Harrison Ford is an American actor. He is known for his leading man roles across various genres, such as action, science fiction, drama and romance films. He has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, five Golden Globes, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two SAG-AFTRA's Actor Awards.
In his seven decades-long acting career, Ford has played multiple iconic cinematic characters, including Han Solo in the Star Wars saga (1977–2017), Indiana Jones in the titular film franchise (1981–2023), and Rick Deckard in two of the Blade Runner films (1982–2017). For the aforementioned portrayals, he has received several wins and nominations at the Saturn Awards, winning Best Actor for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).
He received critical acclaim for his performance as Sergeant John Book in the thriller film Witness (1985), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the corresponding prize at the BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards. He received further Golden Globe nominations for playing a stubborn inventor in the drama The Mosquito Coast (1986), a man falsely accused of murder in the thriller The Fugitive (1993), and a workaholic businessman in the romantic comedy Sabrina (1995).
On television, he took the role of Dr. Paul Rhoades, a senior therapist in the Apple TV comedy series Shrinking (2023–present). Ford was praised for his comedic performance, earning nominations for the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Ford has received numerous accolades for his career achievements, which include the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, a Motion Picture Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, an Honorary César, the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment, the Cannes Film Festival's Honorary Palme d'Or, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. He is also a licensed pilot and has won various awards honoring achievements in the aerospace industry, such as the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy.
Awards and nominations Award Year Nominated work Category Result Academy Awards 1986 Witness Best Actor 2009 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Best Grownup Love Story Actor Awards 2025 Shrinking Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2026 rowspan="3" Life Achievement Award 2000 Life Achievement Award American Society of Cinematographers Awards 2012 Board of the Governors Award Astra TV Awards 2024 1923 Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series Shrinking Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Comedy Series 2025 Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 2026 Bambi Awards 1997 Air Force One Best International Actor Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1995 Clear and Present Danger Favorite Actor in an Action/Adventure/Thriller – Theatrical Favorite Actor in an Action/Adventure/Thriller – Video 1998 Air Force One Favorite Actor in an Action/Adventure 1999 Six Days, Seven Nights Favorite Actor in a Comedy/Romance Air Force One Favorite Actor – Video 2001 What Lies Beneath Favorite Actor in a Suspense Bravo Otto Awards 1984 rowspan="2" Best Actor Britannia Awards 2015 Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment 1986 Witness Best Actor in a Leading Role Cannes Film Festival Awards 2023 rowspan="4" Honorary Palme d'Or César Awards 2010 Honorary César CinemaCon Awards 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award Critics' Choice Awards 2024 Career Achievement Award Shrinking Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Dorian Awards 2026 Best Supporting TV Performance – Comedy Golden Apple Awards 1993 Male Star of the Year Golden Globes 1986 Witness Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama 1987 1994 1996 Sabrina Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 2002 Cecil B. DeMille Award 2025 Shrinking Best Supporting Actor – Television Golden Raspberry Awards 2021 Worst Screen Combo Hollywood Film Awards 2013 rowspan="2" Hollywood Career Achievement Award Jules Verne Awards 2006 Spirit of Nature Jupiter Awards 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Best International Actor 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1985 Witness Best Actor Locarno Film Festival Awards 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award MTV Movie & TV Awards 1994 Best Male Performance Best On-Screen Duo 1998 Air Force One Best Fight National Film Awards 2016 Global Contribution to Motion Picture National Movie Awards 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Best Male Performance Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2025 Captain America: Brave New World Favorite Villain People's Choice Awards 1998 rowspan="4" Favorite Motion Picture Actor 1999 Favorite All Time Motion Picture Star 2000 Favorite Motion Picture Actor 2009 Favorite Male Movie Star Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Favorite On-Screen Match-Up 2012 Favorite Movie Icon Primetime Emmy Awards 2025 Shrinking Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 2026 2013 Best Supporting Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor San Francisco International Film Festival Awards 2013 rowspan="2" Peter J. Owens Award Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards 2011 Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film Satellite Awards 2014 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2024 1923 Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama or Genre Saturn Awards 1978 Star Wars Best Actor 1982 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1985 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1991 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Best Actor 2012 Cowboys & Aliens Best Supporting Actor 2014 Ender's Game 2016 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Actor 2018 Blade Runner 2049 Best Supporting Actor 2024 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Best Actor Scream Awards 2007 Hero Award 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Best Science Fiction Actor 2011 Cowboys & Aliens Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 1979 Worst On-Screen Couple 2003 K-19: The Widowmaker Worst Fake Accent – Male TCA Awards 2023 Shrinking Individual Achievement in Comedy 2025 2026 Teen Choice Awards 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure Young Hollywood Awards 2003 rowspan="2" Role Model Award Zurich Film Festival Awards 2013 Golden Eye for Lifetime Achievement
Other honors
+ Other accolades received by Harrison Ford Organization Year Honor Disney Legends 2024 Inductee Hasty Pudding Theatricals 1996 Man of the Year Hollywood Walk of Fame 2003 Inductee National Association of Theatre Owners 1994 Box Office Star of the Century SAG-AFTRA Foundation 2018 Artists Inspiration Award
+ General aviation honors received by Harrison Ford Organization Year Honor Experimental Aircraft Association 2008 Freedom of Flight Award Living Legends of Aviation 2008 Inductee National Aeronautic Association 2010 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy National Business Aviation Association 2013 Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership
Notes
References
External links