List of awards and nominations received by Viggo Mortensen

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Viggo Mortensen awards
Academy Awards
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BAFTA Awards
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Golden Globe Awards
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Viggo Mortensen has received numerous accolades throughout his career. His portrayal of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy earned him nominations for the SAG Award for Outstanding Cast, winning for the final instalment The Return of the King (2003).

His performances in Eastern Promises (2007), Captain Fantastic (2016) and Green Book (2018) earned him nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe[a] and SAG Award for Best Actor. The first[b] and last[c] of these, as well as The Road (2009), also earned him nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor. He also received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in A Dangerous Method (2011), which won him the Canadian Screen Award.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor Nominated [1]
2017 Captain Fantastic Nominated
2019 Green Book Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
2017 Captain Fantastic Nominated
2019 Green Book Nominated [2]

Golden Globe Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated [3]
2012 A Dangerous Method Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated
2017 Captain Fantastic Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated
2019 Green Book Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Nominated
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Won [4]
2008 Eastern Promises Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated [5]
2017 Captain Fantastic Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated [6]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated [7]
2019 Green Book Nominated [2]

Other awards and nominations

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2008 Eastern Promises Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
2011 A Dangerous Method Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Won

British Independent Film Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor Won [8]

Canadian Screen Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor Nominated
2011 A Dangerous Method Best Supporting Actor Won

Chicago Film Critics Association

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Acting Ensemble Won
2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor Nominated
2010 The Road Nominated
2016 Captain Fantastic Best Actor in a Comedy Nominated
2019 Green Book Best Actor Nominated
Best Actor in a Comedy Nominated

Empire Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Best Actor Nominated
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Nominated
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Nominated
2006 A History of Violence Nominated

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2010 The Road Best Actor Nominated [9]

Florida Film Critics Circle

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2016 Captain Fantastic Best Actor Nominated [10]

Goya Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2007 Alatriste Best Actor Nominated [11]

Houston Film Critics Society

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor Nominated
2009 The Road Nominated
2017 Captain Fantastic Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2017 Captain Fantastic Best Male Lead Nominated [12]

London Film Critics Circle

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2006 A History of Violence Actor of the Year Nominated [13]

National Board of Review

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Cast Won
2018 Green Book Best Actor Won

New York Film Critics Circle

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2005 A History of Violence Best Actor 3rd Place
2007 Eastern Promises 2nd Place
2011 A Dangerous Method Best Supporting Actor 3rd Place

Online Film Critics Society

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Best Cast Nominated
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Won
2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor Nominated
2016 Captain Fantastic Nominated

Rome Film Festival

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Career Awarded [14]

San Diego Film Critics Society

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor 2nd Place
2009 The Road Nominated
2016 Captain Fantastic Nominated

Sant Jordi Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2007 Eastern Promises Best Foreign Actor Won

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2018 Life's Work American Riviera Award Awarded [15]

Satellite Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated
2005 A History of Violence Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated
2007 Eastern Promises Won
2011 A Dangerous Method Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated
2017 Captain Fantastic Best Actor – Motion Picture Won
2019 Green Book Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated

Saturn Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Best Actor Nominated
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Nominated
2006 A History of Violence Nominated
2008 Eastern Promises Nominated
2010 The Road Nominated

SFX Award

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Best SF or Fantasy Film Actor Won

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor Nominated
2016 Captain Fantastic Nominated

Toronto Film Critics Association

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2007 Eastern Promises Best Actor Won
2009 The Road Nominated

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2008 Eastern Promises Best Actor in a Canadian Film Won
Best Actor Nominated
2012 A Dangerous Method Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film Won

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2009 The Road Best Actor Nominated [16]

Notes

  1. ^ The first two were nominated in the drama category and the last was nominated in the musical or comedy category.
  2. ^ which also won him the British Independent Film Award for Best Actor.
  3. ^ which also won him the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor.

References

  1. ^ Li, Shirley. "Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen was 'worried about doing a caricature' in 'Green Book'". EW.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Green Book: Nominations and awards - The Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Viggo Mortensen". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "SCREEN ACTORS GUILD HONORS OUTSTANDING FILM AND TELEVISION PERFORMANCES IN 13 CATEGORIES AT THE 10TH ANNUAL SAG AWARDS®". SAG Awards. May 18, 2017. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Thompson, Anne (November 9, 2018). "'Green Book': Even After N-Word Disaster, Viggo Mortensen Is Still a Best Actor Contender". IndieWire. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Nominations Announced for the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® | Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Geier, Thom (December 14, 2016). "SAG Awards Nominations: 15 Biggest Snubs and Surprises, From Viggo Mortensen to Emily Blunt (Photos)". Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "Eastern Promises · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. October 11, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "The 2015 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Winners and Full Results!". FANGORIA®. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "'The Favourite' leads 2018 Florida Film Critics Awards Nominations". Florida Film Critics Circle. December 19, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  11. ^ Montgomery, Steve. "Viggo Mortensen vs. Penélope Cruz: Goya Awards + Unusual Australian Aborigines Drama Tops AFI". www.altfg.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  12. ^ Nordine, Michael (February 23, 2017). "2017 Independent Spirit Awards Presenters: Viggo Mortensen, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson and More (Exclusive)". IndieWire. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "London Critics Circle nominations announced - News - Film - Time Out London". Time Out London. December 22, 2005. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  14. ^ Aldo Luigi Mancusi (September 22, 2024). "Johnny Depp to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at Rome Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  15. ^ Pond, Steve (November 19, 2018). "Viggo Mortensen to Receive American Riviera Award From Santa Barbara Film Festival". The Wrap. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "2009 WAFCA Awards - The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA)". WAFCA. December 7, 2009. Retrieved September 5, 2022.