List of awards and nominations received by Bryan Cranston

**Bryan Cranston awards and nominations**
	Cranston at the Peabody Awards in May 2014
Awards and nominations
	Totals
Wins	31
Nominations	86

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Bryan Cranston.

Cranston has received numerous accolades for his role as Walter White in Breaking Bad (2008-2013) including six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Dalton Trumbo in Trumbo (2015). For theatre roles he earned two Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his roles as Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way (2013), and Howard Beale in Network (2019). He won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his role in Network.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Best Actor	Trumbo	Nominated	^[1]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Trumbo	Nominated	^[2]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2002	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Malcolm in the Middle	Nominated	^[3]
2003			Nominated
2006			Nominated
2008	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Breaking Bad	Won
2009			Won
2010			Won
2012	Outstanding Drama Series		Nominated
2012	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
2013	Outstanding Drama Series		Won
2013	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
2014	Outstanding Drama Series		Won
2014	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series		Won
2016	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	All the Way	Nominated
2016	Outstanding Television Movie	All the Way	Nominated
2018	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2003	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Malcolm in the Middle	Nominated	^[4]
2011	Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama	Breaking Bad	Nominated	^[5]
2012			Nominated	^[6]
2013			Nominated	^[7]
2014			Won	^[8]
2014	Best Television Series – Drama		Won	^[8]
2016	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Trumbo	Nominated	^[9]
2017	Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television	All the Way	Nominated	^[10]
2021	Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television	Your Honor	Nominated	^[11]

Laurence Olivier Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	Best Actor in a Play	Network	Won	^[12]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Breaking Bad	Nominated	^[13]
2011			Nominated	^[14]
2012			Nominated	^[15]
2012	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series		Nominated	^[15]
2013	Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture	Argo	Won	^[16]
	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Breaking Bad	Won
	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series		Nominated
2014	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series		Won	^[17]
2014	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series		Won	^[17]
2016	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Trumbo	Nominated
2016	Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture	Trumbo	Nominated
2017	Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries	All the Way	Won	^[18]

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Best Leading Actor in a Play	All the Way	Won	^[19]
2019	Best Leading Actor in a Play	Network	Won	^[20]

Other associations

Annie Awards

The Annie Awards are accolades presented annually by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972,^[21] to recognize excellence in animation in film and television. Originally designed to celebrate lifetime or career contributions to animation, since 1992 it has given awards to individual films. Cranston has been awarded once.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	Best Voice Acting in a Feature Production	Isle of Dogs	Won	^[22]

Critics' Choice Awards

The Critics' Choice Television Awards and Critics' Choice Movie Awards have been presented annually since 1995 for outstanding achievements in the film, TV and documentary industries.^[23] Cranston has received two awards out of four nominations.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2012	Best Television Drama Series Actor	Breaking Bad	Won	^[24]
2013			Won	^[25]
2014			Nominated
2016	Best Movie Actor	Trumbo	Nominated	^[26]

Critics' Circle Theatre Awards

The Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, founded in 1989, are run by the Drama Section of The Critics’ Circle, which has existed since 1913 to 'protect and promote cultural criticism in the UK'.^[27] Cranston has been awarded once.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Best Actor	Network	Won	^[28]

Directors Guild of America

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merged with the Radio and Television Directors Guild in 1960 to become the modern Directors Guild of America.^[29] Cranston has received three nominations.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Television Comedy Series	Modern Family ^[b]	Nominated	^[30]
2014		Modern Family ^[b]	Nominated
2014	Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Television Drama Series	Breaking Bad ("Blood Money")	Nominated

Drama Desk Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Outstanding Actor in a Play	All the Way	Won	^[31]

Hollywood Critics Association

The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) is a film critic organization in Los Angeles, California. Cranston has received one nomination.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2021	Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie	Your Honor	Nominated	^[32]

Hollywood Film Awards

The Hollywood Film Awards is an annual film festival which takes place in Los Angeles, California. The Festival was established in 1997 by author producer Carlos de Abreu and his wife, model Janice Pennington. The Hollywood Film Festival was created to make a connection between established Hollywood studios, independent filmmakers and the global creative community. Cranston has been awarded once.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2012	Hollywood Ensemble Award	Argo	Won	^[33]

Monte-Carlo Television Festival

The Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo is an international festival and competition focusing on productions for television, founded 1961 and based in Monaco. Cranston has been awarded once.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Breaking Bad	Won	^[34]

People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing the people and the work of popular culture, voted on by the general public. Cranston has received one nomination.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Favorite Television Anti-Hero	Breaking Bad	Nominated	^[35]

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards are film awards given by the Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS), an association of publication reviewers based on the city of Phoenix, Arizona. Cranston has received two nominations.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2011	Best Cast	Contagion	Nominated	^[36]
2012	Best Cast	Argo	Nominated	^[37]

Prism Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2009	Best Performance in a Drama Series	Breaking Bad	Nominated	^[38]
2010			Nominated	^[39]
2011			Nominated	^[40]
2013			Nominated	^[41]

Satellite Awards

The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. Cranston has received five awards from eight nominations.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2004	Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical	Malcolm in the Middle	Nominated	^[42]
2008	Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama	Breaking Bad	Won	^[43]
2009			Won	^[44]
2010			Won	^[45]
2011			Nominated	^[46]
2012			Nominated	^[47]
2014			Won	^[48]
2016	Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television	All the Way	Won
2020	Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television	Your Honor	Nominated

Saturn Awards

The Saturn Award^[49] is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor the top works mainly in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. Cranston has received two awards from seven nominations.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2009	Best Performance by a Lead Actor on Television	Breaking Bad	Nominated	^[50]
2010			Nominated	^[51]
2011			Nominated	^[52]
2012			Won	^[53]
2013			Won	^[54]
2014			Nominated
2018	Best Guest Starring Role on Television	Electric Dreams	Nominated	^[55]

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

The San Diego Film Critics Society, an organization of film reviewers in San Diego, was founded in 1996 to award films.^[56] Cranston has received two nomination.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2012	Best Cast	Argo	Nominated	^[57]
2015	Best Actor	Trumbo	Nominated

Television Critics Association Awards

The Television Critics Association Awards are awards presented by the Television Critics Association in recognition of excellence in television. Cranston has received one award from seven nominations.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Malcolm in the Middle	Nominated	^[58]
2009	Individual Achievement in Drama	Breaking Bad	Won	^[59]
2010			Nominated	^[60]
2012			Nominated	^[61]
2013			Nominated	^[62]
2014			Nominated	^[63]
2016		All the Way	Nominated

Footnotes

References

External links

Bryan Cranston at IMDb

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