This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Sam Rockwell.
Sam Rockwell is an American actor known for his roles on stage and screen. Rockwell started his career as a character actor playing diverse supporting roles in a variety of genres before transitioning into leading man roles. He has received several accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and three Actor Awards as well as nominations for three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.
He acted in the British fantasy drama Lawn Dogs (1997) winning Best Actor Prizes at the Montreal World Film Festival and the Sitges Film Festival. He played a violent and erratic prison inmate William "Wild Bill" Wharton in the fantasy prison drama epic The Green Mile (1999) for which he was nominated for the Actor Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. He received acclaim for his portrayal of Chuck Barris in the biographical spy thriller Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) earning the Berlin International Film Festival's Silver Bear for Best Actor. He played James Reston Jr. in the historical political thriller Frost/Nixon (2008) earning an Actor Award nomination with the Cast. He received various award nominations for his role as man with a personal crisis on the far side of the Moon in the science fiction film Moon (2009).
Rockwell was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award playing a man convicted of a crime in the legal drama Conviction (2010), the Independent Spirit Award playing a struggling actor in the satirical crime dramedy Seven Psychopaths (2012), and the Critics' Choice Award playing a quirky water park worker in the summer comedy The Way, Way Back (2013). He played a troubled police deputy in the Martin McDonagh crime-drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the BAFTA Award as well as the Critics' Choice Movie Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Independent Spirit Award, and the Actor Award. The following year he portrayed George W. Bush in the Dick Cheney biopic Vice (2018) earning nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award.
On television, he portrayed the Broadway dancer and choreographer Bob Fosse in the FX limited series Fosse/Verdon (2019) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nomination. He was also nominated as a producer on the same project earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. For his role in the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2024) he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. On stage, he earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination for his role as a hustler in the David Mamet revival American Buffalo (2022).
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2018 Vice
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1999Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Green Mile 2008 Frost/Nixon 2017Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 2019 Jojo Rabbit Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Fosse/Verdon
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2018 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2019 Vice
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2010 Best Supporting Actor Conviction 2013 Best Lead Actor in a Comedy The Way Way Back 2017 Best Acting Ensemble Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Supporting Actor 2018 Best Acting Ensemble Vice Critics' Choice Television Awards 2019 Best Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie Fosse/Verdon Critics' Choice Super Awards 2020 Best Voice Actor in an Animated Movie The One and Only Ivan 2026Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy MovieGood Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 Outstanding Limited Series Fosse/Verdon Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie 2025 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The White Lotus (episode: "Full-Moon Party")
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2019 Vice 2020 Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television Fosse/Verdon
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2022 Best Actor in a Play American Buffalo
Critics awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Austin Film Critics Association 2017 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Boston Society of Film Critics 2012 Best Ensemble Cast Seven Psychopaths 2017 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2018 Best Supporting Actor Chicago Film Critics Association 2017 Best Supporting Actor Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2017 Best Supporting Actor Denver Film Critics Society 2018 Best Supporting Actor Detroit Film Critics Society 2009 Best Lead Actor Moon 2017 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Florida Film Critics Circle 2017 Best Supporting Actor Georgia Film Critics Association 2018 Best Supporting Actor Hawaii Film Critics Society 2018 Best Supporting Actor Houston Film Critics Society 2018 Best Supporting Actor Iowa Film Critics 2011 Best Supporting Actor Conviction 2018 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri IndieWire Critics Poll 2017 Best Supporting Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2002 Best Lead Actor Confession of a Dangerous Mind 2017 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri London Film Critics' Circle 2018 Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2017 Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics 2018 Best Supporting Actor Nevada Film Critics Society 2017 Best Supporting Actor North Carolina Film Critics Association 2018 Best Supporting Actor North Texas Film Critics Association 2018 Best Supporting Actor Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 2018 Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society 2013 Best Supporting Actor The Way Way Back 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Outer Critics Circle Awards 2022 Outstanding Actor in a Play American Buffalo Palm Springs International Film Festival 2018 Spotlight Award Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Phoenix Critics Circle Award 2017 Best Supporting Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society 2003 Best Lead Actor Confession of a Dangerous Mind 2013 Best Acting Ensemble The Way Way Back Best Supporting Actor 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2018 Vice San Diego Film Critics Society 2012 Best Ensemble Performance Seven Psychopaths 2013 Best Supporting Actor The Way Way Back 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2017 Best Supporting Actor Seattle Film Critics Society 2017 Best Supporting Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association 2017 Best Supporting Actor St. Louis Film Critics Association 2010 Best Supporting Actor Conviction 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Toronto Film Critics Association 2017 Best Supporting Actor Utah Film Critics Association 2010 Best Supporting Actor Conviction 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2017 Best Supporting Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2010 Best Supporting Actor Conviction 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result AACTA Awards 2018 Best International Supporting Actor – Cinema Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2019 Vice Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2018 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Award Circuit Community Award 1999 Best Cast Ensemble The Green Mile 2017 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Cast Ensemble Berlin International Film Festival 2003 Silver Bear for Best Actor Confession of a Dangerous Mind Boston Film Festival 2010 Best Lead Actor Conviction British Independent Film Awards 2009 Best Lead Actor Moon 2017 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Capri-Hollywood Film Festival Award 2017 Best Supporting Actor Chlotrudis Award 2010 Best Lead Actor Moon 2014 Best Supporting Actor The Way Way Back Dorian Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Gold Derby Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actor Best Ensemble Cast Golden Schmoes Award 2009 Best Actor of the Year Moon 2017 Best Supporting Actor of the Year Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Gotham Awards 1998 Breakthrough Actor Lawn Dogs Hollywood Film Awards 2010 Best Supporting Actor Conviction 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri IMDb Award 2017 Fan Favorite – STARmeter award Independent Spirit Awards 2012 Best Supporting Male Seven Psychopaths 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri International Online Cinema 2010 Best Lead Actor Moon 2018 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Irish Film & Television Academy 2010 Best International Actor Moon Italian Online Movie Award 2010 Best Lead Actor Montreal World Film Festival 1997 Best Lead Actor Lawn Dogs Newport Beach Film Festival 2013 Best Lead Actor A Single Shot Online Film & Television Association 2018 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Ensemble Satellite Awards 2003 Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Confession of a Dangerous Mind 2004 Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Matchstick Men 2008 Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Choke 2017 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2019 Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film Fosse/Verdon Saturn Awards 2010 Best Lead Actor Moon Scream Awards 2009 Best Science Fiction Actor Seattle International Film Festival 2009 Best Lead Actor Sitges Film Festival 1997 Best Lead Actor Lawn Dogs 2007 Joshua 2009 Moon Sundance Film Festival 2008 Best Ensemble Choke Village Voice Film Poll 2017 Best Supporting Actor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
See also Sam Rockwell on screen and stage
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