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{{short description|English actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix   = [[Sir]]
| name               = Ben Kingsley
| honorific_suffix   = [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]]
| image              = Ben Kingsley by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption            = Kingsley at the 2014 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_name         = Krishna Pandit Bhanji
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1943|12|31|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Snainton|Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire]], England
| years_active       = 1966–present
| occupation         = Actor
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Angela Morant]]|1966|1976|end=div}}|{{marriage|[[Alison Sutcliffe]]|1978|1992|end=div}}|{{marriage|Alexandra Christmann|2003|2005|end=div}}|{{marriage|[[Daniela Lavender]]|3 September 2007}}}}
| children           = 4, including [[Ferdinand Kingsley|Ferdinand]]
}}

'''Sir Ben Kingsley'''<!--Please do not add CBE; he does not have one--> (born '''Krishna Pandit Bhanji'''; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. During his fifty-year career, he has garnered numerous awards and nominations, including a [[Grammy Award]], two [[Golden Globe Awards]], a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], a [[BAFTA Award]], and an [[Academy Award]] from four nominations.

Kingsley is best known for his starring role as [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mohandas Gandhi]] in the 1982 film ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'', for which he subsequently won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] at the [[55th Academy Awards]]. He also appeared in ''[[Schindler's List]]'' (1993), ''[[Twelfth Night (1996 film)|Twelfth Night]]'' (1996), ''[[Sexy Beast]]'' (2000), ''[[House of Sand and Fog (film)|House of Sand and Fog]]'' (2003), ''[[Thunderbirds (2004 film)|Thunderbirds]]'' (2004), ''[[Lucky Number Slevin]]'' (2006), ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' (2010), ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)|Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time]]'' (2010), ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'' (2011), ''[[The Dictator (2012 film)|The Dictator]]'' (2012)'', [[Iron Man 3]]'' (2013) and ''[[Ender's Game (film)|Ender's Game]]'' (2013). He has also voiced Archibald Snatcher in ''[[The Boxtrolls]]'' (2014), and [[Bagheera]] in the live action adaptation of Disney's ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (2016).

Kingsley was appointed [[Knight Bachelor]] in 2002 for services to the British film industry.<ref name="Knighthood">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1880730.stm |title=Sir Ben: Knighthood beats Oscar |work=[[BBC News]] |accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> In 2010, he was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref name="WalkofFame"/> In 2013, he received the [[Britannia Awards|Britannia Award]] for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/los-angeles/britannia-awards/features/the-britannia-awards-kathryn-bigelow-and-sir-ben-kingsley |title=The Britannia Awards: Kathryn Bigelow and Sir Ben Kingsley|publisher= Bafta|accessdate= 26 June 2015}}</ref>

