# List of awards and nominations received by William Shatner

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by William Shatner.
Shatner has earned numerous accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Saturn Awards. Shatner won his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Denny Crane on the David E. Kelley ABC series The Practice (2004). The following year he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for the same role this time on ABC series Boston Legal (2005).
Shatner earned five Best Actor nominations: the first for Kingdom of the Spiders, the four other for the first four Star Trek films. He won the award for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and also earned The Life Career Award in 1980. In 2011, he was given made an honorary Doctor of Letters by McGill University, his alma mater. In 2019, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2025, he will receive a Special Lifetime Achievement Saturn Award.

## Major associations
### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Award |||||
| 1999 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | 3rd Rock from the Sun: Dick's Big Giant Headache | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | The Practice: Season 8 | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal | Won |
| 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal | Nominated |
| Children's and Family Emmy Award |||||
| 2024 | Outstanding Voice Performer in an Animated Program | Masters of the Universe: Revolution | Pending |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2005 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Boston Legal | Won | |
| 2008 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Boston Legal | Nominated | |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording | Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder | Nominated | |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2006 | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Boston Legal | Nominated |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | Boston Legal | |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | 2007 | Boston Legal | Nominated |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | 2008 | Boston Legal | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal | Nominated |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | Boston Legal | |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Year | Award | Category | Series/Film | Result |
| 1958 | Theatre World Award | Theatre World Award | The World of Suzie Wong | Awarded |
| 1978 | Saturn Awards | Best Actor | Kingdom of the Spiders | Nominated |
| 1980 | Saturn Awards | Best Actor | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1980 | Saturn Awards | Life Career Award | Life Career Award | Won |
| 1983 | Saturn Awards | Best Actor | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Won |
| 1985 | American Saddlebred Horse Association | Meritorious Service Award | Meritorious Service Award | Won |
| 1985 | Saturn Awards | Best Actor | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Nominated |
| 1987 | Saturn Awards | Best Actor | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Nominated |
| 1989 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Actor | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Won |
| 1989 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Director | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Won |
| 1989 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Screenplay | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Nominated |
| 1995 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Supporting Actor | Star Trek Generations | Nominated |
| 1996 | American Saddlebred Horse Association | Breeders Hall of Fame Award | Breeders Hall of Fame Award | Won |
| 2000 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Actor of the Century | Worst Actor of the Century | Nominated |
| 2000 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Personality | Choice TV Personality | Nominated |
| 2001 | Canadian Comedy Awards | Funniest Male Performance in a Film | Miss Congeniality | Nominated |
| 2001 | Annie Awards | Best Male Voice Acting in an Animated Feature | Osmosis Jones | Nominated |
| 2005 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Boston Legal | Nominated |
| 2009 | Marbella International Film Festival | Best Documentary Film | William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet | Won |
| 2009 | Prism Awards | Best Performance in a Drama Episode | Boston Legal | Won |
| 2009 | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Nathanael Greene Humanitarian Award | Nathanael Greene Humanitarian Award | Awarded |
| 2009 | Streamy Awards | Best Reality Web Series | The Shatner Project | Won |
| 2009 | Streamy Awards | Best Web Series | The Shatner Project | Nominated |
| 2011 | American Saddlebred Horse Association | C. J. Cronan Sportsmanship Award | C. J. Cronan Sportsmanship Award | Won |
| 2011 | Governor General's Awards | Performing Arts Awards | Performing Arts Awards | Awarded |
| 2011 | Revolver Golden Gods Awards | Honorary Headbanger Award | Honorary Headbanger Award | Won |
| 2011 | Television Critics Association Awards | Career Achievement Award | Career Achievement Award | Nominated |
| 2012 | Audie Awards | Best Humour | Shatner's Rules | Won |
| 2012 | Television Critics Association Awards | Career Achievement Award | Career Achievement Award | Nominated |
| 2013 | Stratford Festival | Legacy Award | Legacy Award | Awarded |
| 2013 | Television Critics Association Awards | Career Achievement Award | Career Achievement Award | Nominated |
| 2014 | NASA | Distinguished Public Service Medal | Distinguished Public Service Medal | Awarded |
| 2015 | Canadian Screen Awards | Documentary Program or Series | Chaos on the Bridge | Nominated |
| 2015 | TASTE Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Lifetime Achievement Award | Awarded |
| 2015 | Voice Arts Awards | Icon Award | Icon Award | Awarded |
| 2016 | TASTE Awards | Best Branded Programme | Brown Bag Wine Tasting with William Shatner | Nominated |
| 2016 | TASTE Awards | Best Branded Video Promotion or Campaign | Brown Bag Wine Tasting with William Shatner | Nominated |
| 2016 | TASTE Awards | Best Drink or Beverage Programme: Web | Brown Bag Wine Tasting with William Shatner | Nominated |
| 2016 | TASTE Awards | Best Entertainment News Series – Online | Brown Bag Wine Tasting with William Shatner | Nominated |
| 2016 | TASTE Awards | Best Reality Series: Food or Drink | Brown Bag Wine Tasting with William Shatner | Nominated |
| 2017 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Guest Role Dramatic Series | Murdoch Mysteries | Nominated |
| 2020 | WWE Hall of Fame | Celebrity inductee | Celebrity inductee | Awarded |
| 2024 | Visual Effects Society Awards | VES Award for Creative Excellence | VES Award for Creative Excellence | Awarded |
| 2025 | Saturn Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Lifetime Achievement Award | Awarded |