Alan Cumming Awards

British Comedy Awards

1992

Won British Comedy Award
category Best TV Comedy Newcomer for Bernard and the Genie (1991) (TV)

Broadcast Television Journalists Association

2011

Got nomination for Critics' Choice Television Award
category Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for The Good Wife (2010) (TV)

Emmy Awards

2011

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for The Good Wife (2010) (TV)

2010

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for The Good Wife (2009) (TV)

GLAAD Media Awards

2005

Won Vito Russo Entertainer Award

Independent Spirit Awards

2007

Won Independent Spirit Award
category Best First Feature for Sweet Land (2005)
shared with Ali Selim (director/producer); James Bigham (producer)

2002

Got nomination for Independent Spirit Award
category Best First Feature for The Anniversary Party (2001)
shared with Jennifer Jason Leigh

2002

Got nomination for Independent Spirit Award
category Best First Screenplay for The Anniversary Party (2001)
shared with Jennifer Jason Leigh

Laurence Olivier Awards

1994

Got nomination for Laurence Olivier Award
category Best Actor in a Musical for "Cabaret"

1991

Won Laurence Olivier Award
category Best Comedy Performance for "Accidental Death of an Anarchist"

1988

Got nomination for Laurence Olivier Award
category Most Promising Newcomer for "The Conquest of the South Pole"

MTV Movie Awards

1998

Got nomination for MTV Movie Award
category Best Dance Sequence for Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
shared with Lisa Kudrow; Mira Sorvino

National Board of Review, USA

2002

Won NBR Award
category Best Acting by an Ensemble for Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
shared with Jamie Bell; Tom Courtenay; Christopher Plummer

Provincetown International Film Festival

2007

Won Excellence in Acting Award

Razzie Awards

2006

Got nomination for Razzie Award
category Worst Supporting Actor for Son of the Mask (2005)

Satellite Awards

2010

Got nomination for Satellite Award
category Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for The Good Wife (2009) (TV)

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2011

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for The Good Wife (2010) (TV)
shared with Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Archie Panjabi

Tony Awards

1998

Won Tony Award
category Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for "Cabaret"