‘My mom and dad’s love of movies became my love of movies’ — Sam Rockwell has 1 Oscar win, 2 nominations
Posted: October 2026
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Sam Rockwell. Sam Rockwell has been nominated for 2 Academy Awards and won 1 Oscar. Year refers to year of the film’s release, not year of Oscar ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database
2018: Vice (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Mahershala Ali (Green Book). Other nominees: Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman)
WON: 2017: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Best Supporting Actor) — Other nominees: Woody Harrelson (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project), Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water), Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World)