==Early life==
Kingsley was born as Krishna Pandit Bhanji on 31 December 1943 in [[Snainton|Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire]],<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.23178|title=Kingsley, Sir Ben, (born 31 Dec. 1943), actor|journal=[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]]|year=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Steele |first=Francesca |date=19 April 2014 |title=Ferdinand Kingsley interview: ‘Yeah, but mum’s dad was totally bald too!’ |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/04/the-actor-ferdinand-kingsley-worries-about-going-bald/ |newspaper=[[The Spectator]] |accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pg4y9|title=Ben Kingsley |website=Belief |publisher=[[BBC Radio 3]]|accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref> the son of actress and model Anna Lyna Mary (''née'' Goodman; 1914–2010) and doctor Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji (1914–1968).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/65/Ben-Kingsley.html|title=Ben Kingsley Biography (1943-)|website=www.filmreference.com|accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Husband |first=Stuart |date=24 April 2013 |title=Sir Ben Kingsley: 'Without a mask, I haven't got a clue' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/10000322/Sir-Ben-Kingsley-Without-a-mask-I-havent-got-a-clue.html |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> His mother was English; she was born out of wedlock, and "was loath to speak of her background".<ref>{{cite news |last=Pfefferman |first=Naomi |date=18 May 2001 |title=Shoah dramas continue to compel actor Ben Kingsley |url=https://www.jweekly.com/2001/05/18/shoah-dramas-continue-to-compel-actor-ben-kingsley/ |newspaper=[[J. The Jewish News of Northern California]] |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tugend |first=Tom |date=13 April 2001 |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/searchview.php?id=6774 |title=Incidental Intelligence |newspaper=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013135826/http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/searchview.php?id=6774 |archivedate=13 October 2007}}</ref> His father was born in [[Kenya]] and was of [[Gujarati people|Gujarati Indian]] descent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/canzWkOlTVqgNWhfStHsdg |title=Sir Ben Kingsley's gold turban |website=[[A History of the World in 100 Objects]] |publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]] |accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref> Kingsley's paternal grandfather was a successful [[spice trade]]r who had moved from [[India]] to [[Zanzibar]], where Kingsley's father lived until moving to the UK at the age of 14.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bennetts |first=Leslie |date=13 December 1982 |title=Ben Kingsley’s Journey From Hamlet to Gandhi |url=https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/bestpictures/gandhi-ar4.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref><ref>Von Busack, Richard. [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/03.02.05/kingsley-0509.html ''Sexy Beast.''] Metroactive movies. March 2005.</ref><ref>Pathak, Rujul. [http://www.littleindia.com/news/125/ARTICLE/1399/2005-06-15.html ''Ben Kingsley's Chameleon Characters''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210537/http://www.littleindia.com/news/125/ARTICLE/1399/2005-06-15.html |date=27 September 2007 }}. Little India.com. 15 June 2005.</ref> Kingsley grew up in [[Pendlebury|Pendlebury, Lancashire]]. He was educated at [[Manchester Grammar School]], where one of his classmates was actor [[Robert Powell]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Walsh |first=John |date=6 March 2010 |title=Sir Ben Kingsley: 'I was blessed by being a very popular child |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/sir-ben-kingsley-i-was-blessed-by-being-a-very-popular-child-1915503.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |accessdate=7 March 2010}}</ref>

Kingsley's maternal grandfather was believed by the family to have been of Russian- or German-Jewish descent, while his maternal grandmother was English and worked in the garment district of [[East End of London|London's East End]].<ref name="highbeamref1">{{cite news |last=Krieger |first=Hilary Leila |date=10 April 2005 |title='Gandhi' brings his 'truth-force' to Palestinian audiences |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-107274645.html |newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105185957/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-107274645.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-access=subscription}}: "The grandmother of the knighted Royal Shakespeare Company alum spoke Yiddish she picked up while a garment worker in London's East End a century ago. "She was violently opposed to talking about this, so my poor mother was at the receiving end of a rage attack every time my grandmother was asked about her husband, her lover, whoever it was, but it's believed that he was a Russian Jew or a German Jew called Goodman", Kingsley told ''The Jerusalem Post''".</ref> Kingsley stated in 1994, "I'm [[Non-Jew|not Jewish]], and though there might be some Russian-Jewish heritage way back on my mother's side, the thread is so fine there's no real evidence."<ref>{{cite news|last=Pollack|first=Joe|title=He's No Stranger to Holocaust|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|date=3 January 1994|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZHcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qHsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6244,2477398|accessdate=28 November 2011|quote="I'm not Jewish," he said, "and though there might be some Russian-Jewish heritage way back on my mother's side, the thread is so fine there's no real evidence..."}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early career===
Kingsley studied at [[Pendleton College|De La Salle College]] in [[City of Salford|Salford]], which later became home to the Ben Kingsley Theatre. While at college he became involved in amateur dramatics in Manchester, making his professional stage debut on graduation, aged 23. In 1967, he made his [[London]] [[West End theatre]] debut at the [[Aldwych Theatre]]. Later, he was spotted by music producer and manager [[Dick James]], who offered to mould Kingsley into a pop star, but Kingsley chose to join the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] after an audition before [[Trevor Nunn]].

