Harrelson first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom "Cheers" (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from a total of five nominations. He has received three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996) and Best Supporting Actor for "The Messenger" (2009) and for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" (2017). He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Marty Hart in the first season of the HBO crime anthology series "True Detective".