Dame Judi Dench is an English actress. Among her major awards, Dench has won an Academy Award, a Tony Award, six British Academy Film Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, and seven Laurence Olivier Awards. She holds the record for most acting majors across all six American and British events, winning eighteen and receiving fifty two nominations. Other significant awards include two Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and ten critics awards. Overall, in her career to date, she has won 55 competitive awards from 203 nominations. She has also received 10 honorary awards, including the lifetime achievement Special Olivier Award and the BAFTA Fellowship.
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Nominations | 204 |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Best Actress | Mrs Brown | Nominated | [1] |
1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Shakespeare in Love | Won | [2] |
2000 | Chocolat | Nominated | [3] | |
2001 | Best Actress | Iris | Nominated | [4] |
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated | [5] | |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated | [6] | |
2013 | Philomena | Nominated | [7] | |
2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Belfast | Nominated | [8] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Best Actress – International | Philomena | Nominated | |
2017 | Victoria and Abdul | Nominated | ||
2021 | Best Supporting Actress – International | Belfast | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Film | ||||
1965 | Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | Four in the Morning | Won | [9] |
1985 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Wetherby | Nominated | [10] |
1986 | A Room with a View | Won | [11] | |
1987 | 84 Charing Cross Road | Nominated | [12] | |
1988 | A Handful of Dust | Won | [13] | |
1997 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Mrs Brown | Won | [14] |
1998 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Shakespeare in Love | Won | [15] |
2000 | Chocolat | Nominated | [16] | |
2001 | The Shipping News | Nominated | [17] | |
Best Actress in a Leading Role | Iris | Won | ||
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated | [18] | |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated | [19] | |
2011 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated | [20] |
2012 | Skyfall | Nominated | [21] | |
2013 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Philomena | Nominated | [22] |
Television | ||||
1968 | Best Actress | Talking to a Stranger | Won | [23] |
1980 | On Giant's Shoulders | Nominated | [24] | |
1982 | Going Gently A Fine Romance (Series 1) The Cherry Orchard |
Won | [25] | |
1983 | Best Entertainment Performance | A Fine Romance (Series 2) | Nominated | [26] |
1984 | A Fine Romance (Series 3) | Nominated | [27] | |
Best Actress | Saigon: Year of the Cat | Nominated | ||
1985 | Best Entertainment Performance | A Fine Romance (Series 4) | Won | [28] |
1990 | Best Actress | Behaving Badly | Nominated | [29] |
1996 | Best Comedy Performance | As Time Goes By (Series 5-6) | Nominated | [30] |
1998 | Nominated | [31] | ||
2001 | Best Actress | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Won | [32] |
2008 | Cranford | Nominated | [33] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
2001 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Nominated | [34] |
2008 | Cranford | Nominated | [35] | |
2010 | Return to Cranford | Nominated | [36] | |
International Emmy Awards | ||||
2016 | Best Performance by an Actress | Roald Dahl's Esio Trot | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Mrs Brown | Won | [37] |
1998 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated | [38] |
2000 | Chocolat | Nominated | [39] | |
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Television Film | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Won | ||
2001 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Iris | Nominated | [40] |
2005 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated | [41] |
2006 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated | [42] |
2008 | Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Television Film | Cranford | Nominated | [43] |
2010 | Return to Cranford | Nominated | [44] | |
2012 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Nominated | [45] |
2013 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Philomena | Nominated | [46] |
2017 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Victoria & Abdul | Nominated | [47] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Mrs Brown | Nominated | [48] |
1998 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated | [49] |
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture [J] | Won | |||
2000 | Chocolat | Nominated | [50] | |
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | |||
2001 | The Shipping News | Nominated | [51] | |
Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Iris | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Nominated | ||
2005 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated | [52] |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated | [53] | |
2009 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture [J] | Nine | Nominated | [54] |
2012 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Nominated | [55] | |
2013 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Philomena | Nominated | [56] |
2017 | Victoria & Abdul | Nominated | [57] | |
2022 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture [J] | Belfast | Nominated | [58] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Actress in a Play | Amy's View | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Actress of the Year in a Revival | Macbeth | Won | [59] |
1980 | Juno and the Paycock | Won | [60] | |
1982 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Nominated | [61] | |
Actress of the Year in a New Play | Other Places | Nominated | [61] | |
1983 | Pack of Lies | Won | [62] | |
1987 | Actress of the Year | Antony and Cleopatra | Won | [63] |
