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- The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Sir Michael Gambon. In 1998, Gambon was given the title of Knight Bachelor; awarded by the British Government in the 1998 New Year Honours. The investiture by Queen Elizabeth II took place on 17 July 1998. Gambon, despite being Irish, retains British citizenship making the Knighthood substantive rather than honorary. In 1990 he was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), awarded by the British Government in the 1990 New Year Honours. and invested by The Prince of Wales. Gambon made his name on the stage earning thirteen Laurence Olivier Award nominations earning three awards for his performances in A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), A View from the Bridge (1987), and Man of the Moment (1990). He was also nominated for his the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in the Broadway revival of David Hare's Skylight in 1996. Gambon has been nominated for and won four British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performances in The Singing Detective (1987), Wives and Daughters (2000), Longitude (2001), and Perfect Strangers (2002). He also was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. For his performances in film he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture for Robert Altman's Gosford Park (2001), and Tom Hooper's The King's Speech (2010). (en)
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