This is a list of awards and nominations received by Liam Neeson.
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 Polar Express (2001) at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1994 Best Actor Schindler's List
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards1994 Best Actor in a Leading Role Schindler's List
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Super Awards2022 Best Actor in an Action Movie The Ice Road Critics' Choice Television Awards2016 Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Inside Amy Schumer
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1994 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Schindler's List 1997 Michael Collins 2005 Kinsey
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Best Spoken Word Album for Children The Polar Express
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1993 Best Actor in a Play Anna Christie 2002 The Crucible
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Chicago Film Critics Association 1993 Best Actor Schindler's List 1996 Michael Collins Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 1993 Best Actor Schindler's List Drama Desk Awards 2002 Outstanding Actor in a Play The Crucible Evening Standard British Film Awards 1996 Best Actor Michael Collins Independent Spirit Awards 2004 Best Male Lead Kinsey Irish Film and Television Academy 2004 Best Actor Kinsey 2009 Actor in a Lead Role Five Minutes of Heaven London Film Critics' Circle 1993 Actor of the Year Schindler's List 2004 Kinsey Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2004 Best Actor Kinsey MTV Movie Awards 1999 Best Fight Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 2005 Batman Begins Phoenix Film Critics Society 2003 Best Actor Love Actually Outer Critics Circle Award 2002 Outstanding Actor in a Play The Crucible Razzie Awards 2012 Worst Supporting Actor Battleship Satellite Awards 2004 Best Actor – Motion Picture Kinsey Saturn Awards 1990 Best Actor Darkman 1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 2005 Best Supporting Actor Batman Begins Theater World Award 1993 Distinguished Performance Anna Christie Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2004 Best Actor Kinsey Venice International Film Festival 1996 Volpi Cup for Best Actor Michael Collins
Honorary awards Organizations Year Award Result British Independent Film Award 2010 Variety Award Camerimage 2010 Krzysztof Kieślowski Award Irish Film & Television Academy 2016 Outstanding Contribution to Cinema Award Queen’s University Belfast 2009 Honorary Doctorate Queen Elizabeth II 1999 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Palm Springs International Film Festival 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award Savannah Film Festival 2010 Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Taormina International Film Festival 2000 Career Achievement Award
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