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Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor known for his performances in television and film.
He has received various awards including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role as Winston Churchill in the HBO film Into the Storm (2009). He has also received nominations for two BAFTA Awards ( In Bruges (2008), and Into the Storm (2009)) and five Golden Globe Awards (In Bruges (2008), Into the Storm (2009), The Guard (2011), The Comey Rule (2020), and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)).
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Best Supporting Actor | The Banshees of Inisherin | Nominated | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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British Academy Film Award | ||||
2008 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | In Bruges | Nominated | [1] |
2022 | The Banshees of Inisherin | Nominated | ||
British Academy Television Award | ||||
2009 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Into the Storm | Nominated | [2] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
2009 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Into the Storm | Won | [3] |
2022 | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | State of the Union | Nominated | [4] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | In Bruges | Nominated | [5] |
2009 | Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film | Into the Storm | Nominated | [6] |
2011 | Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | The Guard | Nominated | [7] |
2020 | Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film | The Comey Rule | Nominated | [8] |
2022 | Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture | The Banshees of Inisherin | Nominated | [9] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Banshees of Inisherin | Nominated | |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Best Actor | In Bruges | Nominated | |
2011 | Best Actor | The Guard | Nominated | |
2014 | Best Actor | Calvary | Won | |
2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Suffragette | Won | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1999 | Best Actor in a Male Role | The General | Nominated | |
I Went Down | Nominated | |||
2003 | Best Actor in a Lead Role - Film | Wild About Harry | Nominated | |
2007 | Best Actor in a Lead Role – Film | Studs | Nominated | |
2008 | Best Actor in a Lead Role – Film | In Bruges | Nominated | |
2009 | Best Actor in a Lead Role - Television | Into the Storm | Won | |
2010 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Film | Perrier's Bounty | Nominated | |
2011 | Best Actor in a Lead Role – Film | The Guard | Nominated | |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Film | Albert Nobbs | Nominated | ||
2014 | Best Actor in a Lead Role – Film | Calvary | Won | |
2017 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Film | Trespass Against Us | Nominated | |
2018 | Best Actor in a Lead Role – Television | Mr. Mercedes | Nominated | |
2019 | Nominated | |||
2020 | The Comey Rule | Nominated | ||
2023 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Film | The Banshees of Inisherin | Won | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1997 | Best Actor | I Went Down | Nominated | |
1998 | Best Actor | The General | Nominated | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1999 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | The General | Nominated | |
2008 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | In Bruges | Nominated | |
2009 | Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film | Into the Storm | Won | |
2011 | Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture | The Guard | Nominated | |
2017 | Best Actor in a Television Series Drama | Mr. Mercedes | Nominated | |
2018 | Won | |||
2019 | Nominated | |||
2022 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Banshees of Inisherin | Nominated | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Best Actor | Calvary | Nominated | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Best Supporting Actor | The Banshees of Inisherin | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Best Actor | Calvary | Won | |
2023 | Best Supporting Actor | The Banshees of Inisherin | Won |
Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson.