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| Woods in 2015. | ||
| Award | Wins | Nominations |
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| 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 0 | 3 | |
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by James Woods.
Woods is an American actor known for his performances on stage and screen. He has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for his performance as photojournalist Richard Boyle in Oliver Stone's war drama Salvador (1986) and for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith in the Rob Reiner courtroom drama Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). For his work on television he received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning twice for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performances in Promise (1987) and My Name Is Bill W. (1989). For his combined work in film and television he has earned nine Golden Globe Award nominations winning for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Promise. He has also received three Screen Actors Guild Award and three Independent Spirit Award nominations winning for Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for Salvador.