List of awards and nominations received by Geoffrey Rush
# List of awards and nominations received by Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor of the stage and screen. He has received what is known as the Triple Crown of Acting, meaning an Academy Award, Tony Award and Emmy Award, which represent film, theatre and television respectively. Over his career he has also received three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year.

Rush received his Oscar for his performance in Shine in 1996. He has received three other nominations for his roles in Shakespeare in Love (1998), Quills (2000), and The King's Speech (2010). For his work in television he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie for his performance as Peter Sellers in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2003). Rush received his Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in the French absurdist comedy Exit the King (2009).

## Triple Crown of Acting

### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Best Actor | Shine | Won |
| 1999 | Best Supporting Actor | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Actor | Quills | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech | Nominated |

### Emmy Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 2005 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Genius | Nominated |

### Tony Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Best Actor in a Play | Exit the King | Won | |

## Major associations

### Australian Academy Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Shine | Won |
| 1998 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Little Bit of Soul | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Swimming Upstream | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Candy | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Eye of the Storm | Nominated |

### British Academy Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Shine | Won |
| 1999 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Elizabeth | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Shakespeare in Love | Won |
| 2001 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Quills | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The King's Speech | Won |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Shine | Won |
| 1999 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Quills | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Won |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | The King's Speech | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | Genius | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Shine | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Shine | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Shakespeare in Love | Won |
| 2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Quills | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Won |
| 2011 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | The King's Speech | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion | The King's Speech | Won |
| 2018 | Outstanding Actor in Miniseries or TV Movie | Genius | Nominated |

## Theatre Awards

### Drama Desk Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Exit the King | Won | |
| 2011 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Diary of a Madman | Nominated | |

### Outer Critics Circle Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Exit the King | Won | |

### Helpmann Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | Best Male Actor in a Play | The Small Poppies | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Male Actor in a Play | Exit the King | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Male Actor in a Musical | The Drowsy Chaperone | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Male Actor in a Play | Diary of a Madman | Won |
| 2013 | Best Male Actor in a Musical | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Won |

## Other associations

### Annie Awards

| Year | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Nominated | |

### Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Geoffrey Rush won one award in that time.

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Geoffrey Rush | Actor in Play | Won |
