 Neeson at the Deauville Film Festival in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is a list of awards and nominations received by Liam Neeson.
Contents
- Major associations
- Academy Awards
- BAFTA Awards
- Critics' Choice Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- Grammy Awards
- Tony Awards
- Miscellaneous awards
- Honorary awards
- References
- External links
Liam Neeson is an Irish actor known for his leading roles on stage and screen. He has taken roles in franchise films, prestige dramas, historical epics, and action films. Over his career, he has received various accolades including nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, an Independent Spirit Award and two Tony Awards. Neeson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in her 2000 New Year Honours.
Neeson rose to prominence when he starred in the title role as German industrialist Oskar Schindler who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust in Steven Spielberg's historical epic drama Schindler's List (1993). For his performance he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He portrayed the Irish revolutionary Michael Collins in the biographical historical drama film Michael Collins (1996) earning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. He portrayed American biologist and sexologist Dr. Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey (2004) for which he won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.
Also known for his roles in franchise films, he played Dr. Peyton Westlake / Darkman in the superhero film Darkman (1990) for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor. He portrayed Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn in the George Lucas space opera Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) for which he was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight and the Saturn Award for Best Actor. He then took on the dual role of Henri Ducard / Ra's al Ghul in the Christopher Nolan directed superhero action film Batman Begins (2005) for which he earned nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor and the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. He also starred in the British romantic comedy ensemble film Love Actually (2003) for which he was nominated for the Phoenix Film Critics Society for Best Actor.
On stage, Neeson portrayed Mat Burke in the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie (1992) and John Proctor in the revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible (2001-2002) for which he was nominated for two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play. He was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for his voice work reading the The Polar Express (2001) at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards