List of awards and nominations received by Nicolas Cage explained

List of Nicolas Cage awards
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Academy Awards
British Academy Film Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, director and producer Nicolas Cage.

Cage started his career in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and Valley Girl (1983) as well various films of his uncle Francis Ford Coppola such as Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). In 1987, Cage earned critical success with films such as the Coen brothers' Raising Arizona (1987) and John Patrick Shanley's Moonstruck (1987). He would star in David Lynch's Wild at Heart (1990) and the romantic comedy It Could Happen to You (1994) before earning an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995).

Following his awards win he starred in the blockbusters The Rock (1996), and Con Air (1997) as well as the drama Face/Off (1997) and the romantic drama City of Angels (1998). He starred in Martin Scorsese's drama Bringing Out the Dead and Charlie Kauffman's Adaptation, the latter earning him his second Academy Award nomination. He has since explored a variety of genres including the National Treasure films in 2004, 2007 and the Ghost Rider films in 2007 and 2011. In the 21st century he has earned renewed critical acclaim for his performances in independent dramas such as Joe (2013), Mandy (2018), Color Out of Space (2019), and Pig (2021), the latter earning him a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor nomination.

Major associations

Academy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1996Best ActorLeaving Las Vegas[1]
2003Adaptation[2]

British Academy Film Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1996Best Actor in a Leading RoleLeaving Las Vegas
2003Adaptation

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1996Best ActorLeaving Las Vegas
2022Pig

Golden Globe Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1988Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyMoonstruck
1993Honeymoon in Vegas
1996Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaLeaving Las Vegas
2003Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyAdaptation
2024Dream Scenario[3]

Independent Spirit Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1990Best Male LeadVampire's Kiss
1996Leaving Las Vegas

Screen Actors Guild Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1996Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleLeaving Las Vegas
2003Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleAdaptation
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Critics awards

Chicago Film Critics Association

YearNominated workCategoryResult
1996Leaving Las VegasBest Actor
2003Adaptation
2021Pig
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2022Best Actor in a Horror MovieWilly's Wonderland
2023Best Actor in an Action MovieThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
2024Best Actor in a Horror MovieDream Scenario[4]

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association

YearNominated workCategoryResult
1996Leaving Las VegasBest Actor
2003Adaptation

National Board of Review

YearNominated workCategoryResult
1995Leaving Las VegasBest Actor
2005Lord of WarSpecial Recognition For Excellence in Filmmaking (as producer)

National Society of Film Critics

YearNominated workCategoryResult
1996Leaving Las VegasBest Actor
2010

Online Film Critics Society

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2003AdaptationBest Ensemble
Best Actor
2022Pig

San Diego Film Critics Society

!Year!Nominated Work!Category!Result!Ref.
2023Dream Scenario, The Flash, The Old Way, Renfield, The Retirement Plan, Sympathy for the DevilSpecial Award for Body of Work[5]

Toronto Film Critics Association

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2002AdaptationBest Actor
2009

Women Film Critics Circle

Film festivals

San Francisco International Film Festival

YearNominated workCategoryResult
1998Peter J. Owens Award
2023Lifetime AchievementMaria Manetti Shrem Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting [6] [7]

Toronto Film Festival

Miscellaneous awards

American Comedy Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
1988Raising ArizonaFunniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
1993Honeymoon in Vegas

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
1997The RockFavorite Actor – Action/Adventure
1998Con Air, Face/Off
1999City of AngelsFavorite Actor – Drama/Romance
Snake EyesFavorite Actor – Suspense
2001The Family ManFavorite Actor – Comedy/Romance
Gone in 60 SecondsFavorite Actor – Action

Golden Raspberry Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2007The Wicker Man
Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
Worst Screen Couple
Worst Actor
2008Ghost Rider, , Next
2012Drive Angry, Season of the Witch, Trespass
Worst Screen Couple
2013A Thousand Words
, Seeking JusticeWorst Actor
2015Left Behind
2017SnowdenWorst Supporting Actor
2022PigRazzie Redeemer Award

Jupiter Award

YearNominated workCategoryResult
1997Leaving Las Vegas, The RockBest International Actor
1998Con Air, Face/Off
2006National Treasure

MTV Movie and TV Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
1997The RockBest On-Screen Duo
1998Face/Off
Best Male Performance
Best Villain
1999City of AngelsBest On-Screen Duo

Saturn Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
1998Face/OffBest Actor
2019Mandy
2024RenfieldBest Supporting Actor[8]

Scream Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2009KnowingBest Science Fiction Actor
2010Kick-AssBest Fantasy Actor
Best Superhero

Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2001Captain Corelli's MandolinMost Annoying Fake Accent: Male
Worst On-Screen Couple
2006The Wicker ManWorst Actor

Visual Effects Society

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 19, 2024 . The 68th Academy Awards 1996 . July 19, 2024 . Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  2. Web site: July 19, 2024 . The 75th Academy Awards 2003 . July 19, 2024 . Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  3. Web site: Golden Globe Nominations: ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’ Top Movie List; ‘Succession’ Leads Way In TV. Deadline Hollywood. Patrick. Hipes. December 11, 2023. December 11, 2023.
  4. Web site: March 7, 2024 . Nominations Announced for the Critics Choice Association’s 4th Annual “Critics Choice Super Awards” Honoring Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action Movies and Series . live . https://archive.today/20240307210936/https://www.criticschoice.com/2024/03/07/nominations-announced-for-the-critics-choice-associations-4th-annual-critics-choice-super-awards-honoring-superhero-science-fiction-fantasy-horror-and-action-movies-and-s/ . March 7, 2024 . March 7, 2024 . Critics Choice Association.
  5. Web site: Critics . San Diego Film . 2023-12-19 . 2023 San Diego Film Critics Society Award Winners . 2024-03-25 . San Diego Film Critics Society . en-US.
  6. Web site: Yu . Betty . 2023-12-05 . "Barbie" director Greta Gerwig, noted actor Nicolas Cage honored at SFFILM Awards - CBS San Francisco . 2023-12-05 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2023-11-29 . 2023 SFFILM Awards Night Honors Greta Gerwig, Roger Ross Williams, Cord Jefferson, and Nicolas Cage . 2023-12-05 . SFFILM . en-US.
  8. Web site: ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’, ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Star Trek’ Series Lead Nominations For Genre-Focused Saturn Awards. Deadline Hollywood. Patrick. Hipes. December 6, 2023. December 7, 2023. December 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207141641/https://deadline.com/2023/12/saturn-awards-nominations-list-movies-tv-1235654052/. live.
  9. Web site: 1st Annual VES Awards. visual effects society.