This is a list of awards and nominations received by Gary Oldman.
Gary Oldman is an English actor and filmmaker known for his roles in film and television. Over his career, Oldman has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Actor Award as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Independent Spirit Awards.
Oldman received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Joe Wright's historical drama Darkest Hour (2017). He was Oscar-nominated for portraying George Smiley in the Cold War spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Herman J. Mankiewicz in David Fincher's drama Mank (2020). For his performance in Darkest Hour he also received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the Actor Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role. For directing and writing the drama Nil by Mouth (1997), he won the BAFTA Awards for Outstanding British Film and Best Original Screenplay.
On television, he has portrayed Jackson Lamb, a sharp yet slovenly intelligence officer in the Apple TV+ spy thriller series Slow Horses (2022–present) for which he has earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. For his guest role as a prestigious yet drunk actor in the NBC sitcom Friends (2001), he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012 Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2018 Darkest Hour 2021 Mank
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role The Contender 2018 Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role Darkest Hour 2021 Mank 2025 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Slow Horses Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2026Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 1988 Best Actor in a Leading Role Prick Up Your Ears 1998 Best British Film Nil by Mouth Best Original Screenplay 2012 Best Actor in a Leading Role Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2018 Darkest Hour British Academy Television Awards 2023Best ActorSlow Horses 2025
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2000 Alan J. Pakula Award The Contender 2008 Best Acting Ensemble The Dark Knight 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour 2020 Best Actor Mank
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2001 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Friends 2024Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Slow Horses 2025 Slow Horses 2026 Slow Horses
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Darkest Hour 2021 Mank 2024 Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama Slow Horses 2025 2026
Other associations Organizations Year Category Work Result Annie Awards 2012 Voice Acting in a Feature Production Kung Fu Panda 2 AACTA Awards 2017 Best International Actor Darkest Hour 2026 Best Actor in a Series Slow Horses British Independent Film Awards 1998 Best British Independent Film Nil by Mouth Best Director Best Original Screenplay 2011 Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2017 Variety Award Empire Awards 1998 Best Newcomer Nil by Mouth 2011 Icon Award 2012 Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2018 Darkest Hour London Film Critics' Circle 1987 Actor of the Year Prick Up Your Ears 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy British Actor of the Year 2013 Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film 2017 Actor of the Year Darkest Hour British Actor of the Year Golden Raspberry Awards 1996 Worst Screen Combo (with Demi Moore) The Scarlet Letter Independent Spirit Awards 1992 Best Male Lead Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 2001 Best Supporting Male The Contender Satellite Awards 2011 Best Actor – Motion Picture Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2018 Darkest Hour 2021 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Mank 2024 Best Actor – Television Series Drama Slow Horses Saturn Award 1993 Best Actor Bram Stoker's Dracula 1999 Best Supporting Actor Lost in Space 2005 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Film critic awards
Year Category Work Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Black Film Critics Circle 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2009 Best Cast The Dark Knight 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Chicago Film Critics Association 2011 Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Chicago Indie Critics 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Denver Film Critics Society 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Dublin Film Critics Circle 2011 Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Top Ten Actors Georgia Film Critics Association 2011 Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Best Cast Iowa Film Critics Association 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour National Society of Film Critics 2011 Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Nevada Film Critics Society 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour New York Film Critics Online 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour North Carolina Film Critics Association 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour North Texas Film Critics Association 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Online Film Critics Society 2011 Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Phoenix Film Critics Society 2011 Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2017 Darkest Hour San Diego Film Critics Society 2011 Best Performance by an Ensemble Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2011 Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy St. Louis Film Critics Association 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 2011 Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Southeastern Film Critics Association 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2011 Best Ensemble Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour Women Film Critics Circle 2017 Best Actor Darkest Hour
Festival awards Year Category Work Result Cannes Film Festival 1997 Palme d'Or Nil by Mouth Edinburgh Film Festival 1997 Channel 4 Award for Best Director Nil by Mouth Palm Springs Film Festival 2011 International Star Award Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2017 Desert Palm Achievement Award Darkest Hour 2020 Chairman's Award Mank
See also Gary Oldman filmography
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