# List of awards and nominations received by Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston is an American actor known for his stage and screen performances.
Waterston received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in The Killing Fields (1984) losing to F. Murray Abraham for his role in Amadeus (1984). He also received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in the Broadway revival of Abe Lincoln in Illinois. For his portrayal of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the BBC Two miniseries Oppenheimer (1980) he was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.
Waterston is known for his role in the popular long running crime series Law and Order for which he received 3 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. He also received 11 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Law and Order winning in 1999 for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. He also received 3 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for I'll Fly Away as well as two Golden Globe Award nominations for the series, winning in 1994.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1984 | Best Actor | The Killing Fields | Nominated | |

### Primetime Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1974 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Glass Menagerie | Nominated |
| 1992 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | I'll Fly Away | Nominated |
| 1993 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | I'll Fly Away | Nominated |
| 1994 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | I'll Fly Away | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Informational Series | Lost Civilizations | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Law and Order | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Law and Order | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Law and Order | Nominated |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Best Actor in a Play | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Nominated | |

## Industry awards
### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1981 | Best Actor on Television | Oppenheimer | Nominated | |
| 1984 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Killing Fields | Nominated | |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1974 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | The Great Gatsby | Nominated |
| 1974 | New Star of the Year – Actor | The Great Gatsby | Nominated |
| 1982 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Oppenheimer | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | The Killing Fields | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | I'll Fly Away | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | I'll Fly Away | Won |
| 1994 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Law & Order | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1994 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Law and Order | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Law and Order | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Law and Order | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Law and Order | Nominated |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | Law and Order | |
| 1998 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Law and Order | Won |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | Law and Order | |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | 1999 | Law and Order | Nominated |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | 2000 | Law and Order | Nominated |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | 2001 | Law and Order | Nominated |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | 2003 | Law and Order | Nominated |

## Theatre awards
### Drama Desk Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Nominated | |

### Outer Critics Circle

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Nominated | |

## Miscellaneous awards
### Satellite Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1998 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Law and Order | Nominated | |
| 2000 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Law and Order | Nominated | |

### Viewers for Quality Television

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1992 | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | I'll Fly Away | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | I'll Fly Away | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Law and Order | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Law and Order | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Law and Order | Nominated |