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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Willem Dafoe.
Willem Dafoe is an American actor known for his extensive diverse roles in film. He has received numerous accolades including two Independent Spirit Awards as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. Dafoe was honored with the Honorary Golden Bear in 2018 and a Motion Picture Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2024.
Dafoe gained acclaim for playing a compassionate Sergeant during the Vietnam War in Oliver Stone's war drama Platoon (1986) for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He played a career criminal in the David Lynch romantic crime drama Wild at Heart (1991) for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He portrayed Max Schreck in the E. Elias Merhige directed horror film Shadow of the Vampire (2000) for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
For his role as a kindly motel manager in the Sean Baker coming-of-age drama The Florida Project (2017) he was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, the Critics' Choice Award, the Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role. He took a leading role as painter Vincent Van Gogh in the Julian Schnabel biographical drama At Eternity's Gate (2018) for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. He played a moody lighthouse keeper in the Robert Eggers psychological drama The Lighthouse (2019) for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In 2002, he gained international recognition for his portrayal as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), for which he was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain. He reprised the role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) for which he won the Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Villain in a Movie. He also became known for his appearances in numerous of Wes Anderson's films including The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The French Dispatch (2021), and The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
Major associations
[edit]| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Best Supporting Actor | Platoon | Nominated | [1] |
| 2001 | Shadow of the Vampire | Nominated | [2] | |
| 2018 | The Florida Project | Nominated | [3] | |
| 2019 | Best Actor | At Eternity's Gate | Nominated | [4] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Film Actor in a Supporting Role | The Florida Project | Nominated | [5] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | ||||
| 2004 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Nominated | [6] |
| 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | The Florida Project | Nominated | [7] |
| 2018 | Best Actor | At Eternity's Gate | Nominated | [8] |
| 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | The Lighthouse | Nominated | [9] |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | ||||
| 2022 | Best Villain in a Movie | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Won | |
| 2024 | Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Poor Things | Nominated | |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Shadow of the Vampire | Nominated | [10] |
| 2018 | The Florida Project | Nominated | [10] | |
| 2019 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | At Eternity's Gate | Nominated | [10] |
| 2024 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Poor Things | Nominated | [10] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The English Patient | Nominated | [11] |
| 2001 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Shadow of the Vampire | Nominated | [12] |
| 2015 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Nominated | [13] |
| 2018 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | The Florida Project | Nominated | [14] |
| 2024 | Poor Things | Nominated | [15] |
Miscellaneous awards
[edit]Critics awards
[edit]Honorary awards
[edit]| Organizations | Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina International Film Festival | 2002 | Taormina Arte Award | Honored | |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 2005 | Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award | Honored | [16] |
| Locarno Film Festival | 2006 | Excellence Award | Honored | [17] |
| Stockholm Film Festival | 2012 | Achievement Award | Honored | [18] |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2016 | Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema | Honored | [19] |
| Berlin International Film Festival | 2018 | Honorary Golden Bear | Honored | [20] |
| Gotham Awards | 2018 | Tribute Award | Honored | [21] |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 2018 | Cinema Vanguard Award | Honored | [22] |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 2022 | Honorary Doctor of Arts | Honored | [23] |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame | 2024 | Motion Picture Star at 6284 Hollywood Blvd. | Honored | [24] |
| Sarajevo Film Festival | 2025 | Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award | Honored | [25] |
References
[edit]- ^ "59th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "73rd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "90th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "91st Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "71st British Academy Film Awards". bafta.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Critics' Choice Awards nominees". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Complete list of nominees and winners for the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma,' 'Americans,' 'Mrs. Maisel' Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Willem Dafoe - Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® | Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "San Sebastian unveils 2020 poster as festival director addresses changes". ScreenDaily. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Locarno fest honors Dafoe". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Dafoe, Audiard and Troell to be awarded in Stockholm". ScreenDaily. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Willem Dafoe & Charlie Kaufman to Receive Honorary Awards from Karlovy Vary". IndieWire. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Berlin Film Festival To Present Willem Dafoe With Honorary Golden Bear; Sets Jury, More Titles & #MeToo Talks". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Gotham Awards To Honor Willem Dafoe And Paul Greengrass". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Santa Barbara Film Fest: Willem Dafoe Tapped for Cinema Vanguard Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Willem Dafoe to Receive Honorary University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Doctorate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "ACTOR WILLEM DAFOE TO BE HONORED WITH FIRST WALK OF FAME STAR OF THE YEAR!". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Leo Barraclough (August 3, 2025). "Willem Dafoe to Receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Willem Dafoe at IMDb