American actor Jack Nicholson is one of only seven performers to have won three Academy Awards in the acting categories, and is the most nominated male performer in the acting categories, with a total of 12 nominations. His other major competitive awards include a Grammy Award, three BAFTA Awards, and six Golden Globes. He was also the recipient of the Cecil B DeMille Award at the 1999 Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
Nicholson won three Academy Awards, two for Best Actor for his roles as Randle McMurphy in the psychological drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and a man suffering with obsessive–compulsive disorder in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets (1997) as well as for Best Supporting Actor for playing a randy former astronaut Garrett Breedlove in the family melodrama Terms of Endearment (1983). Nicholson was further Oscar-nominated for his performances in the films Easy Rider (1969), Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Last Detail (1973), Chinatown (1974), Reds (1981), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Ironweed (1987), A Few Good Men (1992), and About Schmidt (2002).
He won three British Academy Film Awards, two for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Last Detail / Chinatown, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Reds. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role in The Last Detail (1973). He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for As Good as it Gets. Nicholson won six competitive Golden Globe Awards for Chinatown (1974), One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983), Prizzi's Honor (1985), As Good as it Gets (1997), and About Schmidt (2002).
Nicholson also won the Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album for The Elephant's Child in 1988.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1970 Best Supporting Actor Easy Rider 1971 Best Actor Five Easy Pieces 1974 The Last Detail 1975 Chinatown 1976 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1982 Best Supporting Actor Reds 1984 Terms of Endearment 1986 Best Actor Prizzi's Honor 1988 Ironweed 1993 Best Supporting Actor A Few Good Men 1998 Best Actor As Good as It Gets 2003 About Schmidt
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards1970Best Actor in a Supporting RoleEasy Rider 1975Best Actor in a Leading RoleThe Last Detail / Chinatown 1977One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1983 Best Actor in a Supporting RoleReds 1990Batman 2003Best Actor in a Leading RoleAbout Schmidt 2007 Best Actor in a Supporting RoleThe Departed
Cannes Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 1974 Best Actor The Last Detail
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1997Best Actor As Good as It Gets 2002Best Actor About Schmidt 2006 Best Supporting Actor The Departed
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1970Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureEasy Rider 1971Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaFive Easy Pieces 1972Carnal Knowledge 1974The Last Detail 1974Chinatown 1976One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1982 Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureReds 1984Terms of Endearment 1986Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyPrizzi's Honor 1988Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaIronweed 1990Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyBatman 1993Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureA Few Good Men Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaHoffa 1998Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyAs Good as It Gets 2003Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaAbout Schmidt 2004Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedySomething's Gotta Give 2007Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureThe Departed Honorary awards 1999Cecil B. DeMille Award
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1988 Best Recording for Children The Elephant's Child
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1998 Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture As Good as It Gets 2003 About Schmidt 2007 Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture The Departed
Industry awards MTV Movie & TV Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1993Best Movie Male PerformanceA Few Good Men Best Movie Villain 2007The Departed
National Board of Review The National Board of Review was founded in 1909 in New York City to award "film, domestic and foreign, as both art and entertainment". Nicholson has received six awards.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1975Best ActorOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1981Best Supporting ActorReds 1983Terms of Endearment 1992A Few Good Men 1997 Best ActorAs Good as It Gets 2006Best CastThe Departed
Satellite Awards The Satellite Awards are a set of annual awards given by the International Press Academy. Nicholson has received two awards from five nominations.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1997Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or MusicalMars Attacks! 1998As Good as It Gets 2003Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaAbout Schmidt 2006Best Ensemble Cast – Motion PictureThe Departed Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Saturn Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1987Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a FilmThe Witches of Eastwick 1989Batman 1994Wolf
Film critic awards
Year Award Category Work Result 1969Kansas City Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActorEasy Rider National Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting Actor New York Film Critics CircleBest Supporting Actor 1970Best ActorFive Easy Pieces National Society of Film CriticsBest Actor 1973The Last Detail Chinatown New York Film Critics CircleBest Actor 1974Kansas City Film Critics Circle Best ActorChinatown 1975National Society of Film CriticsBest ActorOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest New York Film Critics CircleBest Actor 1981Boston Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting ActorReds Kansas City Film Critics CircleBest Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actor New York Film Critics CircleBest Actor 1983Boston Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting ActorTerms of Endearment Kansas City Film Critics CircleBest Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actor National Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting Actor New York Film Critics CircleBest Supporting Actor 1985Boston Society of Film CriticsBest ActorPrizzi's Honor National Society of Film CriticsBest Actor New York Film Critics CircleBest Actor Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest Actor 1987The Witches of Eastwick New York Film Critics CircleBest Actor 1987Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest ActorIronweed 1989Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorBatman 1992A Few Good Men New York Film Critics CircleBest Supporting Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor 1997London Film Critics CircleBest Actor As Good as It Gets Online Film Critics SocietyBest Actor San Diego Film Critics SocietyBest Actor Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest Actor Southeastern Film Critics AssociationBest Actor Toronto Film Critics AssociationBest Actor Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Actor 2002Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationBest Actor About Schmidt Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest Actor New York Film Critics CircleBest Actor San Diego Film Critics SocietyBest Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Actor Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Actor London Film Critics CircleBest Actor Online Film Critics SocietyBest Actor Phoenix Film Critics SocietyBest ActorToronto Film Critics AssociationBest Actor 2006Florida Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActorThe Departed Phoenix Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting Actor Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actor Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actor Online Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting Actor
Miscellaneous awards Year Award Category WorkResult 1975 David di Donatello Best Foreign Actor One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2002 Fajr Film Festival Crystal Simorgh for Best Foreign Actor The Pledge برگزيدگان بخش بينالملل بيستمين جشنواره بينالمللی فيلم فجر؛ “در ستايش عشق” اثر ژان لوک گدار بهترين فيلم بخش مسابقه بينالملل جشنواره فيلم فجر شد خبرگزاری ایسنا 2003 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Anger Management 2006 People's Choice Awards Best On-Screen Match-Up The Departed
Others YearAwardResult1994AFI Lifetime Achievement Award https://www.afi.com/laa/jack-nicholson/ 2001 Stanislavsky Award 2001Kennedy Center Honorshttps://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors/
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