Actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Tom Hanks has been honored with numerous awards and nominations, including two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for playing a lawyer suffering with AIDS in Philadelphia (1993) and the title role in Forrest Gump (1994). He is one of two actors to receive them consecutively, the other being Spencer Tracy. Tom Hanks has won a total of 50 awards on this list. He has received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002. He received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2004. In 2014, he received a Kennedy Center Honor, and in 2016, he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama, as well as the French Legion of Honor. In 2020, he received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award.
Hanks made his starring film debut in Ron Howard's romantic comedy Splash (1984). During the eighties he starred in various comedies including Bachelor Party (1984), The Money Pit (1986), Nothing in Common (1986), Dragnet (1987), The 'Burbs (1989), and Turner & Hooch (1989). He made his breakthrough with in Penny Marshall's Big (1988) for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. Hanks' soon became known as a romantic leading man with his films with Meg Ryan, Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), and You've Got Mail (1999). In 1996, he directed the comedy That Thing You Do! (1996). He also is known for voicing Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story franchise.
During the 1990s he excelled in critically acclaimed dramas such as Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own (1992), Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia (1993), Robert Zemeckis' Forrest Gump (1994), Ron Howard's Apollo 13 (1995), Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Frank Darabont's The Green Mile (1999). Since the turn of the 21st century, Hanks' continued working in dramatic films, including Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Cloud Atlas (2012), Captain Philips (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Bridge of Spies (2015), Sully (2016), The Post (2017), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), Greyhound (2020), and News of the World (2020). He also starred in The Da Vinci Code (2005), Angels & Demons (2009), and Inferno (2015).
He is also known for his work as a producer and director on various television series including From the Earth to the Moon (1998), Band of Brothers (2005), John Adams (2008), and The Pacific (2009). For his work in television he has earned seven Primetime Emmy Award wins. He is also known for his work on stage having trained as a Shakespearean Actor acting in productions at the Lakewood Civic Auditorium from 1977 to 1979. In 2013, he made his Broadway debut in Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1989 Best Actor Big 1994 Philadelphia 1995 Forrest Gump 1999 Saving Private Ryan 2001 Cast Away 2020 Best Supporting Actor A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 1995 Best Actor in a Leading Role Forrest Gump 1999 Saving Private Ryan 2001 Cast Away 2014 Captain Phillips 2020 Best Actor in a Supporting Role A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards2002 Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award
Critics' Choice Awards Critics' Choice Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2014Best Actor Captain Phillips 2016 Sully 2018 The Post 2020 Best Supporting Actor A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 2021 Best Actor News of the World Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 Best Actor in an Action Movie Greyhound 2022 Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Finch
Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1998 Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a MovieFrom the Earth to the Moon Outstanding Miniseries 2002Band of Brothers Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) We Stand Alone Together 2008 Outstanding Miniseries John Adams 2009 Outstanding Drama Series Big Love ( "Season 3") 2010 Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert Outstanding Miniseries The Pacific 2012 Outstanding Miniseries or Movie Game Change 2014 Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special The Sixties (episode: "The Assassination of President Kennedy") 2015 Outstanding Limited Series Olive Kitteridge Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series The Sixties 2016 The Seventies 2017 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live (episode: "Tom Hanks/Lady Gaga") 2021 Outstanding Variety Special (Live) Celebrating America 2025Outstanding NarratorThe Americas (episode: "The Andes")
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1989Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Big 1994 Sleepless in Seattle Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Philadelphia 1995 Forrest Gump 1999 Saving Private Ryan 2001 Cast Away 2008 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Charlie Wilson's War 2014Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Captain Phillips 2018 The Post 2020 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Cecil B. DeMille Award
