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 four 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 has earned six Saturn Awards acting nominations: the first for Kingdom of the Spiders, four others for the first four Star Trek films, and one as a recurring guest star on Haven. He won the Best Actor award for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Best Guest Actor for Haven, and earned The Life Career Award in 1980 jointly with Gene Roddenberry. In 2025, he was awarded the Saturns' Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2011, he was given made an honorary Doctor of Letters by McGill University, his alma mater. In 2019, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Major associations Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Award 1999 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series3rd Rock from the Sun: Dick's Big Giant Headache 2004 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series 2005Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesBoston Legal 2006 2007 2008 2009Children's and Family Emmy Award 2024 Outstanding Voice Performer in an Animated Program Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2005 Best Supporting Actor – Television Boston Legal 2008
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2023 Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy SeriesBoston Legal Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2007 2008 2009 Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series
Miscellaneous awards Year Award Category Series/Film Result 1958 Theatre World Award 1978 Saturn Awards Best ActorKingdom of the Spiders 1980 Saturn Awards Best ActorStar Trek: The Motion Picture 1980 Saturn AwardsLife Career Award 1983 Saturn Awards Best ActorStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1985 American Saddlebred Horse Association Meritorious Service Award 1985 Saturn Awards Best ActorStar Trek III: The Search for Spock 1987 Saturn Awards Best ActorStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1989 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst ActorStar Trek V: The Final Frontier 1989 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst DirectorStar Trek V: The Final Frontier 1989 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst ScreenplayStar Trek V: The Final Frontier 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting ActorStar Trek Generations 1996 American Saddlebred Horse Association Breeders Hall of Fame Award 2000 Golden Raspberry AwardsWorst Actor of the Century 2000 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Personality 2001 Canadian Comedy Awards Funniest Male Performance in a FilmMiss Congeniality 2001 Annie Awards Best Male Voice Acting in an Animated FeatureOsmosis Jones 2005 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor – TelevisionBoston Legal 2009 Marbella International Film Festival Best Documentary FilmWilliam Shatner's Gonzo Ballet 2009 Prism Awards Best Performance in a Drama EpisodeBoston Legal 2009 Rhode Island International Film Festival Nathanael Greene Humanitarian Award 2009 Streamy Awards Best Reality Web Series 2009 Streamy Awards Best Web Series 2011 American Saddlebred Horse Association C. J. Cronan Sportsmanship Award 2011 Governor General's Awards Performing Arts Awards 2011 Revolver Golden Gods Awards Honorary Headbanger Award 2011 Television Critics Association Awards Career Achievement Award 2012 Audie Awards Best HumourShatner's Rules 2012 Television Critics Association Awards Career Achievement Award 2013 Stratford FestivalLegacy Award 2013 Television Critics Association Awards Career Achievement Award 2014 NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal 2015 Canadian Screen Awards Documentary Program or Series Chaos on the Bridge 2015 Saturn Awards Best Guest Star on Television Haven 42nd Saturn Awards#Acting 2015 Taste Awards Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 Voice Arts AwardsIcon Award 2016 Taste Awards Best Branded Programme Brown Bag Wine Tasting with William Shatner 2016 Taste Awards Best Branded Video Promotion or Campaign Brown Bag Wine Tasting with William Shatner 2016 Taste Awards Best Drink or Beverage Programme: Web Brown Bag Wine Tasting with William Shatner 2016 Taste Awards Best Entertainment News Series – Online Brown Bag Wine Tasting with William Shatner 2016 Taste Awards Best Reality Series: Food or Drink Brown Bag Wine Tasting with William Shatner 2017 Canadian Screen Awards Best Guest Role Dramatic Series Murdoch Mysteries 2020 WWE Hall of Fame Celebrity inductee2024Visual Effects Society AwardsVES Award for Creative Excellence2025Saturn AwardsLifetime Achievement Award
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