Academy Awards, USA
2017 Nominee
Oscar Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
La La Land (2016)
2007 Nominee
Oscar Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Half Nelson (2006)
Golden Globes, USA
2017 Winner
Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
La La Land (2016)
2012 Nominee
Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
The Ides of March (2011)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
2011 Nominee
Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Blue Valentine (2010)
2008 Nominee
Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
BAFTA Awards
2017 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award Best Leading Actor
La La Land (2016)
AACTA International Awards
2017 Nominee
AACTA International Award Best Lead Actor
La La Land (2016)
2012 Nominee
AACTA International Award Best Actor
The Ides of March (2011)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2017 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award Best Buddy Picture
The Nice Guys (2016)
Shared with:
Russell Crowe
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2017 Nominee
EDA Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
2011 Nominee
EDA Special Mention Award Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction
Blue Valentine (2010)
Shared with:
Michelle Williams
2006 Nominee
EDA Award Best Performance by an Actress or Actor in Support of a Female Protagonist or Female Perspective
Half Nelson (2006)
Austin Film Critics Association
2016 Nominee
Austin Film Critics Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2016 Nominee
ACCA Best Actor in a Leading Role
La La Land (2016)
2015 Nominee
ACCA Best Cast Ensemble
The Big Short (2015)
Shared with:
Steve Carell
Christian Bale
Melissa Leo
Hamish Linklater
John Magaro
Brad Pitt
Rafe Spall
Jeremy Strong
Marisa Tomei
Finn Wittrock
2011 Nominee
ACCA Best Actor in a Leading Role
Drive (2011)
2010 Nominee
ACCA Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Blue Valentine (2010)
Nominee
Davis Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Blue Valentine (2010)
2007 Nominee
ACCA Best Actor in a Leading Role
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
2006 Nominee
ACCA Best Actor in a Leading Role
Half Nelson (2006)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2006 Nominee
BSFC Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
First Man (2018) 2019 Nominee
Critics Choice Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Best Actor in a Comedy
The Nice Guys (2016)
2012 Nominee
Critics Choice Award Best Actor
Drive (2011)
2011 Nominee
Critics Choice Award Best Actor
Blue Valentine (2010)
2008 Nominee
Critics Choice Award Best Actor
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
2007 Nominee
Critics Choice Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
Cannes Film Festival
2014 Nominee
Un Certain Regard Award Lost River (2014)
Nominee
Golden Camera Lost River (2014)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2017 Nominee
COFCA Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Nominee
COFCA Award Actor of the Year
La La Land (2016)
The Nice Guys (2016)
2012 Nominee
COFCA Award Best Ensemble
The Ides of March (2011)
Shared with:
George Clooney
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Paul Giamatti
Evan Rachel Wood
Marisa Tomei
Jeffrey Wright
Max Minghella
Nominee
COFCA Award Actor of the Year
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Drive (2011)
The Ides of March (2011)
Best Actor
Drive (2011)
2008 Nominee
COFCA Award Best Actor
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2010 Nominee
CFCA Award Best Actor
Blue Valentine (2010)
2007 Nominee
CFCA Award Best Actor
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
2006 Nominee
CFCA Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
2003 Nominee
CFCA Award Most Promising Performer
The Believer (2001)
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Chlotrudis Awards
2011 Winner
Chlotrudis Award Best Actor
Blue Valentine (2010)
Tied with Philip Seymour Hoffman for Jack Goes Boating (2010).
2008 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award Best Actor
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
2007 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2016 Nominee
DFWFCA Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
4th place
2006 Nominee
DFWFCA Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
Deauville Film Festival
2011 Winner
New Hollywood Award
Denver Film Critics Society
2012 Nominee
DFCS Award Best Supporting Actor
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Detroit Film Critics Society, US
2016 Nominee
DFCS Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Empire Awards, UK
2017 Nominee
Empire Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
2012 Nominee
Empire Award Best Actor
Drive (2011)
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2012 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award Best Male Lead
Drive (2011)
2007 Winner
Independent Spirit Award Best Male Lead
Half Nelson (2006)
2002 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award Best Male Lead
The Believer (2001)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2016 Nominee
FFCC Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA)
2017 Nominee
Dorian Award Film Performance of the Year – Actor
La La Land (2016)
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2017 Nominee
GAFCA Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Gold Derby Awards
2017 Nominee
Gold Derby Award Lead Actor
La La Land (2016)
Ensemble Cast
La La Land (2016)
Shared with:
Rosemarie DeWitt
Callie Hernandez
John Legend
Sonoya Mizuno
Jessica Rothe
Tom Everett Scott
J.K. Simmons
Emma Stone
Finn Wittrock
2016 Nominee
Gold Derby Award Ensemble Cast
The Big Short (2015)
Shared with:
Christian Bale
Steve Carell
Max Greenfield
Melissa Leo
Tracy Letts
Hamish Linklater
John Magaro
Billy Magnussen
Adepero Oduye
Brad Pitt
Rafe Spall
Jeremy Strong
Marisa Tomei
Finn Wittrock
2011 Nominee
Gold Derby Award Lead Actor
Blue Valentine (2010)
2007 Nominee
Gold Derby Award Lead Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
As Dan Dunne
Golden Schmoes Awards
2016 Nominee
Golden Schmoes Best Actor of the Year
The Nice Guys (2016)
Favorite Celebrity of the Year
2011 Winner
Golden Schmoes Best Actor of the Year
Drive (2011)
Favorite Celebrity of the Year
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
2017 Winner
GMS Award Best Song/Recording Created for a Film
La La Land (2016)
Shared with:
Emma Stone (recording artist)
Steven Gizicki (supervisor)
Justin Hurwitz (songwriter)
Benj Pasek (songwriter)
Justin Paul (songwriter)
Song: “City of Stars”
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
2016 Winner
HMMA Award Best Original Song – Feature Film
La La Land (2016)
Shared with:
Justin Hurwitz (music by)
Benj Pasek (lyrics by)
Justin Paul (lyrics by)
For the song “City of Stars”.
