Taron Egerton is a Welsh actor who has received various awards and nominations throughout his career.
Egerton first gained recognition for starring as Gary "Eggsy" Unwin in the action comedy film Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), for which he won the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer and was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor. In 2014, he was also one of the nominees for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of singer-songwriter Elton John in the musical Rocketman (2019). The role won him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and earned him nominations for the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for his work on the film score. He starred in the Apple TV+ miniseries Black Bird (2022), which garnered him further nominations at the Actor Awards, BAFTA TV Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards.
Major associations Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture Rocketman 2023 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series Black Bird
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2016 Rising Star Award 2020 Best Actor in a Leading Role Rocketman British Academy Television Awards 2023Best Actor Black Bird 2026 Smoke
Golden Globes Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Rocketman 2023 Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film Black Bird
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2023 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Black Bird
Other associations Audie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Autobiography or Memoir Me
BAFTA Cymru Year Category Nominated work Result 2023 Best Actor Black Bird
CinemaCon Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018 Action Star of the Year
Critics' Choice Super Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Best Actor in a Superhero Movie Tetris 2025 Best Actor in an Action Movie Carry-On 2026 Apex
Dorian Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Film Performance of the Year – Actor Rocketman
Empire Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Best Male Newcomer Kingsman: The Secret Service
Golden Schmoes Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Breakthrough Performance of the Year Kingsman: The Secret Service
GQ Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2019 Actor of the Year Rocketman
Hollywood Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2019 Breakthrough Actor Award Rocketman
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2019 Best Original Song in a Feature Film "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (from Rocketman)
Huading Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Best Global Original Song "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (from Rocketman)
London Film Festival Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2014 Best British Newcomer Testament of Youth
National Film Awards UK Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Actor Kingsman: The Secret Service Best Newcomer 2018 Best Actor Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2021 Best Actor Rocketman Outstanding Performance
NME Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Best Film Actor
People's Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2019 Drama Movie Star of the Year Rocketman
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Virtuoso Award Rocketman
Satellite Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Rocketman
Saturn Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Actor Kingsman: The Secret Service
Teen Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Choice Movie: Breakout Star Kingsman: The Secret Service 2016 Choice Movie Actor: Drama Eddie the Eagle 2019 Choice Movie Actor: Drama Rocketman
Critics associations Year Association Category Work Result 2019 Dublin Film Critics' Circle Best Actor Rocketman Florida Film Critics Circle Best Actor Hollywood Critics Association (Midseason Awards) Best Actor New York Film Critics Online Best Use of Music 2020 Hollywood Critics Association (Film Awards) Best Actor London Film Critics' Circle British/Irish Actor of the Year 2023 Hollywood Critics Association (Midseason Awards) Best Actor Tetris 2024 Hollywood Creative Alliance (Television Awards) Best Actor in a Limited Series or Streaming Movie Black Bird
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