List of awards and nominations received by Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon awards and nominations

Shannon in 2015
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 0 2 Critics' Choice 0 2 Golden Globes 0 1 Emmy Awards 0 1 SAG Awards 2 4 Tony Awards 0 1
Totals[a]
Wins	18
Nominations	79
Note ^ 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.

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Michael Shannon:

Michael Shannon is an American actor known for his roles on the stage and screen. He has received various accolades including two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award.

Shannon made his film debut in a minor role in the comedy Groundhog Day (1993) before taking supporting character actor roles in a string films including the Sidney Lumet crime thriller Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) for which he won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast along with the ensemble. He played a mentally ill man who speaks uncomfortable truths in the Sam Mendes period drama Revolutionary Road (2008) for which he earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

He played a working class man with paranoid schizophrenia in the Jeff Nichols independent drama Take Shelter (2011) for which he won various critics awards including the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor. He portrayed a ruthless real estate broker in the Ramin Bahrani drama film 99 Homes (2015), earning the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award as well as nominations for the Golden Globe Award, Critics' Choice Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. He earned his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a West Texas detective investigating a brutal crime in the Tom Ford psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016).

On television, he portrayed Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period crime drama Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014) for which he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series. He played Captain Beatty in the HBO film Fahrenheit 451 (2018) which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. He portrayed country singer George Jones in the Showtime limited series George & Tammy (2022) earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination.

On stage, he originated the role of a Gulf War veteran in the Tracy Letts play Bug and won the Obie Award with the ensemble in 2004. He acted in the Steppenwolf Theater Company production of the Martin McDonagh play The Pillowman for which he was nominated for the Joseph Jefferson Award. On Broadway, he played James Tyrone Jr. in the 2016 revival of the Eugene O'Neill family drama Long Day's Journey into Night for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and won the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics' Circle Award. He returned to Broadway playing a short order cook in a revival of the Terrence McNally play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune in 2020.