Jesse Eisenberg

Awards & Honours

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Eisenberg's performance in The Social Network earned him widespread critical acclaim, winning Best Actor awards from over a half-dozen critics' circles. His 2024 film A Real Pain marked a new high, winning the BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay and earning an Oscar nomination. He has been recognized for his versatility, moving seamlessly between indie dramas, blockbusters, and his own written and directed projects.

AwardsEisenberg won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for A Real Pain (2024). He won several critics' circle awards for Best Actor for The Social Network (2010), including from Boston, Chicago, Florida, and San Francisco film critics. He also won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble for The Social Network.

Honours & Distinctions

National Board of Review Top 10 Independent Films

National Board of Review·2005

Included for The Squid and the Whale

Rankings & Lists

The 25 greatest actors under 40

The Guardian·2010

#Listed

10 Actors to Watch

Rolling Stone·2010

Magazine Covers

Wired

October 2010

The Social Network: The Real Story

Entertainment Weekly

October 2010

The Social Network: The Birth of Facebook

Interview

November 2010

Feature profile

November 2010

The Man Who Would Be Zuckerberg

Details

November 2010

Feature profile

The New York Times Magazine

October 2010

The Many Faces of Jesse Eisenberg

Esquire

November 2010

The Most Interesting Man in the World

Records & Feats

Fastest talker in a film role (widely noted)

Career Milestone·2010

Eisenberg's rapid-fire dialogue delivery in The Social Network is often cited as one of the fastest in cinema history.