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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Kevin Spacey, an American actor. Over his decade-spanning career, Spacey has won two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He was nominated for a Grammy Award as well as twelve Primetime Emmy Awards. Spacey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, and was named an honorary Commander and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2010 and 2015, respectively.
Spacey won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a crippled conman Roger "Verbal" Kint in the crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995) and the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Lester Burnham, a man going through a midlife crisis in the drama American Beauty (1999). On stage, he received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in the Broadway play Lost in Yonkers (1991) by Neil Simon. He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his role in the West End production of The Iceman Cometh (1999).
He gained international acclaim for his portrayal of the ruthless politician Frank Underwood in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards (2013–2016). For his performance he received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. He was also nominated for five consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Best Supporting Actor The Usual Suspects 2000 Best Actor American Beauty
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2008 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Recount Outstanding Television Movie Bernard and Doris 2013 Outstanding Drama SeriesHouse of Cards (season 1) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 2014 Outstanding Drama SeriesHouse of Cards (season 2) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 2015 Outstanding Drama SeriesHouse of Cards (season 3) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 2016 Outstanding Drama SeriesHouse of Cards (season 4) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 2017 Outstanding Drama SeriesHouse of Cards (season 5) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Beyond the Sea
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1991 Best Featured Actor in a Play Lost in Yonkers 1999 Best Leading Actor in a Play The Iceman Cometh
Industry awards BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 1998 Best Film Actor in a Leading Role L.A. Confidential 2000 American Beauty 2002 The Shipping News British Academy Games Awards 2014 Performer Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare British Academy Television Awards 2014 Best International Programme (as producer) House of Cards 2015
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1996 Best Supporting Actor Se7en, The Usual Suspects, Outbreak, Swimming with Sharks Critics' Choice Television Awards2013 Best Actor in a Drama Series House of Cards 2016
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture The Usual Suspects 2000 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama American Beauty 2002 The Shipping News 2005 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Beyond the Sea 2009 Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television Recount 2011 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Casino Jack 2014 Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama House of Cards 2015
Screen Actors Guild Award Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role The Usual Suspects 1998Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture L.A. Confidential 2000 American Beauty Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role 2009 Outstanding Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Recount 2014Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series House of Cards (season 1) 2015House of Cards (season 2) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2016House of Cards (season 3) Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series 2017 House of Cards (season 4)
Laurence Olivier Award Year Category Nominated work Result 1999 Best Actor The Iceman Cometh 2015 Society of London Theatre Special Award
Miscellaneous awards Drama Desk Award Year Nominated work Category Result 1991 Lost in Yonkers Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play 2007 A Moon for the Misbegotten Outstanding Actor in a Play 2012 Richard III
MTV Movie & TV Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1996 Se7en Best Villain
Outer Critics Circle Award Year Nominated work Category Result 1999 The Iceman Cometh Outstanding Actor in a Play
People's Choice Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2017 House of Cards Favorite Premium Series Actor
Saturn Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1993 Consenting Adults Best Supporting Actor 2002 K-PAX Best Actor
Critics associations Year Category Nominated work Result 1992 Valladolid International Film Festival for Best Actor Glengarry Glen Ross 1995 Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Supporting Actor The Usual Suspects Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actor Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor 1996 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor 1997 Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor L.A. Confidential Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor 1998 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Empire Award for Best Actor 1999 Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Actor American Beauty Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor 2000 American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Jupiter Award for Best International Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor 2001 Empire Award for Best Actor Golden Apple Awards for Star of the Year 2005 Palm Springs International Film Festival for Sonny Bono Visionary Award
Honorary awards
Appointments Country Date Appointment Post-nominal letters 3 November 2010 Honorary Commander Order of the British Empire CBE 12 June 2015 Honorary Knight Commander Order of the British Empire KBE
In 1999, Spacey received a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Spacey was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (Hon.Litt.D.) from the London South Bank University in November 2005.
In June 2008, he was appointed as Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at St Catherine's College, Oxford, succeeding Patrick Stewart in the post. He was officially welcomed on October 13, 2008.
At the 2014 National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) awards Spacey won the Performance in a Drama, Lead for his performance in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
In 2015, Spacey was awarded an honorary knighthood for his services to culture and British theater after finishing a 10-year run as artistic director at London's Old Vic theater.
On April 12, 2015, he received a Special Olivier Award recognising his contribution to British theatre during his eleven-year tenure as Artistic Director of The Old Vic.
The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences decided that due to the sexual allegations brought up by Anthony Rapp, it would reverse its decision to honor Spacey with the 2017 International Emmy Founders Award.
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