American actor Liev Schreiber has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, two Drama Desk Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for nine Primetime Emmy Awards and six Golden Globe Awards.
Schreiber gained acclaim for portraying filmmaker Orson Welles in the HBO television film RKO 281 (1998) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. For his title role as a fixer in the HBO drama series Ray Donovan (2013–2020) he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, five Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama, and two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
For his work on the Broadway stage, he received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for playing Richard Roma in the David Mamet revival Glengarry Glenn Ross (2005). He was Tony-nominated for his roles as a shock jock in the Eric Bogosian play Talk Radio (2007), a conflicted longshoreman in the Arthur Miller revival A View from the Bridge (2010) and a personable priest in the John Patrick Shanley revival Doubt (2024).
Major associations Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2000Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieRKO 281 2015 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Ray Donovan (episode: "Walk This Way") 2016 Ray Donovan (episode: "Exsuscito") 2017 Ray Donovan (episode: "Rattus Rattus") Outstanding NarratorMuhammad Ali: Only OneUConn: The March To Madness 201824/7 2019 The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti 2022 Outstanding Television MovieRay Donovan: The Movie (as executive producer)
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1999Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmRKO 281 2013Best Actor in a Television Series – DramaRay Donovan (season 1) 2014Ray Donovan (season 2) 2015Ray Donovan (season 3) 2016 Ray Donovan (season 4) 2017Ray Donovan (season 5)
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2013Outstanding Cast in a Motion PictureThe Butler 2015 Spotlight
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2005Best Featured Actor in a Play Glengarry Glen Ross 2007Best Actor in a Play Talk Radio 2010 A View from the Bridge 2024 Doubt
Miscellaneous awards Astra TV Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series A Small Light
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016Best Actor in a Drama SeriesRay Donovan 2017 2024Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries A Small Light 2025 The Perfect Couple
Drama Desk Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001Outstanding Actor in a Play Betrayal 2005Outstanding Actor in a Play Glengarry Glen Ross 2007 Outstanding Actor in a PlayTalk Radio 2010 Outstanding Actor in a Play A View from the Bridge
Detroit Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2015Best Supporting ActorSpotlight
Gotham Independent Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015Ensemble Performance Spotlight
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015Robert Altman AwardSpotlight
Satellite Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015Best Cast in a Motion PictureSpotlight
Saturn Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2005Best Supporting ActorThe Manchurian Candidate
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