| Awards | Credits Lifetime Achievement
2001 -- Kennedy Center Honor
1997 -- Got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1994 -- American Film Institute
Academy Awards
Mr. Nicholson holds the distinction of being the actor with
the most number of Oscar nominations, 11.
1998 -- Won Best Actor for "As Good As It Gets"
1993 -- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "A Few Good Men"
1988 -- Nominated for Best Actor for "Ironweed"
1986 -- Nominated for Best Actor for "Prizzi's Honor"
1984 -- Won Best Supporting Actor for "Terms of Endearment"
1982 -- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Reds"
1976 -- Won Best Actor for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
1975 -- Nominated for Best Actor for "Chinatown"
1974 -- Nominated for Best Actor for "The Last Detail"
1971 -- Nominated for Best Actor for "Five Easy Pieces"
1970 -- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "Easy Rider"
Golden Globes (Hollywood Foreign Press)
1999 -- Awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his
outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.
1998 -- Won Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) for "As Good As It
Gets"
1993 -- Nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for "Hoffa" and
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for "A Few Good Men"
1990 -- Nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) for
"Batman"
1988 -- Nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for "Ironweed"
1986 -- Won Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy) for "Prizzi's Honor"
1984 -- Won Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for "Terms of Endearment"
1982 -- Nominated by Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for "Reds"
1976 -- Won Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest"
1975 -- Won Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for "Chinatown"
1974 -- Nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for "The Last
Detail"
1972 -- Nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for "Carnal
Knowledge"
1971 -- Nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for "Five Easy
Pieces"
1970 -- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for "Easy Rider"
Screen Actors Guild
1998 -- Won Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role for
"As Good As It Gets"
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Critics' honors
1999 -- Won London Film Critics Circle Actor of the Year award for
"As Good As It Gets"
1998 -- Won Bost Film Critics Association Best Actor award for "As Good As It
Gets"
1998 -- Won Online Film Critics Society Best Actor award for "As Good As It
Gets"
1997 -- Won National Board of Review Best Actor award for "As Good As it Gets"
1997 -- Runner-up for Toronto Film Critic Association's Best Male Performance Award for
"As Good As It Gets"
1993 -- Won Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor award for "A
Few Good Men"
1992 -- Won National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor award for "A Few Good
Men"
1987 -- Won Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actor award for "Ironweed"
(Also for his performance in "The Witches of Eastwick;" tied with Steve Martin
for "Roxanne.")
1987 -- Won New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor award for "The Witches of
Eastwick," "Ironweed," and "Broadcast News"
1986 -- Won Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actor award for "Prizzi's Honor"
1986 -- Won National Society of Film Critics Best Actor award for "Prizzi's
Honor"
1985 -- Won New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor award for "Prizzi's Honor"
1984 -- Won Boston Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor award for "Terms of
Endearment"
1984 -- Won National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor award for "Terms
of Endearment"
1983 -- Won National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor award for "Terms of
Endearment"
1983 -- Won Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor award for
"Terms of Endearment"
1985 -- Won New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor award for "Terms of
Endearment"
1982 -- Won Boston Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor award in "Reds"
1981 -- Won National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor award for "Reds"
1976 -- Won National Society of Film Critics Best Actor award for "One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest"
1975 -- Won National Society of Film Critics Best Actor award for "Chinatown"
and "The Last Detail"
1975 -- Won New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor award for "One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest"
1974 -- Won New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor award for "Chinatown" and
"The Last Detail"
1970 -- Won National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor award for "Easy
Rider"
1969 -- Won New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor award for "Easy
Rider"
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British Academy Awards
1990 -- Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for
"Batman"
1983 -- Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Reds"
1977 -- Won Best Actor for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
1975 -- Won Best Actor for his roles in "The Last Detail" and
"Chinatown"
1970 -- Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Easy Rider"
Cannes Film Festival
1974 -- Won for Best Actor for "The Last Detail"
1971 -- Won Golden Palm for "Drive, He Said"
Golden Satellites (International Press Academy)
1998 -- Won Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) for "As Good As
It Gets"
1997 -- Nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) for "Mars
Attacks!"
Blockbuster Entertainment
1999 -- Nominated for Favorite Actor - Video for "As Good As It Gets"
American Comedy Awards
1998 -- Won Funniest Man in a Motion Picture (Lead Actor) for "As Good
As It Gets"
Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy
Films
1988 -- Won Best Actor Saturn Award from for "The Witches of
Eastwick"
MTV Movie Awards
1993 -- Nominated for Best Male Performance and Best Villain for "A Few Good
Men"
Razzies (actually a dis-honor)
1993 -- Nominated for Worst Actor in a Motion Picture for
"Hoffa" and "Man Trouble"
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