List of awards and nominations received by Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes is an English actor of stage and screen. Known for his versatile roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, two European Film Awards and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, seven Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Ralph Fiennes awards and nominations

Fiennes at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018.
Totals Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 0 3 British Academy Film Awards 1 7 EFA Awards 2 3 Golden Globe Awards 0 7 Primetime Emmy Awards 0 1 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 6 Tony Awards 1 2
Wins	13
Nominations	55

Fiennes won acclaim for his portrayal of Amon Göth in the Steven Spielberg directed Holocaust drama Schindler's List (1993) for which he earned the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as well as nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. For playing László Almásy in Anthony Minghella's romantic war drama The English Patient (1996), he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor as well as for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor.

He was also BAFTA-nominated for the romance The End of the Affair (1999), the thriller The Constant Gardener (2005), and the comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He also was nominated for the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Coriolanus (2011). He was Globe-nominations for his roles as William Cavendish in the period drama The Duchess (2008), a charming concierge in the comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), a dangerous chef in the dark comedy The Menu (2022), and a Cardinal in the drama Conclave (2024).

On television, he portrayed an Irish butler Bernard Lafferty in the HBO movie Bernard and Doris (2006) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.

On stage, he received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for playing the title role in a revival of the William Shakespeare tragedy Hamlet (1995). He was further Tony-nominated for playing a faith healer in the Brian Friel play Faith Healer (2006).

Fiennes is an Honorary Associate of London Film School^[1] and received the Stanislavsky Award in 2019.^[2]

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1993	Best Supporting Actor	Schindler's List	Nominated	[3]
1996	Best Actor	The English Patient	Nominated	[4]
2024		Conclave	Nominated	[5]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1993	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Schindler's List	Won	[6]
1996	Best Actor in a Leading Role	The English Patient	Nominated	[7]
1999		The End of the Affair	Nominated	[7]
2005		The Constant Gardener	Nominated	[7]
2011	Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer	Coriolanus	Nominated	[7]
2014	Best Actor in a Leading Role	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	[7]
2024		Conclave	Nominated	[7]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2008	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Bernard and Doris	Nominated	[8]

European Film Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1999	European Actor	Sunshine	Won	[9]
2002	People's Choice Award for Best European Actor	Spider	Nominated	[10]
2018	European Achievement in World Cinema	—	Honored	[11][12]
2024	European Actor	Conclave	Nominated	[13]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1993	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Schindler's List	Nominated	[14]
1996	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	The English Patient	Nominated	[14]
2008	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Bernard and Doris	Nominated	[14]
	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	The Duchess	Nominated	[14]
2014	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	[14]
2022		The Menu	Nominated	[14]
2024	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Conclave	Nominated	[14]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1996	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role	The English Patient	Nominated	[15]
	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated
2008	Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Bernard and Doris	Nominated	[16]
2014	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	[17]
2025	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role	Conclave	Nominated	[18]
	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture		Won

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1995	Best Actor in a Play	Hamlet	Won	[19]
2006		Faith Healer	Nominated	[20]

Industry awards

Organization	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
AACTA International Awards	2025	Best Actor	Conclave	Won	[21]
Annie Awards	1999	Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production	The Prince of Egypt	Nominated	[22]
	2006		Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	Nominated	[23]
Berlin International Film Festival	2011	Golden Bear	Coriolanus	Nominated	[24]
British Independent Film Awards	2005	Best Actor	The Constant Gardener	Won	[25]
	2008	Best Supporting Actor	In Bruges	Nominated	[26]
			The Duchess	Nominated
	2011	Richard Harris Award	—	Honored	[27]
		Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director	Coriolanus	Nominated	[28]
Filmfest München	2019	CineMerit Award	—	Honored	[29]
Genie Awards	2000	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Sunshine	Nominated	[30]
Göteborg Film Festival	2014	Honorary Dragon Award	—	Honored	[31]
Gotham Awards	2009	Best Ensemble Performance[a]	The Hurt Locker	Won	[32]
Independent Spirit Awards	2017	Best Supporting Male	A Bigger Splash	Nominated	[33]
Irish Academy Awards	2025	Best International Actor	Conclave	Won	[34]
Palm Springs International Film Festival	2025	Ensemble Performance Award	Conclave	Honored	[35]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival	2025	Outstanding Performer of the Year Award	Conclave	Honored	[36]
Satellite Awards	1997	Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama	The English Patient	Nominated	[37]
	2008	Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Bernard and Doris	Nominated	[38]
	2023	Best Actor in Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical	The Menu	Nominated	[39]
	2025	Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama	Conclave	Nominated	[40]
Saturn Awards	1996	Best Actor	Strange Days	Nominated
	2003	Best Supporting Actor	Red Dragon	Nominated	[41]
	2012		Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	Nominated	[42]
	2024	Best Actor in a Film	The Menu	Nominated	[43]
Tokyo International Film Festival	2018	Best Artistic Contribution	The White Crow	Won	[44]

Critics associations

Organization	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Boston Society of Film Critics	1993	Best Supporting Actor	Schindler's List	Won	[45]
Chicago Film Critics Association	1993	Best Supporting Actor	Schindler's List	Won	[46]
		Most Promising Actor		Nominated
	2024	Best Actor	Conclave	Nominated	[47]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2015	Best Actor	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Nominated	[48]
		Best Actor in a Comedy		Nominated
	2025	Best Actor	Conclave	Nominated	[49]
		Best Acting Ensemble		Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	1993	Best Supporting Actor	Schindler's List	Won
	2024	Best Actor	Conclave	Won	[50]
Evening Standard British Film Awards	2006	Best Actor	The Constant Gardener	Won	[51]
Evening Standard Theatre Awards	2015	Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor	Man and Superman	Nominated	[52]
	2016	Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor	The Master Builder and Richard III	Won	[53]
	2018	Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor	Antony and Cleopatra	Won	[54]
London Film Critics' Circle	1995	British Actor of the Year	Schindler's List	Won
	2001		The End of the Affair	Nominated	[55]
	2003		Spider	Nominated	[56]
	2006		The Constant Gardener	Won	[57]
	2009		The Duchess	Nominated	[58]
	2023	British/Irish Actor of the Year	The Forgiven	Nominated	[59]
			The Menu	Nominated
	2025	Actor of the Year	Conclave	Won	[60]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	1993	Best Supporting Actor	Schindler's List	Runner-up	[61]
New York Film Critics Circle	1993	Best Supporting Actor	Schindler's List	Won	[62]
Online Film Critics Society	2024	Best Actor	Conclave	Won	[63]
San Diego Film Critics Society	2024	Best Actor	Conclave	Nominated	[64]
Seattle Film Critics Society	2024	Best Lead Actor	Conclave	Nominated	[65]
Toronto Film Critics Association	2014	Best Actor	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Runner-up	[66]
	2016	Best Supporting Actor	A Bigger Splash	Runner-up	[67]
	2024	Outstanding Lead Performance	Conclave	Runner-up	[68]

Notes

1. (shared with Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly)