List of awards and nominations received by Alan Cumming
List of and nominations received by Alan Cumming
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The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Alan Cumming FRSE.
Award
Wins
Award
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Major associations
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Scotland | ||||
| 1993 | Best Film Actor | Prague | Nominated | [1] |
| 2018 | Outstanding Contribution To Film & Television | Won | [2] | |
Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytime Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2014 | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Arthur: Show Off | Nominated | [3] |
| New York Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2017 | Best Lifestyle Program | 1st Look: Scotland | Won | [4] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2010 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | The Good Wife | Nominated | [5] |
| 2011 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Outstanding Special Class Program | 69th Tony Awards | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Reality Competition Program | The Traitors | Won | |
| Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program | Won | |||
| 2025 | Won | |||
| Outstanding Reality Competition Program | Won | |||
| 2026 | Pending | [6] | ||
| Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program | Pending | |||
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | The Good Wife | Nominated | [7] |
| 2016 | Nominated | [8] | ||
Laurence Olivier Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Best Newcomer in a Play | The Conquest of the South Pole | Nominated | [9] |
| 1991 | Best Comedy Performance | Accidental Death of an Anarchist | Won | [10] |
| 1992 | La Bête | Nominated | [11] | |
| 1994 | Best Actor in a Musical | Cabaret | Nominated | [12] |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | The Good Wife | Nominated | [13] |
| 2012 | Nominated | [14] | ||
Tony Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Best Actor in a Musical | Cabaret | Won | [15] |
| 2022 | Best Musical | A Strange Loop | Won | [16][a] |
Audio awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Audie Awards | Best Male Narrator | Zorgamazoo | Won | [17] |
| AudioFile Earphones Awards | Best of the Year – Young Adult | Goliath | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Best of the Year – Classics | Macbeth | Won | ||
| Audie Awards | Original Work | Nominated | |||
| AudioFile Awards | Best of the Year – Audio Theater | Dracula | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Audie Awards | Literary Fiction or Classics | Nominated | ||
| Multi-Voiced Performance | Won | ||||
| 2015 | Narration by the Author | Not My Father's Son | Won | ||
Film awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Dance Sequence | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | Nominated | [b] |
| 2001 | National Board of Review | Excellence in Filmmaking | The Anniversary Party | Won | [18] |
| 2002 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Best First Feature | Nominated | [c] | |||
| Prism Awards | Won | ||||
| National Board of Review | Best Cast | Nicholas Nickleby | Won | [19] | |
| 2006 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Supporting Actor | Son of the Mask | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Feature | Sweet Land | Won | [d] |
| 2013 | Dorian Awards | Any Day Now | Film Performance of the Year | Nominated | |
| Gaybie Awards | Best Actor in a Gay Themed Movie | Nominated | |||
Festivals
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Atlantic Film Festival | Best Actor | Prague | Won | |
| 2006 | Sedona Film Festival | Birkner Humanitarian Award | Sweet Land | Won | [20] |
| 2007 | Big Apple Film Festival | Golden Apple Award for Honorary Achievement | Won | ||
| Santa Fe Film Festival | Maverick Award | Won | [21] | ||
| Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | Tribute Award | Suffering Man's Charity | Won | ||
| Provincetown International Film Festival | Excellence in Acting Award | Won | [22] | ||
| SHOUT Film Festival | Beacon Award | Won | |||
| Phoenix Film Festival | Copper Wing Tribute Award | Won | |||
| 2010 | Chicago International Film Festival | Artistic Achievement Award | The Tempest | Won | [23] |
| 2011 | Denver Film Festival | Excellence in Acting | Won | [24] | |
| 2012 | Key West Film Festival | Golden Key Award | Any Day Now | Won | [25] |
| Napa Valley Film Festival | Favorite Performer | Won | |||
| Outfest | Best Actor | Won | [26] | ||
| Seattle International Film Festival | Best Actor | Won | [27] | ||
| 2024 | Kraken International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | V13 | Won | |
Television awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | British Comedy Awards | Top TV Newcomer | Bernard and the Genie | Won | [28] |
| 2010 | Crime Thriller Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Good Wife | Nominated | [29] |
| Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or TV Film | Nominated | [30] | ||
| 2011 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | [31] | |
Theatre awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Shakespeare Globe Awards | Richard Burton Award | Hamlet | Nominated | [32][33] |
| Theatre Management Awards | Best Actor | Won | |||
| 1998 | FANY Awards | Best Actor in a Musical | Cabaret | Won | [34] |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor in a Musical | Won | [35] | ||
| Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Won | |||
| Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway Debut | Won | [36] | ||
| 2006 | Drama League Awards | The Threepenny Opera | Honoured | [37] | |
| 2007 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Actor in a Play | Bent | Nominated | [e][38] |
| Herald Angels Awards | Archangel Award | The Bacchae | Won | ||
| 2009 | SX Magazine | Best Cabaret | I Bought a Blue Car Today | Won | |
| WhatsOnStageAwards | Best Solo Performance | Nominated | [39] | ||
| 2010 | Time Out New York | Best of Cabaret | Nominated | ||
| Bistro Awards | Outstanding Recording | Won | [40] | ||
| Theater Offensive | Out on the Edge Award | Won | |||
| 2013 | Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Actor in a Play | Macbeth | Won | [35] |
| United Solo Theatre Festival | Special Award | Nominated | [41] | ||
| Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | [35] | ||
| 2014 | Cabaret | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Helpmann Awards | Best Cabaret Performer | Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs | Nominated | [42] |
Other
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Vanity Fair Hall of Fame | Inducted | |||
| 2003 | Bailey House | Key Award | Won | ||
| 2004 | Special Civil Rights Award | Won | |||
| 2005 | Human Rights Campaign | Humanitarian Award | Won | [43] | |
| Scotland Magazine | Icon of Scotland Award | Won | [44] | ||
| GLAAD Media Awards | Vito Russo Award | Won | [43] | ||
| 2006 | Human Rights Campaign | Elizabeth Birch Equality Award | Won | ||
| 2007 | Lambda Liberty Awards | Honoured | [45] | ||
| 2008 | Anti-Violence Project | Courage Award | Won | ||
| Trevor Project | Hero Award | Won | [46] | ||
| 2009 | Scottish Style Awards | Most Stylish Male | Nominated | [47] | |
| National Trust for Scotland | Great Scot Award | Won | [44] | ||
| PFLAG | Choice Award | Won | [45] | ||
| 2010 | National Gay and Lesbian Task Force | Leadership Award | Won | ||
| Point Foundation | Courage Award | Won | |||
| Johnnie Walker | Great Scot Award | Won | [44] | ||
| 2011 | Fleshbot Awards | Sexiest Fashion | Cumming the Fragrance | Won | |
| Johnnie Walker | Great Scot Award | Charity Work | Won | [44] | |
| 2012 | Won | ||||
| Matthew Shepard Foundation | Making a Difference Award | Won | [43] | ||
| Live Out Loud Awards | Star Award | Won | |||
| 2015 | Bailey House | Arts & Legacy Award | Won | ||
| 2017 | PETA | Humanitarian Award | Won | [48] | |
| 2018 | NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom | Freedom Award | Won | [49] | |
Notes
- As producer
- Shared with Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow
- as director
- as producer
- Then Theatregoers' Choice Awards