Ruffalo gained nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a sperm-donor in the comedy-drama "The Kids Are All Right" (2010), Dave Schultz in the biopic "Foxcatcher" (2014), and Michael Rezendes in the drama "Spotlight" (2015). He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor in a TV Movie for playing a gay writer and activist in the television drama film "The Normal Heart" (2015), and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his dual role in the miniseries "I Know This Much Is True" (2020). During his career, Ruffalo has been nominated for at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award, one of a select group in history to have been nominated for all four awards.