List of awards and nominations received by Nathan Lane

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Nathan Lane.

Nathan Lane awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Tony Awards 3 6 Primetime Emmy Awards 1 7 Daytime Emmy Awards 2 3 Golden Globe Awards 0 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 2
Totals[a]
Wins	7
Nominations	21
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.

Nathan Lane is an American actor and comedian known for his roles on stage and screen. He has received several awards including three Tony Awards, seven Drama Desk Awards, which includes the Hal Prince Lifetime Achievement Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards.

Lane has received six Tony Award nominations receiving three wins for his performances as Pseudolus in the Stephen Sondheim musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996), Max Bialystock in the Mel Brooks satirical musical The Producers (2001), and Roy Cohn in Tony Kushner epic play Angels in America (2018). Lane has received eleven Drama Desk Award nominations receiving seven wins, which includes the Harold S. Prince Award for Lifetime Achievement, as well as two Obies, the Lucille Lortel Award and six Outer Critics Circle Awards. He also won the Laurence Olivier Award his performance on the West End stage in The Producers in London.

For his film work he has received two Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in Mike Nichols' The Birdcage (1996) and the film adaptation of the Mel Brooks Broadway musical The Producers.He received one Screen Actors Guild Award winning for Outstanding Ensemble for The Birdcage (1996) and the National Board of Review Award, also winning for Outstanding Ensemble for Nicholas Nickleby.

Lane has also received various awards for his work on television including a Primetime Emmy Award, and a record breaking eight nominations in the guest actor category. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for playing Teddy Dimas in the Hulu mystery-comedy series Only Murders in the Building in 2022. He was Emmy-nominated for playing a thief in Frasier (1995), a former lover in Mad About You (1998), and Pepper Saltzman in Modern Family (2011-2014). He also received two Daytime Emmy Awards for voicing Timon in Timon & Pumbaa (1996) and Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II in Teacher's Pet (2001).

Major associations

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1995	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Frasier (episode: "Fool Me Once, Shame On You. Fool Me Twice..")	Nominated	[1]
1998		Mad About You (episode: "Good Old Reliable Nathan")	Nominated	[2]
2011		Modern Family (episode: "Boys' Night")	Nominated	[3]
2013	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	The Good Wife (episode: "I Fought the Law")	Nominated	[4]
	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Modern Family (episode: "A Slight at the Opera")	Nominated
2014		Modern Family (Season 5)	Nominated	[5]
2022		Only Murders in the Building (episode: "The Boy From 6B")	Won	[6]
2023		Only Murders in the Building (episode: "Here's Looking at You")	Nominated	[7]
Daytime Emmy Awards
1996	Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program	Timon & Pumbaa (Season 1)	Won	[8]
2000		George and Martha (Season 1)	Nominated
2001		Teacher's Pet	Won

Golden Globe Award

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1997	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	The Birdcage	Nominated	[9]
2006		The Producers	Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1997	Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture	The Birdcage	Won	[10]
	Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role		Nominated
2024	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series	The Gilded Age	Nominated	[11]

Olivier Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	Best Actor in a Musical	The Producers	Won	[12]

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1992	Best Actor in a Musical	Guys and Dolls	Nominated	[13]
1996		A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	Won
2001		The Producers	Won	[14]
2013	Best Actor in a Play	The Nance	Nominated	[15]
2017	Best Featured Actor in a Play	The Front Page	Nominated	[16]
2018		Angels in America	Won	[17]

Theatre awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Drama Desk Awards	1983	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Present Laughter	Nominated	[18]
	1990	Outstanding Actor in a Play	The Lisbon Traviata	Won	[13]
	1992	Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Guys and Dolls	Won	[13]
	1995	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Love! Valour! Compassion!	Won	[13]
	1996	Outstanding Actor in a Musical	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	Won	[13]
	2001		The Producers	Won	[13]
	2006	Outstanding Actor in a Play	Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams	Nominated	[13]
	2010	Outstanding Actor in a Musical	The Addams Family	Nominated	[13]
	2013	Outstanding Actor in a Play	The Nance	Nominated	[13]
	2017	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	The Front Page	Nominated	[19]
	2018		Angels in America	Won	[20]
Drama League Awards	2007	Distinguished Performance	Butley	Nominated
	2008		November	Nominated
	2010		The Addams Family	Nominated
	2013		The Nance	Won
	2015		The Iceman Cometh / It's Only a Play	Citation
	2017		The Front Page	Citation
	2018		Angels in America	Citation
	2023		Pictures From Home	Citation
Lucille Lortel Theatre	1991	Outstanding Actor	The Lisbon Traviata	Won
	2009	Outstanding Solo Show	Sleepwalk with Me	Nominated
Obie Award	1992 and 1995	Sustained Excellence of Performance and the cast of Love! Valour! Compassion!		Won	[21]
Outer Critics Circle Awards	2000	Outstanding Actor in a Musical	The Producers	Won
	2008	Outstanding Actor in a Play	Waiting for Godot	Nominated
	2009	Outstanding Actor in a Musical	The Addams Family	Nominated
	2012	Outstanding Actor in a Play	The Nance	Won
	2016	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	The Front Page	Won
	2017	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Angels in America	Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
American Comedy Award	1996	Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Jeffrey	Nominated
	1997	Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture	The Birdcage	Won
Chicago Film Critics Association	1997	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
HCA Awards	2022	Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Only Murders in The Building	Nominated	[22]
MTV Movie Award	1997	Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Robin Williams)	The Birdcage	Nominated
Online Film & Television Award	1997	Best Lead Actor – Comedy or Musical		Nominated
Satellite Award	1997	Best Lead Actor – Comedy or Musical		Nominated
National Board of Review	2002	Best Acting by an Ensemble	Nicholas Nickelby	Won

Honorary awards

Organizations	Year	Award	Result	Ref.
GLAAD Media Award	2002	Vito Russo Award	Honored	[23]
Hollywood Walk of Fame	2006	Motion Picture Star	Honored	[24]
Drama League Awards	2010	Distinguished Achievement in Theatre	Honored	[25]
Theatre World Award	2019	John Willis Award	Honored	[26]
Dorian Awards	2023	Timeless Star Award	Honored	[27]
Drama Desk Awards	2024	Harold S. Prince Award	Honored	[28]
Signature Theatre Company	2024	Stephen Sondheim Award	Honored	[29]