Viggo Mortensen has received numerous accolades throughout his career. His portrayal of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy earned him nominations for the SAG Award for Outstanding Cast, winning for the final instalment The Return of the King (2003).
His performances in Eastern Promises (2007), Captain Fantastic (2016) and Green Book (2018) earned him nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe and SAG Award for Best Actor. The first and last of these, as well as The Road (2009), also earned him nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor. He also received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in A Dangerous Method (2011), which won him the Canadian Screen Award.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor 2017 Captain Fantastic 2019Green Book
BAFTA Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor in a Leading Role 2017 Captain Fantastic 2019Green Book
Golden Globe Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor – Drama 2012 A Dangerous Method Best Supporting Actor 2017 Captain Fantastic Best Actor – Drama 2019 Green Book Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2008 Eastern Promises Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role 2017 Captain Fantastic Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role 2019 Green Book
Other awards and nominations Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Year Nominated work Category Result 2008 Eastern Promises Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2011 A Dangerous Method Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
British Independent Film Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor
Canadian Screen Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor 2011 A Dangerous Method Best Supporting Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Acting Ensemble 2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor 2010 The Road 2016 Captain Fantastic Best Actor in a Comedy 2019 Green Book Best Actor Best Actor in a Comedy
Empire Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Best Actor 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2006 A History of Violence
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2010 The Road Best Actor
Florida Film Critics Circle Year Nominated work Category Result 2016 Captain Fantastic Best Actor
Goya Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 Alatriste Best Actor
Houston Film Critics Society Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor 2009 The Road 2017 Captain Fantastic
Independent Spirit Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2017 Captain Fantastic Best Male Lead
London Film Critics Circle Year Nominated work Category Result 2006 A History of Violence Actor of the Year
National Board of Review Year Nominated work Category Result 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Cast 2018Green BookBest Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Year Nominated work Category Result 2005 A History of Violence Best Actor 2007 Eastern Promises 2011 A Dangerous Method Best Supporting Actor
Online Film Critics Society Year Nominated work Category Result 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Best Cast 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor 2016 Captain Fantastic
Rome Film Festival
Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Career
San Diego Film Critics Society Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor 2009 The Road 2016 Captain Fantastic
Sant Jordi Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 Eastern Promises Best Foreign Actor
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2018 Life's Work American Riviera Award
Satellite Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Drama 2005 A History of Violence Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 2007 Eastern Promises 2011 A Dangerous Method Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2017 Captain Fantastic Best Actor – Motion Picture 2019 Green Book Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Saturn Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Best Actor 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2006 A History of Violence 2008 Eastern Promises 2010 The Road
SFX Award Year Nominated work Category Result 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Best SF or Fantasy Film Actor
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor 2016 Captain Fantastic
Toronto Film Critics Association Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor 2009 The Road
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Year Nominated work Category Result 2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor in a Canadian Film Best Actor 2012 A Dangerous Method Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 The Road Best Actor
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