List of Willem Dafoe Oscar nominations
Posted: March 2026
List of Oscar nominations for Willem Dafoe. Willem Dafoe has been nominated for 4 Academy Awards. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2018: At Eternity’s Gate (Best Actor) — lost to Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody). Other nominees: Viggo Mortensen (Green Book), Christian Bale (Vice), Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
2017: The Florida Project (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri). Other nominees: Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water), Woody Harrelson (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World)
2000: Shadow of the Vampire (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Benicio Del Toro (Traffic). Other nominees: Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator), Albert Finney (Erin Brockovich), Jeff Bridges (The Contender)
1986: Platoon (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Michael Caine (Hannah and Her Sisters).
Other nominees: Tom Berenger (Platoon), Denholm Elliott (A Room with a View), Dennis Hopper (Hoosiers)
Willem Dafoe, a native of Appleton, Wis., attended Appleton East High School. His credits include The English Patient, The Last Temptation of Christ, Born on the Fourth of July, Kinds of Kindness, The Card Counter, Asteroid City, Aquaman, The Aviator, Clear and Present Danger, Mississippi Burning