Awards

Jack Nicholson

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90 wins & 105 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

2003 Nominee Oscar
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- About Schmidt
1998 Winner Oscar
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- As Good as It Gets
1993 Nominee Oscar
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- A Few Good Men
1988 Nominee Oscar
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Ironweed
1986 Nominee Oscar
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Prizzi's Honor

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

1995 Nominee Saturn Award
- Best Actor
- Wolf
1991 Nominee Saturn Award
- Best Actor
- Batman
1988 Winner Saturn Award
- Best Actor
- The Witches of Eastwick

American Comedy Awards, USA

1998 Winner American Comedy Award
- Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
- As Good as It Gets
1990 Nominee American Comedy Award
- Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
- Batman

Cannes Film Festival

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Nominee CFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Departed
2003 Nominee CFCA Award
- Best Actor
- About Schmidt
1998 Nominee CFCA Award
- Best Actor
- As Good as It Gets
1993 Winner CFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- A Few Good Men
1990 Nominee CFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Batman

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Nominee DFWFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Departed
2003 Winner DFWFCA Award
- Best Actor
- About Schmidt

David di Donatello Awards

1988 Nominee David
- Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
- The Witches of Eastwick
1986 Nominee David
- Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
- Prizzi's Honor
1976 Winner David
- Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Tied with Philippe Noiret for The Old Gun (1975).

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2006 Winner FFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Departed

Fotogramas de Plata

1975 Winner Fotogramas de Plata
- Best Foreign Movie Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine extranjero)
- Chinatown
- Five Easy Pieces

Golden Camera, Germany

2004 Winner Golden Camera
- Best International Actor

Golden Globes, USA

2007 Nominee Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- The Departed
2004 Nominee Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- Something's Gotta Give
2003 Winner Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- About Schmidt
1999 Winner Cecil B. DeMille Award
For outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.
1998 Winner Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- As Good as It Gets

Satellite Awards

2006 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- The Departed
2006 Winner Satellite Award
- Best Ensemble, Motion Picture
- The Departed
Shared with: Anthony Anderson · Alec Baldwin · Matt Damon · Leonardo DiCaprio · Vera Farmiga · Martin Sheen · Mark Wahlberg · Ray Winstone
2003 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- About Schmidt
1998 Winner Golden Satellite Award
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
- As Good as It Gets
1997 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
- Mars Attacks!

Grammy Awards

1988 Winner Grammy
- Best Recording for Children
For "The Elephant's Child".
Shared with: Bobby McFerrin · Mark Sottnick

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

1986 Nominee Silver Ribbon
- Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
- Prizzi's Honor

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

1983 Winner KCFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Terms of Endearment
1981 Winner KCFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Reds
1974 Winner KCFCC Award
- Best Actor
- Chinatown
1969 Winner KCFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Easy Rider

Laurel Awards

1971 Nominee Golden Laurel
- Best Dramatic Performance, Male
- Five Easy Pieces
1971 Nominee Golden Laurel
- Star, Male
9th place.
1970 Winner Golden Laurel
- Male Supporting Performance
- Easy Rider

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2003 Nominee ALFS Award
- Actor of the Year
- About Schmidt
1999 Winner ALFS Award
- Actor of the Year
- As Good as It Gets

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2002 Winner LAFCA Award
- Best Actor
- About Schmidt
Tied with Daniel Day-Lewis for Gangs of New York (2002).
1997 Nominee LAFCA Award
- Best Actor
- As Good as It Gets
1987 Winner LAFCA Award
- Best Actor
- Ironweed
- The Witches of Eastwick
Tied with Steve Martin for Roxanne (1987).
1985 Nominee LAFCA Award
- Best Actor
- Prizzi's Honor
1983 Winner LAFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Terms of Endearment

Moscow International Film Festival

2001 Winner Stanislavsky Prize

MTV Movie + TV Awards

2007 Winner MTV Movie Award
- Best Villain
- The Departed
1993 Nominee MTV Movie Award
- Best Male Performance
- A Few Good Men
1993 Nominee MTV Movie Award
- Best Villain
- A Few Good Men

National Board of Review, USA

2006 Winner NBR Award
- Best Acting by an Ensemble
- The Departed
Shared with: Leonardo DiCaprio · Matt Damon · Mark Wahlberg · Martin Sheen · Ray Winstone · Vera Farmiga · Alec Baldwin · Anthony Anderson · James Badge Dale
1997 Winner NBR Award
- Best Actor
- As Good as It Gets
1992 Winner NBR Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- A Few Good Men
1983 Winner NBR Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Terms of Endearment
1981 Winner NBR Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Reds

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

1986 Winner NSFC Award
- Best Actor
- Prizzi's Honor
1984 Winner NSFC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Terms of Endearment
1982 Nominee NSFC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Reds
1975 Winner NSFC Award
- Best Actor
- Chinatown
- The Last Detail
1975 Winner NSFC Award
- Best Actor
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2002 Nominee NYFCC Award
- Best Actor
- About Schmidt
1992 Nominee NYFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- A Few Good Men
1987 Winner NYFCC Award
- Best Actor
1985 Winner NYFCC Award
- Best Actor
- Prizzi's Honor
1983 Winner NYFCC Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- Terms of Endearment

