| Anupam Kher | |
| Wins: | 31 |
| Nominations: | 47 |
| Award1: | Filmfare Awards |
| Award1w: | 8 |
| Award1n: | 14 |
| Award2: | National Film Awards |
| Award2w: | 2 |
| Award2n: | 2 |
| Award3: | IIFA Awards |
| Award3w: | 2 |
| Award3n: | 5 |
| Award4: | Screen Awards |
| Award4w: | 2 |
| Award4n: | 4 |
| Award5: | Global Indian Film Awards |
| Award5w: | 1 |
| Award5n: | 1 |
| Award6: | SAG Awards |
| Award6w: | 0 |
| Award6n: | 2 |
| Award7: | British Academy of Film and Television Awards |
| Award7w: | 0 |
| Award7n: | 1 |
| Award8: | Other awards |
| Award8w: | 6 |
| Award8n: | 8 |
| Award9: | Honours |
| Award9w: | 10 |
| Award9n: | 0 |
Anupam Kher is an Indian actor and the former chairman of Film and Television Institute of India. He is the recipient of two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards. He has appeared in over 500 films in several languages and many plays.[1] He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in Saaransh (1984). He holds the record for winning the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian five times in total for: Ram Lakhan (1989), Lamhe (1991), Khel (1992), Darr (1993) and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995). He won the National Film Award for Special Mention twice for his performances in Daddy (1989) and Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005). For his performance in the film Vijay (1988), he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Besides working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in many acclaimed international films such as the Golden Globe nominated Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Ang Lee's Golden Lion–winning Lust, Caution (2007), and David O. Russell's Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook (2013). He received a BAFTA nomination for his supporting role in the British television sitcom The Boy With The Topknot (2018).[2]
He has held the post of chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and the National School of Drama in India. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution in the field of cinema and arts.
| Year | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Daddy | Special Jury Award | [5] | |
| 2005 | Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara | |||
| Year | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Saaransh | Best Actor | ||
| 1986 | Janam | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| 1988 | Vijay | |||
| 1989 | Ram Lakhan | Best Comedian | ||
| 1990 | Dil | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Daddy | Best Actor (Critics) | |||
| 1991 | Saudagar | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Lamhe | ||||
| Best Comedian | ||||
| Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin | ||||
| 1992 | Khel | |||
| Shola Aur Shabnam | ||||
| 1993 | Darr | |||
| Shreemaan Aashique | ||||
| 1994 | Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| 1995 | Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge | Best Comedian | ||
| 1997 | Chaahat | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| 1998 | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Best Comedian | ||
| 2000 | Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge | |||
| 2013 | Special 26 | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| 2023 | Uunchai | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| 2023 | The Kashmir Files | Best Actor | [6] | |
| Year | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Silver Linings Playbook | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | [7] | |
| 2018 | The Big Sick | [8] |
| Year | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mohabbatein | Best Performance in a Comic Role | ||
| Kya Kehna | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 2014 | Special 26 | |||
| 2017 | [9] | |||
| 2018 | Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema | [10] | ||
| Year | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 1999 | Haseena Maan Jayegi | |||
| 2009 | A Wednesday | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| 2017 | ||||
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara | Karachi International Film Festival | Best Actor | [11] | ||
| 2006 | Riverside International Film Festival at California | [12] | ||||
| Khosla Ka Ghosla | Global Indian Film Awards | Best Comedian | [13] | |||
| 2010 | Wake Up Sid | Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | Gotham Independent Film Award | Best Ensemble Cast | |||
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | |||||
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble Cast | |||||
| 2023 | The Kashmir Files | Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor (Male) |