List of awards and nominations received by Michael Gambon explained

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The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Sir Michael Gambon.

Sir Michael Gambon was an Irish-English actor known for his extensive work on stage and screen. Over his six decade long career he received numerous accolades including four British Academy Film Awards, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and three Laurence Olivier Awards as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award.

Gambon started his professional acting career with the Royal National Theatre with Sir Laurence Olivier. For his roles on the West End he received three Laurence Olivier Award for A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), A View from the Bridge (1987), and Man of the Moment (1990). For his Broadway debut he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role in revival of David Hare's Skylight (1996)

Gambon won four British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for playing Philip Marlow in The Singing Detective (1987), Squire Hamley in Wives and Daughters (2000), John Harrison in Longitude (2001), and Raymond Symon in Perfect Strangers (2002). He also was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying Lyndon B. Johnson in the HBO film Path to War (2002), and playing the family patriarch, Mr. Woodhouse in the BBC One series Emma (2009). On film, he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture for Robert Altman's murder-mystery Gosford Park (2001), and Tom Hooper's historical drama The King's Speech (2010).

In 1998, he was given the title of Knight Bachelor; awarded by the British Government in the 1998 New Year Honours. The investiture by Queen Elizabeth II took place on 17 July 1998.[1] Gambon, despite being Irish, retained British citizenship making the Knighthood substantive rather than honorary. In 1990 he was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), awarded by the British Government in the 1990 New Year Honours. and invested by The Prince of Wales. In 2020, he was listed at No. 28 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.[2]

Major associations

BAFTA Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
British Academy Television Awards
1987Best ActorThe Singing Detective[3]
2000Wives and Daughters[4]
2001Longitude[5]
2002Perfect Strangers[6]

Emmy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2002Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MoviePath to War[7]
2010Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a MovieEmma[8]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2001Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion PictureGosford Park [10]
2010The King's Speech [11]

Olivier Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1979Best Actor of the Year in a New PlayBetrayal[12]
1980Best Actor in a RevivalThe Life of Galileo[13]
1983Best Actor in a New PlayTales from Hollywood[14]
1985Best Comedy PerformanceA Chorus of Disapproval [15]
1987Best Actor in a RevivalA View from the Bridge[16]
1990Best Comedy PerformanceMan of the Moment[17]
1996Best Actor in a PlaySkylight[18]
1997Tom and Clem[19]
1998The Unexpected Man [20]
2001The Caretaker [21]
2003A Number[22]
2005Endgame[23]
2009No Man's Land[24]

Other theatre awards

OrganizationsYearCategoryWorkResult
Critics' Circle Theatre Awards1990Best ActorMan of the Moment
2000The Caretaker
Drama Desk Awards1997Best Actor in a PlaySkylight
Evening Standard Awards1987Best ActorA View from the Bridge
1995Best ActorVolpone
2010The Lebedev Special Award for Contribution to British theatre
Irish Times Theatre Awards2007Best ActorEh Joe
Theatregoers' Choice Awards2005Best Actor in PlayEndgame
2007Best Solo PerformanceEh Joe
2011Best Solo PerformanceKrapp's Last Tape
Theatre World Awards1997Best Ensemble PerformanceSkylight

Critics awards

OrganizationsYearCategoryWorkResult
Critics' Choice Movie Awards2002Best Acting EnsembleGosford Park
2005Best Acting EnsembleThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2011Best Acting EnsembleThe King's Speech
Critics' Choice Television Awards2015Best Actor in a Movie/Limited SeriesThe Casual Vacancy
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards2002Best Ensemble CastGosford Park
Online Film Critics Society Awards2002Best EnsembleGosford Park
Phoenix Film Critics Society2002Best Acting EnsembleGosford Park
2011Best Acting EnsembleThe King's Speech
San Diego Film Critics Society2011Best Ensemble PerformanceHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
2011Best CastHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Miscellaneous awards

OrganizationsYearCategoryWorkResult
Berlin International Film Festival2000Silver Berlin BearThe Good Shepherd
British Independent Film Awards2012The Richard Harris Award
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards1987Best ActorThe Singing Detective
2008Cranford, Celebration, Joe's Palace
IGN Movie Awards2011Best Ensemble CastHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Irish Film and Television Awards2008Best ActorCelebration
2010Best Supporting ActorHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2017Lifetime Achievement Award
People's Choice Awards2011Favorite Ensemble Movie CastHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Royal Television Society Awards1987Best Performance - MaleThe Singing Detective
2000Wives and Daughters
Satellite Award2002Outstanding Motion Picture EnsembleGosford Park
2015Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV FilmThe Casual Vacancy
Santa Barbara International Film Festival2011 Best Ensemble CastThe King's Speech
1993Best Actor Toys
Scream Awards2009Best EnsembleHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2011Best EnsembleHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Sitges Film Festival1989Best ActorThe Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover
New York Film Festival2019Best Supporting Actor in a Feature FilmThe Last Witness

Honorary degrees

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood . 18 August 1998 . . 24 January 2015.
  2. News: Clarke. Donald. Brady. Tara. 13 June 2020. The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order. The Irish Times. 1 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Television in 1987. awards.bafta.org. June 8, 2021.
  4. Web site: Television in 2000. awards.bafta.org. June 8, 2021.
  5. Web site: Television in 2001. awards.bafta.org. June 8, 2021.
  6. Web site: Television in 2002. awards.bafta.org. June 8, 2021.
  7. Web site: Nominees / Winners 2002 Emmy Awards. July 24, 2024 . Television Academy.
  8. Web site: Nominees / Winners 2010 Emmy Awards. July 24, 2024 . Television Academy.
  9. Web site: Michael Gambon. goldenglobes.com. June 8, 2021.
  10. Web site: The 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. sagawards.org. June 8, 2021.
  11. Web site: The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. sagawards.org. June 8, 2021.
  12. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 1979. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  13. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 1980. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  14. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 1983. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  15. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 1985. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  16. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 1987. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  17. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 1990. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  18. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 1996. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  19. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 1997. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  20. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 1998. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  21. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 2001. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  22. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 2003. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  23. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 2005. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  24. Web site: Olivier Award Winners 2009. OfficialLondontheatre. July 24, 2024.
  25. Web site: 1997 Tony Award Nominations. American Theatre Wing. July 24, 2024.

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