List of Jeff Bridges
Oscar nominations, wins
Updated: May 2025
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Jeff Bridges. Jeff Bridges has been nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won 1. He has received 3 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 and not won. Year indicates year/period for which films were judged, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2016: Hell or High Water (best supporting actor) — lost to Mahershala Ali (Moonlight). Other nominees: Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals), Dev Patel (Lion), Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)
2010: True Grit (best actor) — lost to Colin Firth (The King’s Speech). Other nominees: James Franco (127 Hours), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Javier Bardem (Biutiful)
WON: 2009: Crazy Heart (best actor) — Other nominees: George Clooney (Up in the Air), Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Jeff Bridges’ wife, Sue, at the 2010 Academy Awards.
2000: The Contender (best supporting actor) — lost to Benicio Del Toro (Traffic). Other nominees: Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator), Willem Dafoe (Shadow of the Vampire), Albert Finney (Erin Brockovich)
1984: Starman (best actor) — lost to F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus). Other nominees: Tom Hulce (Amadeus), Albert Finney (Under the Volcano), Sam Waterston (The Killing Fields)
1974: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (best supporting actor) — lost to Robert De Niro (The Godfather: Part II). Other nominees: Lee Strasberg (The Godfather: Part II), Michael V. Gazzo (The Godfather: Part II), Fred Astaire (The Towering Inferno)
1971: The Last Picture Show (best supporting actor) — lost to Ben Johnson (The Last Picture Show). Other nominees: Roy Scheider (The French Connection), Leonard Frey (Fiddler on the Roof), Richard Jaeckel (Sometimes a Great Notion)