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Sam Waterston is an American actor known for his stage and screen performances.
Waterston received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in The Killing Fields (1984) losing to F. Murray Abraham for his role in Amadeus (1984). He also received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in the Broadway revival of Abe Lincoln in Illinois. For his portrayal of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the BBC Two miniseries Oppenheimer (1980) he was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.
Waterston is known for his role in the popular long running crime series Law and Order for which he received 3 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. He also received 11 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Law and Order winning in 1999 for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. He also received 3 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for I'll Fly Away as well as two Golden Globe Award nominations for the series, winning in 1994.
Major associations[edit]
Industry awards[edit]
Theatre awards[edit]
Outer Critics Circle[edit]
| Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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| 1994
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Outstanding Actor in a Play
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
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Nominated
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[22]
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Miscellaneous awards[edit]
| Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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| 1992
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Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series
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I'll Fly Away
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Nominated
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| 1993
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Nominated
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| 1998
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Law and Order
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Nominated
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| 1999
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Nominated
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| 2000
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Nominated
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References[edit]
- ^ "57th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ "Sam Waterston". Emmys.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 1992 Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 1993 Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 1994 Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 1996 Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 1997 Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 1999 Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2000 Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Sam Waterston (Performer)". Playbill. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Television in 1981". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Film in 1985". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "The Inaugural Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "The 2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "The 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "The 4th Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "The 5th Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "The 6th Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "The 7th Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "The 8th Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "The 10th Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Broadway, 1994)". Playbill. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
