‘We are a little bit, uh, out of touch in, in Hollywood every once in a while, I think. It’s probably a good thing. Um, we’re the ones who uh talk about AIDS when it was just being whispered. And we talked about civil rights when it wasn’t really popular ... I’m proud to be a part of this Academy ... and proud to be out of touch’ — List of George Clooney Oscar nominations
Posted: November 2025
List of Oscar nominations and wins for George Clooney. George Clooney has been nominated for 8 Academy Awards, over 6 categories, 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: Argo (Best Picture) (shared with Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck) — Other nominees: Django Unchained (Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone), Les Misérables (Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh), Life of Pi (Gil Netter, Ang Lee, David Womark), Amour (Stefan Arndt, Margaret Ménégoz, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz), Beasts of the Southern Wild (Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald), Silver Linings Playbook (Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen, Jonathan Gordon), Zero Dark Thirty (Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Megan Ellison), Lincoln (Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy)
2011: The Ides of March (Best Adapted Screenplay) (shared with Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon) — lost to The Descendants (Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash). Other nominees: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan), Hugo (John Logan), Moneyball (Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin)
2011: The Descendants (Best Actor) — lost to Jean Dujardin (The Artist). Other nominees: Demián Bichir (A Better Life). Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
2009: Up in the Air (Best Actor) — lost to Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart). Other nominees: Colin Firth (A Single Man), Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), Morgan Freeman (Invictus)
Grant Heslov and George Clooney listen to Ben Affleck’s “Argo” acceptance speech
2007: Michael Clayton (Best Actor) — lost to Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood). Other nominees: Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises), Tommy Lee Jones (In the Valley of Elah)
WON: 2005: Syriana (Best Supporting Actor) (first time a directing nominee was nominated in an acting category for a separate film) — Other nominees: Matt Dillon (Crash), Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain), Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man), William Hurt (A History of Violence)
2005: Good Night, and Good Luck. (Best Director) — lost to Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain). Other nominees: Bennett Miller (Capote), Paul Haggis (Crash), Steven Spielberg (Munich)
2005: Good Night, and Good Luck. (Best Original Screenplay) (shared with Grant Heslov) — lost to Crash (Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco). Other nominees: Match Point (Woody Allen), The Squid and the Whale (Noah Baumbach), Syriana (Stephen Gaghan)