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Joel Edgerton

Birth Name:
Joel Edgerton
Birth Place:
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Profession
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Stunts
Joel Edgerton

Fast Facts

  • Co-founded the production company Blue-Tongue Films
  • 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
  • Won the Film Critics Cirlce of Australia Award for best actor in 2013
  • 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 ActorWinner
  • 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 ActorWinner
  • 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 AwardWinner
  • 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-HugoNominated
  • 2018Truly Moving Picture AwardWinner
  • 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 CinemaNominated
  • 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
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