List of awards and nominations received by Alan Cumming explained

The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Alan Cumming .

Major associations

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
BAFTA Scotland
1993	Best Film Actor	Prague		^[1]
2018	Outstanding Contribution To Film & Television			^[2]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
Daytime Emmy Awards
2014	Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program	Arthur Show Off		^[3]
New York Emmy Awards
2017	Best Lifestyle Program	1st Look: Scotland		^[4]
Primetime Emmy Awards
2010	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	The Good Wife		^[5]
2011	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series			^[6]
2015				^[7]
2016	Outstanding Variety Special (Live)	69th Tony Awards		^[8]
2024	Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program	The Traitors		^[9]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	The Good Wife		^[10]
2016				^[11]

Laurence Olivier Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
1988	Best Newcomer in a Play	The Conquest of the South Pole		^[12]
1991	Best Comedy Performance	Accidental Death of an Anarchist		^[13]
1992		La Bête		^[14]
1994	Best Actor in a Musical	Cabaret		^[15]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2011	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	The Good Wife		^[16]
2012				^[17]

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
1998	Best Actor in a Musical	Cabaret		^[18]
2022	Best Musical	A Strange Loop		^[19]

Audio awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2011	Audie Awards	Best Male Narrator	Zorgamazoo		^[20]
	AudioFile Earphones Awards	Best of the Year – Young Adult	Goliath
2012		Best of the Year – Classics	Macbeth
	Audie Awards	Original Work
	AudioFile Awards	Best of the Year – Audio Theater	Dracula
2013	Audie Awards	Literary Fiction or Classics
		Multi-Voiced Performance
2015		Narration by the Author	Not My Father's Son

Film awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
1996	MTV Movie Awards	Best Dance Sequence	Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
2001	National Board of Review	Excellence in Filmmaking	The Anniversary Party		^[21]
2002	Independent Spirit Awards	Best First Screenplay
		Best First Feature
	Prism Awards
	National Board of Review	Best Cast	Nicholas Nickleby		^[22]
2006	Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Supporting Actor	Son of the Mask
2007	Independent Spirit Awards	Best First Feature	Sweet Land
2013	Dorian Awards	Any Day Now	Film Performance of the Year
	Gaybie Awards		Best Actor in a Gay Themed Movie

Festivals

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
1992	Atlantic Film Festival	Best Actor	Prague
2006	Sedona Film Festival	Birkner Humanitarian Award	Sweet Land		^[23]
2007	Big Apple Film Festival	Golden Apple Award for Honorary Achievement
	Santa Fe Film Festival	Maverick Award			^[24]
	Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival	Tribute Award	Suffering Man's Charity
	Provincetown International Film Festival	Excellence in Acting Award			^[25]
	SHOUT Film Festival	Beacon Award
	Phoenix Film Festival	Copper Wing Tribute Award
2010	Chicago International Film Festival	Artistic Achievement Award	The Tempest		^[26]
2011	Denver Film Festival	Excellence in Acting			^[27]
2012	Key West Film Festival	Golden Key Award	Any Day Now		^[28]
	Napa Valley Film Festival	Favorite Performer
	Outfest	Best Actor			^[29]
	Seattle International Film Festival	Best Actor			^[30]

Television awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
1992	British Comedy Awards	Top TV Newcomer	Bernard and the Genie		^[31]
2010	Crime Thriller Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Good Wife		^[32]
	Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or TV Film			^[33]
2011	Critics' Choice Television Awards				^[34]

Theatre awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
1994	Shakespeare Globe Awards	Richard Burton Award	Hamlet		^[35] ^[36]
	Theatre Management Awards	Best Actor
1998	FANY Awards	Best Actor in a Musical	Cabaret		^[37]
	Outer Critics Circle Awards	Best Actor in a Musical			^[38]
	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Musical
	Theatre World Awards	Outstanding Broadway Debut			^[39]
2006	Drama League Awards		The Threepenny Opera		^[40]
2007	WhatsOnStage Awards	Best Actor in a Play	Bent		^[41]
	Herald Angels Awards	Archangel Award	The Bacchae
2009	SX Magazine	Best Cabaret	I Bought a Blue Car Today
	WhatsOnStageAwards	Best Solo Performance			^[42]
2010	Time Out New York	Best of Cabaret
	Bistro Awards	Outstanding Recording			^[43]
	Theater Offensive	Out on the Edge Award
2013	Broadway.com Audience Awards	Favorite Actor in a Play	Macbeth
	United Solo Theatre Festival	Special Award			^[44]
	Drama League Awards	Distinguished Performance
2014			Cabaret
2016	Helpmann Awards	Best Cabaret Performer	Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs		^[45]

