List of awards and nominations received by Jack Nicholson

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List of Jack Nicholson awards
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Jack Nicholson

Award Wins Nominations
Academy Awards
3 12
BAFTA Awards
4 7
Golden Globe Awards
6 17
Cannes Film Festival
1 2
Overall
14 38

These are the awards of Jack Nicholson


Contents

Academy Awards [edit]

Awards
Preceded by
Art Carney
for Harry and Tonto
Academy Award for Best Actor
1976
for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Succeeded by
Peter Finch
for Network
Preceded by
Louis Gossett, Jr.
for An Officer and a Gentleman
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1984
for Terms of Endearment
Succeeded by
Haing S. Ngor
for The Killing Fields
Preceded by
Geoffrey Rush
for Shine
Academy Award for Best Actor
1998
for As Good as It Gets
Succeeded by
Roberto Benigni
for Life Is Beautiful

During his career as a motion picture actor Jack Nicholson was nominated eight times for Best Actor and nominated four times for Best Supporting Actor. Below is a complete list of his nominations along with his fellow nominees. (Initials are listed)

Best Actor [edit]

The winner for each year is in small with winner like this (W) in brackets
- 1971 - - 1973 - - 1975 -
Actor Film Actor Film Actor Film
Melvyn Douglas I Never Sang for My Father Marlon Brando Last Tango in Paris Art Carney (W) Harry and Tonto
James Earl Jones The Great White Hope Jack Lemmon (W) Save the Tiger Albert Finney Murder on the Orient Express
Jack Nicholson Five Easy Pieces Jack Nicholson The Last Detail Dustin Hoffman Lenny
Ryan O'Neal Love Story Al Pacino Serpico Jack Nicholson Chinatown
George C. Scott (W) Patton Best Picture Robert Redford The Sting Best Picture Al Pacino The Godfather Part II Best Picture
- 1976 - - 1986 - - 1988 -
Actor Film Actor Film Actor Film
Walter Matthau The Sunshine Boys Harrison Ford Witness Michael Douglas (W) Wall Street
Jack Nicholson (W) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Best Picture James Garner Murphy's Romance William Hurt Broadcast News
Al Pacino Dog Day Afternoon William Hurt (W) Kiss of the Spider Woman Marcello Mastroianni Dark Eyes
Maximilian Schell The Man in the Glass Booth Jack Nicholson Prizzi's Honor Jack Nicholson Ironweed
James Whitmore Give 'em Hell, Harry! Jon Voight Runaway Train Robin Williams Good Morning, Vietnam
- 1998 - - 2003 -
Actor Film Actor Film
Matt Damon Good Will Hunting Adrien Brody (W) The Pianist
Robert Duvall The Apostle Nicolas Cage Adaptation.
Peter Fonda Ulee's Gold Michael Caine The Quiet American
Wag the Dog Dustin Hoffman Gangs of New York Daniel Day-Lewis Jack Nicholson (W) As Good as It Gets Jack Nicholson About Schmidt

Best Supporting Actor [edit]

- 1970 - - 1982 - - 1984 -
Actor Film Actor Film Actor Film
Rupert Crosse The Reivers James Coco Only When I Laugh Charles Durning To Be or Not to Be
Elliott Gould Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice John Gielgud (W) Arthur John Lithgow Terms of Endearment Best Picture
Jack Nicholson Easy Rider Ian Holm Chariots of Fire Best Picture Jack Nicholson (W) Terms of Endearment Best Picture
Anthony Quayle Anne of the Thousand Days Jack Nicholson Reds Sam Shepard The Right Stuff
Gig Young (W) They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Howard Rollins Ragtime Rip Torn Cross Creek
- 1993 -
Actor Film
Jaye Davidson The Crying Game
Gene Hackman (W) Unforgiven Best Picture
Jack Nicholson A Few Good Men
Al Pacino Glengarry Glen Ross
David Paymer Mr. Saturday Night

BAFTA Awards [edit]

Best Actor

  • 1975 The Last Detail Winner
  • 1975 Chinatown Winner
  • 1977 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Winner

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

  • 1983 Reds Winner
Year Category Film Result Other nominees
1970 Best Supporting Actor Easy Rider Nominated Jack KlugmanGoodbye, Columbus
Laurence OlivierOh! What a Lovely War
Robert VaughnBullitt
1975 Best Actor Chinatown
The Last Detail
Won Gene HackmanThe Conversation
Albert FinneyMurder on the Orient Express
Al PacinoSerpico
1977 Best Actor One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Won Robert De NiroTaxi Driver
Dustin HoffmanAll the President's Men
Dustin Hoffman – Marathon Man
Walter MatthauThe Bad News Bears
Walter Matthau – The Sunshine Boys
1983 Best Supporting Actor Reds Won Frank FinlayThe Return of the Soldier
Edward FoxGandhi
Roshan SethGandhi
1990 Best Supporting Actor Batman Nominated Marlon BrandoA Dry White Season
Sean ConneryIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Ray McAnallyMy Left Foot
2003 Best Actor About Schmidt Nominated Adrien BrodyThe Pianist
Nicolas CageAdaptation.
Michael CaineThe Quiet American
Daniel Day-LewisGangs of New York

Golden Globe Awards [edit]

Year Film Category Result
1970 Easy Rider Best Supporting Actor Nominated
1971 Five Easy Pieces Best Actor Nominated
1972 Carnal Knowledge Best Actor Nominated
1974 The Last Detail Best Actor Nominated
1975 Chinatown Best Actor Won
1976 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Best Actor Won
1982 Reds Best Supporting Actor Nominated
1984 Terms of Endearment Best Supporting Actor Won
1986 Prizzi's Honor Best Actor Won
1988 Ironweed Best Actor Nominated
1990 Batman Best Supporting Actor Nominated
1993 Hoffa, A Few Good Men Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
1998 As Good as It Gets Best Actor Won
2003 About Schmidt Best Actor Won
2004 Something's Gotta Give Best Actor Nominated
2007 The Departed Best Supporting Actor Nominated