# List of awards and nominations received by Al Pacino

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This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Al Pacino.
Al Pacino is an American actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has received his numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Tony Awards as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award. His honorary awards include the Honorary Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival in 1994, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2001, the National Medal of Arts in 2011, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016.
Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a blind retired Lieutenant Colonel in the drama Scent of a Woman (1992). He was also Oscar-nominated for his roles as Michael Corleone in the epic gangster film The Godfather (1972), Frank Serpico in the crime film Serpico (1973), Michael Corleone in gangster film The Godfather Part II (1974), Sonny Wortzik in the crime drama Dog Day Afternoon (1975), a Baltimore defense attorney in the legal drama ...And Justice for All (1979), Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice in the action crime film Dick Tracy (1990), Richard Roma in the tragedy film Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and Jimmy Hoffa in the epic crime film The Irishman (2019).
On television, Pacino won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for his portrayals of Roy Cohn in the HBO miniseries Angels in America (2003) and the Jack Kevorkian the HBO biopic You Don't Know Jack (2010). He was Emmy-nominated for his performance as the title role in the HBO film Phil Spector (2013). He received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for his dual role as a Nazi evading arrest in the Amazon Prime Video conspiracy drama Hunters (2020–2023).
On stage, he won two Tony Awards, his first for Best Featured Actor in a Play for playing a drug addict in the Don Petersen play Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969), and his second for Best Actor in a Play for playing a Vietnam War army trainee in the David Rabe play The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (1977). He was Tony-nominated for playing Shylock in the revival of the William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice (2011). He also received two Drama Desk Awards, an Obie Award, and a Theatre World Award for his performances on stage.

## Major awards
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1973 | Best Supporting Actor | The Godfather | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actor | Serpico | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Actor | The Godfather Part II | Nominated |
| 1976 | Best Actor | Dog Day Afternoon | Nominated |
| 1980 | Best Actor | ...And Justice for All | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Supporting Actor | Dick Tracy | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Supporting Actor | Glengarry Glen Ross | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Actor | Scent of a Woman | Won |
| 2020 | Best Supporting Actor | The Irishman | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1973 | Best Film Newcomer | The Godfather | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Serpico | Nominated |
| 1976 | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Dog Day Afternoon / The Godfather Part II | Won |
| 1991 | Best Film Actor in a Supporting Role | Dick Tracy | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Film Actor in a Supporting Role | The Irishman | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Award |||||
| 2004 | Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Angels in America | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | You Don't Know Jack | Won |
| 2013 | Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Phil Spector | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1973 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Godfather | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Serpico | Won |
| 1975 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Godfather Part II | Nominated |
| 1976 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Dog Day Afternoon | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Bobby Deerfield | Nominated |
| 1980 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | ...And Justice for All | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Author! Author! | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Scarface | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Sea of Love | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Dick Tracy | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Godfather Part III | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Glengarry Glen Ross | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Scent of a Woman | Won |
| 2001 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Recipient |
| 2004 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | Angels in America | Won |
| 2011 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | You Don't Know Jack | Won |
| 2014 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | Phil Spector | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Danny Collins | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | The Irishman | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Hunters | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Best Spoken Word Album | The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets | Nominated | |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2004 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Angels in America | Won |
| 2011 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | You Don't Know Jack | Won |
| 2014 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Phil Spector | Nominated |
| 2020 | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | The Irishman | Nominated |
| 2020 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Irishman | Nominated |
| 2020 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | House of Gucci | Nominated |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1969 | Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play | Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? | Won |
| 1977 | Best Leading Actor in a Play | The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel | Won |
| 2011 | Best Leading Actor in a Play | The Merchant of Venice | Nominated |

## Other theatre awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1969 | Best Performance | Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1977 | Best Leading Actor in a Play | The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1984 | Best Leading Actor in a Play | American Buffalo | Nominated |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2011 | Best Leading Actor in a Play | The Merchant of Venice | Nominated |
| Obie Awards | 1966 | Best Actor | Why Is A Crooked Letter | Nominated |
| Obie Awards | 1968 | Best Actor | The Indian Wants the Bronx | Won |
| Theatre World Awards | 1969 | Best Debut | Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? | Won |

