Richard BurtonAwards

Born:
November 10, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, South Wales, UK
Occupation:
Actor
Birth name:
Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr.
Biography:
The 12th of 13 children of a Welsh miner, actor Richard Burton left his humble environs by winning a scholarship to Oxford. Blessed with a thrillingly theatrical voice, Burton took to the stage, and, by 1949, had been tagged as one of Britain's most promising newcomers. Director Philip Dunne, who...Read More

  • Equus

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

    Won
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1977

  • Equus

    Best Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1977

  • The Taming of the Shrew

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

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1967

  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Best British Actor

    Won
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1966

  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1966

  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Best Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1966

  • The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

    Best Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1965

  • Becket

    Best Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1964

  • Becket

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1964

  • Look Back in Anger

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1959

  • The Robe

    Best Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1953

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