# List of awards and nominations received by Ian McKellen

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Sir Ian McKellen.
Sir Ian McKellen is an English actor of the stage and screen. Over his distinguished career, he has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, six Laurence Olivier Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, fi e Primetime Emmy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, and a British Academy Television Awards.
McKellen received two Academy Award nominations, his first for Best Actor for his portrayal as James Whale in the period drama Gods and Monsters (1998) with his second nomination being for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Gandalf the Grey in Peter Jackson's fantasy epic Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). He received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for playing King Richard III in the period drama Richard III (1995) as well as the Best Adapted Screenplay for the later. For his role as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), he was nominated for two BAFTA Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards including a win for Best Supporting Actor.
For his work on television, he won the Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his portrayal of Tsar Nicholas II in the HBO film Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996). He was Emmy-nominated for his roles in gay rights activist Bill Kraus in the HBO film And the Band Played On (1993), a fictionalized version of himself in the HBO comedy series Extras (2006), the title role in the PBS film King Lear (2008), and Number 2 / Curtis in AMC miniseries The Prisoner (2009). He was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a theatrical dresser in the Starz movie The Dresser (2015).
On stage, McKellen has received two Tony Award nominations winning for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Antonio Salieri in the Broadway production of Amadeus in 1981. He was Tony-nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Play for Acting Shakespeare (1984). For his work on the West End stage in London, he received twelve Laurence Olivier Awards nominations, winning six times for his performances in Henrik Ibsen's The Pillars of Society (1977), Ben Jonson's The Alchemist (1978), Martin Sherman's Bent (1979), Michael Frayn's Wild Honey (1984), and William Shakespeare's Richard III (1991). He won the Society of London Theatre Special Award for Ian McKellen on Stage (2020).

## Major awards
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | Best Actor | Gods and Monsters | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated | |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| BAFTA Film Awards |||||
| 1996 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Richard III | Nominated |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated | Richard III | |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Nominated |
| BAFTA TV Awards |||||
| 2016 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Dresser | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1994 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | And the Band Played On | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Extras | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | King Lear | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Prisoner | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1996 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Richard III | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny | Won |
| 1999 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Gods and Monsters | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1999 | Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role | Gods and Monsters | Nominated |
| 2002 | Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Won |
| Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
| Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Nominated |
| Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Won |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1981 | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Amadeus | Won | |
| 1984 | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Acting Shakespeare | Nominated | |

### Laurence Olivier Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1977 | Actor of the Year in a Revival | Pillars of the Community | Won |
| 1978 | Comedy Performance of the Year | The Alchemist | Won |
| 1979 | Actor of the Year in a New Play | Bent | Won |
| 1984 | Actor of the Year in a Revival | Wild Honey | Won |
| 1986 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Cherry Orchard | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Othello and Bent | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Richard III | Won |
| 1992 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Uncle Vanya | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | King Lear | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | No Man's Land | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | King Lear | Nominated |
| 2020 | Special Award | Ian McKellen on Stage | Won |

## Other theatre awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1974 | Outstanding Performance | The Wood Demon / King Lear | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1981 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Amadeus | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1984 | Outstanding One-Person Show | Acting Shakespeare | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Wild Honey | Won |
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards | 1984 | Best Actor | Coriolanus | Won |
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards | 1989 | Best Actor | Othello | Won |
| Garland Award | 1998 | Outstanding Solo Performance | A Knight Out in Los Angeles | Won |

## Critics awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 1998 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | Gods and Monsters | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2003 | Best Cast in a Motion Picture | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1998 | Best Actor | Gods and Monsters | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 1998 | Best Actor | Gods and Monsters | Won |
| National Board of Review | 1998 | Best Actor | Gods and Monsters | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 1998 | Best Actor | Gods and Monsters | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 1998 | Best Actor | Gods and Monsters / Apt Pupil | Won |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Annie Awards | 2006 | Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Flushed Away | Won |
| British Independent Film Award | 1998 | Best Actor | Gods and Monsters | Won |
| CableAce Award | 1993 | Best Supporting Actor Miniseries/Movie | And the Band Played On | Won |
| European Film Award | 1995 | Best Actor | Richard III | Won |
| Poppy Awards | 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Won |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 1998 | Best Actor | Gods and Monsters | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 1996 | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 1998 | Best Actor Motion Picture Drama | Gods and Monsters | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2001 | Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1998 | Best Supporting Actor | Apt Pupil | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2003 | Best Supporting Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2003 | Choice Movie Villain | X2 | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2006 | Choice Movie Villain | X-Men: The Last Stand | Nominated |

## Honorary awards

| Year | Ceremony | Category |
| 2004 | Pride International Film Festival | Lifetime Achievement & Distinction Award |
| 2006 | Olivier Awards | Society's Special Award |
| 2009 | Evening Standard Awards | The Lebedev Special Award |
| 2010 | Empire Awards | Empire Icon Award |
| 2017 | Istanbul International Film Festival | Honorary Award |