List of awards and nominations received by Jack Nicholson
# List of awards and nominations received by Jack Nicholson

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor Jack Nicholson.

Nicholson is one of only six 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 ceremony.

## Major associations

### Academy Awards

The Oscars (officially called "Academy Awards") are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), were first held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Nicholson has received three awards from twelve nominations, the most nominations for a male performer and tied with Daniel Day-Lewis and Walter Brennan for most wins by a male performer.

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | Best Supporting Actor | Easy Rider | Nominated |
| 1971 | Best Actor | Five Easy Pieces | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actor | The Last Detail | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Actor | Chinatown | Nominated |
| 1976 | Best Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Won |
| 1982 | Best Supporting Actor | Reds | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best Supporting Actor | Terms of Endearment | Won |
| 1986 | Best Actor | Prizzi's Honor | Nominated |
| 1988 | Best Actor | Ironweed | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Supporting Actor | A Few Good Men | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Actor | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 2003 | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Nominated |

### British Academy Film Awards

The BAFTA Award is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell, and others. Nicholson has received three awards from seven nominations.

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | Best Film Actor in a Supporting Role | Easy Rider | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | The Last Detail / Chinatown | Won |
| 1977 | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Won |
| 1983 | Best Film Actor in a Supporting Role | Reds | Won |
| 1990 | Best Film Actor in a Supporting Role | Batman | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Film Actor in a Supporting Role | The Departed | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Nicholson has received six competitive awards from seventeen nominations. In addition, he received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1999.

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Easy Rider | Nominated |
| 1971 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Five Easy Pieces | Nominated |
| 1972 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Carnal Knowledge | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Last Detail | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Chinatown | Won |
| 1976 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Won |
| 1982 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Reds | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Terms of Endearment | Won |
| 1986 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Prizzi's Honor | Won |
| 1988 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Ironweed | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Batman | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | A Few Good Men | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Hoffa | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 2003 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | About Schmidt | Won |
| 2004 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Something's Gotta Give | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | The Departed | Nominated |
| Honorary awards |||||
| 1999 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | — | Recipient |

### Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958. Nicholson has been awarded once.

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | Best Recording for Children | The Elephant's Child | Won | |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 2003 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture | The Departed | Nominated |

### Cannes Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1974 | Best Actor | The Last Detail | Won | |

## Industry awards

### MTV Movie & TV Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | Best Movie Male Performance | A Few Good Men | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Movie Villain | A Few Good Men | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Movie Villain | The Departed | Won |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | Best Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Won |
| 1981 | Best Supporting Actor | Reds | Won |
| 1983 | Best Supporting Actor | Terms of Endearment | Won |
| 1992 | Best Supporting Actor | A Few Good Men | Won |
| 1997 | Best Actor | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 2006 | Best Cast | The Departed | Won |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Mars Attacks! | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 2003 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Ensemble Cast – Motion Picture | The Departed | Won |
| 2006 | Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Departed | Nominated |

### Saturn Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Film | The Witches of Eastwick | Won |
| 1989 | Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Film | Batman | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Film | Wolf | Nominated |

## Film critic awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | Easy Rider | Won |
| 1969 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Supporting Actor | Easy Rider | Won |
| 1969 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | Easy Rider | Won |
| 1970 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Five Easy Pieces | Nominated |
| 1970 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Actor | Five Easy Pieces | Nominated |
| 1973 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Actor | The Last Detail Chinatown | Won |
| 1973 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | The Last Detail Chinatown | Won |
| 1974 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Chinatown | Won |
| 1975 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Won |
| 1975 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Won |
| 1981 | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Supporting Actor | Reds | Won |
| 1981 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | Reds | Won |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Reds | Nominated |
| 1981 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Reds | Nominated |
| 1983 | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Supporting Actor | Terms of Endearment | Won |
| 1983 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | Terms of Endearment | Won |
| 1983 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Terms of Endearment | Won |
| 1983 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Supporting Actor | Terms of Endearment | Won |
| 1983 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | Terms of Endearment | Won |
| 1985 | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Actor | Prizzi's Honor | Won |
| 1985 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Actor | Prizzi's Honor | Won |
| 1985 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Prizzi's Honor | Won |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Prizzi's Honor | Nominated |
| 1987 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actor | The Witches of Eastwick | Won |
| 1987 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | The Witches of Eastwick | Won |
| 1987 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Ironweed | Won |
| 1989 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Batman | Nominated |
| 1992 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | A Few Good Men | Won |
| 1992 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | A Few Good Men | Nominated |
| 1992 | Southeastern Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | A Few Good Men | Won |
| 1997 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Actor | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 1997 | London Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 1997 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Actor | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 1997 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Actor | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 1997 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actor | As Good as It Gets | Nominated |
| 1997 | Southeastern Film Critics Association | Best Actor | As Good as It Gets | Nominated |
| 1997 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Actor | As Good as It Gets | Nominated |
| 1997 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actor | As Good as It Gets | Nominated |
| 2002 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Won |
| 2002 | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Won |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Won |
| 2002 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Won |
| 2002 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2002 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2002 | Southeastern Film Critics Association | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2002 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2002 | London Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2002 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2002 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2002 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Actor | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2006 | Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | The Departed | Won |
| 2006 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actor | The Departed | Won |
| 2006 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | The Departed | Nominated |
| 2006 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | The Departed | Nominated |
| 2006 | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | The Departed | Nominated |
| 2006 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actor | The Departed | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | David di Donatello | Best Foreign Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Won |
| 2003 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | Anger Management | Nominated |
| 2006 | People's Choice Awards | Best On-Screen Match-Up | The Departed | Nominated |

## Others

| Year | Award | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 2001 | Stanislavsky Award | Honored |
