# List of awards and nominations received by Nathan Lane

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Nathan Lane.
Nathan Lane is an American actor and comedian known for his roles on stage and screen. He has received several awards including three Tony Awards, six Drama Desk Awards, three Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as a nomination for two Golden Globe Awards.
Lane has received six Tony Award nominations receiving three wins for his performances as Pseudolus in the Stephen Sondheim musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996), Max Bialystock in the Mel Brooks satirical musical The Producers (2001), and Roy Cohn in Tony Kushner epic play Angels in America (2018). Lane has received eleven Drama Desk Award nominations receiving seven wins, which includes the Harold S. Prince Award for Lifetime Achievement, as well as two Obies, the Lucille Lortel Award and six Outer Critics Circle Awards. He also won the Laurence Olivier Award his performance on the West End stage in The Producers in London.
For his film work he has received two Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in Mike Nichols' The Birdcage (1996) and the film adaptation of the Mel Brooks Broadway musical The Producers.He received one Screen Actors Guild Award winning for Outstanding Ensemble for The Birdcage (1996) and the National Board of Review Award, also winning for Outstanding Ensemble for Nicholas Nickleby.
Lane has also received various awards for his work on television including a Primetime Emmy Award, and a record breaking eight nominations in the guest actor category. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for playing Teddy Dimas in the Hulu mystery-comedy series Only Murders in the Building in 2022. He was Emmy-nominated for playing a thief in Frasier (1995), a former lover in Mad About You (1998), and Pepper Saltzman in Modern Family (2011-2014). He also received two Daytime Emmy Awards for voicing Timon in Timon & Pumbaa (1996) and Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II in Teacher's Pet (2001).

## Major associations
### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1995 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Frasier (episode: "Fool Me Once, Shame On You. Fool Me Twice..") | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Mad About You (episode: "Good Old Reliable Nathan") | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Modern Family (Season 2) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | The Good Wife (Season 4) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Modern Family (episode: "A Slight at the Opera") | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Modern Family (Season 5) | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Only Murders in the Building (episode: "The Boy From 6B") | Won |
| 2023 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Only Murders in the Building (episode: "Here's Looking at You") | Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1996 | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Timon & Pumbaa (Season 1) | Won |
| 2000 | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | George and Martha (Season 1) | Nominated |
| 2001 | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Teacher's Pet | Won |

### Golden Globe Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1997 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | The Birdcage | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | The Producers | Nominated | |

### Screen Actors Guild Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1997 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture | The Birdcage | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | The Birdcage | Nominated |
| 2024 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | The Gilded Age | Nominated |

### Olivier Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2005 | Best Actor in a Musical | The Producers | Won | |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1992 | Best Actor in a Musical | Guys and Dolls | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Actor in a Musical | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Won |
| 2001 | Best Actor in a Musical | The Producers | Won |
| 2013 | Best Actor in a Play | The Nance | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | The Front Page | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Angels in America | Won |

## Theatre awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1983 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Present Laughter | Nominated |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | The Lisbon Traviata | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1992 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Guys and Dolls | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1995 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | The Producers | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams | Nominated |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2010 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | The Addams Family | Nominated |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2013 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | The Nance | Nominated |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2017 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | The Front Page | Nominated |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2018 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Angels in America | Won |
| Drama League Awards | 2007 | Distinguished Performance | Butley | Citation |
| Drama League Awards | 2008 | Distinguished Performance | November | Citation |
| Drama League Awards | 2010 | Distinguished Performance | The Addams Family | Citation |
| Drama League Awards | 2013 | Distinguished Performance | The Nance | Citation |
| Drama League Awards | 2015 | Distinguished Performance | The Iceman Cometh / It's Only a Play | Citation |
| Drama League Awards | 2017 | Distinguished Performance | The Front Page | Citation |
| Drama League Awards | 2018 | Distinguished Performance | Angels in America | Citation |
| Drama League Awards | 2023 | Distinguished Performance | Pictures From Home | Citation |
| Lucille Lortel Theatre | 1991 | Outstanding Actor | The Lisbon Traviata | Won |
| Lucille Lortel Theatre | 2009 | Outstanding Solo Show | Sleepwalk with Me | Nominated |
| Obie Award | 1992 | Sustained Excellence of Performance | Sustained Excellence of Performance | Won |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | The Producers | Won |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 2008 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Waiting for Godot | Nominated |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 2009 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | The Addams Family | Nominated |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | The Nance | Won |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 2016 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | The Front Page | Won |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 2017 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Angels in America | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| American Comedy Award | 1996 | Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Jeffrey | Nominated |
| American Comedy Award | 1997 | Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | The Birdcage | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1997 | Best Supporting Actor | The Birdcage | Nominated |
| HCA Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Only Murders in The Building | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Award | 1997 | Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Robin Williams) | The Birdcage | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Award | 1997 | Best Lead Actor – Comedy or Musical | The Birdcage | Nominated |
| Satellite Award | 1997 | Best Lead Actor – Comedy or Musical | The Birdcage | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | 2002 | Best Acting by an Ensemble | Nicholas Nickelby | Won |

## Honorary awards

| Organizations | Year | Award | Result |
| GLAAD Media Award | 2002 | Vito Russo Award | Honored |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame | 2006 | Motion Picture Star | Honored |
| Drama League Awards | 2010 | Distinguished Achievement in Theatre | Honored |
| Theatre World Award | 2019 | John Willis Award | Honored |
| Dorian Awards | 2023 | Timeless Star Award | Honored |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2024 | Harold S. Prince Award | Honored |
| Signature Theatre Company | 2024 | Stephen Sondheim Award | Honored |