Devoting himself almost exclusively to stage work for the next 15 years, he made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 1971 with the RSC. Kingsley played Mosca in [[Peter Hall (theatre director)|Peter Hall]]'s 1977 production of Ben Jonson's ''[[Volpone]]'' for the [[Royal National Theatre]], and in [[Peter Brook]]'s acclaimed production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''. At about this time, he changed his name to Ben Kingsley, fearing that a foreign name would hamper his career.<ref name="actors">Stated in interview on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]''</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/1734960.stm "Sir Ben's Sexy honour"], BBC News. 31 December 2001.</ref> He also starred in the role of [[Willy Loman]] in a 1982 [[Sydney]] production of ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' opposite [[Mel Gibson]].

===Film and television===
Kingsley made the transition to film roles early on, with his first role coming in ''[[Fear Is the Key (film)|Fear Is the Key]]'', released in 1972. Kingsley continued starring in bit roles in both film and television, including a role as Ron Jenkins on the soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]'' from 1966 to 1967 and regular appearances as a defence counsel in the long-running British legal programme ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]''. In 1975, he starred as [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]] in the BBCs historical drama ''[[The Love School]]'' and appeared in the TV miniseries ''[[Dickens of London]]'' the following year. He found fame as [[Mahatma Gandhi|Mohandas Gandhi]] in the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' in 1982. The film was a critical and financial success, and Kingsley won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performance.<ref name="actors"/>

Kingsley has since appeared in a variety of roles. His credits included the films ''[[Turtle Diary]]'', ''[[Maurice (film)|Maurice]]'', ''[[Pascali's Island (film)|Pascali's Island]]'', ''[[Without a Clue]]'' (as [[Dr. Watson]] alongside [[Michael Caine]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes]]), ''[[Suspect Zero]]'', ''[[Bugsy]]'' (nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]), ''[[Sneakers (1992 film)|Sneakers]]'', ''[[Dave (film)|Dave]]'', ''[[Searching for Bobby Fischer]]'', ''[[Schindler's List]]'', ''[[Silas Marner]]'', ''[[Death and the Maiden (1994 film)|Death and the Maiden]]'', ''[[Sexy Beast]]'', for which he received another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and ''[[House of Sand and Fog (film)|House of Sand and Fog]]'', which led to an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. He won a [[Crystal Globe]] award for outstanding artistic contribution to [[world cinema]] at the [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]] in 2001.<ref>Andre Deutsch (2003 ). "Variety International Film Guide". p. 377.</ref>

In 1997, he provided a voice in the video game ''[[Ceremony of Innocence]]''. In 1998, he was the head of the jury at the [[48th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1998/04_jury_1998/04_Jury_1998.html |title=Berlinale: 1998 Juries |accessdate=14 January 2012 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref>

In July 2006, he received an [[Emmy]] nomination for his performance in the made-for-TV film ''[[Mrs. Harris]]'', in which he played famed [[cardiologist]] [[Herman Tarnower]], who was murdered by his jilted lover, [[Jean Harris]]. Later that year, Kingsley appeared in an episode of ''[[The Sopranos]]'' entitled "[[Luxury Lounge]]", playing himself. In 2007, Kingsley appeared as a [[Polish American]] mobster in the [[Mafia comedy]] ''[[You Kill Me]]'', and a hitman in ''[[War, Inc.]]''

In 2010, Kingsley worked voicing a character named Sabine in [[Lionhead Studios]] game ''[[Fable III]]'' and starred alongside [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] in ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'', directed by [[Martin Scorsese]]. He also appeared in Scorsese's next film, ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'', and signed up to appear in a new feature by [[Neil Jordan]] and [[John Boorman]] entitled ''Broken Dream''.<ref name="Broken Dream">{{cite web|url=http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4283808&tpl=archnews&force=1|title=Ben Kingsley & John Hurt for Neil Jordan–John Boorman film 'Broken Dream'|publisher=IFTN|accessdate=15 April 2011}}</ref>

In 2013, he appeared as [[Trevor Slattery]] in ''[[Iron Man 3]]'', and as the hero [[Mazer Rackham]] in ''[[Ender's Game (film)|Ender's Game]]''.

