The following is a list of awards and nominations received by James Spader
James Spader is an American actor known for his roles in film and television. He has received various accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and ten Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Spader started his career as a teen actor before transitioning into mature roles with his performance in the Steven Soderbergh erotic drama Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989) for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Prize for Best Actor as well as a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor.
Spader portrayed attorney Alan Shore on the ABC legal drama series The Practice (2003–2004) for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He reprised the role in the ABC legal comedy-drama series Boston Legal (2004–2008) for which he won another two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and four Screen Actor Guild Awards for Outstanding Actor (once in a Comedy Series and three times in a Drama Series).
He returned to television playing criminal mastermind Raymond Reddington in the NBC crime thriller series The Blacklist (2013–2023). The role earned him nominations for two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. He also played Robert California in the NBC comedy series The Office (2010–2011) for which he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Major associations Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2004 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Practice (episode: "Mr. Shore Goes to Town") 2005 Boston Legal (episode: "Death Be Not Proud") 2007 Boston Legal (episode: "Angel of Death") 2008 Boston Legal (episode: "The Court Supreme")
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2004 Best Actor – Television Series Drama Boston Legal 2013 The Blacklist 2014
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2005 Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series Boston Legal (season one) Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2006 Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series Boston Legal (season two) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2007 Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series Boston Legal (season three) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2008 Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series Boston Legal (season four) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2011 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series The Office (season eight) 2012 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Lincoln
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Cannes Film Festival 1989 Best ActorSex, Lies, and Videotape Chicago Film Critics Association 1990 Best Actor Independent Spirit Awards 1990 Best Male Lead Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2009 Outstanding Actor – Drama Series Boston Legal People's Choice Awards 2005 Favorite Male Television Star Boston Legal Satellite Awards 2005 Best Actor – Television Series Drama Boston Legal Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy 2006 Saturn Awards 1988 Best Actor Jack's Back 1994 Best Supporting Actor Wolf 2013 Best Actor on Television The Blacklist Southeastern Film Critics Association 2012 Best Cast Lincoln
References
External links
James Spader at Emmys.com