List of awards and nominations received by Brian Cox explained

Brian Cox awards and nominations

AwardWinsNominations
BAFTA Awards
Emmy Award
Golden Globe Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award
Olivier Awards

Brian Cox is a Scottish actor known for his performances on stage and screen, for which he has received two BAFTA Awards, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Olivier Awards.

Cox won the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his portrayal of Hermann Göring in the television film Nuremberg (2001). The following year he guest starred on the NBC sitcom Frasier earning his second Emmy nomination in 2002. He portrayed Jack Langrishe in the HBO series Deadwood. He starred as Logan Roy on HBO series Succession (2018–2023), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series.[1]

Cox trained as a Shakespearean actor, starring in numerous productions with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he received two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actor for his roles in Rat in the Skull (1984) for the Royal Court and Titus Andronicus (1988) for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He received two more Olivier Award nominations for Misalliance and Fashion.

Major associations

BAFTA Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
BAFTA Television Awards
1993Best ActorThe Lost Language of Cranes[2]
2024Succession[3]
BAFTA Scotland Awards
1995Best Actor in a FilmRob Roy[4]
2004Outstanding Achievement Award[5]
2008Best Acting Performance in FilmThe Escapist[6]
2016Best Actor - FilmThe Carer[7]
2022Audience AwardSuccession

Emmy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2001Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieNuremberg
2002Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesFrasier
2020Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesSuccession
2022[8]
2023[9]

Golden Globe Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2000Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmNuremberg
2020Best Actor – Television Series DramaSuccession
2022
2024[10]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2000Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or TV MovieNuremberg[11]
2002Outstanding Cast in a Motion PictureAdaptation
2006Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama SeriesDeadwood[12]
2021Succession
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
2023Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Olivier Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1984Actor of the Year in a New PlayRat in the Skull[13]
1986Best Comedy PerformanceMisalliance
1988Actor of the Year in a RevivalTitus Andronicus[14]
Actor of the Year in a New PlayFashion

Theater

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
1984British Theatre Association Drama AwardaBest ActorStrange Interlude
Critics' Circle Theatre AwardsBest ActorStrange Interlude, Rat in the Skull[15]
1987British Theatre Association Drama AwardsBest ActorThe Taming of the Shrew
Critics' Circle Theatre AwardsBest ActorThe Taming of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus, Fashion[16]
1998Lucille Lortel AwardsOutstanding Lead ActorSt. Nicholas[17] [18]
Drama Desk AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Play[19]
Outer Critics Circle AwardsOutstanding Solo Performance

