Four films earned Robin Williams personal acting nominations at the Academy Awards: Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King and Good Will Hunting. He received three nominations for leading actor and one for supporting actor, winning for Good Will Hunting.
Which Robin Williams movies were nominated for Oscars?
The Academy’s awards database records these four nominations for Williams as an actor. The table gives the ceremony year, category and result; ceremony years differ from release years for some films.
| Film | Ceremony | Williams’s category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Morning, Vietnam | 1987 (60th Academy Awards) | Actor in a Leading Role | Nominee |
| Dead Poets Society | 1990 (62nd Academy Awards) | Actor in a Leading Role | Nominee |
| The Fisher King | 1992 (64th Academy Awards) | Actor in a Leading Role | Nominee |
| Good Will Hunting | 1998 (70th Academy Awards) | Actor in a Supporting Role | Winner |
Sources: Academy Awards database and ceremony records.
Did Robin Williams ever win an Oscar?
Yes. Williams won the Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role for Good Will Hunting at the 1998 ceremony. The film was released in 1997; the award year refers to the ceremony, not the release year.
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What do the film nomination totals mean?
A film’s total Oscar nominations are not the same as Williams’s individual acting nominations. The Academy’s 1990 ceremony record lists Dead Poets Society with four nominations overall, including Williams for Actor in a Leading Role; the film won Original Screenplay. Its 1992 record lists The Fisher King with five nominations overall, including Williams for Actor in a Leading Role; Mercedes Ruehl won Supporting Actress for the film.
The Academy notes that its names and titles derive from credits and documentation submitted at the time of nomination or award. This list answers which films received Oscar nominations for Williams’s acting, not every film featuring him that may have been nominated in any category, including for voice work.
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