Sean Penn Awards

Academy Awards, USA

2004

Won Oscar
category Best Actor in a Leading Role for Mystic River (2003)

2002

Got nomination for Oscar
category Best Actor in a Leading Role for I Am Sam (2001)

2000

Got nomination for Oscar
category Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

1996

Got nomination for Oscar
category Best Actor in a Leading Role for Dead Man Walking (1995)

BAFTA Awards

2004

Got nomination for BAFTA Film Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for 21 Grams (2003)

2004

Got nomination for BAFTA Film Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Mystic River (2003)

BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards

2008

Won Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film

Berlin International Film Festival

2001

Got nomination for Golden Berlin Bear
for The Pledge (2001)

1996

Won Silver Berlin Bear
category Best Actor for Dead Man Walking (1995)

Bodil Awards

2002

Got nomination for Bodil Award
category Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) for The Pledge (2001)

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

2003

Won BSFC Award
category Best Ensemble Cast for Mystic River (2003)
shared with Kevin Bacon; Laurence Fishburne; Marcia Gay Harden

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2008

Got nomination for BFCA Award
category Best Director for Into the Wild (2007)

2008

Got nomination for BFCA Award
category Best Writer for Into the Wild (2007)

2004

Won BFCA Award
category Best Actor for Mystic River (2003)

2002

Got nomination for BFCA Award
category Best Actor for I Am Sam (2001)

Cannes Film Festival

2001

Got nomination for Golden Palm
for The Pledge (2001)

1997

Won Cannes Best Actor
for She's So Lovely (1997)

César Awards, France

2003

Got nomination for César Award
category Best European Union Film (Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne) for 11'09''01 - September 11 (2002)
shared with Youssef Chahine; Amos Gitai; Alejandro González Iñárritu

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2007

Got nomination for CFCA Award
category Best Adapted Screenplay for Into the Wild (2007)

Chlotrudis Awards

2001

Got nomination for Chlotrudis Award
category Best Actor for Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

1996

Won Chlotrudis Award
category Best Actor for Dead Man Walking (1995)

Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association Awards

2004

Won DFWFCA Award
category Best Actor for Mystic River (2003)

Denver International Film Festival

2000

Won John Cassavetes Award

Directors Guild of America, USA

2008

Got nomination for DGA Award
category Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Into the Wild (2007)

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

2008

Got nomination for FCCA Award
category Best Foreign Film - English Language for Into the Wild (2007)

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2004

Won FFCC Award
category Best Actor for Mystic River (2003)

Golden Apple Awards

1986

Won Sour Apple

Golden Globes, USA

2004

Won Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Mystic River (2003)

2000

Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

1996

Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Dead Man Walking (1995)

1994

Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Carlito's Way (1993)

Golden Satellite Awards

2005

Got nomination for Golden Satellite Award
category Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)

2004

Won Golden Satellite Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for Mystic River (2003)

2002

Got nomination for Golden Satellite Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for I Am Sam (2001)

2000

Got nomination for Golden Satellite Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

Gotham Awards

2007

Won Gotham Award
category Best Feature for Into the Wild (2007)

Grammy Awards

2006

Got nomination for Grammy Award
category Best Spoken Word Album for "Chronicles - Volume One (Bob Dylan)"

IFTA Awards

2004

Got nomination for IFTA Audience Award
category Best International Actor for Mystic River (2003)

Independent Spirit Awards

2004

Won Special Distinction Award
for 21 Grams (2003)
shared with Alejandro González Iñárritu (director); Guillermo Arriaga (screenwriter); Benicio Del Toro

1999

Got nomination for Independent Spirit Award
category Best Male Lead for Hurlyburly (1998)

1996

Won Independent Spirit Award
category Best Male Lead for Dead Man Walking (1995)

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2004

Won KCFCC Award
category Best Actor for Mystic River (2003)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2004

Won Sierra Award
category Best Actor for Mystic River (2003)

Locarno International Film Festival

1991

Got nomination for Golden Leopard
for The Indian Runner (1991)

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2004

Won ALFS Award
category Actor of the Year for Mystic River (2003)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1983

Won New Generation Award

National Board of Review, USA

2003

Won NBR Award
category Best Actor for Mystic River (2003)

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2004

Got nomination for OFCS Award
category Best Actor for Mystic River (2003)

Palm Springs International Film Festival

2008

Won Palm Springs International Film Director of the Year Award
for Into the Wild (2007)

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2004

Won PFCS Award
category Best Ensemble Acting for 21 Grams (2003)
shared with Kevin Chapman; Benicio Del Toro; Naomi Watts

Razzie Awards

1987

Got nomination for Razzie Award
category Worst Actor for Shanghai Surprise (1986)

San Francisco International Film Festival

1999

Won Peter J. Owens Award

San Sebastián International Film Festival

2003

Won Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2004

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Mystic River (2003)
shared with Kevin Bacon; Laurence Fishburne; Marcia Gay Harden

2004

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Mystic River (2003)

2002

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for I Am Sam (2001)

1996

Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Dead Man Walking (1995)

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2004

Won VFCC Award
category Best Actor for Mystic River (2003)

Venice Film Festival

2003

Won Volpi Cup
category Best Actor for 21 Grams (2003)

2002

Won UNESCO Award
for 11'09''01 - September 11 (2002)
shared with Youssef Chahine; Alejandro González Iñárritu; Amos Gitai

1998

Won Volpi Cup
category Best Actor for Hurlyburly (1998)

1995

Got nomination for Golden Lion
for The Crossing Guard (1995)

Writers Guild of America, USA

2008

Got nomination for WGA Award (Screen)
category Best Adapted Screenplay for Into the Wild (2007)