# List of awards and nominations received by Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix is an American actor known for his leading performances in film. Over his career he has received several accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Phoenix received the Academy Award for Best Actor his role as Arthur Fleck / Arthur in the psychological thriller Joker (2019). He was Oscar-nominated for playing a corrupt Roman Emperor in the epic historical action-drama Gladiator (2000), country music star Johnny Cash in the biographical musical drama Walk the Line (2005), and a traumatized war veteran in the psychological drama The Master (2012). He also won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for playing a hired enforcer in the neo-noir crime thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017) and the Venice International Film Festival's Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in the drama The Master (2012).
As a child he was briefly credited as Leaf Phoenix. For his role in the 1984 ABC Afterschool Special Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia he was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Family Film Made for Television, with his brother River Phoenix. For the 1989 comedy Parenthood he was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film.
Phoenix's breakthrough role in Ridley Scott's Gladiator earned him the Critics' Choice Award and the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he was nominated for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award, and the BAFTA Award. In 2005, Phoenix starred in the biographical drama Walk the Line, in which he played the American singer Johnny Cash. For his performance, he won the Golden Globe Award, the Hollywood Film Award for Best Actor, and the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, and he was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
In 2012, Phoenix starred in the psychological drama The Master, he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, and he was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 2013, Phoenix starred in romantic science-fiction drama Her and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, In 2017, he starred in the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here For this film, Phoenix won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor In 2019, Phoenix starred as Arthur Fleck/Joker in Joker. His performance went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. Phoenix received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the tragicomedy horror film, Beau Is Afraid (2023).

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Gladiator | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Actor | Walk the Line | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Actor | Joker | Won |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Gladiator | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Walk the Line | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Master | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Joker | Won |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Gladiator | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Walk the Line | Won |
| 2013 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Master | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Her | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Inherent Vice | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Joker | Won |
| 2024 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Beau Is Afraid | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Walk the Line | Won | |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Gladiator | Nominated |
| 2001 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Gladiator | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Hotel Rwanda | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture | Walk the Line | Nominated |
| 2020 | Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture | Joker | Won |

## Miscellaneous accolades

Awards and nominations received by Joaquin Phoenix :
| Award | Year | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
| AACTA Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| AACTA Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| American Latino Media Arts Award | 2009 | Year in Film – Actor | Two Lovers | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 2014 | Best Actor | Her | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 2014 | Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction | Her | Won | [41] [42] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | You Were Never Really Here | Nominated | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2003 | Best Actor | Buffalo Soldiers | Nominated | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | You Were Never Really Here | Nominated | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Award | 2001 | Favorite Villain | Gladiator | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Award | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Runner-up | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2005 | Best Actor | Walk the Line | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | You Were Never Really Here | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Gladiator / Quills / The Yards | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2006 | Best Actor | Walk the Line | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | Joker | Won | |
| Cannes Film Festival Award | 2017 | Best Actor | You Were Never Really Here | Won | |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Award | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Won | |
| Dorian Awards | 2013 | Film Performance of the Year – Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| Dorian Awards | 2020 | Film Performance of the Year – Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2005 | Best Actor | Walk the Line | 4th place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Runner-up | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Runner-up | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Won | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2014 | Best Actor | Her | 10th place | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | You Were Never Really Here | Runner-up | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Runner-up | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | Her | Runner-up | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | You Were Never Really Here | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2014 | Best Actor | Her | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2025 | Worst Actor | Joker: Folie à Deux | Nominated | |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2025 | Worst Screen Combo | Joker: Folie à Deux | Won | |
| Gotham Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Lead Performance | C'mon C'mon | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Award | 2020 | Best Actor | Joker | Won | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Film Festival Award | 2005 | Best Actor | Walk the Line | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2015 | Robert Altman Award | Inherent Vice | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2019 | Best Male Lead | You Were Never Really Here | Nominated | |
| Irish Film & Television Academy Award | 2013 | Best International Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll Awards | 2009 | Best Actor | Two Lovers | Nominated | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | You Were Never Really Here | Runner-up | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | 4th place | |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | 2010 | Best Actor | Two Lovers | Nominated | |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | 2014 | Best Actor | Her | Runner-up | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2013 | Actor of the Year | The Master | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2019 | Actor of the Year | You Were Never Really Here | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2020 | Actor of the Year | Joker | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Won | |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2001 | Best Villain | Gladiator | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2001 | Best Line from a Movie | Gladiator | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2006 | Best Performance | Walk the Line | Nominated | |
| National Board of Review Award | 2000 | Best Supporting Actor | Gladiator / Quills / The Yards | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | The Master | Runner-up | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 2015 | Best Actor | Inherent Vice | 3rd place | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Award | 2013 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| New York Film Critics Online Award | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2006 | Best Actor | Walk the Line | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2009 | Best Actor | Two Lovers | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | Her | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | You Were Never Really Here | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Award | 2008 | Favorite Leading Man | We Own the Night | Won | [103] [104] |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival Award | 2020 | Chairman's Award | Joker | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2012 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | The Master | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2019 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Joker | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2021 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | C'mon C'mon | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 2000 | Body of Work | Gladiator / Quills / The Yards | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | Her | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Won | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Won | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | You Were Never Really Here | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 2019 | Best Villain of the Year | Joker | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Award | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Runner-up | |
| San Diego International Film Festival Award | 2005 | — | Humanitarian Award | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Award | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Runner-up | |
| Teen Choice Award | 2005 | Choice Movie Actor: Drama | Ladder 49 | Nominated | |
| Toronto International Film Festival Award | 2019 | TIFF Tribute Actor Award | — | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | The Master | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| Village Voice Film Poll Awards | 2009 | Best Actor | Two Lovers | 4th place | |
| Village Voice Film Poll Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Won | |
| Village Voice Film Poll Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | Her | 3rd place | |
| Venice Film Festival Award | 2012 | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | The Master | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2005 | Best Actor | Walk the Line | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | The Master | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Actor | Her | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Nominated | |
| Women Film Critics Circle Award | 2019 | Best Actor | Joker | Runner-up | |
| Young Artist Awards | 1984 | Best Young Actor in Television Movie | Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia | Nominated | |
| Young Artist Awards | 1990 | Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film | Parenthood | Nominated | |