Award | Wins | Nominations |
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1 | 8 | |
5 | 13 | |
2 | 5 | |
2 | 3 | |
1 | 8 | |
0 | 1 | |
2 | 7 | |
1 | 3 | |
This is a list of awards and nominations received by Northern Irish actor, director, producer and screenwriter Sir Kenneth Branagh. Having trained Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he became known for his stage and screen adaptations of William Shakespeare. In 2012 he was appointed a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II. He was made a Freeman of his native city of Belfast in January 2018. [1] In 2020, he was listed at number 20 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. [2]
Branagh is known for his films as a director including the William Shakespeare film adaptations Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Hamlet (1996), as well as the murder mystery Dead Again (1991), the drama Peter's Friends (1992) and the horror adaptation Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). He also directed Thor (2011), the live action adaptation of Cinderella (2015), Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and the drama Belfast (2021).
He has received many accolades for his work including eight Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and Best Live Action Short Film. He also earned ten BAFTA Award nominations, five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, five Golden Globe Award nominations, a Grammy Award nomination, and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. For his work on the West End stage he has earned seven Laurence Olivier Award nominations and two wins for Best Newcomer in 1982 and the Society of London Theatre Award in 2017.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | Best Director | Henry V | Nominated | [3] |
Best Actor | Nominated | |||
1993 | Best Live Action Short Film | Swan Song | Nominated | [4] |
1997 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Hamlet | Nominated | [5] |
2012 | Best Supporting Actor | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated | [6] |
2022 | Best Picture | Belfast | Nominated | [7] |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Won | |||
British Academy Film Awards | ||||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
1990 | Best Direction | Henry V | Won | [8] |
Best Leading Actor | Nominated | |||
1994 | Michael Balcon Award | — | Recipient | [9] |
2012 | Best Supporting Actor | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated | [10] |
2022 | Best Film | Belfast | Nominated | [11] |
Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | |||
Outstanding British Film | Won | |||
British Academy Television Awards | ||||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
1988 | Best Actor | Fortunes of War | Nominated | [12] |
2003 | Conspiracy | Nominated | [13] | |
Shackleton | Nominated | |||
2009 | Best Drama Series | Wallander | Won | [14] |
2010 | Best Actor | Won | [15] | |
BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards | ||||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2017 | Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment | — | Recipient | [16] |
Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2001 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Conspiracy | Won | [17] |
2002 | Shackleton | Nominated | [18] | |
2005 | Warm Springs | Nominated | [19] | |
2009 | Wallander | Nominated | [20] | |
International Emmy Awards | ||||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2017 | Best Performance by an Actor | Wallander | Won | [21] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | European Actor of the Year | Henry V | Won | [22] |
Young European Film of the Year | Won | |||
2022 | European Screenwriter | Belfast | Nominated | [23] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Much Ado About Nothing | Nominated | [24] |
2002 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Conspiracy | Nominated | [25] |
2006 | Warm Springs | Nominated | [26] | |
2010 | Wallander | Nominated | [27] | |
2012 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated | [28] |
2022 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Belfast | Nominated | [29] |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Won | |||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Best Spoken Word Album | Hamlet | Nominated | [30] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1982 | Best Newcomer | Another Country | Won | [31] |
1985 | Best Actor | Henry V | Nominated | [32] |
1988 | Best Comedy Performance | As You Like It | Nominated | [33] |
2004 | Best Actor | Edmond | Nominated | [34] |
2016 | The Winter's Tale | Nominated | [35] | |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
2017 | Society of London Theatre Special Award | — | Recipient | [36] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2022 | Belfast | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2022 | Belfast | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | Othello | Nominated | [37] |
2006 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Warm Springs | Nominated | [38] |
2012 | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated | [39] |
2024 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Oppenheimer | Won | [40] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1992 | Dead Again | Golden Bear | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Palme d'Or | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2021 | Belfast | People's Choice Award | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1995 | In the Bleak Midwinter | Golden Lion | Nominated |
Golden Osella | Won | ||
2007 | Sleuth | Golden Lion | Nominated |
Queer Lion | Nominated | ||
Queer Lion - Special Mention | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2022 | Belfast | Best Film | Nominated |
Best Direction | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2018 | Murder on the Orient Express | Best Director | Nominated |
2019 | All Is True | Nominated | |
Best Grownup Love Story | Nominated | ||
2022 | Belfast | Best Movie | Won |
Best Director | Nominated | ||
Best Screenwriter | Nominated | ||
Best Intergenerational Film | Nominated | ||
Best Time Capsule | Nominated | ||
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2012 | My Week with Marilyn | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
2022 | Belfast | Best Director | Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2008 | Wallander: One Step Behind | Best Actor | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Best Ensemble Cast | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1989 | Henry V | Best Actor | Nominated |
1996 | Hamlet | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1999 | Wild Wild West | Worst Supporting Actor | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Best Film | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | British Producer of the Year | Won |
2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | British Supporting Actor of the Year | Won |
2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Supporting Actor of the Year | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2021 | Lifetime Achievement | Director Spotlight Award | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2021 | Lifetime Achievement | Lifetime Achievement in Acting and Directing Award | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1996 | Hamlet | Best Actor | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1989 | Henry V | Best Foreign Actor | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2005 | Warm Springs | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated |
2009 | Wallander: One Step Behind | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated |
2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Nominated |
2021 | Belfast | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Won |
Best Director | Nominated | ||
Best Original Screenplay | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1994 | Frankenstein | Best Actor | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2004 | Edmond | Best Actor in a Play | Won |
2009 | Ivanov | Won | |
2017 | The Entertainer | Nominated |
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh is a British actor and filmmaker. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Reading, Berkshire, Branagh trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and served as its president from 2015 to 2024. His accolades include an Academy Award, four BAFTAs, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Olivier Award. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2012 Birthday Honours, and was given Freedom of the City in his native Belfast in 2018. In 2020, he was ranked in 20th place on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.