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2007 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Departed
2003 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Actor
- About Schmidt
1998 Winner OFCS Award
- Best Actor
- As Good as It Gets

People's Choice Awards, USA

2007 Nominee People's Choice Award
- Favorite On-Screen Match-Up
- The Departed
Shared with: Matt Damon · Leonardo DiCaprio
1999 Nominee People's Choice Award
- Favorite All-Time Movie Star
1990 Nominee People's Choice Award
- Favorite Motion Picture Actor
1989 Nominee People's Choice Award
- Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Actor
1988 Nominee People's Choice Award
- Favorite Motion Picture Actor

Photoplay Awards

1976 Nominee Gold Medal
- Favorite Male Star
1975 Nominee Gold Medal
- Favorite Male Star

Razzie Awards

1993 Nominee Razzie Award
- Worst Actor
- Hoffa
- Man Trouble

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2002 Nominee SDFCS Award
- Best Actor
- About Schmidt
1997 Winner SDFCS Award
- Best Actor
- As Good as It Gets

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2007 Nominee Actor
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- The Departed
Shared with: Anthony Anderson · Alec Baldwin · Matt Damon · Leonardo DiCaprio · Vera Farmiga · Martin Sheen · Mark Wahlberg · Ray Winstone
2003 Nominee Actor
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- About Schmidt
1998 Winner Actor
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- As Good as It Gets

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2002 Nominee SEFCA Award
- Best Actor
- About Schmidt
1998 Nominee SEFCA Award
- Best Actor
- As Good as It Gets
1993 Winner SEFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- A Few Good Men

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

2002 Nominee TFCA Award
- Best Performance, Male
- About Schmidt
2001 Nominee TFCA Award
- Best Performance, Male
- The Pledge
1998 Nominee TFCA Award
- Best Performance, Male
- As Good as It Gets

Walk of Fame

1996 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
- Motion Picture
On 4 December 1996. At 6925 Hollywood Blvd.

CineVegas International Film Festival

2004 Winner Marquee Award

Sant Jordi Awards

1977 Winner Sant Jordi
- Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2006 Winner PFCS Award
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- The Departed
2003 Nominee PFCS Award
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- About Schmidt

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

1994 Nominee Chainsaw Award
- Best Actor
- Wolf

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

2007 Winner COFCA Award
- Best Ensemble
- The Departed
Shared with: Anthony Anderson · Alec Baldwin · Matt Damon · Leonardo DiCaprio · Vera Farmiga · Martin Sheen · Mark Wahlberg · Ray Winstone
2003 Nominee COFCA Award
- Best Actor
- About Schmidt

Austin Film Critics Association

2007 Winner AFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Departed

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2002 Winner WAFCA Award
- Best Actor
- About Schmidt

Telluride Film Festival

1975 Winner Silver Medallion Award

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

2007 Winner NTFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Departed

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

2006 Nominee SLFCA Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Departed

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

2006 Winner DFCC
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Departed

Jupiter Award

1999 Winner Jupiter Award
- Best International Actor
- As Good as It Gets
1990 Nominee Jupiter Award
- Best International Actor
- Batman
1988 Nominee Jupiter Award
- Best International Actor
- The Witches of Eastwick
1985 Nominee Jupiter Award
- Best International Actor
- Terms of Endearment

CinEuphoria Awards

2011 Winner CinEuphoria
- Career - Honorary Award

SESC Film Festival, Brazil

1999 Winner Audience Award
- Best Foreign Actor (Melhor Ator Estrangeiro)
- As Good as It Gets

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

2002 Nominee UFCA Award
- Best Actor
- About Schmidt

Online Film & Television Association

2023 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
- Character
- The Shining
as Jack Torrance
2007 Nominee OFTA Film Award
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Departed
2003 Nominee OFTA Film Award
- Best Actor
- About Schmidt
1998 Winner OFTA Film Award
- Best Actor
- As Good as It Gets
1998 Winner OFTA Film Award
- Best Comedy/Musical Actor
- As Good as It Gets

Village Voice Film Poll

2002 Nominee VVFP Award
- Best Performance
- About Schmidt
4th place.

Awards Circuit Community Awards

2006 Nominee ACCA
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- The Departed
2006 Nominee ACCA
- Best Cast Ensemble
- The Departed
Runner-Up
Shared with: Leonardo DiCaprio · Matt Damon · Mark Wahlberg · Martin Sheen · Vera Farmiga · Ray Winstone · Alec Baldwin · Anthony Anderson
2002 Nominee ACCA
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- About Schmidt
1997 Winner ACCA
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- As Good as It Gets
1992 Nominee ACCA
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- A Few Good Men

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

2007 Winner IOMA
- Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista)
- The Departed
2003 Nominee IOMA
- Best Actor (Miglior attore protagonista)
- About Schmidt