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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Bryan Cranston.
Cranston has received numerous accolades for his role as Walter White in Breaking Bad (2008-2013) including six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Dalton Trumbo in Trumbo (2015). For theatre roles he earned two Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his roles as Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way (2013), and Howard Beale in Network (2019). He won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his role in Network.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Best Actor | Trumbo | Nominated | [1] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Trumbo | Nominated | [2] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2003 | Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film | Malcolm in the Middle | Nominated | [14] |
2011 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated | [15] |
2012 | Nominated | [16] | ||
2013 | Nominated | [17] | ||
2014 | Won | [18] | ||
Best Television Series – Drama | Won | |||
2016 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Trumbo | Nominated | [19] |
2017 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | All the Way | Nominated | [20] |
2021 | Your Honor | Nominated | [21] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Best Actor in a Play | Network | Won | [22] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated | [23] |
2011 | Nominated | [24] | ||
2012 | Nominated | [25] | ||
Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | |||
2013 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Argo | Won | [26] |
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won | ||
Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | |||
2014 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Won | [27] | |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won | |||
2016 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Trumbo | Nominated | |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
2017 | Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | All the Way | Won | [28] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Best Leading Actor in a Play | All the Way | Won | [29] |
2019 | Network | Won | [30] |
The Annie Awards are accolades presented annually by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972, [31] to recognize excellence in animation in film and television. Originally designed to celebrate lifetime or career contributions to animation, since 1992 it has given awards to individual films. Cranston has been awarded once.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Best Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Isle of Dogs | Won | [32] |
The Critics' Choice Television Awards and Critics' Choice Movie Awards have been presented annually since 1995 for outstanding achievements in the film, TV and documentary industries. [33] Cranston has received two awards out of four nominations.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Best Television Drama Series Actor | Breaking Bad | Won | [34] |
2013 | Won | [35] | ||
2014 | Nominated | |||
2016 | Best Movie Actor | Trumbo | Nominated | [36] |
The Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, founded in 1989, are run by the Drama Section of The Critics’ Circle, which has existed since 1913 to 'protect and promote cultural criticism in the UK'. [37] Cranston has been awarded once.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Best Actor | Network | Won | [38] |
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merged with the Radio and Television Directors Guild in 1960 to become the modern Directors Guild of America. [39] Cranston has received three nominations.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Television Comedy Series | Modern Family [lower-alpha 2] | Nominated | [40] |
2014 | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Television Drama Series | Breaking Bad ("Blood Money") | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | All the Way | Won | [41] |
The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) is a film critic organization in Los Angeles, California. Cranston has received one nomination.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie | Your Honor | Nominated | [42] |
The Hollywood Film Awards is an annual film festival which takes place in Los Angeles, California. The Festival was established in 1997 by author producer Carlos de Abreu and his wife, model Janice Pennington . The Hollywood Film Festival was created to make a connection between established Hollywood studios, independent filmmakers and the global creative community. Cranston has been awarded once.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Hollywood Ensemble Award | Argo | Won | [43] |
The Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo is an international festival and competition focusing on productions for television, founded 1961 and based in Monaco. Cranston has been awarded once.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won | [44] |
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing the people and the work of popular culture, voted on by the general public. Cranston has received one nomination.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Favorite Television Anti-Hero | Breaking Bad | Nominated | [45] |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards are film awards given by the Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS), an association of publication reviewers based on the city of Phoenix, Arizona. Cranston has received two nominations.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Best Cast | Contagion | Nominated | [46] |
2012 | Argo | Nominated | [47] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2009 | Best Performance in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated | [48] |
2010 | Nominated | [49] | ||
2011 | Nominated | [50] | ||
2013 | Nominated | [51] |
The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. Cranston has received five awards from eight nominations.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical | Malcolm in the Middle | Nominated | [52] |
2008 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Won | [53] |
2009 | Won | [54] | ||
2010 | Won | [55] | ||
2011 | Nominated | [56] | ||
2012 | Nominated | [57] | ||
2014 | Won | [58] | ||
2016 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | All the Way | Won | |
2020 | Your Honor | Nominated |
The Saturn Award [59] is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor the top works mainly in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. Cranston has received two awards from seven nominations.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2009 | Best Performance by a Lead Actor on Television | Breaking Bad | Nominated | [60] |
2010 | Nominated | [61] | ||
2011 | Nominated | [62] | ||
2012 | Won | [63] | ||
2013 | Won | [64] | ||
2014 | Nominated | |||
2018 | Best Guest Starring Role on Television | Electric Dreams | Nominated | [65] |
The San Diego Film Critics Society, an organization of film reviewers in San Diego, was founded in 1996 to award films. [66] Cranston has received two nomination.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Best Cast | Argo | Nominated | [67] |
2015 | Best Actor | Trumbo | Nominated |
The Television Critics Association Awards are awards presented by the Television Critics Association in recognition of excellence in television. Cranston has received one award from seven nominations.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Malcolm in the Middle | Nominated | [68] |
2009 | Individual Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Won | [69] |
2010 | Nominated | [70] | ||
2012 | Nominated | [71] | ||
2013 | Nominated | [72] | ||
2014 | Nominated | [73] | ||
2016 | All the Way | Nominated |