Tom Hiddleston is an English actor of the stage and screen. He is known well for his performances in film, television and theatre. In 2012, he received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. He has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations for producing and acting in the AMC limited series The Night Manager (2016), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.
He has also received awards for his work on the London stage, earning three Laurence Olivier Award nominations winning Best Newcomer in a Play for his performance as Posthumus Leonatus & Cloten in William Shakespeare play Cymbeline in 2008. In 2020, he was nominated for his Broadway debut for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Robert in the revival of Harold Pinter's Betrayal.
Major associations British Academy Film Awards Year Category Result 2012 BAFTA Rising Star Award
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016Best Miniseries or Television FilmThe Night Manager Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Laurence Olivier Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2008Best Newcomer in a Play Cymbeline Othello 2014 Best Actor Coriolanus 2026 Best Actor Much Ado About Nothing
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Outstanding Limited SeriesThe Night Manager Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Betrayal
Miscellaneous awards Year Award Work Result 2006 Ian Charleson Award (Received commendation) The Changeling 2007Ian Charleson Award Third Prize Othello 2009 Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play Othello/Ivanov Ian Charleson Award (Special commendation as previous winner)Ivanov 2010 Crime Thriller Award for Best Supporting Actor Wallander Online Film & Television Association Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesCranford 2011Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Ensemble Cast Midnight in Paris Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting Scream Award for Breakout Performance – MaleThor Georgia Film Critics Association for Breakthrough AwardMidnight in Paris, Thor, War Horse 2012 Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer Thor Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor Archipelago Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Thor Gold Derby Film Award for Ensemble CastMidnight in Paris Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain The Avengers Glamour Award for Man of the Year 2013 South Bank Sky Arts Award - Times Breakthrough Award The Hollow Crown, War Horse, The Avengers Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Villain The Avengers MTV Movie Award for Best Fight MTV Movie Award for Best Villain 2014Online Film & Television Association Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesThe Hollow CrownRussian National Movie Award - Georges award for Best Foreign VillanThor: The Dark WorldRussian National Movie Award - Georges award for Best Foreign Duo Empire Award for Best Supporting Actor Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor MTV Movie Award for Favourite CharacterELLE Style Awards for Man Of The Year Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best ActorCoriolanus 2015 WhatsOnStage.com Award for Best Actor in a Play Behind the Voice Actors Awards for Best Vocal EnsembleTinker Bell and the Pirate FairyCinEuphoria Award for Best DuoOnly Lovers Left Alive (shared with Tilda Swinton) Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality or Seduction BloodGuts UK Horror Award for Best ActorOnly Lovers Left Alive Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Unrelated British Independent Film Award for Best Actor High-Rise Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor High-Rise; Crimson Peak 2016Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best ActorCrimson PeakRear of the Year TV Choice Award for Best Actor The Night Manager I Talk Telly Award for Best Actor in a DramaGold Derby TV Award for TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film TVTimes Award for Favourite Actor Online Film & Television Association Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series 2017 National Television Award for Favourite Drama Performance Producers Guild of America David L. Wolper Award – Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television Empire Hero Award GQ Most Stylish Man of the Year Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Kong: Skull Island 2018Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Scene StealerThor: Ragnarok Indiana Film Journalists Association for Best Vocal/ Motion Capture PerformanceEarly Man 2019BroadwayWorld UK Awards for Best Actor in a New Production of a PlayBetrayal Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor 2020WhatsonStage Award for Best Actor in a Play Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a PlayBroadwayWorld Theatre Fans' Choice Awards - Best Leading Performer In A Play Of The Decade 2021Digital Spy Reader Award for Best ActorLokiPeople's Choice Award for The Male TV Star of 2021 ComicBook.com Golden Issue Award for Best TV Actor 2022 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Favorite Male TV Star (Family) Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in a Superhero SeriesMTV Movie & TV Award for Best Team Online Film & Television Association Awards for Best Actor in Drama SeriesHollywood Critics Association TV Awards for Best Actor in a Streaming Series, DramaSaturn Award for Best Actor in a Streaming Television Series 2024Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama SeriesPeople's Choice Award for The Male TV Star of the YearCritics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in a Superhero Series Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Favorite Male TV Star (Family)Astra TV Awards for Best Actor in a Streaming Drama SeriesVariety Virtuoso AwardCareer Achievement 2025London ICONS of the Year for Film and Theatre London ICONS for Londoner of the Year GQ Men of the Year Awards Risk-taking leading man 2026Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Ensemble ActingThe Life of ChuckIowa Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorSaturn Award for Best ActorWhatsOnStage Award for The SINE Digital Best Performer in a PlayMuch Ado About NothingThe Standard Theatre Awards for Best ActorCritics’ Circle Theatre Awards for Best for Best Shakespearean Performance Zurich Film Festival Golden Eye Tenzing
See also List of Tom Hiddleston performances
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