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Shatner at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con | ||
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by William Shatner.
Shatner has earned numerous accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Saturn Awards. Shatner won his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Denny Crane on the David E. Kelley ABC series The Practice (2004). The following year he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for the same role this time on ABC series Boston Legal (2005).
Shatner earned five Best Actor nominations: the first for Kingdom of the Spiders , the four other for the first four Star Trek films. He won the award for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , and also earned The Life Career Award in 1980. In 2011, he was given made an honorary Doctor of Letters by McGill University, his alma mater. [1] In 2019, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. [2] In 2025, he will receive a Special Lifetime Achievement Saturn Award. [3]
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Primetime Emmy Award | ||||
1999 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | 3rd Rock from the Sun: Dick's Big Giant Headache | Nominated | [4] |
2004 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | The Practice: Season 8 | Won | [5] |
2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal | Won | [6] |
2006 | Nominated | [7] | ||
2007 | Nominated | [8] | ||
2008 | Nominated | [9] | ||
2009 | Nominated | [10] | ||
Children's and Family Emmy Award | ||||
2024 | Outstanding Voice Performer in an Animated Program | Masters of the Universe: Revolution | Pending | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2005 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Boston Legal | Won | [11] |
2008 | Nominated | [12] | ||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording | Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder | Nominated | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Boston Legal | Nominated | [13] |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [13] | ||
2007 | Nominated | [14] | ||
2008 | Nominated | [15] | ||
2009 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | [16] | |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | [16] | ||
Melanie Shatner is an American actress.
William Shatner is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television series to his final appearance as Captain Kirk in the seventh Star Trek feature film, Star Trek Generations (1994).
The 5th Saturn Awards were awarded to media properties and personalities deemed by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to be the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror released in 1977. It was held on January 14, 1978, and taped for television broadcast under the title Science Fiction Film Awards, which aired on January 21, 1978. This was the first ceremony in which the nominees for the acting categories were more than just a single individual while the category Best Editing was introduced. The event was hosted by Karen Black and William Shatner.