Peter Capaldi is a Scottish actor and director. Capaldi's first onscreen appearances was in the 1982 film, Living Apart Together. He rose to prominence for his performances as Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It and In the Loop, and as the Twelfth Doctor in Doctor Who. Capaldi's first nomination was in 1993 at BAFTA Scotland where he won "Best Actor" for the film Soft Top Hard Shoulder.
Between 1993 and 1995, Capaldi was nominated and won seven awards for his short film, Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life, including a BAFTA Film Award and an Academy Award. From 2006 to 2013 Capaldi was nominated four times for Best Male Comedy Performance at the BAFTA TV Awards for The Thick of It, winning once in 2010.
For his narration of audiobooks, Capaldi has been awarded three AudioFile Earphones awards, one in 2005 for Witch Hunt and two in 2019 for Watership Down and Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth. In 2014 for his work on Doctor Who, Capaldi won a GQ Man of the Year Award for "TV personality of the Year". In 2022, Capaldi was honoured with an award for "Outstanding Contribution to Film & Television" at the Scottish BAFTAs.
Awards and nominations Awards, honours, or nominations for Capaldi himself are indicated with a hyphen (—)
+ Award Year Category Work Result BAFTA Scotland Award 1993 Best Actor Soft Top Hard Shoulder Best Short Film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life Atlantic International Film FestivalBest Live Action Film Best Short Film Angers European First Film Festival 1994 Short Film BAFTA Film AwardBest Short Film Celtic Media Festival AwardBest New Director Academy Award 1995 Best Live Action Short Film AudioFile Earphones Awards 2005 Witch Hunt RTS Television Award 2006 The Thick of It BAFTA TV Award 2006 Best Comedy Performance 2008 Best Comedy Performance RTS Television Award 2008 Best Comedy Performance BAFTA Scotland Award 2009 Best Acting Performance in Film In the Loop British Independent Film Award 2009 Best Actor NYFCO Award Best Ensemble Cast LAFCA Award 2009 Best Supporting Actor NYFCC Award 2009 Best Supporting Actor CFCA Award Best Supporting Actor IndieWire Critics Poll Best Supporting Actor VVFP Award Best Supporting Actor Gold Derby Award Best Supporting Actor OFCS Award 2010 Best Supporting Actor Evening Standard British Film Award Peter Sellers Award for Comedy International Cinephile Society Award Best Supporting Actor Best Ensemble ALFS Award British Actor of the Year Chlotrudis Award Best Supporting Actor Best Ensemble Cast BAFTA TV Award 2010 Best Male Comedy Performance The Thick of It RTS Television Award 2010 Best Comedy Performance Broadcasting Press Guild Award Best Actor Golden Nymph Outstanding Actor – Comedy Series British Comedy Award2011 Best TV Comedy Actor BAFTA Scotland Award 2011 Best Actor – Television The Field of Blood BAFTA TV Award 2012 Best Comedy (Programme or Series) The Cricklewood Greats British Comedy Award 2012 Best TV Comedy Actor The Thick of It BAFTA TV Award 2013 Best Male Comedy Performance Best Supporting Actor The Hour Broadcasting Press Guild Award 2013 Best Actor The Thick of It and The Hour RTS Scotland Award 2014 Special Award GQ Man of the Year Award TV Personality of the Year Doctor Who BAFTA Cymru Award2015 Best Actor TV Choice Award2016 Best Actor BAFTA Scotland Award 2016 Best Actor – Television Doctor Who Sunday Herald Culture Award 2018 Best Actor – Television AudioFile Earphones Award 2019 Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth Watership Down Voice Arts Award Audiobook Narration – Classics, Best Voiceover Audie Award 2020 Best Male Narrator British Short Film Award 2021 Icon Award BAFTA Scotland Award 2022 Best Actor – Film Benediction Outstanding Contributions to Film & Television
See also Peter Capaldi filmography
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