List of awards and nominations received by Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen awards and nominations
McKellen in 2013
McKellen in 2013
Totals[a]
Wins31
Nominations64
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Ian McKellen.

Sir Ian McKellen is an English actor of the stage and screen. Over his distinguished career, he has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, six Laurence Olivier Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, fi e Primetime Emmy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, and a British Academy Television Awards.

McKellen received two Academy Award nominations, his first for Best Actor for his portrayal as James Whale in the period drama Gods and Monsters (1998) with his second nomination being for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Gandalf the Grey in Peter Jackson's fantasy epic Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). He received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for playing King Richard III in the period drama Richard III (1995) as well as the Best Adapted Screenplay for the later. For his role as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), he was nominated for two BAFTA Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards including a win for Best Supporting Actor.

For his work on television, he won the Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his portrayal of Tsar Nicholas II in the HBO film Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996). He was Emmy-nominated for his roles in gay rights activist Bill Kraus in the HBO film And the Band Played On (1993), a fictionalized version of himself in the HBO comedy series Extras (2006), the title role in the PBS film King Lear (2008), and Number 2 / Curtis in AMC miniseries The Prisoner (2009). He was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a theatrical dresser in the Starz movie The Dresser (2015).

On stage, McKellen has received two Tony Award nominations winning for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Antonio Salieri in the Broadway production of Amadeus in 1981. He was Tony-nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Play for Acting Shakespeare (1984). For his work on the West End stage in London, he received twelve Laurence Olivier Awards nominations, winning six times for his performances in Henrik Ibsen's The Pillars of Society (1977), Ben Jonson's The Alchemist (1978), Martin Sherman's Bent (1979), Michael Frayn's Wild Honey (1984), and William Shakespeare's Richard III (1991). He won the Society of London Theatre Special Award for Ian McKellen on Stage (2020).

Major awards

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 Best Actor in a Leading Role Gods and Monsters Nominated [1]
2002 Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Nominated [2]

BAFTA Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
BAFTA Film Awards
1996 Best Actor in a Leading Role Richard III Nominated [3]
Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
2001 Best Actor in a Leading Role The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Nominated [4]
2003 Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Nominated [5]
BAFTA TV Awards
2016 Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Dresser Nominated [6]

Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1994 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie And the Band Played On Nominated [7]
1996 Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny Nominated [8]
2006 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Extras Nominated [9]
2008 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie King Lear Nominated [10]
2009 The Prisoner Nominated [11]

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1996 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Richard III Nominated [12]
1997 Best Supporting Actor – Television Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny Won [12]
1999 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Gods and Monsters Nominated [12]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role Gods and Monsters Nominated [13]
2002 Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Won [14]
Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Nominated [15]
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Won [16]

Tony Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1981 Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Amadeus Won [17]
1984 Acting Shakespeare Nominated [18]

Laurence Olivier Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1977 Actor of the Year in a Revival Pillars of the Community Won [19]
1978 Comedy Performance of the Year The Alchemist Won [20]
1979 Actor of the Year in a New Play Bent Won [21]
1984 Actor of the Year in a Revival Wild Honey Won [22]
1986 Best Actor in a Leading Role The Cherry Orchard Nominated [23]
1990 Othello and Bent Nominated [24]
1991 Richard III Won [25]
1992 Uncle Vanya Nominated [26]
2008 King Lear Nominated [27]
2017 No Man's Land Nominated [28]
2019 King Lear Nominated [29]
2020 Special Award Ian McKellen on Stage Won [30]

Other theatre awards

Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref.
Drama Desk Awards 1974 Outstanding Performance The Wood Demon / King Lear Won
1981 Outstanding Actor in a Play Amadeus Won
1984 Outstanding One-Person Show Acting Shakespeare Won
1987 Outstanding Actor in a Play Wild Honey Won
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1984 Best Actor Coriolanus Won
1989 Othello Won
Garland Award 1998 Outstanding Solo Performance A Knight Out in Los Angeles Won

Critics awards

Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1998 Best Actor in a Motion Picture Gods and Monsters Won
2003 Best Cast in a Motion Picture The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Won
Chicago Film Critics Association 1998 Best Actor Gods and Monsters Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association 1998 Best Actor Won
National Board of Review 1998 Best Actor Won
Toronto Film Critics Association 1998 Best Actor Won
Florida Film Critics Circle 1998 Best Actor Gods and Monsters / Apt Pupil Won

Miscellaneous awards

Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref.
Annie Awards 2006 Voice Acting in a Feature Production Flushed Away Won
British Independent Film Award 1998 Best Actor Gods and Monsters Won
CableAce Award 1993 Best Supporting Actor Miniseries/Movie And the Band Played On Won
European Film Award 1995 Best Actor Richard III Won
Poppy Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actor The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Won
San Sebastián International Film Festival 1998 Best Actor Gods and Monsters Won
Satellite Awards 1996 Best Supporting Actor - Television Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny Nominated
1998 Best Actor Motion Picture Drama Gods and Monsters Nominated
2001 Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Nominated
Saturn Awards 1998 Best Supporting Actor Apt Pupil Won
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Won
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Nominated
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Nominated
Teen Choice Awards 2003 Choice Movie Villain X2 Nominated
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Nominated

Honorary awards

Year Category Nominated work Ref
2004 Pride International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement & Distinction Award
2006 Olivier Awards Society's Special Award
2009 Evening Standard Awards The Lebedev Special Award
2010 Empire Awards Empire Icon Award [31]
2017 Istanbul International Film Festival Honorary Award [32]

References

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  13. ^ "5th Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  14. ^ "8th Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
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  17. ^ "The 1981 Tony Award Nominations". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  18. ^ "The 1984 Tony Award Nominations". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  19. ^ "Olivier Award Winners 1977". officiallondontheatre. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  20. ^ "Olivier Award Winners 1978". officiallondontheatre. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
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  22. ^ "Olivier Award Winners 1984". officiallondontheatre. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  23. ^ "Olivier Award Winners 1986". officiallondontheatre. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  24. ^ "Olivier Award Winners 1990". officiallondontheatre. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  25. ^ "Olivier Award Winners 1991". officiallondontheatre. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  26. ^ "Olivier Award Winners 1992". officiallondontheatre. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  27. ^ "Olivier Award Winners 2008". officiallondontheatre. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  28. ^ "Olivier Award Winners 2017". officiallondontheatre. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  29. ^ "Olivier Award Winners 2019". officiallondontheatre. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  30. ^ "Olivier Award Winners 2020". officiallondontheatre. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  31. ^ "Empire Icon Award". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  32. ^ "İKSV Film | Arşiv". film.iksv.org. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07.
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