Other

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
1998	Vanity Fair Hall of Fame
2003	Bailey House	Key Award
2004	Special Civil Rights Award
2005	Human Rights Campaign	Humanitarian Award			^[46]
	Scotland Magazine	Icon of Scotland Award
	GLAAD Media Awards	Vito Russo Award
2006	Human Rights Campaign	Elizabeth Birch Equality Award
2007	Lambda Liberty Awards
2008	Anti-Violence Project	Courage Award
	Trevor Project	Hero Award			^[47]
2009	Scottish Style Awards	Most Stylish Male			^[48]
	National Trust for Scotland	Great Scot Award			^[49]
	PFLAG	Choice Award			^[50]
2010	National Gay and Lesbian Task Force	Leadership Award
	Point Foundation	Courage Award
	Johnnie Walker	Great Scot Award
2011	Fleshbot Awards	Sexiest Fashion	Cumming the Fragrance
	Johnnie Walker	Great Scot Award	Charity Work
2012
	Matthew Shepard Foundation	Making a Difference Award
	Live Out Loud Awards	Star Award
2015	Bailey House	Arts & Legacy Award
2017	PETA	Humanitarian Award			^[51]
2018	NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom	Freedom Award			^[52]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1993 Scotland Actor In A Scottish Film. BAFTA Awards. 25 January 2023.
2. Web site: Alan Cumming to be honoured at Scottish BAFTA ceremony. The Scotsman. 17 October 2018. 25 January 2023.
3. Web site: The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations. https://web.archive.org/web/20140705140059/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_41st_nominations_v03.8.pdf. dead. July 5, 2014. emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 25 June 2014. 1 May 2014.
4. Web site: Alan Cumming wins Emmy for his NBC tour of Scotland show. McMullan. Sarah. 16 May 2017. Daily Record. 3 September 2019.
5. Web site: 62nd Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 5 May 2015.
6. Web site: 63rd Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 5 May 2015.
7. Web site: 67th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 5 May 2015.
8. Web site: Outstanding Special Class Program – 2016. Emmys. 2016-07-14.
9. Web site: Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program - 2024. Emmys. 2024-07-18.
10. Web site: The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2015). HFPA.org. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. 2 May 2015.
11. Web site: 'Carol,' Netflix Lead Golden Globes Nomination. Variety. 10 December 2015. 10 December 2015.
12. Web site: Olivier Winners 1988. Official London Theatre. Society of London Theatre. 2022-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180930115748/https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1988/. 2018-09-30. live.
13. Web site: Olivier Winners 1991. Official London Theatre. Society of London Theatre. 2022-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071800/https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1991/ . 2018-01-21. live.
14. Web site: Olivier Winners 1992. Official London Theatre. Society of London Theatre. 2022-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180318120416/https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1992/. 2018-03-18. live.
15. Web site: Olivier Winners 1994. Official London Theatre. Society of London Theatre. 2022-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525191336/https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1994/. 2018-05-25. live.
16. Web site: The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. SAGAwards.org. SAG-AFTRA. 14 May 2015.
17. Web site: The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. SAGAwards.org. SAG-AFTRA. 14 May 2015. https://archive.today/20120605045732/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/18th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards. 5 June 2012. dead.
18. Web site: Year by Year – 1998. TonyAwards.com. 13 August 2017.
19. Tony Awards 2022: See the full list of nominees. Towers. Andreas. Entertainment Weekly. 9 May 2022. 9 May 2022.
20. Web site: Spotlight on Narrator Alan Cumming. Audio File. 25 January 2023.
21. Web site: National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927184143/http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/past.cfm?year=2001. dead. 2011-09-27.
