Profile
Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
William John NeesonBirth Date :
June 07, 1952Birth Place :
Ballymena, Co. Antrim, UKSpouse :
Natasha Richardson (actress, since 03-Jul-94)Claim to fame :
As Oskar Schindler in "Schindler's List" (1993)
Academy Awards, USA
1994
Got nomination for Oscarcategory Best Actor in a Leading Role for Schindler's List (1993)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2006
Got nomination for Saturn Awardcategory Best Supporting Actor for Batman Begins (2005)
2000
Got nomination for Saturn Awardcategory Best Actor for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
1991
Got nomination for Saturn Awardcategory Best Actor for Darkman (1990)
BAFTA Awards
1994
Got nomination for BAFTA Film Awardcategory Best Actor for Schindler's List (1993)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2000
Got nomination for Blockbuster Entertainment Awardcategory Favorite Actor - Action/Science Fiction for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
2000
Got nomination for Blockbuster Entertainment Awardcategory Favorite Actor - Horror for The Haunting (1999)
Cognac Festival du Film Policier
1992
Won Cognac Festival du Film Best Actorfor Under Suspicion (1991)
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1997
Won Evening Standard British Film Awardcategory Best Actor for Michael Collins (1996)
Golden Globes, USA
2005
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Kinsey (2004)
1997
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Michael Collins (1996)
1994
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Schindler's List (1993)
IFTA Awards
2005
Won IFTA Awardcategory Best Actor in a Feature Film for Kinsey (2004)
Independent Spirit Awards
2005
Got nomination for Independent Spirit Awardcategory Best Male Lead for Kinsey (2004)
London Critics Circle Film Awards
1995
Got nomination for ALFS Awardcategory Actor of the Year for Schindler's List (1993)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2004
Won LAFCA Awardcategory Best Actor for Kinsey (2004)
MTV Movie Awards
2000
Got nomination for MTV Movie Awardcategory Best Fight for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
shared with Ewan McGregor; Ray Park
Satellite Awards
2005
Got nomination for Golden Satellite Awardcategory Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for Kinsey (2004)
Taormina International Film Festival
2000
Won Taormina Arte AwardVenice Film Festival
1996
Won Volpi Cupcategory Best Actor for Michael Collins (1996)
