| Year |
Ceremony |
Category |
Work |
Result |
| 2001 |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
Most Promising Performer |
The Believer and Murder by Numbers |
Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Male Lead |
The Believer |
Nominated |
| Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards |
Best Foreign Actor |
Won |
| 2004 |
ShoWest Awards |
Male Star of Tomorrow |
The Notebook |
Won |
| 2005 |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Movie: Breakout Male |
Won |
| Choice Movie: Chemistry (shared with Rachel McAdams) |
Won |
| Choice Movie: Dance Scene (shared with Rachel McAdams) |
Won |
| Choice Movie: Drama Actor |
Won |
| Choice Movie: Liplock (shared with Rachel McAdams) |
Won |
| Choice Movie: Love Scene (shared with Rachel McAdams) |
Won |
| MTV Movie Awards |
Best Kiss (shared with Rachel McAdams) |
Won |
| 2006 |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Half Nelson |
Nominated |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Male Lead |
Won |
| Las Palmas Film Festival |
Best Actor |
Won |
| National Board of Review Awards |
Breakthrough Male Performances |
Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Actor – Motion Picture |
Nominated |
| Seattle International Film Festival |
Best Actor |
Won |
| Stockholm International Film Festival |
Best Actor |
Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Village Voice Film Poll |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| 2007 |
Academy Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Awards |
Best Actor |
Lars and the Real Girl |
Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Actor |
Half Nelson |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
Lars and the Real Girl |
Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
Half Nelson |
Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Lars and the Real Girl |
Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Movie: Thriller Actor |
Fracture |
Nominated |
| 2008 |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Lars and the Real Girl |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
Nominated |
| PRISM Awards |
Best Performance in a Feature Film |
Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
Nominated |
| 23rd Santa Barbara International Film Festival |
Independent Award[1] |
|
Won |
| 2010 |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Blue Valentine |
Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
Nominated |
| Utah Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| 2011 |
Golden Globe Awards |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Drive |
Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Supporting Actor |
Crazy, Stupid, Love. |
Nominated |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards |
Best Actor |
Drive |
Nominated |
| PRISM Awards |
Best Performance in a Feature Film |
All Good Things |
Nominated |
| LA Weekly Critics Poll |
Best Actor |
Drive |
Nominated |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards |
Actor of the Year |
Blue Valentine |
Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Actor – Motion Picture |
Drive |
Won |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Village Voice Film Poll |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
AACTA International Awards |
Best Actor |
The Ides of March |
Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actor |
Drive |
Nominated |
| Best Cast (shared with entire cast) |
The Ides of March |
Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Supporting Actor |
Crazy, Stupid, Love. |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
The Ides of March |
Nominated |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
Crazy, Stupid, Love. |
Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Male Lead |
Drive |
Nominated |
| Irish Film & Television Awards |
International Actor |
Won |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards |
Actor of the Year |
Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards |
Best Gut-Wrenching Performance |
Nominated |
| Best Kiss (shared with Emma Stone) |
Crazy, Stupid, Love. |
Nominated |
| Best Male Performance |
Drive |
Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Actor |
The Ides of March |
Nominated |
| 2013 |
Satellite Awards |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
The Place Beyond the Pines |
Nominated |
| 2014 |
People's Choice Awards 2014 |
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor |
|
Nominated |
| 2015 |
22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
The Big Short |
Nominated |
| National Board of Review Awards 2015 |
Best Ensemble |
Won |