James Gandolfini (1961–2013) was an American actor who has received multiple awards and nominations for his television and film work. Gandolfini started acting in small budget films throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1995, he played Bear, a stuntman and gangster, in the crime thriller-comedy film Get Shorty. Gandolfini, along with the rest of the cast, received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nomination, at the 2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 1997, Gandolfini was cast as Tony Soprano, a crime boss and family man, in the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos (1999-2007). Gandolfini received critical acclaim for the role, receiving three Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. Many television critics have named Gandolfini's performance as Soprano as one of the greatest and most influential in television history. While on The Sopranos, Gandolfini continued to appear in films. In 2001, he played gay hitman Winston Baldry in the adventure comedy film The Mexican. He won the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role award at that year's Outfest Awards. Gandolfini also appeared in Broadway shows. In 2009, for his role as Michael in God of Carnage, he was nominated for the Best Actor in a Play at the 63rd Tony Awards.
Gandolfini died in 2013 while on a vacation in Italy. Romantic comedy-drama film Enough Said (2013) and crime film The Drop (2014) were released after his death. He received positive reviews for his role in the former, receiving multiple film critics awards and nominations. In addition to acting, he co-produced multiple documentaries with HBO. He received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series nomination for the 2012 biopic Hemingway & Gellhorn. The 2016 crime drama miniseries The Night Of, in which Gandolfini was a co-executive producer, received multiple awards and nominations for directing, producing, and technical achievements.
Major associations Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1999 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Sopranos (episode: "The Sopranos") 2000 The Sopranos (episode: "The Happy Wanderer") 2001 The Sopranos (episode: "Amour Fou") 2003 The Sopranos (episode: "Whitecaps") 2004The Sopranos (episode: "Where's Johnny?") 2007 The Sopranos (episode: "The Second Coming") 2008 Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq 2012 Outstanding Limited Series Hemingway & Gellhorn
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2000 Best Actor – Television Series Drama The Sopranos (season 1) 2001 The Sopranos (season 2) 2002 The Sopranos (season 3) 2003 The Sopranos (season 4)
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Get Shorty 2000 Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Sopranos (season 1) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2001Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Sopranos (season 2) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2002Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Sopranos (season 3) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2003Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Sopranos (season 4) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2005Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Sopranos (season 5) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2007Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Sopranos (season 6 - Part 1) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2008Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Sopranos (season 6 - Part 2) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2014 Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role Enough Said
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2009 Best Actor in a Play God of Carnage
Miscellaneous awards +Awards and nominations received by James Gandolfini Award Year Category Work Result AARP Awards 2014 Best Grownup Love Story Enough Said AFI Awards 2002 Actor of the Year - Male - TV Series The Sopranos Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels 2000 TV Series and Serials: Actor The Sopranos Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor Enough Said Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 Best Supporting Actor Enough Said Best Actor in a Comedy Chicago Film Critics Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor Enough Said Independent Spirit Awards 2014 Best Supporting Male Enough Said Gotham Awards 2013 Tribute Award Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor Enough Said IndieWire Critics Poll 2013 Best Supporting Actor Enough Said Outfest Outie Awards 2002 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role The Mexican London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2014 Supporting Actor of the Year Enough Said Prism Awards 2011 Documentary Program - Mental Health Wartorn: 1861–2010 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor Enough Said Satellite Awards 2000 Best Actor – Television Series Drama The Sopranos 2001 TCA Awards 1999 Individual Achievement in Drama The Sopranos 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 Viewers for Quality Television Q Awards 1999 Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series The Sopranos Village Voice Film Poll 2012 Best Supporting Actor Killing Them Softly 2013 Enough Said Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2013 Best Actor Enough Said
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External links List of awards and nominations at IMDb