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]
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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).
Major associations
edit| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Best Actor | Shine | Won | [4] |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actor | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated | [5] |
| 2000 | Best Actor | Quills | Nominated | [6] |
| 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech | Nominated | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 1996 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Shine | Won | [8] |
| 1998 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Elizabeth | Nominated | [9] |
| Shakespeare in Love | Won | |||
| 2000 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Quills | Nominated | [10] |
| 2010 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The King's Speech | Won | [11] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2005 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Won | [12] |
| 2017 | Genius | Nominated | [13] | |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Shine | Won | [14] |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated | [14] |
| 2000 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Quills | Nominated | [14] |
| 2004 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Won | [14] |
| 2010 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | The King's Speech | Nominated | [14] |
| 2017 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | Genius | Nominated | [14] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Shine | Won | [15] |
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| 1998 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated | [16] |
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | |||
| 2000 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Quills | Nominated | [17] |
| 2004 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Won | [18] |
| 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | The King's Speech | Nominated | [19] |
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion | Won | |||
| 2017 | Outstanding Actor in Miniseries or TV Movie | Genius | Nominated | [20] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Best Actor in a Play | Exit the King | Won | [21] |
Other theatre Awards
edit| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama Desk Award | 2009 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Exit the King | Won | [22] |
| 2011 | Diary of a Madman | Nominated | |||
| Outer Critics Circle Award | 2009 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Exit the King | Won | |
| Helpmann Award | 2001 | Best Male Actor in a Play | The Small Poppies | Nominated | [23] |
| 2008 | Exit the King | Nominated | [24] | ||
| 2010 | Best Male Actor in a Musical | The Drowsy Chaperone | Nominated | [25] | |
| 2011 | Best Male Actor in a Play | Diary of a Madman | Won | [26] | |
| 2013 | Best Male Actor in a Musical | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Won | [27] |
Miscellaneous associations
edit| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Academy Film Awards | 1996 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Shine | Won | |
| 1998 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Little Bit of Soul | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Swimming Upstream | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Candy | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Eye of the Storm | Nominated | ||
| Annie Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Nominated | |
| Mo Awards | 2006 | Actor in Play | Geoffrey Rush | Won | [28] |
Honorary awards
edit| Organizations | Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards | 1994 | Statue | Honored | |
| University of Queensland | 1998 | Bachelor of Arts, Honorary Doctorate | Honored | [29] |
| the Queen's New Year's Honours List | 2001 | Australian Centenary Medal | Honored | [30] |
| Australian Film Institute Award | 2003 | Global Achievement Award | Honored | [31] |
| Brisbane International Film Festival | 2004 | Chauvel Award | Honored | [32] |
| American Film Institute | 2009 | Longford Life Achievement Award | Honored | [33] |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 2011 | Montecito Award | Honored | [34] |
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts | 2012 | Australian of the Year | Honored | [35] |
| Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) | 2014 | Medal | Honored | [36] |
| the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2022 | Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema | Honored | [37] |
References
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- ^ "Australian of the Year Awards 2012 – Recipients Announced". 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.
- ^ Singer, Jill (24 March 2008). "Rush to flat earth". Herald Sun.
- ^ "69th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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- ^ "73rd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "83rd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "1997 BAFTA Awards". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "1998 BAFTA Awards". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "2000 BAFTA Awards". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "2010 BAFTA Awards". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2005 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2017 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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- ^ "3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "5th Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "7th Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "11th Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "17th Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "24th Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "2009 Tony Award Winner: Geoffrey Rush For 'Best Leading Actor in a Play'". Broadway World. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Geoffrey Rush - Awards". IBDB. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "2001 Past nominees and winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "2008 Past nominees and winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "2010 Past Nominees and winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "2011 Past Nominees and winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "2013 Past Nominees and winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Geoffrey Rush AC - Bachelor of Arts, Honorary Doctor of Letters". University of Queensland. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Geoffrey Rush". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Japanese Story scoops AFIs". Syndey Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Theatrical rush for Cement Box foyer". University of Queensland. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "AFI awards highest honour to actor Geoffrey Rush". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Geoffrey Rush To Receive Montecito Award at SBIFF". Santa Barbra Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Geoffrey Rush - Biography". Television Academy. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Companion (AC) in the general division of the Order of Australia — Mr Geoffrey RUSH" (PDF). Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Geoffrey Rush, Benicio Del Toro to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival". Variety. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links
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- List of awards and nominations received by Geoffrey Rush at IMDb
- List of awards and nominations received by Geoffrey Rush at the Internet Broadway Database
- Geoffrey Rush – Stage acting credits
- Professional photographs of Geoffrey Rush – National Library of Australia