The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, director, and producer Nicolas Cage.
In 1987, Cage earned critical success with films such as the Coen brothers' Raising Arizona (1987) and John Patrick Shanley's Moonstruck (1987) before earning an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995).
Following his awards win he starred in the award winning blockbusters The Rock (1996), and Con Air (1997) as well as the drama Face/Off (1997) and the romantic drama City of Angels (1998). He starred in Martin Scorsese's drama Bringing Out the Dead and Charlie Kauffman's Adaptation, the latter earning him his second Academy Award nomination.
He has since received nominations for best and worst actor for his role in the National Treasure films in 2004, 2007 and was nominated for worst actor again for the Ghost Rider films in 2007 and 2011. In the 21st century he has earned renewed critical acclaim for his performances in independent dramas such as Joe (2013), Mandy (2018), Color Out of Space (2019), and Pig (2021), the latter earning him a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor nomination.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Best Actor Leaving Las Vegas 2003 Adaptation
British Academy Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Best Actor in a Leading Role Leaving Las Vegas 2003 Adaptation
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Best Actor Leaving Las Vegas 2022 Pig
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1988 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Moonstruck 1993 Honeymoon in Vegas 1996 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Leaving Las Vegas 2003 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Adaptation 2024 Dream Scenario
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1990 Best Male Lead Vampire's Kiss 1996 Leaving Las Vegas
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Leaving Las Vegas 2003 Adaptation Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Critics awards Boston Society of Film Critics Year Nominated work Category Result 1995 Leaving Las Vegas Best Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Year Nominated work Category Result 1996 Leaving Las Vegas Best Actor 2003 Adaptation 2021 Pig
Critics' Choice Super Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2022 Best Actor in a Horror Movie Willy's Wonderland 2023 Best Actor in an Action Movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 2024 Best Actor in a Horror Movie Dream Scenario
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Year Nominated work Category Result 1996 Leaving Las Vegas Best Actor 2003 Adaptation
London Film Critics' Circle Year Nominated work Category Result 2004 Adaptation Actor of the Year
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Year Nominated work Category Result 1995 Leaving Las Vegas Best Actor
National Board of Review Year Nominated work Category Result 1995 Leaving Las Vegas Best Actor 2005 Lord of War Special Recognition For Excellence in Filmmaking (as producer) https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/2005/https://nationalboardofreview.org/galas/2005-awards-gala/
National Society of Film Critics Year Nominated work Category Result 1996 Leaving Las Vegas Best Actor 2010 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
New York Film Critics Circle Year Nominated work Category Result 1995 Leaving Las Vegas Best Actor
Online Film Critics Society Year Nominated work Category Result 2003 Adaptation Best Ensemble Best Actor 2022 Pig
San Diego Film Critics Society +YearNominated WorkCategoryResult 2023Dream Scenario, The Flash, The Old Way, Renfield, The Retirement Plan, Sympathy for the DevilSpecial Award for Body of Work
St. Louis Film Critics Association Year Nominated work Category Result 2021 Pig Best Actor
Toronto Film Critics Association Year Nominated work Category Result 2002 Adaptation Best Actor 2009 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Year Nominated work Category Result 2003 Adaptation Best Actor
Women Film Critics Circle Year Nominated work Category Result 2005 Lord of War Most Offensive Male Character
Film festivals
Catalina Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2014 Joe Charlie Chaplin ICON Award
Cairo International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2017 Career Achievement Award
Chicago International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2003 Career Achievement Award
Deauville American Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2002 Sonny Grand Special Prize
Giffoni Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2012 Kick Ass Giffoni Experience Award
Ischia Global Film & Music Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2013 The Frozen Ground Ischia Legend Award
Palm Springs International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2001 Desert Palm Achievement Award
San Francisco International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 1998 Peter J. Owens Award 2023Lifetime AchievementMaria Manetti Shrem Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting
San Sebastián International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 1995 Leaving Las Vegas Silver Shell for Best Actor
Transilvania International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2019 Transilvanian Trophy for Special Contribution to World Cinema
Toronto Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2019 Color Out of Space Creative Coalition's Spotlight Initiative Award
Miscellaneous awards American Comedy Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1988 Raising Arizona Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) 1993 Honeymoon in Vegas
Annie Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2021 The Croods: A New Age Best Voice Acting in a Feature Production
ALOS Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2018 Dog Eat Dog Best Actor in a Leading Role
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1997 The Rock Favorite Actor – Action/Adventure 1998 Con Air, Face/Off 1999 City of Angels Favorite Actor – Drama/Romance Snake Eyes Favorite Actor – Suspense 2001 The Family Man Favorite Actor – Comedy/Romance Gone in 60 Seconds Favorite Actor – Action
Goldene Kamera Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 World Trade Center Best International Actor
Golden Raspberry Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2007 The Wicker Man Worst Picture Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel Worst Screen Couple Worst Actor 2008 Ghost Rider, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Next 2012 Drive Angry, Season of the Witch, Trespass Worst Screen Couple 2013 A Thousand Words Worst Picture Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Seeking Justice Worst Actor 2015 Left Behind 2017 Snowden Worst Supporting Actor 2022 Pig Razzie Redeemer Award 2026Gunslingers Worst Supporting Actor
Jupiter Award Year Nominated work Category Result 1997 Leaving Las Vegas, The Rock Best International Actor 1998 Con Air, Face/Off 2006 National Treasure
MTV Movie and TV Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1997 The Rock Best On-Screen Duo 1998 Face/Off Best Male Performance Best Villain 1999 City of Angels Best On-Screen Duo
People's Choice Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2006 Lord of War, The Weather Man Favorite Motion Picture Actor
Political Film Society Award Year Nominated work Category Result 2004 The Life of David Gale Political Film Society Award for Human Rights (as producer)
Sant Jordi Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1996 Leaving Las Vegas Best Foreign Actor
Satellite Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2003 Adaptation Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Saturn Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1998 Face/Off Best Actor 2019 Mandy 2024 Renfield Best Supporting Actor 2025 Dream Scenario Best Actor Longlegs Best Supporting Actor
Scream Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Knowing Best Science Fiction Actor 2010 Kick-Ass Best Fantasy Actor Best Superhero
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Most Annoying Fake Accent: Male Worst On-Screen Couple 2006 The Wicker Man Worst Actor
Teen Choice Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2010 Kick-Ass Choice Movie Actor: Action
Visual Effects Society Year Nominated work Category Result 2003 Adaptation Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film
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