Sean Penn Oscar Nominations & Wins

The AwardWentTo archive contains 6 Academy Award records credited under the name Sean Penn, including 3 wins.

Counts cover film-linked archive records under this credit name, including historical or special award records where present. Other names and shared credits are not combined into a complete lifetime or competitive Oscar total.

Award records
6
Recorded wins
3
Films represented
6
Categories
2

Wins

3 wins marked in the archive records below.

Nominations and award records

This table includes 6 award records under this credit name, including wins. Years follow the source's eligibility/dataset year and may differ from the ceremony calendar year.

Award records credited under this name
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1995Best Actor
Dead Man Walking
Credited nominee / recipientSean Penn

Matthew Poncelet

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryLeaving Las VegasBen Sanderson
Nicolas Cage
Film year1999Best Actor
Sweet and Lowdown
Credited nominee / recipientSean Penn

Emmet Ray

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryAmerican BeautyLester Burnham
Kevin Spacey
Film year2001Best Actor
I Am Sam
Credited nominee / recipientSean Penn

Sam Dawson

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryTraining DayAlonzo
Denzel Washington
Film year2003Best Actor
Mystic River
Credited nominee / recipientSean Penn

Jimmy Markum

Win recorded
Film year2008Best Actor
Milk
Credited nominee / recipientSean Penn

Harvey Milk

Win recorded
Film year2025Best Supporting Actor
One Battle after Another
Credited nominee / recipientSean Penn
Win recorded

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This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.

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