Lists of acting awards

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Lists of acting awards are indexes to articles about notable awards given for acting. They include general awards, awards for a specific medium (film, theatre or television), and awards for actresses, male actors, supporting actors and young actors.

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General

By medium

Actresses

Male actors

Young actors

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geoffrey Rush</span> Australian actor

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kim Stanley</span> American actress

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Young Artist Award</span> Accolade honoring youth performers since 1979

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Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress award was awarded for acting in a film, on May 16, 1929 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) at the Academy Awards to Janet Gaynor for her role of Diane in 7th Heaven, Angela in Street Angel and The Wife - Indre in Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. In theatre, it was first awarded on April 6, 1947 by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at the Tony Awards to Ingrid Bergman for her role of Mary Grey / Joan of Arc in Joan of Lorraine and to Helen Hayes for her role of Addie in Happy Birthday. In television, it was first awarded on January 23, 1951 by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the Primetime Emmy Awards to Gertrude Berg for her role of Molly in The Goldbergs. In a film festival, presented as the Volpi Cup, it was first awarded between August 1–20, 1934 by the Venice Film Festival to Katharine Hepburn for her role of Josephine 'Jo' March in Little Women.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fala Chen</span> Chinese American actress

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kara Wai</span> Hong Kong actress

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<i>Bernard and Doris</i> 2006 television film directed by Bob Balaban

Bernard and Doris is a 2006 film directed by Bob Balaban. The teleplay by Hugh Costello is a semi-fictionalized account of the relationship that developed between socialite heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke and her self-destructive Irish butler Bernard Lafferty later in her life.

Each year TVB drama series and artists are honored at different award shows over Asia. The yearly list of winners of the main TVB Awards shows are hereby listed together by category. The TVB Awards shows are TVB Anniversary Awards, TVB Awards in Malaysia and StarHub TVB Awards in Singapore. In exception, winners in Asian Television Awards are included too. At this moment, the lists are only drawn up for Best / My Most Favourite Drama, Best / My Most Favourite Actor and Actress, Best / My Most Favourite Supporting Actor and Actress and My Most Favourite TV Character(s).

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