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Rush received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of pianist David Helfgott in the biographical film Shine (1996). He was Oscar-nominated for playing Philip Henslowe in the romantic period film Shakespeare in Love (1998), the Marquis de Sade in the period drama Quills (2000), and Lionel Logue in the historical drama The King's ...
Geoffrey Roy Rush AC (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. Known for often playing eccentric roles on both stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award, making him the only Australian to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, in addition to three BAFTA Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
Geoffrey Rush has been nominated across acting categories and won Best Actor for Shine (1996). Russell Crowe received three consecutive nominations and won Best Actor for Gladiator (2000). Heath Ledger became just the second performer to win posthumously, winning Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight (2008).
John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush and Kristine Froseth won top acting awards at Spain’s prominent Sitges Fantasy Film Festival, which wrapped its 57th edition on Oct. 13. Making a sweep of the fest ...
Rounding out the top five are Lee Marvin for 1965’s Cat Ballou (31 minutes and 6 seconds), Geoffrey Rush for 1996’s Shine (31 minutes and 27 seconds) and Peter Finch for 1976’s Network (33 ...
Oscar-winning actors Geoffrey Rush and Benicio Del Toro will be feted at the 56th edition of the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, which will run July 1-9. The actors will receive their awards at ...
Australian actor Geoffrey Rush (born 1951) completed the triple crown in 2009. He is a 4-time Oscar (1), 2-time Emmy (1), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of seven TC nominations. Rush has won three TC qualifying awards. Academy Awards: 1997: Best Actor in a Leading Role – Shine; Primetime Emmy Awards:
Pianist David Helfgott, whom Best Actor winner Geoffrey Rush portrayed in the film Shine, played a rendition of "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov during the telecast. [ 30 ] Natalie Cole was initially scheduled to sing the nominated song " I Finally Found Someone " from The Mirror Has Two Faces on the show after its ...