Sean Penn - Awards and Nominations, Oscar, Coppa Volpi, Venice, Cannes, Golden Bear, Berlin, Golden Globe

`If theres one thing that actors know — other than there weren`t any WMD`s — it`s,
that there is no such thing as best in acting.`
(Sean Penn in his Oscar speech 2004)

1983

National Board of Reviews
Los Angeles Film Critics Association

New Generation Award *
to encourage a promising newcomer
(well this definitively worked out alright!)

1991

Locarno Film Festival

The Indian Runner
Nomination for Best Film

1994

Hollywood Foreign Press
Association

Nominated for a Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor
in a Supporting Role
for Carlito`s Way

1995

Venice International Filmfestival

Nominated for a Golden Lion
Best Film
for Crossing Guard

1996

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Nominated for an Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for Dead Man Walking
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Nominated for a Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama for Dead Man Walking
Berlin International Film Festival	Silver Bear for Best Actor * for Dead Man Walking
Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film	Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor * for Dead Man Walking
IFP (Independent Feature Project)	Independent Spirit Award * Best Male Lead for Dead Man Walking
SAG Awards Committee	Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Dead Man Walking

1997

Sean Penn in Cannes 1997 - Best Actor Award for 'She's so lovely'

Best Actor Award in Cannes

Cannes International
Film Festival

Best Actor Award *
for
She`s so Lovely

1998

Sean Penn - President Film Festival Paris 1998

Sean Penn as President of the Film Festival Paris

receives together with Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) the Grand Medaille de Vermeil

from the mayor of Paris

Venice International
Film Festival Coppa Volpi *
Best Actor
for Hurlyburly

1999

Sean Penn and Nick Nolte are picking up the Golden Bear for Terrence Malick,
who won the Berlinale 1999 for 'The Thin Red Line'.

San Francisco International Film Festival
Peter J. Owens Award *

IFP (Independent
Feature Project) Independent Spirit Award *
Best Male Lead
for Hurlyburly

2000

Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and  Science
Nominated for an Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
for Sweet and Lowdown

Hollywood Foreign Press
Association
Nominated for a Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
for Sweet and Lowdown

Denver International Film Festival
John Cassavetes Award *

International Press Academy Nominated for a Golden Satellite Award
Best Performance by an Actor
for Sweet and Lowdown

2001

Berlin International Film Festival
Nominated for a Golden Bear
for The Pledge


Cannes Film Festival Nominated for the Golden Palm
for The Pledge

Chlotrudis Society for
Independent Film
Nominated for the Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
for Sweet and Lowdown

2002

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences                   Nominated for an Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
for I am Sam

International Press Academy
Nominated for a Golden Satellite Award
Best Performance by an Actor
for I am Sam

SAG Awards Committee
Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
for I am Sam

UNESCO
UNESCO Award *
for 11`09``01 - September 11
(shared with the other directors of this movie)

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Nominated for a BFCA-Award
for I am Sam

Film Workers Association Copenhagen
Nominated for the Bodil-Award
given by the danish film critics, in the category Best American Film for The Pledge

2003

Coppa Volpi for Best Actor at the Bienale (Venice)

Venice Film Festival
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor*
for 21 grams

Boston Society of Film Critics
BSFC-Award *
for Best Ensemble Cast
shared with Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney and Laurence Fishburne for Mystic River

National Film Award of France
Nominated for a César
for Best European Union Film
for 11`09``01 - September 11
(shared with the other directors of this movie)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association
NBR-Award *
Best Actor
for 21 grams and Mystic River

Critics Choice Award 2003

San Sebastian International Film Festival

Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award *

2004

Finally - the Oscar 2004 - but where is the cigarette Sean ...?

Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences                                          Oscar *
Best Actor in a Leading Role
for Mystic River

Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globe *
Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama
for Mystic River

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
BFCA-Award *
Best Actor
for Mystic River

International Press Academy
Golden Satellite Award *
Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama
for 21 grams and Mystic River

Independent Spirits Awards
Special Distinction Award *
shared with Alejandro Gonáles Iñarritu (director), Guillermo Arriaga (screenwriter), Robert Salemo (producer),
Naomi Watts and Benicio del Toro
for 21 grams
(Special price, because of the budget 21 grams could not get the regular price - you just have to be imaginative ...)

Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association Award DFWFCA-Award *
Best Actor
for Mystic River

Florida Film Critics Circle Award
FFCC-Award *
Best Actor
for 21 grams and Mystic River

International Federation of Television Archives
Nominated for the Audience Award
Best International Actor
for Mystic River

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
KCFCC-Award *
Best Actor
for Mystic River

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Sierra Award *
Best Actor
for 21 grams and Mystic River

London Critics Circle Film Awards
ALFS-Award *
Actor of the Year
for Mystic River

Bruce Springsteen hands over the John Steinbeck Award - and Sean seems to be really gratefull ...

Center for Steinbeck Studies
at San Jose State University
John Steinbeck Award *
For artists who buck the status quo and fight for a better world

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
PFCS-Award *
Best Ensemble Acting
shared with the cast
for 21 grams

Online Film Critics Society Awards
OFCS Award *
Best Actor
for Mystic River

2005

Sean Penn in Teheran

Irans Museum of Cinema Honorary Award *

* = prices he won

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