1992 | Best Director of a Musical | The Boys from Syracuse | Nominated | [64] |
1993 | Best Actress | The Gift of the Gorgon | Nominated | [65] |
1996 | Absolute Hell | Won | [66] | |
Best Actress in a Musical | A Little Night Music | Won | [66] | |
1998 | Best Actress | Amy's View | Nominated | [67] |
1999 | Filumena | Nominated | [68] | |
2005 | Best Performance in a Supporting Role | All's Well That Ends Well | Nominated | [69] |
2014 | Best Actress | Peter and Alice | Nominated | |
2016 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Winter's Tale | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Amy's View | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | Best Actress | Juno and the Paycock [E] | Won | |
1982 | A Kind of Alaska / The Importance of Being Earnest | Won | ||
1987 | Antony and Cleopatra | Won |
Year | Organisation | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Patricia Rothermere Award for Outstanding Services to the Theatre | Honored |
London Film Critics' Circle | Circle Annual Award for Services to the Arts Award | Honored | |
2001 | British Academy Film Awards | BAFTA Fellowship | Honored |
2004 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | 50th Anniversary Special Award | Honored |
Laurence Olivier Awards | Society of London Theatre Special Award | Honored | |
2008 | European Film Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honored |
London Film Critics' Circle | Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film Award | Honored | |
2011 | British Film Institute | BFI Fellowship | Honored |
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema Award | Honored | |
2012 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Moscow Art Theatre Golden Seagull Award | Honored |
2023 | Irish Film & Television Academy | IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award[70] | Honored |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Herself | Lifetime Achievement Award | Nominated |
2011 | J. Edgar | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Nominated |
2012 | Skyfall | Won | |
Female Icon Award for Humanitarian Activism | Nominated | ||
2013 | Philomena | EDA Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Best Actress | Runner-up |
2013 | Philomena | Runner-up |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | Best Actress | Won |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated | |
2012 | Skyfall | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | The Winter’s Tale | Best Shakespearean Performance[71] | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Best Actress in a Movie | Nominated |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated | |
2009 | Nine [C] | Best Acting Ensemble in a Movie | Nominated |
2012 | Skyfall | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie | Nominated | ||
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress in a Movie | Nominated |
2022 | Belfast | Best Acting Ensemble | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Chocolat | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2001 | The Shipping News | Nominated | |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Best Actress | Runner-up |
2013 | Philomena | 3rd Place |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress | Runner-up |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Skyfall | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Philomena | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Iris | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | British Actress of the Year | Won |
2001 | Iris | Won | |
2004 | Ladies in Lavender | Nominated | |
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated | |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated | |
Actress of the Year | Nominated | ||
2012 | Skyfall | Supporting Actress of the Year | Nominated |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel / Skyfall | British Actress of the Year | Nominated | |
2013 | Philomena | Won | |
Actress of the Year | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Best Actress | Runner-up |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents [F] | Best Acting by an Ensemble | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | Best Actress | 3rd Place |
1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Best Actress | 3rd Place |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | Best Actress | 3rd Place |
1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Best Actress | 5th Place |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Runner-up |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Iris | Best Actress | Nominated |
2012 | Skyfall | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Iris | Best Foreign Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Chocolat | Best Supporting Actress | Runner-up |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | Best Actress | Runner-up |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | Best Actress | Runner-up |
1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Supporting Actress [K] | Runner-up |
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress | Runner-up |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Best Actress | Won |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated | |
2013 | Philomena | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | Best Actress | Nominated |
1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Supporting Actress | Runner-up |
2001 | Iris | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Nine [L] | Best Ensemble | Nominated |
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | Outstanding Character Performance – Female | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special – Network, Cable, or Syndication | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress – International | Nominated |
2017 | Victoria and Abdul | Nominated | |
2021 | Belfast | Best Supporting Actress – International | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | Best Actress – Film | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film | Nominated |
