The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Michael Shannon:
Michael Shannon is an American actor known for his roles on the stage and screen. He has received various accolades including two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award.
Shannon made his film debut in a minor role in the comedy Groundhog Day (1993) before taking supporting character actor roles in a string films including the Sidney Lumet crime thriller Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) for which he won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast along with the ensemble. He played a mentally ill man who speaks uncomfortable truths in the Sam Mendes period drama Revolutionary Road (2008) for which he earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He played a working class man with paranoid schizophrenia in the Jeff Nichols independent drama Take Shelter (2011) for which he won various critics awards including the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor. He portrayed a ruthless real estate broker in the Ramin Bahrani drama film 99 Homes (2015), earning the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award as well as nominations for the Golden Globe Award, Critics' Choice Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. He earned his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a West Texas detective investigating a brutal crime in the Tom Ford psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016).
On television, he portrayed Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period crime drama Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014) for which he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series. He played Captain Beatty in the HBO film Fahrenheit 451 (2018) which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. He portrayed country singer George Jones in the Showtime limited series George & Tammy (2022) earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination.
On stage, he originated the role of a Gulf War veteran in the Tracy Letts play Bug and won the Obie Award with the ensemble in 2004. He was in Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman for which he was nominated for the Joseph Jefferson Award. On Broadway, he played James Tyrone Jr. in the 2016 revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and won the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics' Circle Award. He returned to Broadway playing a short order cook in a revival of the Terrence McNally play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune in 2020.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2009Best Supporting Actor Revolutionary Road 2017 Nocturnal Animals
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2016Best Supporting Actor 99 Homes 2017 Nocturnal Animals Critics' Choice Television Awards 2026 Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Death by Lightning
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie George & Tammy
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 99 Homes
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2011Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Boardwalk Empire (season one) 2012 Boardwalk Empire (season two) 2013 Boardwalk Empire (season three) 2016 Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role 99 Homes
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Featured Actor in a Play Long Day's Journey into Night
Theatre awards YearCategoryAwardWorkResult1992 Joseph Jefferson Award Actor in a Principal Role Fun/Nobody 2002 Actor in a Supporting RoleBug 2004 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Lead Actor 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award Actor in a Supporting Role The Pillowman 2010 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Lead ActorMistakes Were Made Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Solo Performance Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Joseph Jefferson Award Actor in a Principal Role Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play 2012 Joseph Jefferson Award Actor in a Principal RoleSimpatico 2016 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Long Day's Journey Into Night Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Miscellaneous awards
YearWorkAwardCategoryResult 2007 Gotham Award Best Ensemble Cast Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 2008 Satellite Award Best Supporting ActorRevolutionary Road Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Detroit Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuoso Award 2011 Gotham Award Best Ensemble CastTake Shelter Austin Film Critics Association Best Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actor New York Film Critics Online Best Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Best Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actor Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Actor Detroit Film Critics Society Best Actor Houston Film Critics Society Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Best Actor Satellite Award Best Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Actor 2012 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Actor Independent Spirit Award Best Male Lead Saturn Award Best Actor 2014Independent Spirit AwardRobert Altman AwardMud 2015 Gotham Award Best Actor 99 Homes Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor Austin Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Supporting Actor Houston Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Male Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor 2016 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Nocturnal Animals St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Austin Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor IndieWire Critics Poll Best Supporting Actor Alliance of Women Film Journalists San Diego Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor Houston Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor AACTA International Award Best Supporting Actor London Film Critics' Circle Supporting Actor of the Year 2017 St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Supporting ActorThe Shape of Water Seattle Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor 2021 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nine Perfect Strangers 2026Gotham AwardOutstanding Lead Performance in a Limited or Anthology SeriesDeath by Lightning
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