## Critics awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 1997 | Best Leading Actor | Donnie Brasco | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1991 | Best Leading Actor | Dick Tracy | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1993 | Best Leading Actor | Scent of a Woman | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1993 | Best Supporting Actor | Glengarry Glen Ross | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1998 | Best Leading Actor | Donnie Brasco | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2020 | Best Supporting Actor | The Irishman | Nominated |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | The Irishman | Nominated |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 1976 | Best Leading Actor | Dog Day Afternoon | Won |
| London Film Critics Circle | 2003 | Best Leading Actor | Insomnia | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 1975 | Best Leading Actor | Dog Day Afternoon | Won |
| National Board of Review | 1972 | Best Supporting Actor | The Godfather | Won |
| National Board of Review | 1973 | Best Leading Actor | Serpico | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1973 | Best Leading Actor | The Godfather | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1974 | Best Leading Actor | Serpico | Nominated |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1976 | Best Leading Actor | Dog Day Afternoon | Nominated |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1991 | Best Supporting Actor | Dick Tracy | Nominated |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1998 | Best Leading Actor | Donnie Brasco | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1974 | Best Leading Actor | Serpico | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1976 | Best Leading Actor | Dog Day Afternoon | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1993 | Best Leading Actor | Scent of a Woman | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association | 2004 | Best Actor in a Drama | Angels in America | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| American Comedy Awards | 1991 | Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Dick Tracy | Won |
| American Movie Awards | 1980 | Best Leading Actor | ...And Justice for All | Nominated |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2000 | Favorite Leading Actor in a Drama | Any Given Sunday | Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1973 | Best Foreign Actor | The Godfather | Won |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1974 | Best Foreign Actor | Serpico | Won |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1993 | Best Foreign Actor | Carlito's Way | Nominated |
| Directors Guild Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Documentary Directorial Achievement | Looking for Richard | Won |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2019 | Hollywood Supporting Actor Award | The Irishman | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 1997 | Truer Than Fiction Award | Looking for Richard | Nominated |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 1980 | Best Actor | ...And Justice for All | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | 1998 | Best Villain | The Devil's Advocate | Nominated |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 1975 | Best Actor | Dog Day Afternoon | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2000 | Best Leading Actor in a Drama Film | The Insider | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2004 | Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film | Angels in America | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2010 | Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film | You Don't Know Jack | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2014 | Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film | Phil Spector | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1991 | Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Dick Tracy | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1998 | Best Leading Actor in a Film | The Devil's Advocate | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2007 | Choice Movie Villain | Ocean's Thirteen | Nominated |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 1992 | Best Actor | Glengarry Glen Ross | Won |

## Honorary awards

| Organizations | Year | Notes | Result |
| Venice Film Festival | 1994 | Career Golden Lion | Honored |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 1996 | Donostia Award | Honored |
| Gotham Awards | 1996 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honored |
| Film Society of Lincoln Center | 2000 | Gala Tribute | Honored |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2001 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Honored |
| American Cinematheque | 2005 | American Cinematheque Award | Honored |
| University Philosophical Society | 2006 | Honorary Patron of the Society | Honored |
| American Film Institute | 2007 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honored |
| National Medal of Arts | 2011 | Medal | Honored |
| Venice International Film Festival | 2011 | Glory to the Filmmaker Award | Honored |
| Venice International Film Festival | 2011 | Queer Lion | Honored |
| Jameson Dublin International Film Festival | 2012 | Volta Award | Honored |
| Goldene Kamera | 2013 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honored |
| Kennedy Center Honors | 2016 | Medal | Honored |
| American Icon Awards | 2019 | Statue | Honored |

## Special citations

This list includes awards, votes, etc. where Al Pacino appears by websites, channels or magazines.
* Vote or Rank
* Voted the greatest movie star of all time in a Channel 4 poll.
* Voted second best actor of all time at FilmFour.com (2004).
* Ranked #4 in the Empire "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (October 1997).
* Premiere ranked him #37 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).
* Voted 41st Greatest Movie Star of All Time by Entertainment Weekly.
* His performance as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II is ranked #11 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains list of villains.
* His line "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." from The Godfather Part II is ranked #58 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list.
* His performance as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II is ranked #20 on the list of 100 Greatest Performances of All Time by Premiere.
* His character, Michael Corleone from The Godfather Part II, is ranked #21 on the list of 100 Greatest Movie Characters by Empire.
* His line "Say hello to my little friend!" from Scarface is ranked #61 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list.
* His character, Tony Montana from Scarface, is ranked #27 on the list of 100 Greatest Movie Characters by Empire.
* His character, Tony Montana from Scarface, is ranked #74 on the list of 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time by Premiere.
* His line "Attica! Attica!" from Dog Day Afternoon is ranked #86 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list.
* His performance as Sonny Wortzik in Dog Day Afternoon is ranked #4 on the list of 100 Greatest Performances of All Time by Premiere.
* His performance as Frank Serpico in Serpico is ranked #40 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains list of heroes.