Christoph Waltz
Awards & Honours
37
Awards Won
6
Honours
4
Rankings
6
Covers
3
Records
Waltz is one of only a handful of actors to win two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, both for performances in Quentin Tarantino films. His turn as Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds is frequently cited as one of the greatest villain performances in cinema history. He also won the Cannes Best Actor award for that role, a rare feat for a supporting performance. His second Oscar for Django Unchained made him the first actor to win for a Tarantino film twice. Waltz has been recognized with Germany's Order of Merit and an honorary doctorate from the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Knight Commander's Cross)
Awarded for his cultural contributions.
Honorary Award at Bavarian Film Awards
Recognized for his outstanding performance in Inglourious Basterds.
Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art
Awarded for his achievements in film and art.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary doctorate for his contributions to the arts.
Star on the Boulevard of Stars in Berlin
A star on Berlin's walk of fame.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Honored for his lifetime achievements in film.
Rankings & Lists
The 100 Greatest Movie Performances of All Time
The 100 Greatest Movie Characters
The 25 Best Actors of the 21st Century
100 Most Influential People in the World
Magazine Covers
Time
March 22, 2010
The Great Waltz: Christoph Waltz on His Oscar-Winning Role
Vanity Fair
March 2013
The Return of the King: Christoph Waltz on Django Unchained
GQ (Germany)
January 2014
Christoph Waltz: The Man Who Can Do Anything
Vogue (Germany)
September 2015
Christoph Waltz: The Bond Villain
The Hollywood Reporter
December 2012
The Actor's Actor: Christoph Waltz
Interview
May 2014
Christoph Waltz: The Two-Time Oscar Winner
Records & Feats
First actor to win two Oscars for performances in Quentin Tarantino films
Waltz won Best Supporting Actor for Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Django Unchained (2012), both directed by Tarantino.
Only actor to win both an Oscar and Cannes Best Actor for the same role
He won the Academy Award and Cannes Best Actor award for his performance as Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds.
Rolling Stone's #1 Greatest Movie Performance of All Time
His portrayal of Hans Landa was ranked the greatest movie performance ever by Rolling Stone in 2015.