Awards

Paul Giamatti

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67 wins & 99 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

2024 Nominee Oscar
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- The Holdovers
2006 Nominee Oscar
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Cinderella Man

Annie Awards

2014 Nominee Annie
- Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
- Turbo
As "Chet"

Primetime Emmy Awards

2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Inside Amy Schumer
For playing "Juror #10".
2014 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Downton Abbey
For playing "Harold Levinson".
2011 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Too Big to Fail
For playing: "Ben Bernanke".
2008 Winner Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- John Adams
For playing: "John Adams".

Fantasporto

2005 Winner Directors' Week Award
- Best Actor
- Sideways

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2023 Nominee FFCC Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers
2005 Winner FFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Cinderella Man

Genie Awards

2011 Winner Genie
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Barney's Version

Golden Globes, USA

2024 Winner Golden Globe
- Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- The Holdovers
2012 Nominee Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Too Big to Fail
2011 Winner Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- Barney's Version
2009 Winner Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- John Adams
2006 Nominee Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Cinderella Man

Satellite Awards

2024 Winner Satellite Award
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
- The Holdovers
2008 Winner Satellite Award
- Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- John Adams
2005 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
- Sideways
2004 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
- American Splendor

Gotham Awards

2009 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
- Best Ensemble Performance
- Cold Souls
Shared with: Dina Korzun · Mimi Lieber · Katheryn Winnick · David Strathairn

Film Independent Spirit Awards

2005 Winner Independent Spirit Award
- Best Male Lead
- Sideways
2004 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
- Best Male Lead
- American Splendor

Irish Film and Television Awards

2024 Winner IFTA Award
- Best International Actor
- The Holdovers

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2024 Winner KCFCC Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers
Tied with Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer (2023)
2005 Winner KCFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Cinderella Man

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

2009 Winner Best Actor
- Cold Souls
Tied with Olivier Gourmet for Angel at Sea (2009).

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2023 Nominee William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2024 Nominee ALFS Award
- Actor of the Year
- The Holdovers
2005 Nominee ALFS Award
- Actor of the Year
- Sideways

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2004 Nominee LAFCA Award
- Best Actor
- Sideways

Monte-Carlo TV Festival

2008 Winner Golden Nymph
- Outstanding Actor - Mini Series
- John Adams

National Board of Review, USA

2023 Winner NBR Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers
2003 Winner NBR Award
- Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
- American Splendor

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

2005 Nominee NSFC Award
- Best Actor
- Sideways
2004 Nominee NSFC Award
- Best Actor
- American Splendor

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2004 Winner NYFCC Award
- Best Actor
- Sideways

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2024 Winner OFCS Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers
2006 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Cinderella Man
2005 Winner OFCS Award
- Best Actor
- Sideways
2004 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Actor
- American Splendor

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2023 Nominee SDFCS Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers
2nd place

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2024 Nominee Actor
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- The Holdovers
2016 Nominee Actor
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Straight Outta Compton
Shared with: Neil Brown Jr. · Corey Hawkins · Aldis Hodge · O'Shea Jackson Jr. · Jason Mitchell
2014 Nominee Actor
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- 12 Years a Slave
Shared with: Benedict Cumberbatch · Paul Dano · Garret Dillahunt · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Michael Fassbender · Scoot McNairy · Lupita Nyong'o · Adepero Oduye · Sarah Paulson · Brad Pitt · Michael Kenneth Williams · Alfre Woodard
2012 Winner Actor
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
- Too Big to Fail
2009 Winner Actor
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
- John Adams

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2005 Winner SEFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Cinderella Man
2004 Nominee SEFCA Award
- Best Actor
- Sideways

Television Critics Association Awards

2008 Winner TCA Award
- Individual Achievement in Drama
- John Adams

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

2023 Nominee TFCA Award
- Outstanding Lead Performance
- The Holdovers
2005 Winner TFCA Award
- Best Supporting Performance, Male
- Cinderella Man
2004 Winner TFCA Award
- Best Performance, Male
- Sideways

US Comedy Arts Festival

2005 Winner Comedy Film Honor
- Best Actor
- Sideways

Seattle Film Critics Awards

2014 Nominee Seattle Film Critics Award
- Best Ensemble Cast
- 12 Years a Slave
Shared with: Benedict Cumberbatch · Paul Dano · Garret Dillahunt · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Michael Fassbender · Adepero Oduye · Sarah Paulson · Brad Pitt · Michael Kenneth Williams · Scoot McNairy · Alfre Woodard
2003 Nominee Seattle Film Critics Award
- Best Actor
- American Splendor

