The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Bryan Cranston.
Bryan Cranston is an American actor. He is known for his diverse roles on stage and screen. Over his career he has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, five Actor Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award and two Tony Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.
Cranston started his career playing the family patriarch Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006) which earned him nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Cranston then earned acclaim for Walter White in AMC drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) earning six Primetime Emmy Awards, four for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014 and two wins for Outstanding Drama Series in 2013 and 2014. The role also earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2014 and two Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
On stage, he made his Broadway debut portraying President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Robert Schenkkan political epic All the Way (2013) for which he earned the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He reprised the role in the HBO movie of the same name in 2016 earning an Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie and as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. He made his West End debut playing Howard Beale in the Lee Hall adaptation of Network (2019) for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. For reprising the same role on Broadway, he won his second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
On film, he portrayed screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in the Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo (2015) for which he was nominated for several accolades including the Academy Award for Best Actor, 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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Actor Trumbo
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Breaking Bad 2011 2012 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2013 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Argo Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Breaking Bad Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series 2014 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2016 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Trumbo Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2017 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie All the Way
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Actor in a Leading Role Trumbo
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 Best Actor Trumbo Critics' Choice Television Awards 2012 Best Television Drama Series Actor Breaking Bad 2013 2014
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2002 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Malcolm in the Middle (episode: "Poker" + "Monkey") 2003 Malcolm in the Middle (episode: "Malcolm Holds His Tongue" + "Daycare") 2006 Malcolm in the Middle (episode: "Hal Grieves" + "College Recruiters") 2008 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Breaking Bad (episode: "Pilot") 2009 Breaking Bad (episode: "Phoenix") 2010 Breaking Bad (episode: "Full Measure") 2012 Outstanding Drama Series Breaking Bad (season 4) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Breaking Bad (episode: "Crawl Space") 2013 Outstanding Drama Series Breaking Bad (season 5 - Part 1) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Breaking Bad (episode: "Say My Name") 2014 Outstanding Drama Series Breaking Bad (season 5 - Part 2) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Breaking Bad (episode: "Ozymandias") 2016 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie All the Way Outstanding Television Movie 2018 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Curb Your Enthusiasm (episode: "Running with the Bulls") 2025 The Studio (episode: "CinemaCon")
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or TV Film Malcolm in the Middle 2011 Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama Breaking Bad 2012 2013 2014 2016 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Trumbo 2017 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film All the Way 2021 Your Honor
Laurence Olivier Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018 Best Actor in a Play Network 2026 All My Sons
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2014Best Actor in a Play All the Way 2019 Network McPhee, Ryan. "2019 Tony Award Nominations: Hadestown and Ain't Too Proud Lead the Pack" Playbill, April 30, 2019
Other associations Organizations Year Category Work Result Annie Awards 2018 Best Voice Acting in a Feature Production Isle of Dogs Directors Guild of America 2013 Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Television Comedy Series Modern Family 2014 Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Television Drama Series Breaking Bad ("Blood Money") Hollywood Critics Association 2021 Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie Your Honor Hollywood Film Awards 2012 Hollywood Ensemble Award Argo Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo 2013 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Breaking Bad People's Choice Awards 2014 Favorite Television Anti-Hero Breaking Bad Phoenix Film Critics Society 2011 Best Cast Contagion 2012 Argo Prism Awards 2009 Best Performance in a Drama Series Breaking Bad 2010 2011 2013 Satellite Awards2004 Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical Malcolm in the Middle 2008 Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama Breaking Bad 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2016 Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television All the Way 2020 Your Honor Saturn Award 2009 Best Performance by a Lead Actor on Television Breaking Bad 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2018 Best Guest Starring Role on Television Electric Dreams San Diego Film Critics Society 2012 Best Cast Argo 2015 Best Actor Trumbo Television Critics Association Awards 2001 Individual Achievement in Comedy Malcolm in the Middle 2009 Individual Achievement in Drama Breaking Bad 2010 2012 2013 2014 2016 All the Way
Other theater awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards 2017Best ActorNetwork Drama Desk Awards 2014 Outstanding Actor in a Play All the Way Drama League Awards 2019 Distinguished Performer Network Outer Critics Circle Awards 2014 Outstanding Actor in a Play All the Way 2019 Outstanding Actor in a Play Network Theater World Awards 2014 Distinguished Performer All the Way
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