List of awards and nominations received by Jeff Daniels
# List of awards and nominations received by Jeff Daniels

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor Jeff Daniels throughout his career.

He made his film debut in Miloš Forman's drama Ragtime (1981), and continued to work regularly throughout the 1980s to 1990s in James L. Brooks' Terms of Endearment (1983), Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Mike Nichols' Heartburn (1986) as well as the war epic Gettysburg (1993) and the action film Speed (1994). He found great success in his role in the comedy Dumb and Dumber (1994) opposite Jim Carrey.

Daniels soon became known as a leading man often known for playing likable, honest and trustworthy characters on stage and screen. He has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on television, winning twice for playing Will McAvoy in The Newsroom (2013), and as the villain in the western limited series Godless (2018). He also has received three Tony Award nominations for Best Actor in a Play for his performances in Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage (2009), David Harrower's Blackbird (2016), and Sorkin's To Kill a Mockingbird (2018). For his performances in both film and television he has received five Golden Globe Award nominations. He has also received five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his work in film and television as well.

Daniels has worked with frequent collaborator Aaron Sorkin in the HBO series The Newsroom (2013-2015), the film Steve Jobs (2015) playing John Scully, and the Broadway play To Kill a Mockingbird (2018–present) playing Atticus Finch.

## Major associations

### Primetime Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Lost to |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom | Won | — |
| 2014 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom | Nominated | Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) |
| 2015 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom | Nominated | Jon Hamm (Mad Men) |
| 2018 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | The Looming Tower | Nominated | Darren Criss (The Assassination of Gianni Versace) |
| 2018 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Godless | Won | — |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Lost to |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Nominated | Jack Nicholson (Prizzi's Honor) |
| 1987 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical | Something Wild | Nominated | Paul Hogan ("Crocodile" Dundee) |
| 2006 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical | The Squid and the Whale | Nominated | Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line) |
| 2013 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom | Nominated | Damian Lewis (Homeland) |
| 2021 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | The Comey Rule | Nominated | Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much Is True) |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Lost to |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The Hours | Nominated | (Chicago) |
| 2006 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Good Night, and Good Luck | Nominated | (Crash) |
| 2013 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom | Nominated | Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) |
| 2014 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom | Nominated | Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) |
| 2018 | Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series | Godless | Nominated | Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies) |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Lost to |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Best Actor in a Play | God of Carnage | Nominated | Geoffrey Rush (Exit the King) |
| 2016 | Best Actor in a Play | Blackbird | Nominated | Frank Langella (The Father) |
| 2018 | Best Actor in a Play | To Kill a Mockingbird | Nominated | Bryan Cranston (Network) |

## Miscellaneous awards

### Satellite Awards

| # | Year | Season | Category | Title | Result | Lost to |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2012 | 1 | Best Actor in a Series, Drama | The Newsroom | Nominated | Damian Lewis (Homeland) |
