Jack LemmonAwards

Born:
February 8, 1925 in Boston, MA
Occupation:
Actor
Birth name:
John Uhler Lemmon III
Biography:
A private school-educated everyman who could play outrageous comedy and wrenching tragedy, Jack Lemmon burst onto the movie scene as a 1950s Columbia contract player and remained a beloved star until his death in 2001. Whether through humor or pathos, he excelled at illuminating the struggles of...Read More
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  • Tuesdays With Morrie

    Best Male Actor in a Television Miniseries or Movie

    Won
    Screen Actors Guild
    1999

  • Tuesdays With Morrie

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1999

  • Glengarry Glen Ross

    Best Actor

    Won
    National Board of Review
    1992

  • Glengarry Glen Ross

    Volpi Cup for Best Actor

    Won
    Venice International Film Festival
    1992

  • Dad

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1989

  • That's Life!

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1986

  • Missing

    Best Actor

    Won
    Cannes Film Festival
    1982

  • Missing

    Best Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1982

  • Missing

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1982

  • The China Syndrome

    Best Actor

    Won
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1979

  • The China Syndrome

    Best Actor

    Won
    Cannes Film Festival
    1979

  • The China Syndrome

    Best Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1979

  • The China Syndrome

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1979

  • The Front Page

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1974

  • Save the Tiger

    Best Actor

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1973

  • Save the Tiger

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1973

  • Avanti!

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Won
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1972

  • The Out-of-Towners

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1970

  • The Odd Couple

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1968

  • The Great Race

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1965

  • Irma La Douce

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1963

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Best Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1962

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1962

  • The Apartment

    Best Foreign Actor

    Won
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1960

  • The Apartment

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Won
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1960

  • The Apartment

    Best Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1960

  • Some Like It Hot

    Best Foreign Actor

    Won
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1959

  • Some Like It Hot

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Won
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1959

  • Some Like It Hot

    Best Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1959

  • Mister Roberts

    Best Supporting Actor

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1955

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