Kingsley's 2014 film roles included ''[[Exodus: Gods and Kings]]'', as [[Nun (biblical figure)|Nun]], a Hebrew slave, and ''[[Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]]'', as Merenkahre, a [[simulacrum]] of an Egyptian pharaoh and father of Ahkmenrah (in one scene, the character discusses his Hebrew slaves).<ref>{{cite news|title=Ridley Scott In ‘Exodus’ Talks With Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Paul|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/08/ridley-scott-in-exodus-talks-with-ben-kingsley-john-turturro-sigourney-weaver-aaron-paul/|accessdate=16 September 2013|newspaper=deadline.com|date=27 August 2013}}</ref>

In 2015, Kingsley played a driving instructor in the film ''[[Learning to Drive (film)|Learning to Drive]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doty|first1=Meriah|title=Ben Kingsley Reveals the Challenges of 'Learning to Drive' and the Beauty of Connecting With Fans|url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/ben-kinsley-reveals-the-challenges-of-learning-to-116565996262.html|website=Yahoo|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> He voiced [[Bagheera]] in the live-action adaptation of [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney's]] ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'', directed by [[Jon Favreau]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/ben-kingsley-to-voice-bagheera-in-disneys-the-jungle-book/|title=Ben Kingsley To Voice Bagheera In Disney's 'The Jungle Book'|work=Deadline|date=25 June 2014|accessdate=25 June 2014}}</ref> and recorded [[Yogananda]]'s ''[[Autobiography of a Yogi]]'' in book-on-tape format.

In 2018, Kingsley was the narrator for Amazon Prime's documentary ''[[All or Nothing: Manchester City]]'' which followed [[Manchester City]]'s record breaking [[2017–18 Premier League]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/All-Nothing-Manchester-City-Season/dp/B07FRNLKX1|title=All or Nothing: Manchester City|accessdate=31 May 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kingsley has been married four times and has four children: Thomas Bhanji and artist Jasmin Bhanji, with actress [[Angela Morant]], and Edmund Kingsley and [[Ferdinand Kingsley]], both of whom became actors, with theatrical director [[Alison Sutcliffe]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ensor |first=Josie |date=14 April 2013 |title=Sir Ben Kingsley: my Hollywood actress mother was jealous of my success |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9991850/Sir-Ben-Kingsley-my-Hollywood-actress-mother-was-jealous-of-my-success.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref> He divorced Alexandra Christmann in 2005, having been "deeply, deeply shocked" after pictures of her kissing another man surfaced on the internet.<ref name="contactmusic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/kingsley-admits-devastation-at-adulterous-wife-photos|title=Kingsley Admits Devastation at Adulterous Wife Photos|accessdate=15 August 2007|publisher=Contact Music News|date=16 November 2005}}</ref> On 3 September 2007, Kingsley married Brazilian actress [[Daniela Lavender]] at Eynsham Hall in [[North Leigh|North Leigh, Oxfordshire]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6983562.stm |title=Kingsley weds Brazilian actress |work=BBC News |date=7 September 2007 |accessdate=1 January 2010}}</ref>

Kingsley is a [[Quakers|Quaker]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-32381926|title=The faith forgotten in its hometown|last=Wade|first=Dave|date=2015-04-25|access-date=2019-01-23|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-19/sir-ben-kingsleys-identity-is-as-colourful-as-his-characters/|title=Sir Ben Kingsley's identity is as colourful as his characters|website=Radio Times|language=en|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref>

