List of awards and nominations received by Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix is an American actor known for his leading performances in film. Over his career he has received several accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Joaquin Phoenix awards and nominations

Phoenix at the Venice Film Festival
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 1 4 British Academy Film Awards 1 4 Golden Globe Awards 2 7 Grammy Awards 1 1 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 5
Totals[a]
Wins	47
Nominations	121
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.

Phoenix received the Academy Award for Best Actor his role as Arthur Fleck / Arthur in the psychological thriller Joker (2019). He was Oscar-nominated for playing a corrupt Roman Emperor in the epic historical action-drama Gladiator (2000), country music star Johnny Cash in the biographical musical drama Walk the Line (2005), and a traumatized war veteran in the psychological drama The Master (2012). He also won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for playing a hired enforcer in the neo-noir crime thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017) and the Venice International Film Festival's Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in the drama The Master (2012).

As a child he was briefly credited as Leaf Phoenix.^[1] For his role in the 1984 ABC Afterschool Special Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia he was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Family Film Made for Television, with his brother River Phoenix.^[2] For the 1989 comedy Parenthood^[3] he was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film.^[4]

Phoenix's breakthrough role in Ridley Scott's Gladiator earned him the Critics' Choice Award^[5] and the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor,^[6] and he was nominated for the Academy Award,^[7] the Golden Globe Award,^[8] and the BAFTA Award.^[9] In 2005, Phoenix starred in the biographical drama Walk the Line, in which he played the American singer Johnny Cash. For his performance, he won the Golden Globe Award,^[10] the Hollywood Film Award for Best Actor,^[11] and the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media,^[12] and he was nominated for the Academy Award,^[13] the BAFTA Award,^[14] and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.^[15]

In 2012, Phoenix starred in the psychological drama The Master, he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor^[16] and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award,^[17] and he was nominated for the Academy Award,^[18] the BAFTA Award,^[19] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.^[20] In 2013, Phoenix starred in romantic science-fiction drama Her and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy,^[21][22][23] In 2017, he starred in the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here ^[24] For this film, Phoenix won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor^[25][26] In 2019, Phoenix starred as Arthur Fleck/Joker in Joker.^[27] His performance went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actor,^[28] BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role,^[29] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.^[30] Phoenix received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the tragicomedy horror film, Beau Is Afraid (2023).^[31]

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Best Supporting Actor	Gladiator	Nominated	[7]
2006	Best Actor	Walk the Line	Nominated	[13]
2013		The Master	Nominated	[18]
2020		Joker	Won	[28]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Gladiator	Nominated	[9]
2006	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Walk the Line	Nominated	[14]
2013		The Master	Nominated	[19]
2020		Joker	Won	[29]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Gladiator	Nominated	[8]
2006	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Walk the Line	Won	[10]
2013	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	The Master	Nominated	[20]
2014	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Her	Nominated	[21]
2015		Inherent Vice	Nominated	[32]
2020	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Joker	Won	[30]
2024	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Beau Is Afraid	Nominated	[33]

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2007	Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media	Walk the Line	Won	[12]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Gladiator	Nominated	[34]
	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated
2005		Hotel Rwanda	Nominated	[35]
2006	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture	Walk the Line	Nominated	[15]
2020		Joker	Won	[36]

