List of awards and nominations received by Marlon Brando

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Marlon Brando was an American actor known for his intense leading roles in film. He received numerous awards including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Marlon Brando awards and nominations

Brando in On the Waterfront (1954), for which he received his first Academy Award.
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 2[a] 8 BAFTA Film Awards 3 8 Bambi Awards 0 1 Cannes Film Festival Awards 1 1 David di Donatello Awards 1 1 DGA Awards 0 1 Golden Globe Awards 5[b] 10 Jupiter Awards 1 1 Jussi Awards 2 2 National Society of Film Critics Awards 1 2 New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2 6 Primetime Emmy Awards 1 1
Totals[c]
Wins	32
Nominations	69
Note Includes a declined award Includes a declined award 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.

He received his first prize, the Theatre World Awards, for his debut performances on the Broadway stages in New York City.^[1] Brando made a cinematic impression instantly with his debut performance in The Men (1950),^[2] which he succeeded with his iconic portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951).^[3] He received his first of four consecutive Oscar nominations for the latter,^[4] which is a record in the Best Actor category and just 1 shy of the grand total held by both Bette Davis and Greer Garson, with 5 each, in Best Actress.

He would next receive Oscar nominations for portraying Emiliano Zapata in Viva Zapata! (1952);^[5] Mark Antony in Julius Caesar (1953);^[6] and finally, Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954), for which he garnered his first Academy Award and Golden Globe victory.^[7] He also won the Cannes Best Actor prize for Viva Zapata!. He earned further Golden Globes attention as Best Comedy/Musical Actor for The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956),^[8] but also some backlash for doing "yellowface" (white actors portraying Asian characters). Sayonara (1957) earned him his fifth Oscar nomination,^[9] and third Globe recognition for a film. The Young Lions (1958) netted him his fourth BAFTA nomination.^[10] And The Ugly American (1963) garnered him his fourth Golden Globe nomination for a performance.^[11]

His iconic role as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972) accrued nominations from all 3 awards contingents.^[12] He received his second Academy Award and another Golden Globe, but controversially declined both awards.^[13] At the 1973 Oscars telecast, he sent Sacheen Littlefeather in his place to announce his refusal on behalf of "Hollywood's unfavorable depiction of Native Americans".^[14] He followed that up with his highly acclaimed performance in the controversial film, Last Tango in Paris (1972), earning his seventh Academy Award nomination.^[15] The Jupiter Awards honored his performance in Apocalypse Now (1979),^[16] and he won an Emmy Award portraying neo-nazi George Lincoln Rockwell in the television miniseries Roots: The Next Generations (1979).^[17] He was also nominated by the Directors Guild of America for his directorial achievement on One-Eyed Jacks (1961),^[18] a film which also won him the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.^[19]

His career featured some critically panned performances, notably in The Formula (1980) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), both of which earned dubious distinction from the Razzie Awards and Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. He won Worst Supporting Actor for the latter film from both organizations. However, he did receive his eighth Oscar nomination, and subsequent BAFTA and Golden Globe recognition, for his supporting performance in A Dry White Season (1989).^[20] These would become his final major distinctions in his six-decades-long career.^[21]

Major film awards

Table key

§	Indicates a declined award
†	Indicates a posthumous award

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1952	Best Actor	A Streetcar Named Desire	Nominated	[3][4]
1953		Viva Zapata!	Nominated	[5]
1954		Julius Caesar	Nominated	[6]
1955		On the Waterfront	Won	[7]
1958		Sayonara	Nominated	[9]
1973		The Godfather	Won§[a]	[12][13][14]
1974		Last Tango in Paris	Nominated	[15]
1990	Best Supporting Actor	A Dry White Season	Nominated	[20][21]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1953	Best Foreign Actor	Viva Zapata!	Won	[5]
1954		Julius Caesar	Won	[6]
1955		On the Waterfront	Won	[7]
1959		The Young Lions	Nominated	[10]
1973	Best Actor in a Leading Role	The Godfather	Nominated	[12][13][22]
		The Nightcomers
1974		Last Tango in Paris	Nominated	[15]
1990	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	A Dry White Season	Nominated	[20][21]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1979	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Roots: The Next Generations	Won	[17]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1955	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	On the Waterfront	Won	[7]
	Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite – Male)	—	Nominated
1956		—	Won
1957	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical	The Teahouse of the August Moon	Nominated	[8]
1958	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Sayonara	Nominated	[9]
1964		The Ugly American	Nominated	[11]
1973		The Godfather	Won§[b]	[12][13][14]
	Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite – Male)	—	Won
1974		—	Won
1990	Best Supporting Actor — Motion Picture	A Dry White Season	Nominated

International awards

Year	Awards ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1952	Cannes Film Festival	Best Actor	Viva Zapata!	Won	[5]
1952	Jussi Awards	Best Foreign Actor	The Men	Won	[2][3][4]
			A Streetcar Named Desire
1955	Bambi Awards	Best Actor — International	On the Waterfront	Nominated	[7]
1958	David di Donatello Awards	Best Foreign Actor	Sayonara	Won[c]	[9]
1961	San Sebastián International Film Festival	Golden Shell (Best Film)	One-Eyed Jacks	Won	[18][19]
1973	Jussi Awards	Actor of the Year	N/A	Won
1989	Tokyo International Film Festival	Best Actor	A Dry White Season	Won	[20][21]

