The following article is a List of awards and nominations received by Colin Firth.
Colin Firth is an English actor known for his roles in film, television, and theatre. Over his career has received an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Firth received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal as King George VI in Tom Hooper's historical drama The King's Speech (2010). The performance also earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role. He was previously Oscar-nominated for playing a gay man who lost a long-time partner in the romantic drama A Single Man (2009), which also earned him the BAFTA Award and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.
He also received three British Academy Film Award nominations for his performances in the romantic comedy Bridget Jones's Diary (2000), the romantic drama A Single Man (2009), and the historical drama The King's Speech (2010), winning for the later two. He received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture nominations for the romantic epic drama The English Patient (1996), and the romantic period comedy-drama Shakespeare in Love (1998), before winning for the historical drama The King's Speech (2010).
For his work on television, he received two British Academy Television Award nominations for his roles in the BBC projects Tumbledown (1989), and Pride and Prejudice (1996) as well as two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart in the BBC / HBO film Conspiracy (2001), and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for playing Michael Peterson the HBO limited series The Staircase (2022). For the later he also received a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Firth was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2011. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world that same year. He has received various honorary awards including the Britannia Awards Humanitarian Award in 2009 and the Telluride Film Festival's Silver Medallion Award in 2010. He received a Motion Picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010Best Actor A Single Man 2011The King's Speech
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1997Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The English Patient 1999Shakespeare in Love 2010 Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role A Single Man 2011 Outstanding Cast in a Motion PictureThe King's Speech Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards2002Best Actor in a Supporting Role Bridget Jones's Diary 2010Best Actor in a Leading Role A Single Man 2011 The King's Speech British Academy Television Awards1989 Best Actor Tumbledown 1996 Pride and Prejudice Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2010Best Actor A Single Man 2011 The King's Speech
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards2001Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or MovieConspiracy2022Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or MovieThe Staircase
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama A Single Man 2011 The King's Speech 2023 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film The Staircase
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Dorian Awards 2009 Film Performance of the YearA Single Man European Film Awards 2011 Best Actor The King's Speech People's Choice Awards 2008 Favorite Cast (shared with Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, and Stellan Skarsgard) Mamma Mia! Venice Film Festival 2009 Volpi Cup for Best Actor A Single Man
Honorary awards Organizations Year Honor Result Britannia Awards 2009 Humanitarian Award Telluride Film Festival 2010 Silver Medallion Award Queen Elizabeth II 2011 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Time Magazine 100 most influential people in the world Hollywood Walk of Fame Motion Picture Star National Film Awards 2018 Global Contribution to Motion Pictures Dublin International Film Festival 2021 Volta Award
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