British actor Dev Patel made his screen debut as Anwar Kharral in the first two seasons of the British television teen drama Skins (2007–08), landing the role with no prior professional acting experience. His breakthrough came in 2008, when he played the lead role in Danny Boyle's Best Picture drama Slumdog Millionaire as Jamal Malik, which earned him BAFTA and SAG Award nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. Patel went on to star in the universally panned 2010 fantasy film The Last Airbender, followed by the commercially successful romantic comedy and surprise box-office hit, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)—the former earned him a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor nomination. Returning to the small screen, Patel starred in the HBO television series The Newsroom (2012–14) and received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of the character Neal Sampat.
In 2015, Patel reprised his role as Sonny Kapoor in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (sequel to the 2012 film), led the science fiction crime thriller film Chappie, and portrayed the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan in the biopic The Man Who Knew Infinity to a mostly positive reception. The following year, he played Saroo Brierley in the biographical drama Lion (2016) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor—his performance garnered additional nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a SAG Award, which he did not win. For his portrayal of David Copperfield in the 2019 comedy-drama The Personal History of David Copperfield, Patel earned his second BIFA and Golden Globe nominations, for Best Actor and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy respectively.
In 2020, Patel appeared in the Amazon Prime Video anthology series Modern Love as Joshua, a successful young entrepreneur, and received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series at the 72nd ceremony.
Awards and nominations
+Name of the award ceremony, year presented, nominee(s) of the award, category, and the result of the nomination Organization Year Work Category Result AACTA Awards 2016 Lion Best International Supporting Actor 2017 Best Supporting Actor 2019 Hotel Mumbai Best Actor Academy Awards 2017 Lion Best Supporting Actor Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2016 Best Actor in a Leading Role BAFTA Awards 2009 Slumdog Millionaire Best Actor in a Leading Role 2017 Lion Best Actor in a Supporting Role Black Reel Awards 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Best Actor Best Breakthrough Performance British Independent Film Awards 2008 Most Promising Newcomer 2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield Best Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Most Promising Performer Critics' Choice Awards 2008 Best Young Actor in a Movie 2016 Lion Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 The Green Knight Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 Modern Love Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Evening Standard British Film Awards 2016 Lion Best Actor Golden Globe Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2021 The Personal History of David Copperfield Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Golden Raspberry Awards 2010 The Last Airbender Worst Supporting Actor Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2016 Lion Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Italia Film Festival 2017 MTV Movie Awards 2009 Slumdog Millionaire MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Freida Pinto) MTV Movie Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance NAACP Image Awards 2009 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 2013 The Newsroom Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series National Board of Review Awards 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Best Breakthrough Performance Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2016 Lion Virtuosos Award Satellite Awards 2017 Lion Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 2021 The Personal History of David Copperfield Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Saturn Awards 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Best Performance by a Younger Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards 2009 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role 2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2016 Lion Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2016 Best Supporting Actor
See also List of accolades received by Slumdog Millionaire List of accolades received by Lion
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