The following year, he played Saroo Brierley in the biographical drama Lion (2016) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor—his performance garnered additional nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a SAG Award, which he did not win.

2021 Nominee Satellite Award. Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical; The Personal History of David Copperfield

Patel was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role at the 70th British Academy Film Awards and the 89th Academy Awards, winning at the former. He is the third actor of Indian descent to receive an Oscar nomination.

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Award for Best Newcomer Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actor

Dec 3, 2024 · For his first film performance, Patel was nominated for BAFTA, MTV, Teen Choice, and NAACP Image awards and won a Screen Actors Guild Award (shared with the film’s cast) and a solo Critics Choice Award for best young actor.

For his portrayal of real-life Australian businessman Saroo Brierley in Lion (2016), Patel was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His directorial debut came with the critically lauded Monkey Man (2024), in which he also starred.

Check all the awards won and nominated for by Dev Patel - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2009) , British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer (2008) , Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer (2008) and more awards.

2009 Nominee Evening Standard British Film Award. Most Promising Newcomer; Dev Patel (actor)

Nov 11, 2024 · Dev Patel has won various awards during his acting career and has received several nominations. He was accorded a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for the movie Lion, and he received a BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award in 2020.

Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman were praised for their performances, receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.