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

2004 Winner SFFCC Award
- Best Actor
- Sideways

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2024 Winner VFCC Award
- Best Male Actor
- The Holdovers
2011 Winner VFCC Award
- Best Actor in a Canadian Film
- Barney's Version
2006 Nominee VFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Cinderella Man
2005 Nominee VFCC Award
- Best Actor
- Sideways

Sant Jordi Awards

2006 Winner Sant Jordi
- Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2013 Nominee PFCS Award
- Best Acting Ensemble
- 12 Years a Slave
Shared with: Chiwetel Ejiofor · Michael Fassbender · Lupita Nyong'o · Benedict Cumberbatch · Paul Dano · Sarah Paulson · Brad Pitt · Alfre Woodard · Adepero Oduye · Garret Dillahunt · Scoot McNairy · Taran Killam · Chris Chalk · Michael Kenneth Williams · Liza J. Bennett · Kelsey Scott · Quvenzhané Wallis · Devyn A. Tyler · Cameron Zeigler
2013 Nominee PFCS Award
- Best Acting Ensemble
- Saving Mr. Banks
Shared with: Emma Thompson · Tom Hanks · Annie Rose Buckley · Colin Farrell · Ruth Wilson · Jason Schwartzman · B.J. Novak · Bradley Whitford · Kathy Baker · Melanie Paxson · Rachel Griffiths · Ronan Vibert
2004 Nominee PFCS Award
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- American Splendor
2004 Winner PFCS Award
- Best Ensemble Acting
- Sideways
Shared with: Thomas Haden Church · Virginia Madsen · Sandra Oh

Chlotrudis Awards

2005 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
- Best Actor
- Sideways
2004 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
- Best Actor
- American Splendor

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

2012 Nominee COFCA Award
- Best Ensemble
- The Ides of March
Shared with: Ryan Gosling · George Clooney · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Evan Rachel Wood · Marisa Tomei · Jeffrey Wright · Max Minghella
2005 Nominee COFCA Award
- Best Ensemble
- Sideways
Shared with: Virginia Madsen · Thomas Haden Church · Sandra Oh

Austin Film Critics Association

2024 Nominee AFCA Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2023 Nominee WAFCA Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers
2005 Winner WAFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Cinderella Man

International Cinephile Society Awards

2024 Nominee ICS Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

2023 Winner NTFCA Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

2023 Nominee SLFCA Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers
2nd place
2005 Nominee SLFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Cinderella Man

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

2024 Nominee EDA Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers
2011 Nominee EDA Special Mention Award
- Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest
- Barney's Version
Age difference: 12 years
Shared with: Rosamund Pike

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

2023 Nominee IFJA Award
- Best Lead Performance
- The Holdovers
2011 Winner IFJA Award
- Best Actor
- Win Win

Iowa Film Critics Awards

2024 Winner IFC Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers
2006 Winner IFC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Cinderella Man
2005 Winner IFC Award
- Best Actor
- Sideways

Denver Film Critics Society

2024 Nominee DFCS Award
- Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Male
- The Holdovers

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

2024 Nominee GAFCA Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

2024 Nominee Dorian Award
- Film Performance of the Year
- The Holdovers

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

2024 Nominee UFCA Award
- Best Lead Performance, Male
- The Holdovers
2005 Nominee UFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Cinderella Man

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

2024 Winner OFCC Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

2024 Winner HFCS Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers

Online Film & Television Association

2024 Winner OFTA Film Award
- Best Actor
- The Holdovers
2011 Nominee OFTA Television Award
- Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- 30 Rock
2011 Winner OFTA Television Award
- Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
- Too Big to Fail
2008 Winner OFTA Television Award
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
- John Adams
2006 Nominee OFTA Film Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Cinderella Man

Village Voice Film Poll

2004 Nominee VVFP Award
- Best Performance
- Sideways
2nd place.
2003 Nominee VVFP Award
- Best Performance
- American Splendor
7th place.

Awards Circuit Community Awards

2005 Nominee ACCA
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Cinderella Man
2004 Nominee ACCA
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Sideways
2004 Winner ACCA
- Best Cast Ensemble
- Sideways
Shared with: Thomas Haden Church · Virginia Madsen · Sandra Oh

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

2012 Nominee IOMA
- Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista)
- The Ides of March
2006 Nominee IOMA
- Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista)
- Cinderella Man