List of awards and nominations received by Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock awards and nominations
	Hitchcock in 1972
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	32
Nominations	67
	Note ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

Last updated August 20, 2025

Sir Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director. During a career spanning sixty years, he won a Golden Globe Award and received nominations for five Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Directors Guild of America Awards. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema, Hitchcock was awarded with such honorary awards as the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1968, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1971, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1972, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1979. He also was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1980, shortly before his death.

In addition, nine movies directed by Hitchcock were inducted into the National Film Registry and four of them are listed in the American Film Institute list of the 100 greatest American movies of all time. Two other his pictures entered the list of the 100 Greatest British Films of the 20th Century, released by British Film Institute in UK.

Major associations

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards , commonly referred to as the Oscar, is an annual ceremony established by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers.^[1]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
Academy Awards
1941	Best Director	Rebecca	Nominated
1945		Lifeboat	Nominated
1946		Spellbound	Nominated
1955		Rear Window	Nominated
1961		Psycho	Nominated
1968	Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award	—	Honored

Oscar-related Performances
Hitchcock has directed many Oscar nominated (and 1 winning) performances.

Year	Performer	Film	Result
Academy Award for Best Actor
1941	Laurence Olivier	Rebecca	Nominated
Academy Award for Best Actress
1941	Joan Fontaine	Rebecca	Nominated
1942	Joan Fontaine	Suspicion	Won
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1941	Albert Bassermann	Foreign Correspondent	Nominated
1946	Michael Chekhov	Spellbound	Nominated
1947	Claude Rains	Notorious	Nominated
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1941	Judith Anderson	Rebecca	Nominated
1948	Ethel Barrymore	The Paradine Case	Nominated
1961	Janet Leigh	Psycho	Nominated

Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards , considered as the TV equivalent to the Academy Awards (for film) in U.S., are presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, in various sectors of the television industry, including entertainment programming, news and documentary shows.^[2] Hitchcock was nominated four times.^[3]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
Primetime Emmy Awards
1956	Best Director - Film Series	Alfred Hitchcock Presents (for episode "The Case of Mr. Pelham")	Nominated
1956	Best MC or Program Host - Male Or Female	—	Nominated
1957	Best Male Personality – Continuing Performance	—	Nominated
1959	Best Direction of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series Less Than One Hour	Alfred Hitchcock Presents (for episode "Lamb to the Slaughter")	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Award is an accolade presented by the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
Golden Globe Awards
1958	Television Achievement	—	Won
1972	Cecil B. DeMille Award	—	Honored
1973	Best Director – Motion Picture	Frenzy	Nominated

Directors Guild of America Awards

From 1936, the Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the labor union Directors Guild of America (DGA). The group, formerly identified as Screen Directors Guild, represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry. Lifetime Achievement Award was originally called the D.W. Griffith Lifetime Achievement Award, and it is given since 1953.^[4] Hitchcock received the honor in 1968.^[5]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
Directors Guild of America Awards
1952	Outstanding Directing – Feature Film	Strangers on a Train	Nominated
1955		Rear Window	Nominated
1959		Vertigo	Nominated
1960		North by Northwest	Nominated
1961		Psycho	Nominated
1968	D.W. Griffith Award	—	Honored

Miscellaneous accolades

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result
Cannes Film Festival Awards	1946	Grand Prix du Festival International du Film	Notorious	Nominated
	1953	Grand Prix du Festival International du Film	I Confess	Nominated
	1956	Palme d'Or	The Man Who Knew Too Much	Nominated
Venice Film Festival Awards	1954	Golden Lion	Rear Window	Nominated
Venice Film Festival Awards	1955	Golden Lion	To Catch a Thief	Nominated
San Sebastián International Film Festival Awards	1958	Silver Shell for Best Director	Vertigo	Won
San Sebastián International Film Festival Awards	1959	Silver Shell for Best Director	North by Northwest	Won
National Board of Review Awards	1969	Best Director	Topaz	Won
New York Film Critics Circle Awards	1935		The Man Who Knew Too Much The 39 Steps	Nominated
	1938		The Lady Vanishes	Won
	1954		Rear Window	Nominated

Other awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result
Jussi Awards	1984	Best Foreign Filmmaker	—	Won
Kinema Junpo Awards	1948	Best Foreign Language Film	Suspicion	Won
Laurel Awards	1958	—	Best Producer/Director	Nominated
	1959	—		Won
	1960	—		Won
	1961	—		Won
	1962	—		Won
	1963	—		Nominated
	1964	—		Won
	1965	—		Nominated
	1966	—		Won
	1967	—		Nominated
	1968	—		Nominated
	1970	—		Won
	1971	—		Won

Honorary awards

Organization	Year	Category	Result
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	1968	Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award	Honored
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	1971	BAFTA Fellowship	Honored
American Film Institute	1979	AFI Life Achievement Award	Honored
Mystery Writers of America	1960	Raven Award	Honored
Film Society of Lincoln Center	1974	Gala Tribute	Honored
Order of the British Empire	1962	Commander (CBE)	Declined
Order of the British Empire	1980	Knight Commander (KBE)	Honored
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films	1994	The Life Career Award	Honored
Hollywood Walk of Fame	1960	Motion Pictures Star^[A]	Honored
Hollywood Walk of Fame	1960	Television Star^[B]	Honored

Notes

A ^ The star is located at 6506 Hollywood Blvd.
B ^ The star is located at 7013 Hollywood Blvd.

References

"Alfred Hitchcock -> Awards and nominations". The Internet Movie Database . IMDb. imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

↑ "About the Academy Awards". AMPAS. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. oscars.org. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
↑ "The Emmy Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . ATAS. emmys.tv. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
↑ "Alfred Hitchcock -> Emmy Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. ATAS. emmys.tv. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
↑ "About the DGA". DGA. Directors Guild of America. dga.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
↑ "Alfred Hitchcock DGA Awards". DGA. Directors Guild of America. dga.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

External links

Alfred Hitchcock at IMDb
Alfred Hitchcock at the Internet Broadway Database
Alfred Hitchcock at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[2] "About the Academy Awards". AMPAS. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. oscars.org. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

[3] "The Emmy Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . ATAS. emmys.tv. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

[4] "Alfred Hitchcock -> Emmy Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. ATAS. emmys.tv. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

[5] "About the DGA". DGA. Directors Guild of America. dga.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

[6] "Alfred Hitchcock DGA Awards". DGA. Directors Guild of America. dga.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

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