Miscellaneous awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2001Gemini AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Role Nuremberg[20]
2001Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorNuremberg[21]
2002 AFI AwardsFeatured Male Actor of the Year - MoviesL.I.E.
Boston Society of Film CriticsBest Actor[22]
Satellite AwardsBest Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actor[23]
Film Independent Spirit AwardsBest Male Lead[24]
National Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting Actor[25]
New York Film Critics CircleBest Supporting Actor[26]
Chlotrudris AwardsBest Supporting Actor[27]
Awards Circuit Community AwardsBest Cast EnsembleAdaptation.[28]
2003Gold Derby AwardsBest Ensemble Cast[29]
2003Online Film Critics Society AwardsBest Ensemble[30]
2003Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Acting Ensemble[31]
2003 Teen Choice AwardsChoice Movie VillainX2[32]
2005London Critics Circle Film AwardsBritish Supporting Actor of the YearTroy[33]
2006Empire AwardsIcon Award[34]
2007Satellite AwardsBest Supporting Actor – Motion PictureZodiac[35]
2008 Sitges Film FestivalBest ActorRed[36]
2009Fright Meter AwardsBest Supporting ActorTrick 'r Treat[37]
2010Method Fest Independent Film FestivalBest Actor - Feature FilmThe Good Heart[38]
2011Edda AwardsActor of the Year[39]
2016Stony Brook Film FestivalCareer Achievement Award[40]
United International Film FestivalBest NarratorAndrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace[41]
2018Boston Film FestivalBest Ensemble CastThe Etruscan Smile[42]
2019Overcome Film FestivalJury Prize - Best Voice ActorA Modern Magician[43]
Satellite AwardsBest Actor – Television Series DramaSuccession[44]
IGN Summer Movie AwardsBest TV Ensemble[45]
Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Actor in a Drama Series[46]
2020Gold Derby AwardsBest Drama Actor[47]
International Online Cinema AwardsBest Actor in a Drama Series[48]
Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Actor in a Drama Series[49]
Mindfield Film Festival AlbuquerqueDiamond Award - Best NarratorA Castle in Brooklyn, King Arthur[50]
2021New Media Film FestivalFestival Award[51]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hogan. Michael. 6 January 2020. Brian Cox's rise to power: how a penniless boy from Dundee became TV's favourite billionaire. The Telegraph. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2020/01/06/brian-coxs-rise-power-penniless-boy-dundee-became-tvs-favourite/ . 10 January 2022 . subscription . live. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. Web site: 1993 Television Actor BAFTA Awards. 2021-09-16. awards.bafta.org.
  3. Web site: 2024 Television Actor BAFTA Awards. 2024-05-12. awards.bafta.org.
  4. Web site: 1995 Scotland Actor In A Film BAFTA Awards. 2021-09-16. awards.bafta.org.
  5. Web site: 2004 Scotland Outstanding Achievement in Film BAFTA Awards. 2021-09-16. awards.bafta.org.
  6. Web site: 2008-11-09. British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2008. 2021-09-16. www.bafta.org. en.
  7. Web site: 2016-10-03. British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2016. 2021-09-16. www.bafta.org. en.
  8. Web site: Lewis. Hilary. Nordyke. Kimberly. July 12, 2022. 2022 Emmy Awards Nominations Revealed. July 12, 2022. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.
  9. Web site: Lewis . Hilary . Emmys 2023: List of Nominees . The Hollywood Reporter . 12 July 2023 . 12 July 2023.
  10. Web site: Winners & Nominees . Golden Globes . 8 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240106214815/https://goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/ . 6 Jan 2024 . live.
  11. Web site: 2001-10-31. Screen Actors Guild Awards - Press Room. 2021-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20011031175637/http://www.sagawards.org/pr_010130.html. 31 October 2001.
  12. Web site: 2016-03-04. 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations Screen Actors Guild Awards. 2021-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191905/http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards%C2%AE-nominations. 4 March 2016.
  13. Web site: 2014-08-10. Albemarle - Awards. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810204920/http://www.albemarle-london.com/awards/AwardWinners.php?Award_Type=Laurence%20Olivier%20Awards&Year=1985. 10 August 2014.
  14. Web site: 2014-08-10. Albemarle - Awards. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810180403/http://www.albemarle-london.com/awards/AwardWinners.php?Award_Type=Laurence%20Olivier%20Awards&Year=1989. 10 August 2014.
  15. Web site: Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor - Google Search. 2021-09-15. www.google.com.
  16. Web site: 2014-08-10. Albemarle - Awards. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810185518/http://www.albemarle-london.com/awards/AwardWinners.php?Award_Type=Critics%20Circle%20Awards&Year=1987. 10 August 2014.
  17. Web site: Recipients by Category. 2021-09-15. The Lucille Lortel Awards. en-US.
  18. Web site: Brian Cox. 2021-09-15. www.iobdb.com.
  19. Web site: Brian Cox. 2021-09-15. Playbill. en.
  20. Web site: November 12, 2001. 2001 Gemini Winners. 2021-09-16.
  21. Web site: Online Film & Television Association (2001). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  22. Web site: 2018-07-27. BSFC Winners 2000s. 2021-09-16. Boston Society of Film Critics. en.
  23. Web site: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (2002). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  24. Web site: Spirit Awards Tilt Toward True Independence. Los Angeles Times. May 15, 2023.
  25. Web site: Goodridge. 2002-01-06. Mike. Mulholland Drive is National Critics' choice. 2021-09-16. Screen. en.
  26. Web site: New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2001). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  27. Web site: Chlotrudis Awards (2002). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  28. Web site: Awards Circuit Community Awards (2002). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  29. Web site: Gold Derby Awards (2003). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  30. Web site: Online Film Critics Society Awards (2003). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  31. Web site: Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (2003). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  32. 2003 Teen Choice Awards Nominees. 2021-09-16. Billboard. en.
  33. Web site: London Critics Circle Film Awards (2004). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  34. Web site: 2013-06-16. Sony Ericsson Empire Awards 2006. 2021-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20130616201051/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2006/winners/icon.asp. 16 June 2013.
  35. Web site: 2007 Categories International Press Academy. 2021-09-16. en-US.
  36. Web site: FESTIVAL ARCHIVES - Sitges Film Festival - Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya. 2021-09-16. sitgesfilmfestival.com.
  37. Web site: Fright Meter Awards (2009). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  38. Web site: 2010 Method Fest, Independent Film Festival, Calabasas, California. 2021-09-16. www.methodfest.com.
  39. Web site: Eddan 2011 - Eddan.is. 2021-09-16. en-US.
  40. Web site: 2016-07-22. SB Film Festival Career Achievement Award Given to Actor Brian Cox . 2021-09-16. SBU News. en-US.
  41. Web site: United International Film Festival (2016). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  42. Web site: Boston Film Festival (2018). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  43. Web site: November 7, 2019. 2019 Overcome Film Festival. live. September 16, 2021. twitter.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210916042539/https://mobile.twitter.com/overcomefest/status/1192553892627779584 . 16 September 2021 .
  44. Web site: 2019 Winners International Press Academy. 2021-09-16. en-US.
  45. Web site: IGN Summer Movie Awards (2019). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  46. Web site: Online Film & Television Association (2019). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  47. News: Sheehan. Daniel Montgomery,Chris Beachum,Marcus James Dixon,Joyce Eng,Zach Laws,Paul. Montgomery. Daniel. Beachum. Chris. Dixon. Marcus James. Eng. Joyce. Laws. Zach. Sheehan. Paul. 2020-09-16. 2020 Gold Derby TV Awards winners: 'Schitt's' sweeps, 'Succession' succeeds, Reese Witherspoon rules and much more. 2021-09-16. GoldDerby. en-US.
  48. Web site: International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (2020). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  49. Web site: Online Film & Television Association (2020). 2021-09-16. IMDb. en.
  50. Web site: Mindfield Film Festival - Albuquerque. 2021-09-16. abq.mindfieldfilmfest.com.
  51. Web site: Rabinowitz. Chloe. The New Media Film Festival to Add NFT to Programming Lineup. 2021-09-16. BroadwayWorld.com. en.

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