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2017 Nominee
HFCS Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
IGN Summer Movie Awards
2011 Nominee
IGN Award Best Movie Actor
Drive (2011)
The Ides of March (2011)
Indiewire Critics’ Poll
2016 Nominee
ICP Award Best Lead Actor
La La Land (2016)
7th place.
2010 Nominee
ICP Award Best Lead Performance
Blue Valentine (2010)
10th place.
2006 Nominee
ICP Award Best Lead Performance
Half Nelson (2006)
2nd place.
International Cinephile Society Awards
2011 Nominee
ICS Award Best Actor
Blue Valentine (2010)
2007 Nominee
ICS Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
Runner-Up.
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2017 Nominee
INOCA Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
2016 Nominee
Halfway Award Best Actor
The Nice Guys (2016)
2013 Nominee
Halfway Award Best Supporting Actor
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
2012 Nominee
INOCA Best Actor
Drive (2011)
2011 Winner
INOCA Best Actor
Blue Valentine (2010)
2008 Nominee
INOCA Best Actor
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
2007 Nominee
INOCA Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
Internet Film Critic Society
2016 Winner
IFCS Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2017 Nominee
IFC Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Irish Film and Television Awards
2017 Nominee
IFTA Award Best International Actor
La La Land (2016)
2012 Winner
IFTA Award Best International Actor
Drive (2011)
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
2013 Nominee
IOMA Best Actor (Miglior attore protagonista)
Blue Valentine (2010)
2012 Nominee
IOMA Best Actor (Miglior attore protagonista)
Drive (2011)
Las Palmas Film Festival
2007 Winner
Best Actor Half Nelson (2006)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2016 Nominee
Sierra Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2012 Nominee
ALFS Award Actor of the Year
Drive (2011)
2011 Nominee
ALFS Award Actor of the Year
Blue Valentine (2010)
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2017 Nominee
MTV Movie + TV Award Best Kiss
La La Land (2016)
Shared with:
Emma Stone
Best Musical Moment
La La Land (2016)
Shared with:
Emma Stone
For “City of Stars”
2012 Nominee
MTV Movie Award Best Kiss
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Shared with:
Emma Stone
Best Male Performance
Drive (2011)
Best Gut-Wrenching Performance
Drive (2011)
2005 Winner
MTV Movie Award Best Kiss
The Notebook (2004)
Shared with:
Rachel McAdams
National Board of Review, USA
2006 Winner
NBR Award Breakthrough Performance – Male
Half Nelson (2006)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2007 Nominee
NSFC Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2006 Nominee
NYFCC Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2017 Nominee
NCFCA Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
2017 Nominee
NTFCA Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
2nd place
Online Film & Television Association
2017 Nominee
OFTA Film Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
2011 Nominee
OFTA Film Award Best Actor
Blue Valentine (2010)
2007 Nominee
OFTA Film Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2017 Nominee
OFCS Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
2011 Nominee
OFCS Award Best Actor
Blue Valentine (2010)
2007 Nominee
OFCS Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2017 Winner
Chairman’s Vanguard Award La La Land (2016)
Shared with:
Damien Chazelle
Emma Stone
“Director and writer Damien Chazelle delivers a resonant cinematic masterpiece with La La Land,” … More
2016 Winner
Ensemble Cast Award The Big Short (2015)
Shared with:
Christian Bale
Steve Carell
Brad Pitt
Melissa Leo
Hamish Linklater
John Magaro
Rafe Spall
Jeremy Strong
Finn Wittrock
Marisa Tomei
“Wall Street greed and its reverberating effects on the U.S. economy offer a modern backdrop for … More
People’s Choice Awards, USA
2017 Nominee
People’s Choice Award Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
2014 Nominee
People’s Choice Award Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
Phoenix Critics Circle
2016 Nominee
PCC Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2016 Nominee
PFCS Award Best Actor in a Leading Role
La La Land (2016)
Prism Awards
2011 Nominee
Prism Award Performance in a Feature Film
All Good Things (2010)
2008 Nominee
Prism Award Performance in a Feature Film
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Rembrandt Awards
2012 Nominee
Rembrandt Award Best International Actor (Beste Buitenlandse Acteur)
Drive (2011)
Russian Guild of Film Critics
2001 Winner
Golden Aries Best Foreign Actor
The Believer (2001)
Russian National Movie Awards
2014 Nominee
Georges Award Best Foreign Actor of the Decade
2012 Nominee
Georges Award Best Foreign Actor of the Year
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2016 Winner
SDFCS Award Best Comedic Performance
The Nice Guys (2016)
Nominee
SDFCS Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2016 Nominee
