Brad Pitt is an American actor and film producer who has received numerous awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. He has been nominated for an additional five Academy Awards.
In 1994, Pitt starred as the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac in the horror film Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, which earned him the MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male, and the MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie. The next year, Pitt appeared in Terry Gilliam’s science fiction film 12 Monkeys, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and earned his first Academy Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In 2008, Pitt starred in the fantasy romantic drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. For his performance, he was nominated for his first Academy Award for Best Actor, his first BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role nomination, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. In 2011, Pitt produced and acted in biographical sports drama Moneyball. He was nominated for numerous accolades as an actor and producer including, Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.
In 2013, Pitt produced and performed in biographical period-drama 12 Years a Slave. He portrayed Samuel Bass, a Canadian laborer who expresses his opposition to slavery. Pitt won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2019, Pitt starred in Quentin Tarantino’s comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Awards, honors and nominations
| Organizations | Year | Nominated Work | Award/Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | 1996 | 12 Monkeys | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Moneyball | Nominated | |||
| Best Picture | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |||
| 2016 | The Big Short | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2012 | Moneyball | Best Ensemble Cast | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards | 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best International Supporting Actor | Won | |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards | 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated | |
| Burn After Reading | Best Film Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Moneyball | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Film Actor in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 2011 | Moneyball | Best Actor | Won | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Critics’ Choice Movie Awards | 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Best Movie Actor | Nominated | |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | ||||
| 2010 | Inglourious Basterds | Won | |||
| 2012 | Moneyball | Best Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | World War Z | Best Action Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Fury | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | The Big Short | Best Comedy | Won | ||
| Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | ||||
| 2020 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Movie Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | ||||
| Ad Astra | Best Horror or Sci-Fi Movie | Nominated | |||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2006 | Babel | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Won | |||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Best Actor | 4th runner-up | |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2011 | Moneyball | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Best Ensemble | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 2015 | The Big Short | Best Ensemble | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | 1995 | Legends of the Fall | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated | |
| 1996 | 12 Monkeys | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Won | ||
| 2007 | Babel | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Moneyball | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | The Normal Heart | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Won | ||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2011 | Moneyball | Best Actor | Won | |
| The Tree of Life | Best Supporting Actor | Won | |||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Nominated | |||
| Guys Choice | 2012 | — | Guy of the Year | Won | |
| Hollywood Critics Association | 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| Burn After Reading | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Moneyball | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Jupiter Award | 2012 | The Tree of Life | Best International Actor | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 1995 | Interview with the Vampire | Best Male Performance | Won | |
| Most Desirable Male | Won | ||||
| Best On-Screen Duo | Nominated | ||||
| 1996 | Seven | Most Desirable Male | Won | ||
| Best On-Screen Duo | Nominated | ||||
| 2002 | Ocean’s Eleven | Best On-Screen Team | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Troy | Best Male Performance | Nominated | ||
| Best Fight | Nominated | ||||
| 2006 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Best Kiss | Nominated | ||
| Best Fight | Won | ||||
| 2014 | World War Z | Best Scared-As-S**t Performance | Won | ||
| National Board of Review | 2015 | The Big Short | Best Ensemble | Won | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| National Society of Film Critics | 2011 | Moneyball | Best Actor | Won | |
| The Tree of Life | Won | ||||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| New York Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Moneyball | Best Actor | Won | |
| The Tree of Life | Won | ||||
| Online Film Critics Society | 2011 | The Tree of Life | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Won | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Friends | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Saturday Night Live | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2007 | Babel | Ensemble Cast Award | Won | |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Desert Palm Achievement Award | Won | ||
| The Tree of Life | Won | ||||
| 2015 | The Big Short | Ensemble Cast Award | Won | ||
| People’s Choice Awards | 2006 | — | Favorite Leading Actor | Won | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Favorite on Screen Couple (shared with Angelina Jolie) | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Male Action Star | Nominated | ||||
| 2008 | Ocean’s Thirteen | Favorite On Screen Match-up (shared with George Clooney) | Won | ||
| Favorite Leading Actor | Won | ||||
| 2010 | Inglourious Basterds | Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | World War Z | Favorite Action Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Fury | Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Nominated | |||
| Producers Guild Awards | 2015 | The Normal Heart | Outstanding Long-Form Television | Nominated | |
| Visionary Award | Won | ||||
| Stanley Kramer Award | Won | ||||
| Rembrandt Award | 1998 | Seven Years in Tibet | Audience Choice | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2007 | Babel | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
| 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||||
| 2010 | Inglourious Basterds | Won | |||
| 2012 | Moneyball | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | 12 Years a Slave | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | The Big Short | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Won | ||
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||||
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2006 | Babel | Best Ensemble Performance | Won | |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Won | |||
| 2011 | Moneyball | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 2011 | Moneyball | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Satellite Awards | 2006 | Babel | Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Nominated | |||
| Saturn Awards | 2014 | World War Z | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2002 | Oceans Eleven | Best Actor in a Drama/Action Adventure | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Choice Movie: Dance Scene (shared with Angelina Jolie) | Nominated | ||
| Choice Movie: Liplock (shared with Angelina Jolie) | Nominated | ||||
| Choice Movie: Chemistry (shared with Angelina Jolie) | Nominated | ||||
| Choice Movie: Liar | Nominated | ||||
| Choice Movie Actor: Action | Nominated | ||||
| Choice Movie: Rumble (shared with Angelina Jolie) | Won | ||||
| 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Choice Movie Actor: Drama | Nominated | ||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
| Venice Film Festival | 2007 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2011 | Moneyball | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||