The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor Jesse Plemons. Plemons has received various awards and nominations. For his work in television, he has received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, four Actor Award nominations, winning the second, and two BAFTA nominations.
In 2021, Plemons starred as a rancher in Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog (2021). For his work, Plemons received a BAFTA nomination and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
For his performance as multiple people in the Yorgos Lanthimos anthology film Kinds of Kindness (2024), Plemons won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. For his portrayal of a conspiracy theory–obsessed beekeeper in Lanthimos's following film Bugonia (2025), he was once again nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, as well as the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2021 Best Supporting Actor The Power of the Dog
Actor Awards Year Category Work Result 2013 Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Breaking Bad 2014 2024 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Killers of the Flower Moon 2026 Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role Bugonia
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards2022 Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Power of the Dog 2026 Best Actor in a Leading Role Bugonia
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019 Best Acting Ensemble Vice 2020 The Irishman 2021 Judas and the Black Messiah 2022 The Power of the Dog 2024 Killers of the Flower Moon Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Fargo 2020 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 2024 Love & Death Critics' Choice Super Awards 2026 Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Bugonia
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Fargo 2018 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Black Mirror: USS Callister 2023 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Love & Death
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2025 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Kinds of Kindness 2026 Bugonia
Other awards Cannes Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Best Actor Kinds of Kindness
Gotham Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Best Actor I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017 Best Male Lead Other People
Irish Film & Television Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2026 Best International Actor Bugonia
Satellite Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2026 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Bugonia
Other associations Award Year Category Work Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2022 Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Power of the Dog Astra Film Awards 2026 Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Bugonia Astra Midseason Movie Awards 2024 Best Supporting Actor Civil War Chicago Indie Critics 2026 Best Actor Bugonia Chlotrudis Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor The Power of the Dog Columbus Film Critics Association 2022 Best Supporting Actor 2026 Best Lead Performance Bugonia Detroit Film Critics Society 2018 Best Supporting Actor Game Night Greater Western New York Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actor Bugonia Indiana Film Journalists Association 2018 Best Supporting Actor Game Night 2020 Best Actor I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2025 Best Lead Performance Bugonia Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2025 Best Actor London Film Critics' Circle 2022 Supporting Actor of the Year The Power of the Dog Milano International Film Festival Awards 2012 Best Supporting Actor Meeting Spencer Minnesota Film Critics Association 2022 Best Supporting Actor The Power of the Dog New York Film Critics Online 2025 Best Actor Bugonia Online Film & Television Association 2016 Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Limited or Anthology Series Fargo 2018 Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series Black Mirror: USS Callister 2023 Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Limited or Anthology Series Love & Death San Diego Film Critics Society 2018 Best Comedic Performance Game Night Saturn Awards 2018 Best Guest Starring Role on Television Black Mirror: USS Callister Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2022 Best Supporting Actor The Power of the Dog Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022. Young Artist Awards 2002 Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actor The Guardian 2007 Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor Friday Night Lights
References
External links Jesse Plemons – Awards at IMDb