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Laurence Olivier

Awards

Laurence Olivier

42 wins & 36 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • The Boys from Brazil (1978)
    1979 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • The Boys from Brazil
  • Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976)
    1977 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Marathon Man
  • Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in Sleuth (1972)
    1973 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Sleuth
  • Othello (1965)
    1966 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Othello
  • Laurence Olivier and Shirley Anne Field in The Entertainer (1960)
    1961 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • The Entertainer

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • The Boys from Brazil (1978)
    1979 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Boys from Brazil

Banff Television Festival

  • Laurence Olivier
    1985 Winner Award of Excellence

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom in Richard III (1955)
    1956 Winner Silver Berlin Bear
    • International Prize
    • Richard III

Bodil Awards

  • Hamlet (1948)
    1949 Winner Bodil
    • Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film)
    • Hamlet

BAFTA Awards

  • Laurence Olivier and Alan Bates in A Voyage Round My Father (1982)
    1983 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Actor
    • A Voyage Round My Father
  • Laurence Olivier
    1976 Winner Academy Fellowship
  • Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in Sleuth (1972)
    1974 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sleuth
  • Long Day's Journey Into Night (1973)
    1974 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Actor
    • Long Day's Journey Into Night
  • Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
    1970 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Oh! What a Lovely War

CableACE Awards

  • Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (1983)
    1984 Winner ACE
    • Actor in a Dramatic or Theatrical Program
    • Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson

David di Donatello Awards

  • Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in Sleuth (1972)
    1973 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
    • Sleuth
    Tied with Yves Montand for Cesar & Rosalie (1972).
  • Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom in Richard III (1955)
    1957 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Production (Migliore Produzione Straniera)
    • Richard III
    Tied with Giant (1956).
  • Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom in Richard III (1955)
    1957 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
    • Richard III

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Colin Firth in Lost Empires (1986)
    1987 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
    • Lost Empires
    For playing "Harry Burrard". For episode: "1.1".
  • Laurence Olivier in King Lear (1983)
    1984 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
    • King Lear
    For playing "King Lear".
  • Brideshead Revisited (1981)
    1982 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
    • Brideshead Revisited
    For playing: "Lord Marchmain". (Shown within Great Performances (1971)).
  • Love Among the Ruins (1975)
    1975 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy
    • Love Among the Ruins
    For playing: "Arthur Glanville-Jones".
  • Laurence Olivier in The Merchant of Venice (1973)
    1974 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Best Lead Actor in a Drama
    • The Merchant of Venice
    For playing: "Shylock".

Film Society of Lincoln Center

  • Laurence Olivier
    1983 Winner Gala Tribute

Golden Globes, USA

  • Laurence Olivier
    1983 Winner Cecil B. DeMille Award
  • A Little Romance (1979)
    1980 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
    • A Little Romance
  • Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976)
    1977 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
    • Marathon Man
  • Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in Sleuth (1972)
    1973 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Sleuth
  • Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)
    1961 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Actor - Drama
    • Spartacus

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom in Richard III (1955)
    1957 Nominee Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Richard III
  • Laurence Olivier in Henry V (1944)
    1950 Winner Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Henry V

Jussi Awards

  • Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom in Richard III (1955)
    1957 Winner Jussi
    • Best Foreign Actor
    • Richard III

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

  • Laurence Olivier and Shirley Anne Field in The Entertainer (1960)
    1960 Winner Best Actor
    • The Entertainer
    Tied with Erwin Geschonneck for Leute mit Flügeln (1960).

National Board of Review, USA

  • The Boys from Brazil (1978)
    1978 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Boys from Brazil
    Tied with Jon Voight for Coming Home (1978).
  • Laurence Olivier in Henry V (1944)
    1946 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Actor
    • Henry V
  • Wuthering Heights (1939)
    1939 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Acting
    • Wuthering Heights

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Othello (1965)
    1967 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Othello
    th Place. Tied with Paul Scofield for A Man for All Seasons (1966) in 4th place.

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in Sleuth (1972)
    1972 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Sleuth
  • Laurence Olivier and Shirley Anne Field in The Entertainer (1960)
    1960 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Entertainer
  • Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom in Richard III (1955)
    1956 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Richard III
  • Hamlet (1948)
    1948 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Hamlet
  • Hamlet (1948)
    1948 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Hamlet

Photoplay Awards

  • Wuthering Heights (1939)
    1939 Winner Photoplay Award
    • Best Performances of the Month (June)
    • Wuthering Heights
    Shared with: Merle Oberon

Razzie Awards

  • Laurence Olivier, Jacqueline Bisset, and Ben Gazzara in Inchon (1981)
    1983 Winner Razzie Award
    • Worst Actor
    • Inchon
  • The Jazz Singer (1980)
    1981 Winner Razzie Award
    • Worst Supporting Actor
    • The Jazz Singer
    Tied with John Adames in Gloria (1980).

Venice Film Festival

  • Hamlet (1948)
    1948 Winner Grand International Award
    • Hamlet
  • Laurence Olivier in Henry V (1944)
    1946 Winner International Critics Award - Special Mention
    • Feature Films
    • Henry V

Walk of Fame

  • Laurence Olivier
    1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
    On 8 February 1960. At 6319 Hollywood Blvd.

Kinema Junpo Awards

  • Laurence Olivier in Henry V (1944)
    1949 Winner Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Henry V

British Film Institute Awards

  • Laurence Olivier
    1985 Winner BFI Fellowship

Online Film & Television Association

  • Laurence Olivier
    2000 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Acting

Picturegoer Awards

  • Hamlet (1948)
    1949 Winner Gold Medal
    • Best Actor
    • Hamlet
  • Laurence Olivier in Henry V (1944)
    1946 Winner Gold Medal
    • Best Actor
    • Henry V

The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

  • The Jazz Singer (1980)
    1980 Nominee Stinker Award
    • Worst Supporting Actor
    • The Jazz Singer
  • The Jazz Singer (1980)
    1980 Nominee Stinker Award
    • Most Annoying Fake Accent: Male
    • The Jazz Singer
  • The Betsy (1978)
    1978 Nominee Stinker Award
    • Worst Supporting Actor
    • The Betsy
    • The Boys from Brazil
  • The Betsy (1978)
    1978 Nominee Stinker Award
    • Worst Fake Accent: Male
    • The Betsy
    • The Boys from Brazil

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