==Honours==
Kingsley was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[2002 New Year Honours]] for services to the British film industry.<ref name="Knighthood"/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=56430 |date=31 December 2001 |page=1 |supp=y}}</ref> The award was announced on 31 December 2001, which happened to be Kingsley's 58th birthday.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/dec/31/news |title=Parker and Kingsley receive New Year knighthoods |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=31 December 2001 |accessdate=13 June 2014}}</ref> After receiving his award from [[Elizabeth II]] at [[Buckingham Palace]], Kingsley stated; "I told the Queen that winning an Oscar pales into insignificance – this is insurmountable. I'm fascinated by the ancient, by mythology, by these islands and their tradition of story telling. I feel that I am a story teller and to receive a knighthood is really recognition of that."<ref name="Knighthood"/> His demand to be called 'Sir' in film and TV show credits was documented by the BBC, to some criticism.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4732688.stm|title=Lord Puttnam dubs Sir Ben 'barmy'|work=BBC News|date=20 February 2006|accessdate=1 January 2010}}</ref> Since then, Kingsley appears to have altered his stance; credits for his latest films refer to him as Ben Kingsley. Co-star [[Penélope Cruz]] was reportedly unsure what to call him during the filming of ''[[Elegy (film)|Elegy]]'' as someone had told her she needed to refer to him as "Sir Ben". One day it slipped out as such, and she called him that for the remainder of the shoot.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0740409 Cruz Baffled By Kingsley's Title (WENN News)] at IMDb</ref> Kingsley has denied accusations that he prefers to be referred to by his title, saying, "If I've ever insisted on being called 'Sir' by colleagues on a film set then I am profoundly sorry. I don't remember ever doing that and I tend not to forget."<ref>{{cite news |last=Hastings |first=Chris |date=26 February 2006 |title=If I ever insisted on being called 'Sir' on a film, then I am really sorry, says Sir Ben Kingsley |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1511466/If-I-ever-insisted-on-being-called-Sir-on-a-film-then-I-am-really-sorry-says-Sir-Ben-Kingsley.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref>

In 1984, he won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word or Nonmusical Recording for ''The Words of Gandhi''. He was awarded the Indian civilian honour [[Padma Shri]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards|publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php?start=0&award_year=&state=&field=3&p_name=Kingsley&award=All|accessdate=10 July 2009}}</ref>
In May 2010, Kingsley was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref name="WalkofFame">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10180377 |title=Sir Ben Kingsley gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame |work=BBC News |date=28 May 2010 |accessdate=20 June 2010}}</ref>
In April 2013, Kingsley was honoured with the Fellowship Award at [[The Asian Awards]] in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bollyspice.com/57703/asian-awards-winners-night-event|title=Special Report: Asian Awards 2013|date=18 April 2013|work=BollySpice.com - The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood|accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Main|Ben Kingsley filmography}}

==Awards and nominations==
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!Year
!Category
!Work
!Result
|-
| 1982
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]
| rowspan="4"|''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]''
| {{Won}}
|-
| 1982
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| 1982
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| 1982
| [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor|Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – Male]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| 1985
| [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1985-233.html|title=Grammy Award Nominees 1985 - Grammy Award Winners 1985|website=www.awardsandshows.com}}</ref>
| "The Words of Gandhi"
| {{Won}}
|-
| 1991
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[Bugsy]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
| 1991
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| 1993
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| ''[[Schindler's List]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
| 2001
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
| rowspan="3"|''[[Sexy Beast]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
| 2001
| Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
| {{Nom}}
|-
| 2001
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 2001
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie]]
| rowspan="3"|''[[Anne Frank: The Whole Story]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
| 2001
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| 2001
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| 2003
| Academy Award for Best Actor
| rowspan="4"|''[[House of Sand and Fog (film)|House of Sand and Fog]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
| 2003
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| 2003
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]] 
| {{Nom}}
|-
| 2003
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| 2011
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actor]]
| ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2013
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Iron Man 3]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2015
| [[Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production]]
| ''[[The Boxtrolls]]''
| {{Won}}
|}

==References==
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