‘Quentin, with his ... unorthodox methods of navigation, this fearless explorer, took this ship across and brought it in with flying colors. And that’s why I’m here’ — List of Christoph Waltz Oscar nominations, wins
Posted: February 2026
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Christoph Waltz. Christoph Waltz has been nominated for 2 Academy Awards, both for Best Supporting Actor, and won 2. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
WON: 2012: Django Unchained (Best Supporting Actor) — Other nominees: Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook), Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln), Alan Arkin (Argo), Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
WON: 2009: Inglourious Basterds (Best Supporting Actor) — Other nominees: Matt Damon (Invictus), Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones), Woody Harrelson (The Messenger), Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)
Christoph Waltz was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. In Hollywood, he became “an overnight sensation in silvered middle age.” He has been cast in two James Bond films, “Spectre” and “No Time to Die,” as Ernst Stavro Blofeld.