SFFCC Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2017 Winner
Outstanding Performer of the Year Award La La Land (2016)
Shared with:
Emma Stone
2008 Winner
Cinema Vanguard Award Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Satellite Awards
2019 Nominee
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Picture First Man (2018)
2016 Nominee
Satellite Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture
La La Land (2016)
2013 Nominee
Satellite Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
2011 Winner
Satellite Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture
Drive (2011)
2010 Nominee
Satellite Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Blue Valentine (2010)
2007 Winner
Satellite Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
2006 Nominee
Satellite Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Half Nelson (2006)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2017 Nominee
Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
La La Land (2016)
2016 Nominee
Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Big Short (2015)
Shared with:
Christian Bale
Steve Carell
Melissa Leo
Hamish Linklater
John Magaro
Brad Pitt
Rafe Spall
Jeremy Strong
Marisa Tomei
Finn Wittrock
2008 Nominee
Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
2007 Nominee
Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Half Nelson (2006)
Seattle Film Critics Awards
2017 Nominee
Seattle Film Critics Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Seattle International Film Festival
2006 Winner
Golden Space Needle Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
ShoWest Convention, USA
2004 Winner
ShoWest Award Male Star of Tomorrow
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2016 Nominee
SLFCA Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
2013 Nominee
SLFCA Award Special Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment)
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
For the opening scene where Ryan Gosling is walking through the carnival.
2011 Nominee
SLFCA Award Special Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment)
Drive (2011)
Shared with:
Carey Mulligan
For the elevator beating sequence.
Special Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment)
Drive (2011)
For the opening get-away scene.
Nominee
SLFCA Award Best Actor
Drive (2011)
2007 Nominee
SLFCA Award Best Actor
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
2006 Nominee
SLFCA Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
Stockholm Film Festival
2006 Winner
Best Actor Half Nelson (2006)
Teen Choice Awards
2012 Nominee
Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Drama
Drive (2011)
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Choice Male Hottie
Film – Choice Chemistry
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Shared with:
Steve Carell
Choice Movie Liplock
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Shared with:
Emma Stone
2007 Nominee
Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller
Fracture (2007)
2005 Winner
Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Drama
The Notebook (2004)
Choice Movie Love Scene
The Notebook (2004)
Shared with:
Rachel McAdams
Noah and Allie on the bridge.
Choice Movie Breakout Performance – Male
The Notebook (2004)
Choice Movie Liplock
The Notebook (2004)
Shared with:
Rachel McAdams
Choice Movie Chemistry
The Notebook (2004)
Shared with:
Rachel McAdams
Nominee
Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Dance Scene
The Notebook (2004)
Shared with:
Rachel McAdams
Noah and Allie dance in the street.
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2006 Nominee
TFCA Award Best Performance, Male
Half Nelson (2006)
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2010 Nominee
UFCA Award Best Actor
Blue Valentine (2010)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2016 Nominee
VFCC Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
2007 Nominee
VFCC Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
Village Voice Film Poll
2011 Nominee
VVFP Award Best Actor
Drive (2011)
9th place.
2010 Nominee
VVFP Award Best Actor
Blue Valentine (2010)
4th place.
2006 Winner
VVFP Award Best Actor
Half Nelson (2006)
2002 Nominee
VVFP Award Best Performance
The Believer (2001)
10th place.
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2016 Nominee
WAFCA Award Best Actor
La La Land (2016)
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2011 Nominee
WFCC Award Best Actor
Drive (2011)
The Ides of March (2011)
World Soundtrack Awards
2017 Winner
World Soundtrack Award Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
La La Land (2016)
Shared with:
Justin Hurwitz (music by)
Benj Pasek (lyrics by)
Justin Paul (lyrics by)
Emma Stone (performed by)
For the song “City of Stars”.
Yoga Awards
2014 Winner
Yoga Award Worst Foreign Actor
Only God Forgives (2013)
Here’s the Ryan Gosling touching Golden Globes 2017 winning speech dedicated to Eva Mendes
