List of awards and nominations received by Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas awards and nominations
	Douglas in 2012
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	30
Nominations	96
	Note ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. ;

This is a List of awards and nominations received by Michael Douglas.

Michael Douglas is an American actor and producer known for his starring roles in film and television. Over his career he has received two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has received several honors including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2009, two Honorary Césars in 1998 and 2016, a Film Society at Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 2010, a Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2004, and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018.

Douglas won two Academy Awards, his first for Best Picture for producing the drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and Best Actor for his role as Gordon Gekko in the drama film Wall Street (1987). The later also won him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. He was BAFTA-nominated for his performances in the thriller Fatal Attraction (1987) and the drama Wonder Boys (2000). He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture alongside the ensemble of Traffic (2000).

On television, he portrayed Liberace in the HBO television film Behind the Candelabra (2013) for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie. For his leading role in the Netflix comedy The Kominsky Method (2018–2021) he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1975	Best Picture^[a]	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Won	^[2]
1987	Best Actor	Wall Street	Won	^[2]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1976	BAFTA Award for Best Picture	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Won	^[3]
1989	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Fatal Attraction	Nominated	^[3]
2001	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Wonder Boys	Nominated	^[3]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1974	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	The Streets of San Francisco	Nominated	^[4]
1975			Nominated	^[5]
1976			Nominated	^[6]
2002	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Will & Grace	Nominated	^[7]
2013	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Behind the Candelabra	Won	^[8]
2019	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	The Kominsky Method	Nominated	^[9]
2020	Outstanding Comedy Series		Nominated	^[10]
2020	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated	^[10]
2021	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated	^[11]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1969	Most Promising Male Newcomer	Hail, Hero!	Nominated	^[12]
1974	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	The Streets of San Francisco	Nominated	^[12]
1987	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Wall Street	Won	^[12]
1989	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	The War of the Roses	Nominated	^[12]
1995	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	The American President	Nominated	^[12]
2000	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Wonder Boys	Nominated	^[12]
2003	Cecil B. DeMille Award	—	Won	^[12]
2010	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps	Nominated	^[12]
2013	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Behind the Candelabra	Won	^[12]
2018	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	The Kominsky Method	Won	^[12]
2019	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	The Kominsky Method	Nominated	^[12]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2000	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Traffic	Won	^[13]
2013	Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Behind the Candelabra	Won	^[14]
2018	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	The Kominsky Method	Nominated	^[15]
2018	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Nominated	^[15]
2019	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated	^[16]
2019	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Nominated	^[16]
2021	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated	^[17]
2021	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Nominated	^[17]

Miscellaneous accolades

Award	Year	Category	For	Result	Ref.
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards	2010	Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest	Solitary Man	Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards	2013		Last Vegas	Won
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	1999	Favorite Actor - Suspense	A Perfect Murder	Nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	2001	Favorite Actor - Drama	Traffic	Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	2001	Best Actor	Wonder Boys	Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Awards	2013	Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries	Behind the Candelabra	Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards	2019	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	The Kominsky Method	Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	2001	Best Actor	Wonder Boys	2nd Place
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	2010	Best Actor	Solitary Man	Nominated
David di Donatello Awards	1988	Best Foreign Actor	Fatal Attraction	Nominated
	1988		Wall Street	Won
	1990		The War of the Roses	Nominated
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards	2013	Best Actor	Behind the Candelabra	3rd Place
Dorian Awards	2014	TV Performance of the Year – Actor	Behind the Candelabra	Won
Genie Awards	1980	Best Performance by a Foreign Actor	Running	Nominated	^[18]
Gold Derby Awards	2013	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Behind the Candelabra	Won
	2019	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	The Kominsky Method	Nominated
	2019	TV Movie/Mini Actor of the Decade	Behind the Candelabra	Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards	1993	Worst Actor	Basic Instinct	Nominated
	1993	Worst Actor	Shining Through	Nominated
	2024	Worst Supporting Actor	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	Nominated
Goldene Kamera	1990	Best International Actor	Wall Street Fatal Attraction	Won
Guardian Film Awards	2014	Best Line of Dialogue	Behind the Candelabra	Won
Hasty Pudding Theatricals	1992	Man of the Year	—	Won	^[19]
Irish Film & Television Awards	2014	Best International Actor	Behind the Candelabra	Won
Nastro d'Argento	1988	Best Foreign Actor	Wall Street	Won
Jupiter Awards	1988	Best International Actor	Wall Street	Won
Jupiter Awards	2014	Best International Actor	Behind the Candelabra	Nominated
London Critics Circle Film Awards	2001	Actor of the Year	Wonder Boys	Nominated
London Critics Circle Film Awards	2014	Actor of the Year	Behind the Candelabra	Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	2000	Best Actor	Wonder Boys	Won
MTV Movie Awards	1993	Best Male Performance	Basic Instinct	Nominated
MTV Movie Awards	1993	Best On-Screen Duo^[b]	Basic Instinct	Nominated
National Board of Review Awards	1987	Best Actor	Wall Street	Won	^[20] ^[21]
New York Film Critics Circle Awards	1987	Best Actor	Wall Street	2nd Place
Online Film Critics Society Awards	2000	Best Actor	Wonder Boys	Nominated
People's Choice Awards	1988	Favorite Motion Picture Actor	—	Won
People's Choice Awards	1990	Favorite Motion Picture Actor	—	Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards [it]	2001	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Wonder Boys	Nominated
Santa Barbara International Film Festival	1995	Modern Master Award	Disclosure	Won
Sant Jordi Awards	1989	Best Foreign Actor	Wall Street	Nominated
Satellite Awards	2001	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Wonder Boys	Won
	2010	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Solitary Man	Nominated
	2014	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Behind the Candelabra	Won
	2020	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	The Kominsky Method	Nominated
Saturn Awards	2016	Best Supporting Actor	Ant-Man	Nominated
ShoWest Convention	1979	Star/Producer of the Year	—	Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards [it]	2001	Best Actor^[c]	Wonder Boys	Won

