Edward Norton’s awards

Last Modified Feb 27, 2025 02:08 EST
Edward Norton (Source: Instagram)


Edward Norton is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer, born on August 18, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1991, he graduated from Yale College with a bachelor's degree in history. After graduating, he worked in Japan before moving to Manhattan, New York to pursue acting. He started his acting career with theatre productions. He got his breakthrough with his film debut in Primal Fear in 1996.


He has been working in the entertainment industry for almost 3 decades now. He is known for his work in films like American History X (1998), Fight Club (1999), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Birdman (2014), A Complete Unknown (2024), etc. He also appeared in many TV shows like The Simpsons (2000, 2013), Modern Family (2009), Saturday Night Live (2013), Extrapolations (2023), etc. Over the years, his work has been recognized with many awards. Let’s take a look at awards and nominations received by Edward Norton.


Edward Norton’s awards


Edward Norton (Source: Instagram)


Over the years, Edward Norton has won many awards. For his debut film, Primal Fear, he won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in 1997. He also won a Critics' Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2015 along with his cast of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Apart from the main awards, Norton has also received awards from many film festivals and critics' associations like Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Boston Society of Film Critics, National Board of Review, etc.


YearAwardCategoryWork
1996Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorPrimal Fear
1996Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorEveryone Says I Love You
1996Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorThe People vs. Larry Flynt
1996Boston Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting ActorPrimal Fear
1996Boston Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting ActorEveryone Says I Love You
1996Boston Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting ActorThe People vs. Larry Flynt
1997National Board of ReviewBest Supporting ActorEveryone Says I Love You
1997Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actor – Motion PicturePrimal Fear
1999Satellite AwardsBest Actor – DramaAmerican History X
2014National Board of ReviewBest Supporting ActorBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015Critics' Choice AwardsBest Acting EnsembleBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Cast in a Motion PictureBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2020Satellite AwardsAuteur AwardMotherless Brooklyn
2023Critics' Choice AwardsBest Acting EnsembleGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2024Boston Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting ActorA Complete Unknown


Edward Norton’s nominations


Edward Norton’s awards
Edward Norton (Source: Instagram)


Edward Norton has received nominations from many major awards over the years. He received an Oscar and a BAFTA nomination for his work in his debut film, Primal Fear, in 1997. Overall, he has received 4 Oscar nominations, 3 BAFTA nominations, 2 Emmy nominations, 3 Golden Globe nominations, and 5 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Recently, in the 2025 awards season, he received nominations from all major awards for his work in A Complete Unknown.


YearAwardCategoryWork
1997Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorPrimal Fear
1997BAFTA AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting RolePrimal Fear
1997Saturn AwardsBest Supporting ActorPrimal Fear
1997MTV Movie & TV AwardsBest VillainPrimal Fear
1999Academy AwardsBest ActorAmerican History X
1999Saturn AwardsBest ActorAmerican History X
2000MTV Movie & TV AwardsBest FightFight Club
2001Satellite AwardsBest Actor – Comedy or MusicalKeeping the Faith
2003Satellite AwardsBest Actor – Drama25th Hour
2005Satellite AwardsBest Supporting Actor – Motion PictureKingdom of Heaven
2007Independent Spirit AwardsBest Lead MaleThe Painted Veil
2010Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Nonfiction SpecialBy the People: The Election of Barack Obama
2013Critics' Choice AwardsBest Acting EnsembleMoonrise Kingdom
2015Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015BAFTA AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting RoleBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015Critics' Choice AwardsBest Acting EnsembleThe Grand Budapest Hotel
2015Critics' Choice AwardsBest Supporting ActorBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015Independent Spirit AwardsBest Supporting MaleBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015Satellite AwardsBest Supporting Actor – Motion PictureBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015AACTA International AwardsBest Supporting ActorBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Supporting RoleBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Cast in a Motion PictureThe Grand Budapest Hotel
2015Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actor – Motion PictureBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2019Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Performer in a Children's ProgramAsk the StoryBots (episode: "What Is Electricity?")
2020Satellite AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayMotherless Brooklyn
2025Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Supporting RoleA Complete Unknown
2025Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actor – Motion PictureA Complete Unknown
2025Critics' Choice AwardsBest Supporting ActorA Complete Unknown
2025BAFTA AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting RoleA Complete Unknown
2025Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorA Complete Unknown

FAQs about Edward Norton

A. Yes, Edward Norton graduated from Yale University in 1991.

A. Shauna Robertson is Edward Norton’s wife.

A. Yes, Edward Norton has a son named Atlas.

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