did the original actor win any awards?
No. But he was nominated at The Saturn Awards
The Truman Show
At the 71st Academy Awards, "The Truman Show" was nominated for three awards but did not win in any category. Peter Weir received the nomination for Best Director, while Ed Harris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Andrew Niccol was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Many believed Carrey would be nominated for Best Actor, as well as the film itself for Best Picture, but neither was. In addition, "The Truman Show" earned nominations at the Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Weir for Best Director – Motion Picture and Niccol for (Screenplay). Jim Carrey and Ed Harris both won Golden Globes as Best Actor – Drama and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, as did Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass for Best Original Score.

At the 52nd British Academy Film Awards, Weir (Direction), Niccol (Original Screenplay) and Dennis Gassner (Production Design) received awards. In addition, the film was nominated for Best Film and Best Visual Effects. Harris was nominated fo
movie about man living in a tv show The Truman Show who acts in it? Jim Carrey what is the name of the characters? Truman Burbank, Truman Burbank, Meryl and Sylvia can you please name some other works of the above mentioned actor? The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Batman Forever and Liar Liar is this a tv show? No. Motion pictures when was it released? "The Mask" and "Dumb and Dumber" in 1994, "Batman Forever" in 1995 and "Liar Liar" in 1997 when was the original film released? 1998 who was the director? Peter Weir has he directed anything else? Yes. Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave, Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously what genre was this movie? Psychological science fiction comedy-drama who was the producer? Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman and Adam Schroeder did the original film win any awards? Yes. The Saturn Awards and British Academy Film Awards
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The Truman Show [SEP] Accolades
At the 71st Academy Awards, "The Truman Show" was nominated for three awards but did not win in any category. Peter Weir received the nomination for Best Director, while Ed Harris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Andrew Niccol was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Many believed Carrey would be nominated for Best Actor, as well as the film itself for Best Picture, but neither was. In addition, "The Truman Show" earned nominations at the Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Weir for Best Director – Motion Picture and Niccol for (Screenplay). Jim Carrey and Ed Harris both won Golden Globes as Best Actor – Drama and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, as did Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass for Best Original Score.