Australian actor Guy Pearce has been recognised with multiple awards and nominations for his work in film and television. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award and an Actor Award as well as nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
On television, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his role in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011). For the role he was also nominated for the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2025 Best Supporting Actor The Brutalist
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1998Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture L.A. Confidential 2011 The King's Speech 2012 Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie Mildred Pierce
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2025 Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Brutalist
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2011 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Mildred Pierce Daytime Emmy Awards 2024 Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series Neighbours
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012 Best Supporting Actor – Television Mildred Pierce 2025Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureThe Brutalist
Industry awards Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Year Category Nominated work Result Australian Film Institute Awards 2005 Best Lead Actor The Proposition 2008 Death Defying Acts 2009 International Award for Best Actor Bedtime Stories 2010 Best Supporting Actor Animal Kingdom AACTA Awards 2013 Best Lead Actor 33 Postcards 2015 The Rover 2021 Best Lead Actor in a Drama Jack Irish 2024 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama The Clearing 2025 Best Lead Actor in Film The Convert AACTA International Awards 2025 Best Supporting Actor The Brutalist
British Independent Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Supporting Actor The King's Speech
Gotham Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2009 Best Ensemble Performance The Hurt Locker 2024 Outstanding Supporting Performance The Brutalist
Logie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2022 Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor Jack Irish
Critics awards Australian Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Best Actor The Rover
Boston Society of Film Critics Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Best Actor Memento
Chicago Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Most Promising Actor L.A. Confidential 2001 Best Actor Memento
Online Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Best Actor Memento
Phoenix Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Best Actor Memento 2010 Best Ensemble Cast The King's Speech
San Diego Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Best Actor Memento
Saturn Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Best Actor Memento
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