List of awards and nominations received by Geoffrey Rush

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Wins10

Nominations20

Geoffrey Rush awards and nominations

Rush at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 1 4 BAFTA Awards 3 5 Emmy Awards 1 2 Golden Globes 2 6 SAG Awards 4 9 Tony Awards 1 1
Totals[a]
Wins	10
Nominations	20
Note ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor of the stage and screen. He has received what is known as the Triple Crown of Acting, meaning an Academy Award, Tony Award and Primetime Emmy Awards, which represent film, theatre and television respectively. Over his career he has also received three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year.^[1][2][3]

Rush received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of pianist David Helfgott in the biographical film Shine (1996). He was Oscar-nominated for playing Philip Henslowe in the romantic period film Shakespeare in Love (1998), the Marquis de Sade in the period drama Quills (2000), and Lionel Logue in the historical drama The King's Speech (2010). He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Shine. He also won the BAFTA Awards for Shakespeare in Love (1998), and The King's Speech (2010).

For his work in television he received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for his performance as Peter Sellers in the HBO film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2003). Rush was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his portrayal of theoretical physicist Albert Einstein in the National Geographic anthology miniseries Genius (2017).

On stage, Rush received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as King Berenger in the French absurdist comedy Exit the King (2009). For his roles in theatre he also received a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and two Helpmann Awards. He was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for playing Poprishchin in the Russian farce Diary of a Madman (2011).