# List of awards and nominations received by Tom Hanks

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 Woody the Cowboy 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 | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Actor | Philadelphia | Won |
| 1995 | Best Actor | Forrest Gump | Won |
| 1999 | Best Actor | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Actor | Cast Away | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Supporting Actor | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| British Academy Film Awards |||||
| 1995 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Forrest Gump | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Cast Away | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Nominated |
| BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards |||||
| 2002 | Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award | Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award | Won |

### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards |||||
| 2013 | Best Actor | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Actor | Sully | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Actor | The Post | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Actor | News of the World | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards |||||
| 2021 | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Greyhound | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Finch | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1998 | Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie | From the Earth to the Moon | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Limited Series | From the Earth to the Moon | Won |
| 2002 | Outstanding Limited Series | Band of Brothers | Won |
| 2002 | Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie | Band of Brothers | Won |
| 2002 | Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie | Band of Brothers | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Limited Series | John Adams | Won |
| 2009 | Outstanding Drama Series | Big Love | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special | The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Limited Series | The Pacific | Won |
| 2012 | Outstanding Television Movie | Game Change | Won |
| 2015 | Outstanding Limited Series | Olive Kitteridge | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding Variety Special (Live) | Celebrating America | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1989 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Big | Won |
| 1994 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Sleepless in Seattle | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Philadelphia | Won |
| 1995 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Forrest Gump | Won |
| 1999 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Cast Away | Won |
| 2008 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Charlie Wilson's War | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Post | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Nominated |
| 2020 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Recipient |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Forrest Gump | Won |
| 1996 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Apollo 13 | Won |
| 1999 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The Green Mile | Nominated |
| 2001 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Cast Away | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| 2020 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Nominated |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Best Leading Actor in a Play | Lucky Guy | Nominated | |

## Critics awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1993 | Best Actor | Philadelphia | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1994 | Best Actor | Forrest Gump | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1998 | Best Actor | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2000 | Best Actor | Cast Away | Won |
| Cleveland Critics Circle | 1978 | Best Actor | The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2013 | Best Actor | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 1998 | Best Actor | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2013 | Best Actor | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Saving Mr. Banks | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | 1998 | Best Actor | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2000 | Best Actor | Cast Away | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2013 | Best Actor | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2013 | Best Actor | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Scene | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2016 | Best Actor | Sully | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| American Film Institute | 1998 | TV Program of the Year | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| American Film Institute | 2001 | TV Program of the Year | Band of Brothers | Won |
| American Film Institute | 2002 | Life Achievement Award | Life Achievement Award | Won |
| American Comedy Awards | 1987 | Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Nothing in Common | Nominated |
| American Comedy Awards | 1989 | Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Big | Won |
| American Comedy Awards | 1993 | Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | A League of Their Own | Won |
| American Comedy Awards | 1995 | Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Forrest Gump | Won |
| American Comedy Awards | 1999 | Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | You've Got Mail | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | 2014 | Best International Lead Actor – Cinema | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| Annie Award | 1995 | Voice Acting in a Feature | Toy Story | Nominated |
| Bambi Award | 2004 | Best Film – International | The Polar Express | Won |
| Berlin International Film Festival | 1994 | Silver Bear for Best Actor | Philadelphia | Won |
| David di Donatello Award | 1994 | Best Foreign Actor | Forrest Gump | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | 1999 | Best Actor | Saving Private Ryan | Won |
| Empire Awards | 2003 | Best Actor | Road to Perdition | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | 2014 | Best Actor | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Award | 2022 | Worst Actor | Pinocchio | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Award | 2022 | Worst Supporting Actor | Elvis | Won |
| Golden Raspberry Award | 2022 | Worst Screen Combo | Elvis | Won |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2002 | Hollywood Actor Award | Road to Perdition | Won |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2016 | Hollywood Actor Award | Sully | Won |
| Jupiter Award | 1994 | Best International Actor | Forrest Gump | Won |
| Jupiter Award | 2002 | Best International Actor | Cast Away | Won |
| Jupiter Award | 2016 | Best International Actor | A Hologram for the King | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2002 | Best Actor in Motion Picture | Road to Perdition | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2013 | Best Actor in Motion Picture | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Saving Mr. Banks | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2016 | Best Actor in Motion Picture | Sully | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1988 | Best Actor | Big | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 1994 | Best Actor | Forrest Gump | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 1993 | Best Kiss (with Pauline Brailsford) | A League of Their Own | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 1994 | Best On-Screen Duo (with Meg Ryan) | Sleepless in Seattle | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 1994 | Best Male Performance | Philadelphia | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | 1994 | Best On-Screen Duo (with Denzel Washington) | Philadelphia | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 1995 | Best Male Performance | Forrest Gump | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 1996 | Best Male Performance | Apollo 13 | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 1996 | Best On-Screen Duo (with Tim Allen) | Toy Story | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 1998 | Best Action Sequence | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 1998 | Best Male Performance | Saving Private Ryan | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 2001 | Best On-Screen Duo (with Tim Allen) | Toy Story 2 | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 2001 | Best Kiss (with Helen Hunt) | Cast Away | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 2001 | Best Male Performance | Cast Away | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | 2001 | Best On-Screen Duo (with Wilson the Volleyball) | Cast Away | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 1995 | Favorite Movie Actor | Apollo 13 | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 2000 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Toy Story 2 | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 2011 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Toy Story 3 | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 2020 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Toy Story 4 | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | 1994 | Best Actor | Forrest Gump | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2017 | Best Actor | The Post | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 1995 | Favorite Actor in a Dramatic Motion Picture | Forrest Gump | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 1996 | Favorite Actor in a Dramatic Motion Picture | Apollo 13 | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 1996 | Favorite Motion Picture Actor | — | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 1998 | Favorite Motion Picture Actor | — | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 1999 | Favorite Motion Picture Actor | — | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 2001 | Favorite Motion Picture Actor | — | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 2001 | Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama | Cast Away | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 2004 | Favorite All-Time Entertainer | — | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 2005 | Favorite Male Motion Picture Star | — | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2007 | Favorite Male Movie Star | — | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2012 | Favorite Movie Icon | — | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2017 | Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor | Sully | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 2017 | Favorite Movie Actor | Sully | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2017 | Favorite Movie Icon | — | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2011 | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television (as executive producer) | The Pacific | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2011 | Lifetime Achievement Award in Television | Lifetime Achievement Award in Television | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2013 | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television (as executive producer) | Game Change | Won |
| Teen Choice Award | 2000 | Choice Movie Chemistry (with Wilson the Volleyball) | Cast Away | Won |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2014 | Chairman's Vanguard Award | Captain Phillips | Won |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2016 | Icon Award | Icon Award | Won |

## Honorary awards

| Organizations | Year | Award | Result |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame | 1992 | Inductee | Honored |
| Navy Distinguished Public Service Award | 1999 | Medal | Honored |
| AFI Life Achievement Award | 2002 | Statue | Honored |
| Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award | 2006 | Statue | Honored |
| Kennedy Center Honors | 2014 | Medallion | Honored |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom | 2016 | Medal | Honored |
| French Legion of Honor | 2016 | Medal | Honored |
| Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award | 2020 | Award | Honored |
| Harvard University | 2023 | Degree | Honored |