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Sam Neill

Awards

Sam Neill

17 wins & 35 nominations

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • The Triangle (2005)
    2006 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Supporting Actor on Television
    • The Triangle
  • Chevy Chase and Daryl Hannah in Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
    1993 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

  • Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, and Hamilton Morris in Sweet Country (2017)
    2019 Nominee FCCA Award
    • Best Actor - Supporting Role
    • Sweet Country
  • Sam Neill, Miranda Otto, Geoffrey Rush, Ewen Leslie, Anna Torv, and Odessa Young in The Daughter (2015)
    2017 Winner FCCA Award
    • Best Actor - Supporting Role
    • The Daughter
  • Willem Dafoe in The Hunter (2011)
    2012 Nominee FCCA Award
    • Best Actor - Supporting Role
    • The Hunter
  • Cate Blanchett in Little Fish (2005)
    2005 Nominee FCCA Award
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Little Fish
  • The Dish (2000)
    2001 Nominee FCCA Award
    • Best Actor - Male
    • The Dish

Australian Film Institute

  • Jessica (2004)
    2004 Nominee AFI Award
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy
    • Jessica
  • The Brush-Off (2004)
    2004 Nominee AFI Award
    • Best Direction in Television
    • The Brush-Off
  • My Mother Frank (2000)
    2000 Nominee AFI Award
    • Best Performance by an an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • My Mother Frank
  • Harvey Keitel and Holly Hunter in The Piano (1993)
    1993 Nominee AFI Award
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • The Piano
  • Sam Neill, Zoe Carides, and John Clarke in Death in Brunswick (1990)
    1991 Nominee AFI Award
    • Best Actor in a Lead Role
    • Death in Brunswick

Australian Movie Convention

  • Sam Neill
    2016 Winner AIMC Lifetime Achievement Award

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

  • The Horse Whisperer (1998)
    1999 Nominee Blockbuster Entertainment Award
    • Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama/Romance
    • The Horse Whisperer

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

  • Sam Neill
    2019 Winner Grand Honorary Award

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands (2016)
    2017 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Narrator
    • New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
  • John Gielgud, Helena Bonham Carter, Rutger Hauer, Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Miranda Richardson, and Martin Short in Merlin (1998)
    1998 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Merlin
    For playing: "Merlin".

Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival

  • The Zookeeper (2001)
    2001 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Zookeeper

Gemini Awards

  • Joely Richardson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Joss Stone, Tamzin Merchant, Natalie Dormer, and Annabelle Wallis in The Tudors (2007)
    2008 Nominee Gemini
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
    • The Tudors
    For episodes 108 and 110.

Golden Globes, USA

  • John Gielgud, Helena Bonham Carter, Rutger Hauer, Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Miranda Richardson, and Martin Short in Merlin (1998)
    1999 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Merlin
  • Sam Neill and Judy Davis in One Against the Wind (1991)
    1992 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • One Against the Wind
  • Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
    1985 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Reilly: Ace of Spies

Logie Awards

  • Sam Neill in The Twelve (2022)
    2026 Winner Silver Logie
    • Best Lead Actor in a Drama
    • The Twelve
  • Sam Neill in The Twelve (2022)
    2025 Winner Silver Logie
    • Best Lead Actor in a Drama
    • The Twelve
  • Sam Neill in The Twelve (2022)
    2023 Nominee Silver Logie
    • Most Outstanding Actor
    • The Twelve
  • Sam Neill in The Twelve (2022)
    2023 Winner Silver Logie
    • Most Popular Actor
    • The Twelve
  • Sam Neill, Mandy McElhinney, and Peta Sergeant in House of Hancock (2015)
    2016 Nominee Silver Logie
    • Most Outstanding Actor
    • House of Hancock

Monte-Carlo TV Festival

  • Joely Richardson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Joss Stone, Tamzin Merchant, Natalie Dormer, and Annabelle Wallis in The Tudors (2007)
    2008 Nominee Golden Nymph
    • Outstanding Actor - Drama Series
    • The Tudors

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

  • Event Horizon (1997)
    1998 2nd Place Chainsaw Award
    • Best Actor
    • Event Horizon

New Zealand Screen Awards

  • Sam Neill
    2025 Winner Screen Legend Award
  • Sam Neill
    2010 Winner New Zealand Screen Award
    • Best New Zealand Export
  • Perfect Strangers (2003)
    2005 Nominee New Zealand Screen Award
    • Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Perfect Strangers

New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II)

  • Sam Neill and Julian Dennison in Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
    2017 Winner Film Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • Sam Neill, Sophie McBride, and Tom Cameron in Under the Mountain (2009)
    2010 Nominee Film Award
    • Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film
    • Under the Mountain
  • Dean Spanley (2008)
    2009 Nominee Film Award
    • Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film
    • Dean Spanley

Film Club's The Lost Weekend

  • Sam Neill and Julian Dennison in Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
    2016 Winner Lost Weekend Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Online Film & Television Association

  • John Gielgud, Helena Bonham Carter, Rutger Hauer, Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Miranda Richardson, and Martin Short in Merlin (1998)
    1998 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
    • Merlin

American Television Awards

  • Family Pictures (1993)
    1993 Nominee American Television Award
    • Best Actor in a Miniseries
    • Family Pictures

Australian Film Critics Association Awards

  • Sam Neill, Stevie Payne, and Teresa Palmer in Ride Like a Girl (2019)
    2020 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Ride Like a Girl
  • Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, and Hamilton Morris in Sweet Country (2017)
    2019 Winner AFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Sweet Country
  • Sam Neill, Miranda Otto, Geoffrey Rush, Ewen Leslie, Anna Torv, and Odessa Young in The Daughter (2015)
    2017 Winner AFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • The Daughter

North Carolina Film Critics Association

  • Sam Neill and Julian Dennison in Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
    2017 Nominee NCFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards

  • Sam Neill in The Twelve (2022)
    2026 Nominee AACTA Award
    • Best Lead Actor in a Drama
    • The Twelve
  • Sam Neill in The Twelve (2022)
    2025 Nominee AACTA Award
    • Best Lead Actor in a Drama
    • The Twelve
  • Sam Neill in The Twelve (2022)
    2022 Nominee AACTA Award
    • Best Lead Actor in a Drama
    • The Twelve
  • Sam Neill and Michael Caton in Rams (2020)
    2020 Nominee AACTA Award
    • Best Lead Actor
    • Rams
  • Sam Neill
    2019 Winner Longford Lyell Award

The Equity Ensemble Awards

  • Sam Neill
    2019 Winner Equity New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Award

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