‘I’ve been lucky. I found desire for what I do early in my life’ — List of Al Pacino Oscar nominations, wins
Updated: February 2026
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Al Pacino. Al Pacino has been nominated for 9 Academy Awards and won 1. He has received 5 Oscar nominations for best actor in a leading role and won 1. He has received 4 Oscar nominations for best actor in a supporting role. Year indicates year/period for which films were judged, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database
2019: The Irishman (Best Supporting Actor) (Jimmy Hoffa) — lost to Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood). Other nominees: Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Joe Pesci (The Irishman), Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes) (The Irishman directed by Martin Scorsese)
WON: 1992: Scent of a Woman (Best Actor) (Lt. Col. Frank Slade) — Other nominees: Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven), Denzel Washington (Malcolm X), Robert Downey Jr. (Chaplin), Stephen Rea (The Crying Game) (Directed by Martin Brest)
1992: Glengarry Glen Ross (Best Supporting Actor) (Ricky Roma) — lost to Gene Hackman (Unforgiven). Other nominees: Jack Nicholson (A Few Good Men), David Paymer (Mr. Saturday Night), Jaye Davidson (The Crying Game) (Directed by James Foley)
1990: Dick Tracy (Best Supporting Actor) (Big Boy Caprice) — lost to Joe Pesci (Goodfellas). Other nominees: Andy Garcia (The Godfather: Part III), Graham Greene (Dances with Wolves), Bruce Davison (Longtime Companion) (Directed by Warren Beatty)
1979: And Justice for All (Best Actor) (Arthur Kirkland) — lost to Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer). Other nominees: Jack Lemmon (The China Syndrome), Roy Scheider (All That Jazz), Peter Sellers (Being There) (Directed by Norman Jewison)
1975: Dog Day Afternoon (Best Actor) (Sonny) — lost to Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest). Other nominees: Maximilian Schell (The Man in the Glass Booth), Walter Matthau (The Sunshine Boys), James Whitmore (Give ’em Hell, Harry!) (Directed by Sidney Lumet)
1974: The Godfather Part II (Best Actor) (Michael) — lost to Art Carney (Harry and Tonto). Other nominees: Jack Nicholson (Chinatown), Dustin Hoffman (Lenny), Albert Finney (Murder on the Orient Express) (Directed by Francis Ford Coppola)
1973: Serpico (Best Actor) (Serpico) — lost to Jack Lemmon (Save the Tiger). Other nominees: Marlon Brando (Last Tango in Paris), Jack Nicholson (The Last Detail), Robert Redford (The Sting) (Directed by Sidney Lumet)
1972: The Godfather (Best Supporting Actor) (Michael) — lost to Joel Grey (Cabaret). Other nominees: James Caan (The Godfather), Robert Duvall (The Godfather), Eddie Albert (The Heartbreak Kid) (Directed by Francis Ford Coppola)
