Honours of Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant's acting career has spanned over two decades. Besides gaining immense fame and commercial success, Grant has been bestowed with various awards and honours worldwide. He is known for giving witty and irreverent acceptance speeches. His accolades include, but are not limited to, the following:

In 2005, Grant became one of the first 100 stars honoured at the Avenue of Stars in central London. His name is represented by a silver star set into the pavement outside St Paul's Church, known as the Actors' church, in Covent Garden Piazza. [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4258080.stm |title=Stars light up UK's Walk of Fame |publisher=BBC |date=2005-09-19 |accessdate=2007-04-26]

Grant was awarded Star of the Year Award at the ShowEast Convention on October 11, 2002. Presenting the award, Sandra Bullock revealed that "on a set of hundreds of people, he knew everybody’s name."citation |title= Grant Granted ShowEast Award |url=http://www.natoonline.org/infocus/02December/datelineex.htm |publisher= In Focus |date=December 2002 |accessdate=2007-09-22] Dan Fellman, Warner Bros.'s president of distribution, said:

It's a great honor to have the industry pay tribute to Hugh Grant for the sheer enjoyment and delight he has brought to moviegoers worldwide during his most extraordinary career. [cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117873338.html?categoryid=1237&cs=1&query=hugh+grant+%2B+award |title=ShowEast greets Grant |last=Diorio |first=Carl |publisher=Variety |date=2002-09-22 |accessdate=2007-04-26]

Sandra Bullock was once again chosen to present Grant with the prestigious Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film. The honour was bestowed on November 8, 2003 by BAFTA/LA. Grant received the award saying that it was "very very nice and unusual for me, I don't really get many prizes and when I do I'm cockahoop." [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3254891.stm |title=Actor Grant handed Kubrick award |publisher=BBC |date=2003-11-09 |accessdate=2007-04-26] BAFTA/LA chairman, Gary Dartnall, said Grant was chosen because:

His talent and keen intelligence have distinguished him as one of the best and brightest in contemporary cinema. [cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117891948.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&query=hugh+grant+%2B+bafta |title=Grant BAFTA/L.A.'s pick for Kubrick nod |last=Lyster |first=Lauren |publisher=Variety |date=2003-09-04 |accessdate=2007-04-26]

In 2002, Grant was declared one of the GQ [http://digitalfreeway.com/gqhome/winners/winners02.html# Men of the Year] . He was featured on the magazine's November cover with Denzel Washington and Ralph Lauren. Grant was honoured as Man of the Year in comedy for his performance in "About a Boy", according to the magazine, because:

In the hands of a lesser actor, the redemption of said cad - an indolent snake who preys on single mothers - would have been a mechanical affair. Instead, About a Boy was the year's great surprise, due in part to Hugh Grant's performance - probably the finest of his career.cite news |title= "Hugh Grant" Film Actor, Comedy |publisher= GQ |page=325 |date=November 2002 |accessdate=2007-09-11 ]

In 1995, after winning his Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a motion picture Comedy, according to "The New York Times", Grant "made a gentle mockery of all the humble thank-you speeches at such events" and "brought down the house."

With mock gratitude, Grant said: "It's tragic how much I'm enjoying getting this. It's heaven. Right up my alley. I can't tell the Foreign Press Association how much I admire them." Referring to his agent in London, who got him the role in "Four Weddings and a Funeral", he deadpanned: "He's extremely small and extremely vicious."cite news |title=In Hollywood, a Party Is a Party, And an Awards Show Is Even Better |last=Weinraub |first=Bernard |publisher= The New York Times |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0D61131F930A15752C0A963958260 |page=11 |date=1995-01-23 |accessdate=2007-10-01 ]

After the success of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" in 1994, Grant's wax sculpture was featured at Madame Tussauds in London. Wax figures of him are also at display in the Glamor Hall of Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, the Madame Tussauds Interactive Wax Museum in New York's Times Square, with a third one in Shanghai.

Awards

2006 César Awards: Honorary César - Lifetime Achievement

2003 BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards: The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award - Excellence in Film

2003 London Critics Circle Film Awards 2002: ALFS Award for British Actor of the Year - 'About a Boy" (2002)

2003 Empire Movie Awards: Best British Actor - "About a Boy" (2002)

2003 Golden Camera (Goldene Kamera) Awards: Best International Actor - "About a Boy" (2002)

2002 GQ Men of the Year Awards: Film Actor in a Comedy - "About a Boy" (2002)

2002 Taormina BNL FilmFest: Taormina Arte Diamond Award - Cinematic Excellence

2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards: Leading Man Award

2002 Evening Standard British Film Awards: Peter Sellers Award for Comedy - "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001)

2000 Empire Movie Awards: Best British Actor - "Notting Hill" (1999)

2000 Csapnivalo Awards: Golden Slate for Best Actor in a Leading Role - "Notting Hill" (1999)

1995 Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy - "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994)

1995 Evening Standard British Film Awards: Peter Sellers Award for Comedy - "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994)

1995 London Critics Circle Film Awards 1994: Special Achievement Award - "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994)

1995 British Academy Film Awards 1994: Best Actor in a Leading Role - "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994)

1995 Chicago Film Critics Awards 1994: Most Promising Newcomer - "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994)

1987 Venice Film Festival: Volpi Cup for Best Actor - "Maurice" (1987)

Nominations

2004 European Film Awards: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best European Actor - "Love Actually" (2003)

2003 Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy - "About a Boy" (2002)

2003 Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical - "About a Boy" (2002)

2003 Chicago Film Critics Awards 2002: Best Actor - "About a Boy" (2002)

2002 Empire Movie Awards: Best British Actor - "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001)

2002 Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical - "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001)

2001 European Film Awards: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best European Actor - "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001)

2000 Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy - "Notting Hill" (1999)

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Award: Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance - "Notting Hill" (1999)

1995 MTV Movie Awards: Best Breakthrough Performance - "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994)

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