Michael Caine

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Sir Michael Caine is one of only a handful of actors to win two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor. He received six Oscar nominations over his career, a remarkable feat for a working-class actor who started with no connections. His knighthood in 2000 recognized his contribution to British film. Caine's 73-year career, spanning eight decades, is a testament to his versatility and longevity. He is celebrated as a cultural icon, representing the quintessential Cockney star who transcended class barriers through sheer talent.

AwardsMichael Caine has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and The Cider House Rules (1999). He also won a BAFTA Award for Best Actor for Educating Rita (1983) and two Golden Globe Awards for Educating Rita and Little Voice (1998). Additionally, he won a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Honours & Distinctions

Knight Bachelor

Queen Elizabeth II·2000

Knighted for services to British film.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Queen Elizabeth II·1992

Appointed in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Records & Feats

One of the oldest actors to win an Academy Award at 66

Awards·2000

Caine won his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar at age 66 for The Cider House Rules (1999).

Six Academy Award nominations spanning five decades

Career Milestone·2003

Caine received Oscar nominations in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, a rare span of 40 years.