This is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, director, cinema film producer, dancer, and singer John Travolta.
Major associations
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1978 |
Saturday Night Fever |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
Nominated |
|
| 1979 |
Grease |
|
| 1995 |
Pulp Fiction |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
|
| 1996 |
Get Shorty |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
Won |
|
| 1999 |
Primary Colors |
Nominated |
|
| 2008 |
Hairspray |
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
|
| 2017 |
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story |
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
|
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 2016 |
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story |
Outstanding Limited Series |
Won |
|
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie |
Nominated |
| 2021 |
Die Hart |
Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series |
Nominated |
|
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1995 |
Pulp Fiction |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
Nominated |
|
| 1996 |
Get Shorty |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
|
| 2008 |
Hairspray |
|
Other awards and nominations
American Comedy Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1996 |
Get Shorty |
Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) |
Won |
|
| 1995 |
Pulp Fiction |
Nominated |
|
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1997 |
Face/Off |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
|
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1997 |
Phenomenon |
Favorite Actor - Drama |
Won |
|
| 1998 |
Face/Off |
Favorite Actor – Action/Adventure |
|
| 1999 |
A Civil Action |
Favorite Actor - Drama |
Nominated |
|
| 2000 |
The General's Daughter |
Favorite Actor - Suspense |
|
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1994 |
Pulp Fiction |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
|
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 2008 |
Hairspray |
Best Acting Ensemble |
Won |
|
Critics' Choice Television Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 2016 |
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story |
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Limited Series |
Nominated |
|
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1995 |
Pulp Fiction |
Best Actor |
Nominated |
|
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1995 |
Pulp Fiction |
Best Foreign Actor |
Won |
|
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1984 |
Staying Alive |
Worst Actor |
Nominated |
|
| Two of a Kind |
Nominated |
| 1986 |
Perfect |
Nominated |
|
| 1992 |
Shout |
Worst Supporting Actor |
Nominated |
|
| 2001 |
Battlefield Earth and Lucky Numbers |
Worst Actor |
Won |
|
| Battlefield Earth |
Worst Picture |
Won |
| Worst Screen Couple |
Won |
| 2002 |
Domestic Disturbance |
Worst Actor |
Nominated |
|
| Swordfish |
Nominated |
|
| 2005 |
Battlefield Earth |
Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years |
Won |
|
| 2010 |
Worst Picture of the Decade |
Won |
|
| Worst Actor of the Decade |
Nominated |
|
| Old Dogs |
Worst Actor |
Nominated |
|
| 2019 |
Gotti |
Nominated |
|
| Worst Screen Combo |
Nominated |
|
| 2020 |
The Fanatic and Trading Paint |
Worst Actor |
Won |
|
| The Fanatic |
Worst Screen Combo |
Nominated |
|
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1978 |
Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture |
Album of the Year |
Nominated |
|
Hollywood Film Festival
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 2007 |
Hairspray |
Ensemble of the Year |
Won |
|
| Supporting Actor of the Year |
London Critics Circle
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1995 |
Pulp Fiction |
Actor of the Year |
Won |
|
International Indian Film Academy Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 2014 |
N/A |
Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema |
Won |
|
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1994 |
Pulp Fiction |
Best Actor |
Won |
|
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1995 |
Pulp Fiction |
Best Dance Sequence |
Won |
|
| Best Male Performance |
Nominated |
| Best On-Screen Duo |
| 1996 |
Broken Arrow |
Best Villain |
|
| Best Fight |
| 1997 |
Phenomenon |
Best Male Performance |
|
| Best Kiss |
| 1998 |
Face/Off |
Best On-Screen Duo |
Won |
|
| Best Male Performance |
Nominated |
| Best Villain |
National Board of Review
National Society of Film Critics
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1977 |
Saturday Night Fever |
Best Actor |
3rd Place |
|
| 1995 |
Pulp Fiction |
|
New York Film Critics Circle
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1977 |
Saturday Night Fever |
Best Actor |
3rd Place |
|
Palm Springs International Film Festival
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 2008 |
Hairspray |
Ensemble Cast Award |
Won |
|
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1999 |
The Thin Red Line |
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble |
Won |
|
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1997 |
Face/Off |
Best Actor |
Won |
|
Southeastern Film Critics Association
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1996 |
Get Shorty |
Best Actor |
Won |
|
Stockholm International Film Festival
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1994 |
Pulp Fiction |
Best Actor |
Won |
|
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1976 |
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble |
|
Won |
|
Golden Eye Award (Zurich Film Festival)
| Year |
Nominated work |
Category |
Result |
Ref. |
| 2012 |
Lifetime Achievement |
|
Won |
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