page_title: List of awards and nominations received by Laurence Olivier
section_title: Film
hierarchical_section_title: List of awards and nominations received by Laurence Olivier / Film
caption_attribution_description: English: Publicity still of Laurence Olivier for the film Wuthering Heights (1939).
context_page_description: Laurence Olivier was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. From 1956, he performed in television roles, for which he won several awards.
  In 1939, Olivier appeared in the film Wuthering Heights in a role that saw him nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The following year he was again nominated for the same award for his portrayal of Maxim de Winter in Rebecca. In 1944, he produced, directed and appeared as Henry V of England in Henry V. The film was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, although it failed to win in any competitive category; instead Olivier received a "Special Award" for his work on the film. His next film, Hamlet, became the first non-American film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, and he also received the award for Best Actor. In 1979, Olivier was presented with an Academy Honorary Award to recognize his lifetime of contribution to the art of film.
caption: Publicity still of Olivier for the 1939 film Wuthering Heights
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