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Joel Edgerton Biography

Birth Name:Joel Edgerton

Birth Place:Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia

Profession Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Stunts

Fast Facts

Co-founded the production company Blue-Tongue Films
Won the Film Critics Cirlce of Australia Award for best actor in 2013
Received the 2016 Australian Academy fo Cinema and Television Arts honor for his contributions to Astrualia's reputation in film
Served as an ambassador for the Fred Hollows Foundation in an effort to help provide healthcare to individuals in poor countries
Graduated from the University of Western Sydney's Nepean Drama School
Quote: "[on his first A-list party] "It was like a moving version of Madame Tussaud's․ I was like, 'Wait, stop them, they're all moving!'""
Frequently collaborates with his brother Nash Edgerton on various film projects
Appeared in the music video for Ben Lee's "Something Borrowed, Something Blue․"

Awards

2002AFI Award-Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama: winner
2002AFI Award-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
2002FCCA Award-Best Supporting Actor - Male: nominated
2002Silver Logie-Most Outstanding Actor: nominated
2003FCCA Award-Best Supporting Actor - Male: nominated
2008AFI Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2008AFI Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
2008Best Actor-: winner
2009FCCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2009FCCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2009Film Award-Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film: nominated
2010AFI Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2010IF Award-Best Actor: nominated
2011FCCA Award-Best Actor - Male: nominated
2011FCCA Award-Best Supporting Actor - Male: winner
2012MTV Movie Award-Best Fight: nominated
2013AACTA Award-Best Lead Actor: nominated
2013AFCA Award-Best Actor: winner
2013FCCA Award-Best Actor: winner
2014AACTA International Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2014AACTA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2014AFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2014ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2014FCCA Award-Best Actor - Supporting Role: winner
2015BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Film: nominated
2015FCCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2015FCCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2015Hollywood Breakthrough Award-Breakthrough Actor: winner
2015Best Actor-: winner
2016AACTA International Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2016AFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016BSFC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016COFCA Award-Breakthrough Film Artist: nominated
2016CFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016Critics Choice Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016DFWFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016DFCS Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film: nominated
2016Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2016Chainsaw Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2016Chainsaw Award-Best Wide-Release Film: nominated
2016FFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016ICP Award-Best Lead Actor: nominated
2016OFTA Film Award-Best Feature Debut: nominated
2016SDFCS Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016SFFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016Virtuoso Award-: winner
2016SLFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016UFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016VVFP Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016WAFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016WFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2017AACTA International Award-Best Lead Actor: nominated
2017EDA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2017Chlotrudis Award-Best Actor: winner
2017Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
2017NCFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2017Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture: nominated
2018AACTA Award-Best Film: nominated
2018AACTA Award-Best Direction: nominated
2018AACTA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2018AACTA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2018Best Directorial Debut-Best Directorial Debut: nominated
2018Gold Q-Hugo-: nominated
2018Truly Moving Picture Award-: winner
2018Audience Award-U.S. Cinema: nominated
2018OAFFC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2018SDFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2018SDFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2019AACTA International Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2019EDA Special Mention Award-Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest: nominated
2019AACTA Award-Best Film: nominated
2019AACTA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2019AACTA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2019ADG Award-Best Direction in a Feature Film (Budget $1M or over): nominated
2019CineLibri Award for Masterful Literary Adaptation-Grand Prize for the Best Literary Adaptation: nominated
2019CineLibri Award for Masterful Literary Adaptation-Second Distiction: winner
2019FCCA Award-Best Script: nominated
2019Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema-: nominated
2019Humanitas Prize-Drama Feature Film: nominated
2019IFJA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2020AFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2020AFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2020CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
2020CinEuphoria-Best Supporting Actor - International Competition: nominated
2020CinEuphoria-Best Ensemble - International Competition: nominated
2020CinEuphoria-Best Ensemble - International Competition: nominated
2020FCCA Award-Best Film: nominated
2020FCCA Award-Best Screenplay (Original Or Adapted): winner
2020FCCA Award-Best Actor - Supporting Role: winner
2021HCA Award-Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie: nominated
2022AACTA Award-Best Lead Actor in Film: nominated
2022AACTA Award-Best Film: nominated
2022AFCA Award-Best Actor: winner
2023AACTA International Award-Best Lead Actor: nominated
2023CinEuphoria-Best Actor - International Competition: nominated
2023FCCA Award-Best Actor: winner
2023FCCA Award-Best Film: winner
2023Septimius Award-Best Oceanian Actor: nominated
2025CFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025DFWFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025DFCC-Best Actor: nominated
2025GAFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025IFJA Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
2025KCFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025Sierra Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025MMCG Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025Mill Valley Film Festival Award-Acting: winner
2025NJFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025NYFCO Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025OAFFC Award-Best Male Lead: nominated
2025PCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025PCA Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
2025SDFCS Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025SFBAFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025SFCS Award-Best Actor: nominated
2025Best Actor-Secció Oficial Fantàstic: winner
2025WAFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2026AACTA International Award-Best Lead Actor in Film: nominated
2026Movies for Grownups Award-Best Actor: nominated
2026EDA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2026Astra Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama: nominated
2026COFCA Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
2026Critics Choice Award-Best Actor: nominated
2026DFCS Award-Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Male: nominated
2026Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: nominated
2026Independent Spirit Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
2026Golden Globe-Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
2026ICFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2026MNFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2026MCFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
2026Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: nominated
2026UFCA Award-Best Lead Performance, Male: nominated
2026VFCC Award-Best Male Actor: nominated