# List of awards and nominations received by Paul Mescal

Irish actor Paul Mescal gained recognition for his starring role in the miniseries Normal People (2020), for which he won a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Two years later, his performance in the independent drama film Aftersun (2022) earned him many nominations, including for the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Actor. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures awarded Mescal with the Vantage Award for his contribution to film.
Mescal has also received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in the 2022 West End revival of the play A Streetcar Named Desire.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| British Academy Film Awards |||||
| 2023 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Aftersun | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | All of Us Strangers | Nominated |
| British Academy Television Awards |||||
| 2021 | Best Actor | Normal People | Won |
| British Academy Scotland Awards |||||
| 2023 | Best Actor Film | Aftersun | Won |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 2020 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Normal People | Nominated | |

### European Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| European Film Awards |||||
| 2022 | European Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |

### Olivier Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| Laurence Olivier Awards |||||
| 2023 | Best Actor | A Streetcar Named Desire | Won | |

## Other accolades
### British Independent Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2022 | Best Supporting Performance | God's Creatures | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Joint Lead Performance | Aftersun | Nominated |
| 2023 | Best Supporting Performance | All of Us Strangers | Won |

### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards |||||
| 2023 | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards |||||
| 2021 | Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Normal People | Nominated |

### Independent Spirit Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Best Lead Performance | Aftersun | Nominated | |

### Irish Film & Television Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2021 | Lead Actor – TV Drama | Normal People | Won |
| 2023 | Lead Actor – Film | Aftersun | Won |
| 2023 | Best Supporting Actor – Film | God's Creatures | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Supporting Actor – Film | All of Us Strangers | Won |

## Other associations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Dorian Awards | Best TV Performance – Actor | Normal People | Nominated | |
| 2021 | AACTA International Awards | Best Actor in a Series | Normal People | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Actor | Normal People | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Breakthrough Award | Normal People | Nominated | |
| 2021 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance | Normal People | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Actor: Male | Normal People | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Dublin Film Critics' Circle | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Gotham Independent Film Awards | Best Lead Performance | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Lead Performance | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Online Association of Female Film Critics | Best Male Lead | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Festival du nouveau cinéma | Prix d'interprétation | Aftersun | Won | |
| 2022 | St. Louis Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Sunset Film Circle Awards | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2022 | UK Film Critics Association | Actor of the Year | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Austin Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Actor | Aftersun | Won | |
| 2023 | Columbus Film Critics Association | Best Lead Performance | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | DiscussingFilm Critic Awards | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Dorian Awards | Film Performance of the Year | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Hollywood Critics Association | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | International Cinephile Society | Best Actor | Aftersun | Won | |
| 2023 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Latino Entertainment Journalists Association | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | London Film Critics' Circle | Actor of the Year | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | London Film Critics' Circle | British/Irish Actor of the Year | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Actor (Critics Award) | Aftersun | Won | |
| 2023 | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Actor (Audience Award) | Aftersun | Won | |
| 2023 | Minnesota Film Critics Alliance | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Music City Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Actor | Aftersun | Runner-up | |
| 2023 | North Dakota Film Society | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Seattle Film Critics Society | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Aftersun | Won | |
| 2023 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Aftersun | Nominated | |
| 2024 | London Film Critics' Circle | British/Irish Actor of the Year | All of Us Strangers, God's Creatures, Foe, and Carmen | Won | [60] [61] |
| 2024 | London Film Critics' Circle | Supporting Actor of the Year | All of Us Strangers | Nominated | [60] [61] |
| 2024 | North Dakota Film Society | Best Supporting Actor | All of Us Strangers | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Dorian Awards | Supporting Film Performance of the Year | All of Us Strangers | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Academy Museum of Motion Pictures | Vantage Award | Himself | Won | |