' Circle – 2013: Supporting Actor of the Year (nominated) Screen Actors Guild Award – 2013: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominated) Screen Actors Guild Award – 2013: Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (nominated) Chicago Film Critics Association – 2013: Best Supporting Actor (nominated) San Diego Film Critics Society – 2013: Best Supporting Actor (nominated) San Francisco Film Critics Circle – 2013: Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Satellite Award – 2014: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (nominated) Vancouver Film Critics Circle – 2014: Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association – 2013: Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Online Film Critics Society – 2014: Best Supporting Actor (won) AACTA Award – 2014: Best Supporting Actor (won) Empire Award – 2014: Best Supporting Actor (won) Irish Film & Television Academy – 2014: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Film (won)
Frank (2014) British Independent Film Award – 2014: Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Chlotrudis Award – 2015: Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Irish Film & Television Academy – 2015: Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film (nominated)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Teen Choice Award – 2014: Choice Movie Villain (nominated)
Macbeth (2015) British Independent Film Award – 2015: Best Actor (nominated)
Steve Jobs (2015) Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association – 2015: Best Actor (nominated) Los Angeles Film Critics Association – 2015: Best Actor (won) Online Film Critics Society – 2015: Best Actor (won) Austin Film Critics Association – 2015: Best Actor (won) Satellite Award – 2015: Best Actor (nominated) Screen Actors Guild Award – 2015: Outstanding Performance for an Actor in a Lead Role (nominated) Golden Globe Award – 2015: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (nominated) Houston Film Critics Society – 2015: Best Actor (won) Critics' Choice Movie Award – 2015: Best Actor (nominated)