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Bill Paxton at an event for Avatar (2009)

Awards

Bill Paxton

6 wins & 23 nominations

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Frailty (2001)
    2003 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Director
    • Frailty
  • Bill Paxton at an event for Avatar (2009)
    2003 Winner Filmmaker's Showcase Award
    Bill Paxton is one of the most respected actors working today. Following a long string of successful performances, Bill has stepped behind the camera and proven his skill as a director. His directorial debut, Frailty (2001), showed a keen sense of style and a powerful grasp of storytelling which puts him in the ranks of top directors working today. We feel compelled to acknowledge this masterful work.
  • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    1997 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Actor
    • Twister
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994)
    1995 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • True Lies
  • Bill Paxton in Near Dark (1987)
    1988 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Near Dark

CableACE Awards

  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    1995 Nominee CableACE
    • Actor in a Dramatic Series
    • Tales from the Crypt
    For episode "People Who Live in Brass Hearses"

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Frailty (2001)
    2003 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Most Promising Director
    • Frailty

Deep Ellum Film Festival

  • Bill Paxton at an event for Avatar (2009)
    2001 Winner Texas Filmmaker Award

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton in Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
    2012 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Hatfields & McCoys
    For playing: "Randolph McCoy".

Golden Globes, USA

  • Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
    2010 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Big Love
  • Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
    2008 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Big Love
  • Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
    2007 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Big Love
  • A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
    1999 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • A Bright Shining Lie

Satellite Awards

  • Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
    2009 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Series, Drama
    • Big Love
  • Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
    2007 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Series, Drama
    • Big Love
  • Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
    2006 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Series, Drama
    • Big Love

Monte-Carlo TV Festival

  • Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton in Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
    2013 Nominee Golden Nymph
    • Outstanding Actor in a Mini-Series
    • Hatfields & McCoys

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Frailty (2001)
    2003 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
    • Frailty

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton in Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
    2013 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • Hatfields & McCoys
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)
    1998 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast
    • Titanic
    Shared with: Suzy Amis · Kathy Bates · Leonardo DiCaprio · Frances Fisher · Victor Garber · Bernard Hill · Jonathan Hyde · Gloria Stuart · David Warner · Kate Winslet · Billy Zane · Danny Nucci · Bernard Fox
  • Tom Hanks in Apollo 13 (1995)
    1996 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast
    • Apollo 13
    Shared with: Kevin Bacon · Tom Hanks · Ed Harris · Kathleen Quinlan · Gary Sinise

Western Heritage Awards

  • Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton in Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
    2013 Winner Bronze Wrangler
    • Western Documentary
    • Hatfields & McCoys
    Shared with: Leslie Greif · Nancy Dubuc · Dirk Hoogstra · Kevin Reynolds · Bill Kerby · Ted Mann · Kevin Costner · Tom Berenger

Chlotrudis Awards

  • Bill Paxton, Colm Feore, Sophie Nélisse, and Josh Wiggins in Mean Dreams (2016)
    2018 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Mean Dreams
    Posthumously.

DVD Exclusive Awards

  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)
    2003 Nominee DVDX Award
    • Best Audio Commentary (New for DVD)
    • Aliens
    (Alien Quadrilogy).
    Shared with: James Cameron · Michael Biehn · Jenette Goldstein · Carrie Henn · Christopher Henn · Lance Henriksen · Gale Anne Hurd · Pat McClung · Dennis Skotak · Robert Skotak · Stan Winston

Online Film & Television Association

  • Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton in Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
    2012 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
    • Hatfields & McCoys
  • Frailty (2001)
    2003 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best First Feature
    • Frailty

Women's Image Network Awards

  • Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
    2006 Winner WIN Award
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Big Love

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Tom Hanks in Apollo 13 (1995)
    1995 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Cast Ensemble
    • Apollo 13
    Shared with: Tom Hanks · Kevin Bacon · Ed Harris · Gary Sinise · Kathleen Quinlan

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