Jack Nicholson
Awards & Honours
70
Awards Won
5
Honours
5
Rankings
7
Covers
4
Records
Jack Nicholson is one of the most decorated actors in history. He holds the record for most Oscar nominations by a male actor (12) and is one of only three men to win three acting Oscars. He is the youngest recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, receiving it at age 57 in 1994. He also received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2001 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984. His career spans five decades, with nominations in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s, a feat matched only by Meryl Streep and Michael Caine.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Star at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard for motion pictures.
AFI Life Achievement Award
Youngest recipient at age 57; honors his contributions to American cinema.
Kennedy Center Honors
Recognizes lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.
Cecil B. DeMille Award
Golden Globe lifetime achievement award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.
Handprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Ceremony honoring his hand and footprint impressions in cement.
Rankings & Lists
AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars
Empire's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars
Premiere's 100 Greatest Performances
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Movie Performances
TIME 100: Artists
Magazine Covers
TIME
May 5, 1975
Nicholson's Nest
TIME
March 23, 1998
King of the Hill
Rolling Stone
November 18, 1971
Jack Nicholson: The New American Rebel
Rolling Stone
July 13, 1995
Nicholson's World
Vanity Fair
June 1994
Jack's Back
Vanity Fair
April 2004
The Last of the Great Movie Stars
GQ
March 1989
Batman Issue
Records & Feats
Most Academy Award nominations by a male actor
With 12 acting nominations, Nicholson holds the record for most Oscar nominations for a male performer.
One of only three male actors to win three competitive acting Oscars
Nicholson won Best Actor twice (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, As Good as It Gets) and Best Supporting Actor once (Terms of Endearment).
Youngest recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award
He received the award at age 57 in 1994, the youngest ever at the time.
Only actor nominated for an Oscar in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s
Alongside Michael Caine, Nicholson received nominations in five consecutive decades.