Sir Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director. During a career spanning sixty years, he won a Golden Globe Award and received nominations for five Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Directors Guild of America Awards. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema, Hitchcock was awarded with such honorary awards as the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1968, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1971, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1972, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1979. He also was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1980, shortly before his death.
In addition, nine movies directed by Hitchcock were inducted into the National Film Registry and four of them are listed in the American Film Institute list of the 100 greatest American movies of all time. Two other his pictures entered the list of the 100 Greatest British Films of the 20th Century, released by British Film Institute in UK.
Major associations
Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly referred to as the Oscar, is an annual ceremony established by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. Year Category Nominated work ResultAcademy Awards1941Best DirectorRebecca1945Lifeboat1946Spellbound1955Rear Window1961Psycho1968Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Oscar-related Performances Hitchcock has directed many Oscar nominated (and 1 winning) performances. YearPerformerFilmResultAcademy Award for Best Actor 1941 Laurence Olivier Rebecca Academy Award for Best Actress 1941Joan Fontaine Rebecca 1942 Suspicion Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1941 Albert Bassermann Foreign Correspondent 1946 Michael Chekhov Spellbound 1947 Claude Rains Notorious Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1941 Judith Anderson Rebecca 1948 Ethel Barrymore The Paradine Case 1961 Janet Leigh Psycho
Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, considered as the TV equivalent to the Academy Awards (for film) in U.S., are presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, in various sectors of the television industry, including entertainment programming, news and documentary shows. Hitchcock was nominated four times. Year Category Nominated work ResultPrimetime Emmy Awards1956Best Director - Film SeriesAlfred Hitchcock Presents (for episode "The Case of Mr. Pelham")Best MC or Program Host - Male Or Female1957Best Male Personality – Continuing Performance1959Best Direction of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series Less Than One HourAlfred Hitchcock Presents (for episode "Lamb to the Slaughter")
Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Award is an accolade presented by the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Year Category Nominated work ResultGolden Globe Awards1958Television Achievement1972Cecil B. DeMille Award1973Best Director – Motion PictureFrenzy
Directors Guild of America Awards From 1936, the Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the labor union Directors Guild of America (DGA). The group, formerly identified as Screen Directors Guild, represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry. Lifetime Achievement Award was originally called the D.W. Griffith Lifetime Achievement Award, and it is given since 1953. Hitchcock received the honor in 1968. Year Category Nominated work ResultDirectors Guild of America Awards1952Outstanding Directing – Feature FilmStrangers on a Train1955Rear Window1959Vertigo1960North by Northwest1961Psycho1968D.W. Griffith Award
Miscellaneous accolades Award Year Category Work ResultCannes Film Festival Awards 1946Grand Prix du Festival International du FilmNotorious1953I Confess1956Palme d'OrThe Man Who Knew Too MuchVenice Film Festival Awards1954Golden LionRear Window1955To Catch a ThiefSan Sebastián International Film Festival Awards1958Silver Shell for Best DirectorVertigo1959North by NorthwestNational Board of Review Awards1969Best DirectorTopazNew York Film Critics Circle Awards1935The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe 39 Steps1938The Lady Vanishes1954Rear Window
Other awards and nominations Award Year Category Work ResultJussi Awards1984Best Foreign FilmmakerKinema Junpo Awards1948Best Foreign Language FilmSuspicionLaurel Awards1958Best Producer/Director195919601961196219631964196519661967196819701971
Honorary awards Organization Year Category ResultAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences1968Irving G. Thalberg Memorial AwardBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts1971BAFTA FellowshipAmerican Film Institute1979AFI Life Achievement AwardMystery Writers of America1960Raven AwardFilm Society of Lincoln Center1974Gala TributeOrder of the British Empire1962Commander (CBE)1980Knight Commander (KBE)Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films1994The Life Career AwardHollywood Walk of Fame1960Motion Pictures StarTelevision Star
See also Alfred Hitchcock filmography List of cameo appearances by Alfred Hitchcock Themes and plot devices in the films of Alfred Hitchcock
Notes
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