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List of awards and nominations received by John Gielgud

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List of Sir John Gielgud awards

Photo of Sir John Gielgud in 1972

Award Wins Nominations
Academy Award
1 2
Tony Award
1 5
Grammy Award
1 10
Tony Award
3 6

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by English actor Sir John Gielgud.

Gielgud had the rare distinction of winning an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony. He was famous from the start of his career for his voice and his mastery of Shakespearean verse. Among his honours, he was knighted in 1953 and the Gielgud Theatre was named after him. From 1977 to 1989, he was president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Gielgud was an actor known for his performances in film, television and the stage. He received two Academy Award nominations winning in Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Arthur (1981). He also received three British Academy Film Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. For his work on theatre he received six Tony Award nominations winning three awards for his work on Broadway stage. For his work on the London stage he received a special Laurence Olivier Award in 1982. For his work on television he received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance in Summer's Lease (1991). He also received ten Grammy Award nominations winning for Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Ages of Man in 1980.

Major associations[edit]

Academy Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1964 Best Supporting Actor Becket Nominated [1]
1981 Arthur Won [2]

Emmy Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1982 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special Brideshead Revisited Nominated [3]
1984 The Master of Ballantrae Nominated
1985 Romance on the Orient Express Nominated
1989 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special War and Remembrance Nominated
1991 Summer's Lease Won

Grammy Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1960 Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording Ages of Man Nominated [4]
1961 Ages of Man, Volume 2 Nominated
1980 Ages of Man – Recordings from Shakespeare Won
1983 No Man's Land Nominated
1984 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Nominated
1987 Gulliver Nominated
1989 A Christmas Carol Nominated
1990 Sir John Gielgud Reads Alice in Wonderland Nominated
1992 Best Album for Children The Emperor's New Clothes Nominated

Tony Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1948 Outstanding Foreign Company The Importance of Being Earnest Won [5]
1959 Special Award[lower-alpha 1] Ages of Man Won [5]
1961 Best Direction of a Play Big Fish, Little Fish Won [5]
1963 The School for Scandal Nominated [5]
1965 Best Actor in a Play Tiny Alice Nominated [5]
1971 Home Nominated [5]

Industry awards[edit]

BAFTA Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1954 Best British Actor Julius Caesar Won [6]
1975 Best Supporting Actor Murder on the Orient Express Won [7]
1982 Best Supporting Actor Arthur Nominated [8]
1986 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Plenty Nominated [9]
1992 BAFTA Fellowship Himself Won [10]
1997 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Shine Nominated [11]
British Academy Television Awards
1985 Best Actor in Television Brideshead Revisited Nominated [12]
1990 Best Actor Summer's Lease Nominated [13]

Evening Standard Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1970 Best Actor[lower-alpha 2] Home Won [14]
1975 Best Actor No Man's Land Won [14]
1982 Special Award for Lifetime Achievement Himself Won [14]

Golden Globe Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1981 Best Supporting Actor Arthur Won [15]
1988 Best Supporting Actor - Television War and Remembrance Won
1989 Best Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television War and Remembrance Nominated

Laurence Olivier Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1985 Special Award Himself Won [16]

Critics awards[edit]

New York Film Critics Circle[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1977 Best Actor Providence Won [17]
1981 Best Supporting Actor Arthur Won

Los Angeles Film Critics Association[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1981 Best Supporting Actor Arthur Won [18]
1985 Best Supporting Actor Plenty / The Shooting Party Won

References[edit]

  1. The award was given "for contribution to theatre for his extraordinary insight into the writings of Shakespeare as demonstrated in his one-man play, Ages of Man".
  2. Co-winner with Ralph Richardson, also for Home[14]
  1. "37TH ACADEMY AWARDS". Oscars.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  2. "54TH ACADEMY AWARDS". Oscars.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. "John Gielgud - Emmy Awards, Nominations, and Wins". Emmys.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  4. "John Gielgud - Artist". grammy.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Somlyo 2001, p. 5.
  6. "Film in 1954". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. "Film in 1974". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. "Film in 1982". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. "Film in 1986". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  10. "Film in 1992". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  11. "Film in 1997". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  12. "Television in 1985". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  13. "Television in 1990". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Croall 2011, p. 531.
  15. "John Gielgud - Golden globes". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  16. "Olivier Award winners 1985". Olivier Awards. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  17. "John Gielgud - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  18. "John Gielgud - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 26, 2021.


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