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Alan Arkin (1934–2023) was an American actor, director, and comedian of the stage and screen. He received various awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two SAG Awards, and a Tony Award.
He received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his comedic role as the elderly irascible grandfather in the independent comedy Little Miss Sunshine (2006). He received Academy Award nominations for The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), and Argo (2012). He received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in the Norman Jewison comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966). He received two Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture along with the ensembles of Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and Argo (2012).
For his work on television, he received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including two nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for The Kominsky Method (2018–present). He also received four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, and two Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in the series. For his work on the Broadway stage he received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Enter Laughing in 1963 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for The Sunshine Boys in 1973.
Main associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1967 Best Actor The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming 1969 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 2007 Best Supporting Actor Little Miss Sunshine 2013 Argo
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1967 Most Promising Newcomer The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming 2007 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Little Miss Sunshine 2013 Argo
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 1967 Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama ABC Stage 67 1987 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Escape from Sobibor 1997 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Chicago Hope 2003 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie The Pentagon Papers 2019 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series The Kominsky Method 2020
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1967 New Star of the Year Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming 1969 Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1970 Popi 1988 Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Movie Escape from Sobibor 2013 Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Argo 2020 Best Supporting Actor - Television The Kominsky Method 2021
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Little Miss Sunshine Outstanding Supporting Actor 2013 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Argo Outstanding Supporting Actor 2020 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series The Kominsky Method Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 2021 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1963 Best Featured Actor in a Play Enter Laughing 1973 Best Direction of a Play The Sunshine Boys
Critics awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1966 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming 1968 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor 1969 Popi 1970 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Catch-22 1975 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Hearts of the West 2001 Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor 2006 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Little Miss Sunshine Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor 2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Argo Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Miscellaneous awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1966 Laurel Award for Top Male Comedy Performance The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming 1968 Laurel Award for Top Male Dramatic Performance The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1970 Catch-22 1980 Saturn Award for Best Actor Simon 1981 Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor Improper Channels 1985 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Joshua Then and Now 1990 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Edward Scissorhands 1992 Valladolid International Film Festival Best Actor Award Glengarry Glen Ross 1993 Cable ACE Award for Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries Cooperstown 2006 Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast Little Miss Sunshine Prism Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2012 Hollywood Film Award for Ensemble of the Year Argo Palm Springs International Film Festival Ensemble Cast Award 2014 Gregory Peck Award — San Diego International Film Festival
See also List of Alan Arkin performances
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