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1995 Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role Forrest Gump 1996Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Apollo 13 1999 Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading RoleSaving Private Ryan Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 2000 The Green Mile 2001Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role Cast Away 2014 Captain Phillips 2020 Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2013 Best Leading Actor in a Play Lucky Guy
Critics awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Chicago Film Critics Association 1993Best Actor Philadelphia 1994 Forrest Gump 1998 Saving Private Ryan 2000 Cast Away Cleveland Critics Circle1978 Best Actor The Two Gentlemen of Verona Detroit Film Critics Society 2013 Best Actor Captain Phillips London Film Critics' Circle 1998Best Actor Saving Private Ryan 2013 Captain Phillips Best Supporting Actor Saving Mr. Banks Online Film Critics Society 1998Best Actor Saving Private Ryan 2000 Cast Away 2013 Captain Phillips San Diego Film Critics Society2013 Best Actor Captain Phillips St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association2013 Best Scene Captain Phillips 2016 Best Actor Sully
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result American Film Institute 1998TV Program of the Year Saving Private Ryan 2001 Band of Brothers 2002Life Achievement Award American Comedy Awards 1987 Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Nothing in Common 1989 Big 1993 Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture A League of Their Own 1995 Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Forrest Gump 1999 You've Got Mail AACTA Awards 2014 Best International Lead Actor – Cinema Captain Phillips Annie Award 1995 Voice Acting in a Feature Toy Story Bambi Award2004 Best Film – International The Polar Express Berlin International Film Festival 1994 Silver Bear for Best Actor Philadelphia Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1996 Favorite Actor — Drama Apollo 13 David di Donatello Award 1994 Best Foreign Actor Forrest Gump Empire Awards 1999 Best Actor Saving Private Ryan 2003 Road to Perdition 2014 Captain Phillips Golden Raspberry Award2022 Worst Actor Pinocchio Worst Supporting Actor Elvis Worst Screen Combo Hollywood Film Awards 2002Hollywood Actor Award Road to Perdition 2016 Sully Jupiter Award 1994Best International Actor Forrest Gump 2002 Cast Away 2016 A Hologram for the King Satellite Awards 2002Best Actor in Motion Picture Road to Perdition 2013 Captain Phillips Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Saving Mr. Banks 2016 Best Actor in Motion Picture Sully Saturn Awards 1988Best Actor Big 1994 Forrest Gump MTV Movie Awards 1993 Best Kiss (with Pauline Brailsford) A League of Their Own 1994 Best On-Screen Duo (with Meg Ryan) Sleepless in Seattle Best Male PerformancePhiladelphia Best On-Screen Duo (with Denzel Washington) 1995Best Male Performance Forrest Gump 1996 Apollo 13 1996 Best On-Screen Duo (with Tim Allen) Toy Story 1998 Best Action SequenceSaving Private Ryan Best Male Performance 2001 Best On-Screen Duo (with Tim Allen) Toy Story 2 Best Kiss (with Helen Hunt)Cast Away Best Male Performance Best On-Screen Duo (with Wilson the Volleyball) Kids' Choice Awards 1996 Favorite Movie Actor Apollo 13 2000 Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Toy Story 2 2011 Toy Story 3 2020 Toy Story 4 National Board of Review 1994 Best Actor Forrest Gump 2017 The Post People's Choice Awards 1995 Favorite Actor in a Dramatic Motion Picture Forrest Gump 1996 Apollo 13 Favorite Motion Picture Actor rowspan=4 1998 1999 2001 Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama Cast Away 2004 Favorite All-Time Entertainer rowspan=4 2005 Favorite Male Motion Picture Star 2007 Favorite Male Movie Star 2012 Favorite Movie Icon 2017 Favorite Dramatic Movie ActorSully Favorite Movie Actor Favorite Movie Icon Producers Guild of America Awards2011 Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television (as executive producer) The Pacific Lifetime Achievement Award in Television 2013 Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television (as executive producer) Game Change Teen Choice Award 2000 Choice Movie Chemistry (with Wilson the Volleyball) Cast Away Palm Springs International Film Festival 2014 Chairman's Vanguard Award Captain Phillips 2016Icon Award
Honorary awards Organizations Year Award Result Hollywood Walk of Fame 1992 Inductee Navy Distinguished Public Service Award 1999 Medal AFI Life Achievement Award 2002 Statue Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award 2006 Statue Kennedy Center Honors 2014 Medallion Presidential Medal of Freedom 2016 Medal French Legion of Honor 2016 Medal Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award 2020 Award Harvard University2023Degree Sylvanus Thayer Award from the West Point alumni association2025Award
See also List of Tom Hanks performances
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