22. Web site: National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20100930030306/http://nbrmp.org/awards/past.cfm?year=2002. dead. 2010-09-30.
23. Web site: Award Winners: Past Festivals. Sedona Film Festival. 25 January 2023.
24. Web site: 2007 Santa Fe Film Festival Awards. CBS News. 3 December 2007. 25 January 2023.
25. Web site: PIFF Archives – Provincetown Film. Province Film Society. 2022-08-05. en-US.
26. Web site: Cumming to get Chicago film fest's OUTrageous award. Windy City Times. 12 October 2010. 25 January 2023.
27. Web site: 34th Starz Denver Film Festival Award Winners. Yahoo Movies.
28. Web site: 2022 Key West Film Festival Announces Golden Key Awards for Chris Cooper and Elegance Bratton. BroadwayWorld. Michael. Major. 12 October 2012. 25 January 2023.
29. Web site: Outfest 2012 Awards. https://archive.today/20120628225646/http://www.outfest.org/fest2012/awards.html. dead. 28 June 2012. Outfest. 14 November 2012.
30. Web site: SIFF 2012 Award Winners. Seattle International Film Festival. 14 November 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120904133115/http://www.siff.net/festival/film/programdetail.aspx?FID=254&PID=442. 4 September 2012 .
31. Web site: British Comedy Awards 1992. British Comedy Guide. 24 January 2023.
32. Web site: Williams. Charlotte. CWA reveals shortlists for 2012 Crime Thriller Awards. The Bookseller. Bookseller Media Ltd. 16 August 2015. London. 24 August 2012.
33. Web site: 15th Annual SATELLITE Awards Nomination List. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715112448/http://www.pressacademy.com/NominationsRelease.pdf. 2011-07-15.
34. Web site: Mad Men, Fringe, Good Wife, Modern Family, Community, Justified Lead Critics Choice Kudos. TVLine. Michael . Ausiello. 6 June 2011. 18 July 2015.
35. Web site: Hamlet. English Touring Theatre. 25 January 2023.
36. Web site: Alan Cumming. BIFA. 25 January 2023.
37. Web site: Cabaret Wins 7 FANY Awards; Art & Lion Also On Top. Playbill. Dave. Lefkowitz. 14 June 1998. 25 January 2023.
38. Web site: Alan Cumming. BroadwayWorld. 25 January 2023.
39. Web site: Past Recipients. Theatre World Awards. 28 August 2021. 2021-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605091303/http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html. live.
40. Web site: The Drama League to Announce 2006 Award Winners May 5. Playbill. Robert. Simonson. 4 May 2006. 24 January 2023.
41. Web site: Whatsonstage.com Awards - Theatregoers' Choice Awards. https://archive.today/20131119131531/http://awards-archive.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=1271. dead. 2013-11-19. 19 November 2013. Archive.ph. 28 January 2022.
42. Web site: WhatsOnStage.com Awards & Nominees Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20091207065802/http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831259874551/Whatsonstage.com+Awards+Nominees+Announced.html. dead. December 7, 2009. WhatsOnStage. 4 December 2009.
43. Web site: Stritch, Cumming, Callaway, Ebersole and More are Bistro Awards Winners. Playbill. Andrew. Gans. 9 March 2010. 25 January 2023.
44. Web site: United Solo Special Award Nominees Include Alan Cumming, Bette Midler and More. BroadwayWorld. Kelsey. Denette. 16 April 2013. 29 June 2022.
45. Web site: Helpmann race a tale of two Tims. au.news.yahoo.com. 2016-06-21.
46. Web site: Broadway and television star Alan Cumming looks back, forward and sings sappy songs. The Times. Megan. Miller. 17 October 2016. 25 January 2023.
47. Web site: Photo Coverage: The Trevor Project Honors Cumming at Gala. BroadwayWorld. Peter James. Zielinski. 1 July 2008. 25 January 2023.
48. Web site: Alan Cumming, Calvin Harris, and Glasvegas among nominees at Scottish Style Awards 2009. The List. Anna. Millar. 25 January 2023.
49. Web site: Alan Cumming is not acting his age. The Smith Center. 11 November 2022. 25 January 2023.
50. Web site: Alan Cumming to be honored at Miami recognition dinner. National LGBTQ Task Force. 25 January 2023.
51. Web site: Alan Cumming Receives PETA's Humanitarian Award at Valentine's Day Bash. PETA. 13 February 2017. 25 January 2023.
52. Web site: Alan Cumming Headlines a Night of Inspiring Music at 16th Annual "Broadway Stands Up for Freedom" Concert. NYCLU. 17 October 2018. 25 January 2023.