2007 | Notes on a Scandal | Won | |
2012 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Nominated | |
2013 | Philomena | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | A Fine Romance | Best Actress | Won |
2008 | Cranford | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1988 | The Browning Version | Actress in a Theatrical or Dramatic special | Won |
1994 | Look Back in Anger [A] | International Theatrical Special or Series | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | My Week with Marilyn [B] | Ensemble Cast | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Philomena | Film Performance of the Year – Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Skyfall | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Iris | Best Actress | Nominated |
2005 | Ladies in Lavender [D] | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Best Actress | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | Cats[72] | Worst Supporting Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Philomena | Best International Actress | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | Casino Royale | Best Performance by a Female | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Iris | Best Actress | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | Best Actress | Nominated |
Best Drama Actress | Nominated | ||
1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Ensemble [G] | Won |
Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
2000 | Chocolat | Nominated | |
2001 | Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Nominated |
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Best Actress | Nominated |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated | |
2009 | Return to Cranford | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Nominated |
2012 | Skyfall | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | Best Actress | Won |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Skyfall | International Star | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Skyfall | Best Foreign Actress | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Mrs Brown | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Won |
2000 | Chocolat | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated |
2001 | Iris | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated |
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated |
2008 | Cranford | Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
2009 | Nine [H] | Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Won |
2010 | Return to Cranford | Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2012 | Skyfall | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
2013 | Philomena | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
2017 | Victoria & Abdul | Nominated | |
2021 | Belfast | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Best Actress | Nominated |
2008 | Quantum of Solace | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2012 | Skyfall | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Mrs Brown [I] | Best Foreign Actress | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Herself | Supporting Actress of the Year | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Herself | Taormina Arte Award | Honored |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Cranford | Best Actress | Nominated |
Location | Date | Organisation | Award |
---|---|---|---|
UK | 2000 | Royal Society of Arts | Benjamin Franklin Medal[73] |
Freedom of the City
Dench was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1970 Birthday Honours[79] and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 1988 New Year Honours.[80] She was appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 2005 Birthday Honours.[81]
Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 1970 – 1988 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | OBE |
UK | 1988 – present | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | DBE |
UK | 2005 – present | Order of the Companions of Honour | CH |
Location | Date | School | Position |
---|---|---|---|
England | 7 July 2005 – present | Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge | Honorary Fellow[82] |
England | 18 February 2013 – present | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama | Honorary Fellow[83] |
Location | Date | Organisation | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
England | 1991 | Loughborough University | Doctor of Letters[84](D.Litt.)[85] | |
England | 6 June 1992 | Open University | Doctor of the University (D.Univ) [86] | |
1 July 1996 | University of Surrey | Doctor of the University (D.Univ)[87][88] | ||
28 June 2000 | University of Oxford | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)[89] | ||
July 2000 | Queen Margaret University | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)[90] | ||
2001 | University of Durham | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)[91] | ||
17 July 2002 | University of Leeds | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)[92][93] | ||
Scotland | 24 June 2008 | University of St Andrews | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)[94] | |
England | 22 July 2010 | Nottingham Trent University | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)[95][96] | |
Scotland | 26 June 2013 | University of Stirling | Doctor of the University (D.Univ)[97] | |
Massachusetts | May 2017 | Harvard University | Doctor of Arts (D.Arts)[98] | |
England | October 2019 | University of Winchester | Doctor of Arts (D.Arts)[99] |
Location | Date | Organisation | Position | Ref. |
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United States | 1997 – present | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Member (Actors Branch) | |
UK | 2001 – present | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Fellow | [100] |
May 2006 – present | Royal Society of Arts | Fellow (FRSA) | ||
June 2011 – present | British Film Institute | Fellow | [101][102][103] | |
British Shakespeare Association | Patron | [104] | ||
Oxford Playhouse | Patron | [105] |