Miscellaneous accolades

Awards and nominations received by Joaquin Phoenix

Award	Year	Category	Project	Result	Ref.
AACTA Awards	2013	Best Actor	The Master	Nominated	[37]
	2020		Joker	Nominated	[38]
American Latino Media Arts Award	2009	Year in Film – Actor	Two Lovers	Nominated	[39]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards	2013	Best Actor	The Master	Nominated	[40]
	2014		Her	Nominated	[41] [42]
		Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction[a]		Won
	2020	Best Actor	Joker	Nominated	[43]
Austin Film Critics Association Awards	2012	Best Actor	The Master	Won	[44]
	2019		You Were Never Really Here	Nominated	[45]
British Independent Film Awards	2003	Best Actor	Buffalo Soldiers	Nominated	[46]
	2018		You Were Never Really Here	Nominated	[47]
Blockbuster Entertainment Award	2001	Favorite Villain	Gladiator	Won	[48]
Boston Society of Film Critics Award	2019	Best Actor	Joker	Runner-up	[49]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	2005	Best Actor	Walk the Line	Nominated	[50]
	2012		The Master	Nominated	[51]
	2018		You Were Never Really Here	Nominated	[52]
	2019		Joker	Nominated	[53]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2001	Best Supporting Actor	Gladiator / Quills / The Yards	Won	[5]
	2006	Best Actor	Walk the Line	Nominated	[54]
	2013		The Master	Nominated	[55]
	2020		Joker	Won	[56]
Cannes Film Festival Award	2017	Best Actor	You Were Never Really Here	Won	[25]
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Award	2019	Best Actor	Joker	Won	[57]
Dorian Awards	2013	Film Performance of the Year – Actor	The Master	Nominated	[58]
	2020		Joker	Nominated	[59]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	2005	Best Actor	Walk the Line	4th place	[60]
	2012		The Master	Runner-up	[61]
	2019		Joker	Runner-up	[62]
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards	2012	Best Actor	The Master	Nominated	[63]
	2019		Joker	Nominated	[64]
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards	2012	Best Actor	The Master	Won	[65]
	2014	Best Actor[b]	Her	10th place	[66]
	2018	Best Actor	You Were Never Really Here	Runner-up	[67]
	2019		Joker	Runner-up	[68]
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	2013	Best Actor	Her	Runner-up	[69]
	2018		You Were Never Really Here	Won	[26]
	2019		Joker	Nominated	[70]
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards	2013	Best Actor	The Master	Nominated	[71]
	2014		Her	Nominated	[72]
	2020		Joker	Nominated	[73]
Golden Raspberry Awards	2025	Worst Actor	Joker: Folie à Deux	Nominated	[74]
		Worst Screen Combo[c]		Won
Gotham Awards	2021	Outstanding Lead Performance	C'mon C'mon	Nominated	[75]
Hollywood Critics Association Award	2020	Best Actor	Joker	Won	[76]
Houston Film Critics Society Awards	2013	Best Actor	The Master	Nominated	[77]
	2020		Joker	Nominated	[78]
Hollywood Film Festival Award	2005	Best Actor	Walk the Line	Won	[11]
Independent Spirit Awards	2015	Robert Altman Award[d]	Inherent Vice	Won	[79]
	2019	Best Male Lead	You Were Never Really Here	Nominated	[80]
Irish Film & Television Academy Award	2013	Best International Actor	The Master	Nominated	[81]
IndieWire Critics Poll Awards	2009	Best Actor	Two Lovers	Nominated	[82]
	2018	Best Actor	You Were Never Really Here	Runner-up	[83]
	2019		Joker	4th place	[84]
International Cinephile Society Awards	2010		Two Lovers	Nominated	[85]
	2013		The Master	Nominated	[86]
	2014		Her	Runner-up	[87]
London Film Critics' Circle Awards	2013	Actor of the Year	The Master	Won	[88]
	2019		You Were Never Really Here	Nominated	[89]
	2020		Joker	Won	[90]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award	2012	Best Actor	The Master	Won	[17]
MTV Movie & TV Awards	2001	Best Villain	Gladiator	Nominated	[91]
		Best Line from a Movie		Nominated
	2006	Best Performance	Walk the Line	Nominated	[92]
National Board of Review Award	2000	Best Supporting Actor	Gladiator / Quills / The Yards	Won	[6]
National Society of Film Critics Awards	2013	Best Actor[e]	The Master	Runner-up	[93]
	2015	Best Actor[f]	Inherent Vice	3rd place	[94]
New York Film Critics Circle Award	2013	Best Actor	The Master	Nominated	[95]
New York Film Critics Online Award	2019	Best Actor	Joker	Won	[96]
Online Film Critics Society Awards	2006	Best Actor	Walk the Line	Nominated	[97]
	2009		Two Lovers	Nominated	[98]
	2012		The Master	Nominated	[99]
	2013		Her	Nominated	[100]
	2019		You Were Never Really Here	Nominated	[101]
	2020		Joker	Nominated	[102]
People's Choice Award	2008	Favorite Leading Man	We Own the Night	Won	[103] [104]
Palm Springs International Film Festival Award	2020	Chairman's Award	Joker	Won	[105]
Satellite Awards	2012	Best Actor – Motion Picture	The Master	Nominated	[106]
	2019	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Joker	Nominated	[107]
	2021		C'mon C'mon	Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	2000	Body of Work	Gladiator / Quills / The Yards	Won	[108]
	2012	Best Actor	The Master	Nominated	[109]
	2013		Her	Nominated	[110]
	2019	Best Actor [g]	Joker	Won	[111]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards	2012	Best Actor	The Master	Won	[112]
	2019		Joker	Nominated	[113]
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards	2018	Best Actor	You Were Never Really Here	Nominated	[114]
	2019		Joker	Nominated	[115]
		Best Villain of the Year		Nominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association Award		Best Actor		Runner-up	[116]
San Diego International Film Festival Award	2005	—	Humanitarian Award	Won	[117]
Toronto Film Critics Association Award	2012	Best Actor	The Master	Runner-up	[118]
Teen Choice Award	2005	Choice Movie Actor: Drama	Ladder 49	Nominated	[119]
Toronto International Film Festival Award	2019	TIFF Tribute Actor Award	—	Won	[120]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards	2013	Best Actor	The Master	Won	[121]
	2019		Joker	Nominated	[122]
Village Voice Film Poll Awards	2009	Best Actor	Two Lovers	4th place	[123]
	2012		The Master	Won	[124]
	2013		Her	3rd place	[125]
Venice Film Festival Award	2012	Volpi Cup for Best Actor[h]	The Master	Won	[16]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards	2005	Best Actor	Walk the Line	Nominated	[126]
	2012		The Master	Nominated	[127]
	2013		Her	Nominated	[23]
	2019		Joker	Nominated	[128]
Women Film Critics Circle Award	2019	Best Actor		Runner-up	[129]
Young Artist Awards	1984	Best Young Actor in Television Movie[i]	Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia	Nominated	[2]
	1990	Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film	Parenthood	Nominated	[4]

Notes

1. shared with Scarlett Johansson
2. tied with Bill Hader for The Skeleton Twins, Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years a Slave and Tom Hardy for Locke
3. shared with Lady Gaga
4. shared with cast of Inherent Vice
5. tied with Denis Lavant for Holy Motors
6. tied with Ralph Fiennes for The Grand Budapest Hotel
7. tied with Adam Driver for Marriage Story
8. tied with Philip Seymour Hoffman
9. with River Phoenix