Tom Hanks
Awards & Honours
12
Awards Won
4
Honours
2
Rankings
3
Covers
2
Records
Tom Hanks occupies a unique place in film history as one of the few actors who can move effortlessly between comedy, drama, and voice work while maintaining genuine audience affection across decades. Winning consecutive Best Actor Oscars for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump placed him in rare company. His producing work on prestige miniseries expanded the way television tells sweeping historical stories. By 2026 his four Toy Story films have grossed more than two billion dollars worldwide, making Woody one of the most recognized animated characters ever created. The Presidential Medal of Freedom he received in 2016 recognized both his artistic achievements and his quiet humanitarian efforts.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Highest civilian honor awarded by President Barack Obama for contributions to arts and humanitarian work.
AFI Life Achievement Award
Recognizing a lifetime of contributions to the art of film.
Kennedy Center Honors
For lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.
Governor
Honored for promoting public interest in space exploration through film and television.
Rankings & Lists
Greatest Movie Stars of All Time
100 Greatest Film Actors
Magazine Covers
Time
December 1994
Tom Hanks: America's Hero
Rolling Stone
June 1994
The Hanks Phenomenon
Vanity Fair
April 2000
Tom Hanks: Man of the Year
Records & Feats
Only actor to win two consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards in the sound era
Won for Philadelphia in 1994 and Forrest Gump in 1995
Longest-running voice actor in a CGI animated franchise
Has voiced Woody in Toy Story films from 1995 through 2019