Jack Nicholson

FilmTelevision Age

Twelve nominations and three Oscars

Facts

Born: 1937
Country: United States
Field: Film
Era: Television Age

Overview

Won Academy Awards for One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest 1975, Terms of Endearment 1983, and As Good as It Gets 1997. His twelve nominations are the most for a male actor. Chinatown 1974 and The Shining 1980 are among the most quoted films of their decades. He received the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award in 1994 and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.

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