Benicio del Toro is a Puerto Rican actor, director and film producer who has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
He rose to fame with his scene-stealing breakout role as the eccentric, unintelligible crook Fred Fenster in The Usual Suspects (1995), which won him his first Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. The following year, he won a second consecutive Independent Spirit Award for Basquiat (1996). In 2000, he starred in the Steven Soderbergh-directed crime drama film Traffic as the jaded but morally upright police officer Javier Rodriguez. His performance was met with critical acclaim and earned him the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2003, he starred in 21 Grams directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and a second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He collaborated with Soderbergh again in 2008 on Che, a biographical film about Ernesto "Che" Guevara which he also produced, for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Goya Award for Best Actor. He received a third BAFTA Award nomination for the action-thriller film Sicario (2015), while he earned his third Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Paul Thomas Anderson's black comedy One Battle After Another (2025).
In 2018, he took part in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora as real-life murderer Richard Matt, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Awards and nominations +Awards and nominations received by Benicio del Toro Award Year Work Category Result Academy Awards 2001 Traffic Best Supporting Actor 2004 2026 One Battle After Another Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards 2025 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor 2026 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor Best Ensemble American Latino Media Arts Awards 1998 Excess Baggage Outstanding Individual Performance in a Crossover Role in a Feature Film 2001 Traffic Outstanding Latino Cast 2002 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 2006 Sin City Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture 2012 Savages Astra Film Awards 2026 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor – Comedy or Musical Best Cast Ensemble Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2015 Sicario Best Supporting Actor 2022 Best Ensemble 2025 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor Best Ensemble Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2016 Sicario Best International Supporting Actor 2026 One Battle After Another Berlin International Film Festival Awards 2001 Traffic Silver Bear for Best Actor Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2001 Traffic Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards 2025 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor British Academy Film Awards 2001 Traffic Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2004 Best Actor in a Leading Role 2016 Sicario Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2026 One Battle After Another Cannes Film Festival Awards 2008 Che Best Actor 2012 Un Certain Regard Cinema Writers Circle Awards 2009 Che Best Actor 2016 CinemaCon Awards 2018 Male Star of the Year Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1996 Most Promising Actor 2001 Traffic Best Supporting Actor 2004 2015 Sicario 2025 One Battle After Another Chlotrudis Awards 2001 Traffic Best Supporting Actor Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2001 Traffic Best Supporting Actor 2004 2006 Sin City Best Acting Ensemble 2026 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor Critics' Choice Television Awards 2019 Escape at Dannemora Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2001 Traffic Best Supporting Actor 2015 Sicario 2025 One Battle After Another Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Best Ensemble 2015 Sicario Best Supporting Actor 2021 Best Ensemble Dorian Awards 2026 One Battle After Another Supporting Film Performance of the Year Empire Awards 2002 Traffic Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2001 Traffic Best Supporting Actor 2025 One Battle After Another Best Cast Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2015 Sicario Best Supporting Actor 2025 One Battle After Another Best Ensemble Golden Globe Awards 2001 Traffic Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2026 One Battle After Another Goya Awards 2009 Che Best Actor Gotham Awards 2025 One Battle After Another Outstanding Supporting Performance Hollywood Film Awards 2015 Sicario Best Supporting Actor Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2026 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor Best Ensemble Imagen Awards 2001 Lasting Image Award Independent Spirit Awards 1996 Best Supporting Male 1997 Basquiat 2004 Special Distinction Award 2015 Inherent Vice Robert Altman Award IndieWire Critics Poll Awards 2015 Sicario Best Supporting Actor 2025 One Battle After Another Best Performance International Cinephile Society Awards 2004 Best Supporting Actor 2016 Sicario 2026 One Battle After Another Best Ensemble Jupiter Awards 2016 Sicario Best International Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 2000 Traffic Best Supporting Actor 2025 One Battle After Another Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Awards 2022 President's Award London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2016 Sicario Supporting Actor of the Year 2026 One Battle After Another Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2000 Traffic Best Supporting Actor 2004 MTV Movie & TV Awards 2013 Savages Best Latino Actor National Board of Review Awards 1995 Best Cast 2025 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics Awards 2001 Traffic Best Supporting Actor 2026 One Battle After Another New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2001 Traffic Best Actor Best Supporting Actor 2026 One Battle After Another New York Film Critics Online Awards 2025 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor Best Ensemble Cast Online Film Critics Society Awards 2001 Traffic Best Supporting Actor 2009 Che Best Actor 2015 Sicario Best Supporting Actor 2026 One Battle After Another Paris Film Critics Association Awards 2026 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor Platino Awards 2015 Escobar: Paradise Lost Best Actor 2023 Platino Honorary Award Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 Escape at Dannemora Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2000 Traffic Best Supporting Actor 2025 One Battle After Another San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2015 Sicario Best Supporting Actor 2025 One Battle After Another San Sebastián International Film Festival Awards 2014 Donostia Award Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards 2026 Hammond Cinema Vanguard Award Sarajevo Film Festival Awards 2015 Heart of Sarajevo Satellite Awards 2001 Traffic Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Best Motion Picture Ensemble 2004 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2016 Sicario 2026 One Battle After Another Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001 Traffic Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role 2004 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role 2026 One Battle After Another Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2025 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2000 Traffic Best Supporting Actor 2025 One Battle After Another St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2021 Best Ensemble 2025 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor Best Ensemble Sundance Film Festival Awards 2002 Piper-Heidsieck Tribute to Independent Vision Award Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2000 Traffic Best Actor 2015 Sicario Best Supporting Actor 2025 One Battle After Another Outstanding Supporting Performance Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2001 Traffic Best Actor 2004 Best Supporting Actor 2026 One Battle After Another Venice Film Festival Awards 2003 Leone del Pubblico Prize for Best Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2003 Best Supporting Actor 2021 Best Acting Ensemble 2025 One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actor
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