Liam has received several accolades throughout his career, including nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Tony Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.
In 1976, Neeson joined the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast for two years. He then acted in the Arthurian film Excalibur (1981). He starred in five films between 1982 and 1987, most notably The Bounty (1984) and The Mission (1986). He landed a leading role in Next of Kin (1989) and rose to prominence when he starred as Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List (1993). He has since starred in highly successful films such as the drama Nell (1994), the historical biopic Michael Collins (1996), Les Misérables (1998), the space opera Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), the biographical drama Kinsey (2004), the superhero film Batman Begins (2005), the action thriller series Taken (2008–2014), the survival film The Grey (2011), and Martin Scorsese's religious epic Silence (2016). He also provided the voices of Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia trilogy (2005–2010) and the titular monster in A Monster Calls (2016). In 2016 Liam had the honour of recieving the Outstanding contribution to Film award for his impressive career in the Industry. Following this accolade Liam went on to recieve an IFTA nomination for his perfomance alongside Leslie Manville in Ordinary Love in 2020 and then in 2023 Liam was nominated for his performance in Marlowe.
"I am honoured and humbled to be recognised by the Irish Academy with this award, especially when I am following in the footsteps of an illustrious group of Irish filmmakers before me such as John Boorman, Neil Jordan, Maureen O'Hara and Jim Sheridan."
Liam Neeson