| Woods in 2015. | |||
| Award | Wins | Nominations | |
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by James Woods.
Woods is an American actor known for his performances on stage and screen. He has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for his performance as photojournalist Richard Boyle in Oliver Stone's war drama Salvador (1986) and for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith in the Rob Reiner courtroom drama Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). For his work on television he received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning twice for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performances in Promise (1987) and My Name Is Bill W. (1989). For his combined work in film and television he has earned nine Golden Globe Award nominations winning for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Promise. He has also received three Screen Actors Guild Award and three Independent Spirit Award nominations winning for Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for Salvador.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1987 | Best Actor | Salvador | ||
| 1997 | Best Supporting Actor | Ghosts of Mississippi | ||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Nixon | ||
| 2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Dirty Pictures | ||
| 2012 | Too Big to Fail | |||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Best Male Lead | Salvador | ||
| 1988 | Best Seller | |||
| 1989 | The Boost | |||
On October 15, 1998, Woods was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a star at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.[3]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries | Citizen Cohn | |
| 1994 | Best Actor in a Dramatic Series | Fallen Angels | |
| 1995 | Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries | ||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | ||
| 2001 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Dirty Pictures | |
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| 2007 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Shark | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Too Big to Fail | |