‘The only thing a man can say at a time like this is, I am not really bald’ — List of Tommy Lee Jones Oscar nominations
Posted: June 2026
List of Oscar nominations for Tommy Lee Jones. Tommy Lee Jones has been nominated for 4 Academy Awards and won 1. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2012: Lincoln (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained). Other nominees: Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master), Alan Arkin (Argo), Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook)
2007: In the Valley of Elah (Best Actor) — lost to Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood). Other nominees: George Clooney (Michael Clayton), Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises), Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
WON: 1993: The Fugitive (Best Supporting Actor) — Other nominees: Ralph Fiennes (Schindler’s List), John Malkovich (In the Line of Fire), Pete Postlethwaite (In the Name of the Father), Leonardo DiCaprio (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape)
1991: JFK (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Jack Palance (City Slickers). Other nominees: Harvey Keitel (Bugsy), Ben Kingsley (Bugsy), Michael Lerner (Barton Fink)