# List of awards and nominations received by Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen has received numerous accolades throughout his career. His portrayal of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy earned him nominations for the SAG Award for Outstanding Cast, winning for the final instalment The Return of the King (2003).
His performances in Eastern Promises (2007), Captain Fantastic (2016) and Green Book (2018) earned him nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe and SAG Award for Best Actor. The first and last of these, as well as The Road (2009), also earned him nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor. He also received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in A Dangerous Method (2011), which won him the Canadian Screen Award.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2008 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2017 | Captain Fantastic | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2019 | Green Book | Best Actor | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2008 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2017 | Captain Fantastic | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2019 | Green Book | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2008 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor – Drama | Nominated |
| 2012 | A Dangerous Method | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 2017 | Captain Fantastic | Best Actor – Drama | Nominated |
| 2019 | Green Book | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won |
| 2008 | Eastern Promises | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2017 | Captain Fantastic | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2017 | Captain Fantastic | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2019 | Green Book | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |

## Other awards and nominations
### Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2008 | Eastern Promises | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated | |
| 2011 | A Dangerous Method | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Won | |

### British Independent Film Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | Won | |

### Canadian Screen Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| 2011 | A Dangerous Method | Best Supporting Actor | Won |

### Chicago Film Critics Association

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | Nominated | |

### Critics' Choice Movie Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Best Acting Ensemble | Won |
| 2008 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Road | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2016 | Captain Fantastic | Best Actor in a Comedy | Nominated |
| 2019 | Green Book | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2019 | Green Book | Best Actor in a Comedy | Nominated |

### Empire Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2006 | A History of Violence | Best Actor | Nominated |

### Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | The Road | Best Actor | Nominated | |

### Florida Film Critics Circle

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Captain Fantastic | Best Actor | Nominated | |

### Goya Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Alatriste | Best Actor | Nominated | |

### Houston Film Critics Society

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2009 | The Road | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2017 | Captain Fantastic | Best Actor | Nominated |

### Independent Spirit Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2017 | Captain Fantastic | Best Male Lead | Nominated | |

### London Film Critics Circle

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2006 | A History of Violence | Actor of the Year | Nominated | |

### National Board of Review

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Best Cast | Won | |
| 2018 | Green Book | Best Actor | Won |

### New York Film Critics Circle

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2005 | A History of Violence | Best Actor | 3rd Place |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | 2nd Place |
| 2011 | A Dangerous Method | Best Supporting Actor | 3rd Place |

### Online Film Critics Society

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Best Cast | Nominated |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Best Cast | Won |
| 2008 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2016 | Captain Fantastic | Best Actor | Nominated |

### Rome Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2024 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Career | Awarded | |

### San Diego Film Critics Society

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | 2nd Place |
| 2009 | The Road | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2016 | Captain Fantastic | Best Actor | Nominated |

### Sant Jordi Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Best Foreign Actor | Won | |

### Santa Barbara International Film Festival

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Life's Work | American Riviera Award | Awarded | |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Nominated |
| 2005 | A History of Violence | Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | Nominated |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | Won |
| 2011 | A Dangerous Method | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2017 | Captain Fantastic | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Won |
| 2019 | Green Book | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Nominated |

### Saturn Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2006 | A History of Violence | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2008 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Road | Best Actor | Nominated |

### SFX Award

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Best SF or Fantasy Film Actor | Won | |

### St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Captain Fantastic | Best Actor | Nominated | |

### Toronto Film Critics Association

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | Won | |
| 2009 | The Road | Best Actor | Nominated | |

### Vancouver Film Critics Circle

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2008 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Won |
| 2008 | Eastern Promises | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2012 | A Dangerous Method | Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film | Won |

### Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2009 | The Road | Best Actor | Nominated | |