Critics' awards

Year	Awards ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Character	Result	Ref.
1951	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Actor	A Streetcar Named Desire	Stanley Kowalski	Runner-Up	[3]
1954			On the Waterfront	Terry Malloy	Won	[7]
1957			Sayonara	Maj. Lloyd "Ace" Gruver, USAF	Runner-Up	[9]
1972	National Society of Film Critics	Best Actor	The Godfather	(Don) Vito Corleone	Runner-Up	[23]
1973	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Actor			Runner-Up	[12]
1973	Kansas City Film Critics Circle				Won[d]	[24]
1974	National Society of Film Critics		Last Tango in Paris	Paul	Won	[15][23]
1974	New York Film Critics Circle				Won	[25]
1989		Best Supporting Actor	A Dry White Season	Ian McKenzie	3rd Place	[20]
1990	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor			Nominated	[21]

Miscellaneous

Other major industry awards
Year	Awards ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1962	DGA Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement — Feature Film	One-Eyed Jacks	Nominated	[18][19]
Various minor awards
Year	Awards ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1946	Theatre World Awards	Outstanding NYC Stage Debut Performance(s)	Candida	Recipient[e]	[1]
			Truckline Café
1957	Laurel Awards	Top Male Comedic Performance	The Teahouse of the August Moon	Won	[8]
1958		Top Male Dramatic Performance	The Young Lions	Won	[10]
1967	Western Heritage Awards	Bronze Wrangler	The Appaloosa	Won[f]
1972	Fotogramas de Plata	Best Foreign Movie Performer	Burn!	Won
1980	Jupiter Awards	Best International Actor	Apocalypse Now	Nominated	[16]
1981	Stinkers Bad Movie Awards	Worst Supporting Actor	The Formula	Nominated
		Most Annoying Fake Accent: Male		Nominated
1981	Razzie Awards	Worst Supporting Actor		Nominated
1992			Christopher Columbus: The Discovery	Nominated
1997			The Island of Dr. Moreau	Won
		Worst Screen Couple/Combo (Shared with Nelson de la Rosa, who played Majai)		Nominated
1997	Stinkers Bad Movie Awards	Worst Supporting Actor		Won
		Worst On-Screen Hairstyle		Nominated

Special citations

Non-specific and honorary accolades
Year	Awards ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
1958	Laurel Awards	Golden Laurel – Top Male Star	Nominated
1959			Nominated
1960	Hollywood Walk of Fame	Motion Picture Star	Inducted	[26]
1961	Laurel Awards	Golden Laurel – Top Male Star	12th Place
	Golden Apple Awards	Sour Apple for Least Cooperative Actor	Winner
1975	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Motion Picture Actor	Nominated
1975	Photoplay Awards	Favorite Male Motion Picture Star	Nominated
1976			Nominated
1978			Nominated
1980	The Golden Turkey Awards	Most Ludicrous Racial Impersonation: (As a native of Okinawa, Japan in The Teahouse of the August Moon)	Received	[27]
2000	Online Film & Television Association	Film Hall of Fame: Acting	Received
2004	Italian Online Movie Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award	Received†
2021	Online Film & Television Association	Film Hall of Fame: [Character — (Don) Vito Corleone, The Godfather]	Received†	[12][13]

All-Time Rankings

The following are the results from various polls.

All-Time Rankings
Rank	Organisation	Category	Lost to	Ref.
1st	Film School WTF	Top 100 Best Hollywood Actors Of All Time	—	[28]
2nd	Filmsite	100 Greatest Movie Performances of All Time	Peter O'Toole	[29]
	Internet Movie Database (IMDb)	Top 100 Greatest Actors of All Time (The Ultimate List)	Jack Nicholson	[30]
4th	AMC	The 50 Greatest Actors of All Time	Tom Hanks	[31]
	American Film Institute (AFI)	100 Years...100 Stars	Humphrey Bogart	[32]
8th	TheTopTens	Top Ten Greatest Actors	Johnny Depp	[33]
10th	Internet Movie Database (IMDb)	Best Actors - Top 250	Jack Nicholson	[34]

See also

• Marlon Brando filmography

Notes

1. Brando did not attend the 1973 Academy Awards ceremony. Instead, he boycotted it and sent actress Sacheen Littlefeather to represent him. When he was announced the winner for The Godfather, she took the stage with his prepared speech. Although unable to read it in its entirety, she summarized that he was protesting Hollywood's negative portrayal of Native Americans. (This occurred shortly after the Wounded Knee Occupation protest as well.) The vicarious speech elicited a mixture of applause and boos. Littlefeather received death threats following her appearance.
2. Brando refused the Golden Globe win, on account of U.S.A.'s "imperialism and racism".
3. Tied with Charles Laughton, for his performance in Witness for the Prosecution (1957).
4. Tied for 1st place with Stacy Keach, for his performance in Fat City (1972).
5. Brando was among several cited recipients of that theatrical season (1945-1946), including: Barbara Bel Geddes, Deep Are the Roots; Bill Callahan, Call Me Mister; Wendell Corey, The Wind Is Ninety; Paul Douglas, Born Yesterday; Mary James, Apple of His Eye; Burt Lancaster, A Sound of Hunting; Patricia Marshall, The Day Before Spring; and Beatrice Pearson, The Mermaids Singing.
6. The award was a joint prize, shared amongst Sidney J. Furie (director); James Bridges, Roland Kibbee (screenwriters); Robert MacLeod (original novel author); & Marlon Brando, Anjanette Comer, John Saxon (actors/actress).