Greta Garbo
Awards & Honours
21
Awards Won
7
Honours
5
Rankings
6
Covers
3
Records
Garbo's place in film history is secure. The American Film Institute ranked her the fifth greatest female screen legend of all time. She is the only actress to receive four best-actress Oscar nominations in the 1930s without winning a competitive award, a testament to her consistent excellence. Her performance in Camille won both the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the Venice Film Festival's Volpi Cup. In 1954, the Academy recognized her career with an Honorary Award. She was also honored by the Swedish government with the Royal Order of the Polar Star. Her films continue to be studied and admired for their emotional depth and technical artistry.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars
Ranked #5 on list of greatest female stars.
Royal Order of the Polar Star
Honorary knighthood from the Swedish government.
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Star at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard for motion pictures.
Commemorative Stamp (US)
Stamp issued for centennial of her birth.
Commemorative Stamp (Sweden)
Stamp issued for centennial of her birth.
Key to the City of Stockholm
Awarded by the city of her birth.
Honorary Member of the Swedish Film Academy
Lifetime honorary membership.
Rankings & Lists
100 Years...100 Stars
The 100 Greatest Stars of All Time
The 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time
The 100 Greatest Movie Stars
100 Most Important People of the Century
Magazine Covers
Time Magazine
1930-03-24
Garbo Talks!
Time Magazine
1931-08-03
Garbo
Time Magazine
1936-12-14
Garbo
Time Magazine
1939-12-18
Garbo in Ninotchka
Vogue
1932-09-01
Greta Garbo
Life Magazine
1937-02-01
Greta Garbo
Records & Feats
Only actress to receive four Best Actress Oscar nominations in the 1930s without winning a competitive award
Garbo was nominated in 1930 (Anna Christie), 1931 (Romance), 1937 (Camille), and 1940 (Ninotchka) but never won a competitive Oscar, later receiving an Honorary Award.
First actress to be labeled 'box office poison' and then revive her career with a hit comedy
After being named 'box office poison' in 1938, Garbo starred in Ninotchka (1939), a critical and commercial success that earned her a fourth Oscar nomination.
Longest gap between competitive Oscar nominations and Honorary Award for a living actress
Garbo's last competitive nomination was in 1940; she received the Honorary Award in 1954, a 14-year gap.