Honorary awards

Organizations	Year	Award	Result	Ref.
César Awards	1998	Honorary César	Honored
César Awards	2016	Honorary César (for the second time)	Honored
Costume Designers Guild Awards	2009	President's Award	Honored
Film Society of Lincoln Center	2010	Gala Tribute	Honored
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	2003	Cecil B. DeMille Award	Honored	^[12]
Hollywood Walk of Fame	2018	Star on the Walk of Fame	Honored	^[22]
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival	1998	Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema	Honored	^[23]
National Board of Review	2007	Career Achievement Award	Honored
Palm Springs International Film Festival	2011	Icon Award	Honored
Producers Guild of America Awards	2009	Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures	Honored
San Sebastián International Film Festival	1997	Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award	Honored
Taormina International Film Festival	2004	Taormina Arte Award	Honored
Zurich Film Festival	2010	Golden Icon Award	Honored	^[24]

Notes

^ Shared with Saul Zaentz^[1]
^ Shared with Sharon Stone
^ Tied with Javier Bardem for Before Night Falls (2000)

References

^ "Michael Douglas Realizes Six Year-Old Dream". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. April 3, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved October 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2001 Academy Awards". The Index-Journal. Greenwood, South Carolina. March 25, 2001. p. 29. Retrieved October 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Michael Douglas - BAFTA Awards". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "Nominees / Winners 1974 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "Nominees / Winners 1975 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "Nominees / Winners 1976 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "Nominees / Winners 2002 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "Nominees / Winners 2013 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "Nominees / Winners 2019 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "Nominees / Winners 2020 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "Nominees / Winners 2021 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Michael Douglas - Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "Feature Film Nominations". Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. March 15, 1980. p. 53. Retrieved October 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Carpendo, Karen (November 6, 1992). "Millcreek Twp. Woman Is Co-Producer of Harvard's Hasty Puddings Theatericals". The Titusville Herald. Titusville, Pennsylvania. p. 7. Retrieved October 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1987 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^ "2007 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^ Saval, Malina (November 6, 2018). "Michael Douglas on 'The Kominsky Method,' Nervous Laughter and His Walk of Fame Star". Variety. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
^ "33rd 1998 – MFF Karlovy Vary". Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ "The Zurich Film Festival's Golden Icon Award goes to Michael Douglas" (PDF). Zurich Film Festival. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

Bibliography

Franks, Don (2004). Entertainment Awards: A Music, Cinema, Theatre and Broadcasting Guide, 1928 through 2003 (3rd ed.). McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0806-8.

External links

Michael Douglas — Awards at the Internet Movie Database

[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[3] Shared with Saul Zaentz^[1]

[22] Shared with Sharon Stone

[25] Tied with Javier Bardem for Before Night Falls (2000)

[2] "Michael Douglas Realizes Six Year-Old Dream". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. April 3, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved October 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "2001 Academy Awards". The Index-Journal. Greenwood, South Carolina. March 25, 2001. p. 29. Retrieved October 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[BAFTA_Awards-5] "Michael Douglas - BAFTA Awards". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[6] "Nominees / Winners 1974 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[7] "Nominees / Winners 1975 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[8] "Nominees / Winners 1976 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[9] "Nominees / Winners 2002 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[10] "Nominees / Winners 2013 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[11] "Nominees / Winners 2019 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[12] "Nominees / Winners 2020 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[13] "Nominees / Winners 2021 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[globes-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Michael Douglas - Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[15] "The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[16] "The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[17] "The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[18] "The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[19] "The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[20] "Feature Film Nominations". Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. March 15, 1980. p. 53. Retrieved October 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[21] Carpendo, Karen (November 6, 1992). "Millcreek Twp. Woman Is Co-Producer of Harvard's Hasty Puddings Theatericals". The Titusville Herald. Titusville, Pennsylvania. p. 7. Retrieved October 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[23] "1987 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

[24] "2007 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

[26] Saval, Malina (November 6, 2018). "Michael Douglas on 'The Kominsky Method,' Nervous Laughter and His Walk of Fame Star". Variety. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

[27] "33rd 1998 – MFF Karlovy Vary". Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

[28] "The Zurich Film Festival's Golden Icon Award goes to Michael Douglas" (PDF). Zurich Film Festival. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

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v t e Michael Douglas
Career history Accolades
Producer	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) The China Syndrome (1979) Romancing the Stone (1984) The Jewel of the Nile (1985) Flatliners (1990) Made in America (1993) The Rainmaker (1997) One Night at McCool's (2001) It Runs in the Family (2003) The Sentinel (2006) Beyond the Reach (2014) Flatliners (2017)
Related	Bigstick Productions Further Films The Bryna Company
Family	Kirk Douglas (father) Diana Dill (mother) Anne Buydens (stepmother) Joel Douglas (brother) Peter Douglas (half-brother) Eric Douglas (half-brother) Brenda Vaccaro (partner) Catherine Zeta-Jones (second wife) Cameron Douglas (son) Thomas Melville Dill (maternal grandfather) Nicholas Bayard Dill (maternal uncle)