AWARDS/HONOURS WON BY AMITABH BACHCHAN {to be updated soon}
NATIONAL HONOURS
Amitabh Bachchan was voted the hottest male vegetarian by Peta for two years running.
Amitabh Bachchan and Sonia Gandhi were voted as "INDIAN(s) OF THE YEAR" by NDTV-24*7.
Amitabh was confered the honourary Doctrate along with the title of Officer of Letters" by Delhi University (from where he graduated) in 2006 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. This marked the second doctrate for the actor in the very year.
Amitabh is the only actor in India to have won 'Best Actor' awards post sixty.
Amitabh Bachchan has been nominated as Filmfare Best Actor twenty-eight times (a record) and 9 times in the category of Best actor in a supporting role(also a record).
In 1994, Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the Yash Bharati Samman, UP state's highest award from the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
In 1997, Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the "Distinguished Alumni" award at the inaugural function of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Capital's largest Central University.
In 1998, Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the "Omega Award for Excellence" for his contribution to Indian Cinema
On October 14, 2000, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the "Old Sherwoodians Millennium" award for his Outstanding Achievement.
On January 8, 2001, Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with "Best Artist of the Millennium" award by Hero Honda and file magazine "Stardust".
Amitabh Bachchan is a recipient of the prestigious "Dayawati Modi" award. This award is among the highest awards in India in the field of Art, Culture and Education .
In August of 2003, Amitabh Bachchan was voted as the "Greatest Actor" in the film personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News. He wins by the biggest margin in the entire poll breaching the 60 per cent mark.
In 2003, Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the prestigious Kishore Kumar award by the Madhya Pradesh Government for excellence in acting and his unparalleled contribution to the film industry .
In 2004, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred an honorary Doctorate by the Jhansi University .
In March of 2004, Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the Living Legend award by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in recognition of his contribution to the Indian entertainment industry.
In April of 2005, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the Dinanath Mangeshkar award for his contribution to films and music
In June of 2005, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) and Fame multiplexes, launched their first 'IIFA Wall of Fame', honouring Amitabh Bachchan, who is also the IIFA Brand Ambassador.
In September of 2005, Amitabh Bachchan was ranked as the "Most popular Star in India" by the Hansa Research's new syndicated study, Celebrity Track.
On October 25, 2005, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the "Diamond of India" award by The International Gemological Institute (IGI).
In December of 2005, Amitabh Bachchan was voted as NDTV's Urban "Indian of the Year" through a nationwide poll.
After receiving accolades and encomiums for putting the Indian movie industry on the world map, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred an honorary Doctorate degree on November 4, 2006 by his Alma Mater Delhi University
In December of 2006, Amitabh Bachchan has been voted "Indian of the Year" for second year in a row. He was also named "Entertainer of the Year".
In January of 2007, Amitabh Bachchan was honoured by the Diamond Trading Company with the "Forever Indian" award. He is the first Indian to received this award.
At the 9th Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image International Film Festival on March 8, 2007, Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with a "Special Award" for his contribution to Indian cinema.
International honors and recognitions
In July of 1999, Amitabh Bachchan was named the "Greatest Star of the Millennium" by BBC online poll where he defeated many Hollywood legends such as Alec Guinness, Marlon Brando, Sir Laurence Olivier and Charlie Chaplin.
In June of 2000, Amitabh Bachchan became the first living Asian to have been immortalised in wax at London's prestigious Madame Tussauds wax museum .
Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with a special commendation by the Government of South Africa for his continued support for and his special affinity for the people of South Africa.
In March of 2001, Amitabh Bachchan was ranked as the "Most powerful actor in Bollywood" by the American publishing and media company Forbes.
On September 10, 2001 Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the "Star of the Century" award at the Alexandria International Film Festival. Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni presented Bachchan with the award in recognition of his contribution to international cinema
An Amitabh Bachchan retrospective was held at the prestigious 5th Deauville Panasia Film Festival, on 14-16 March 2003.
In a poll conducted by Britain's television channel Channel 4 in May of 2003, Amitabh Bachchan was voted 92nd in the list of "the Greatest 100 Film Stars of All time". Amitabh Bachchan was the only Indian actor on the list, which is dominated by American and British actors .
In October of 2003, Amitabh Bachchan was honoured at the Marrakech International Film Festival .
In December of 2004, Amitabh Bachchan became the first Asian and only the fifth ambassador for the Nelson Mandela Foundation .
In April of 2005, The Walter Reade Theater of Lincoln Centre in New York honoured Amitabh Bachchan with a special tribute, retrospective--titled "Amitabh Bachchan: The Biggest Film Star in the World" . The tribute also included "An Evening with Amitabh Bachchan", a live appearance by Bachchan hosted at the Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall .
In September of 2005, The Tropentheatre in Amsterdam honoured Amitabh Bachchan with a special tribute. The tribute also included a live appearance and an interview with Amitabh Bachchan .
In 2005, Amitabh Bachchan has lent his voice to the Oscar-winning French documentary March of the Penguins, directed by Luc Jacquet
British newspaper The Sunday Times has described Bachchan as "Tom Cruise, Sean Connery and Clint Eastwood rolled into one. Certainly there is no British actor alive who shares his fame" the British newspaper said on December 4, 2006
Amitabh Bachchan is the only Asian to feature on the BBC's chat-show, Wogan
Amitabh Bachchan is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF
Amitabh Bachchan was given an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts by De Montfort University in Leicester, UK on July 19, 2006 in recognition of his distinguished career in films. He is the first Indian star to be feted by a foreign university .
Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured along with actors and directors from Hollywood at an International Film Festival in Rabat, Morocco
Amitabh Bachchan has become the first Indian celebrity and the sixth in the world to be presented with a special certificate for his support to the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFI) in London
On January 27, 2007 Amitabh Bachchan has been awarded France's highest civilian honour, Legion of Honour for his "exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond". Describing Bachchan as a "towering Indian personality" and the "number-one actor of Indian cinema", Ambassador Girard said the award "brings Bachchan into the international legion of world's greatest artistes"
An unauthorised biography of Amitabh Bachchan was released in the British capital by the English author who described the Bollywood mega superstar as the "Uber-God" of Indian cinema. He is India's "Most legendary Film Star" - a cross between Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, Elvis Presley and with more than a hint of John Travolta," Jessica wrote in the book, her maiden venture.
Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured along with actors and directors from Hollywood at an International Film Festival in Rabat, Morocco.
OTHER FILM AWARDS
NATIONAL AWARDS(Indian Version of Oscars):
Amitabh has won three national film awards till date.
SAAT HINDUSTANI (1970)
AGNEEPATH (1990)
BLACK (2005)
CIVILIAN HONOURS:
PADMA SHRI (1983)
PADMA BHUSHAN (2005)
FILMFARE AWARDS:
Amitabh has won 14 Filmfare awards.
BEST DEBUTANATE {Male} (for Saat Hindustani)-1970
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
ANAND-1971
NAMAK HARAAM-1973
MOHABBATEIN-2000
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE (POPULAR CATEGORY):
AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY-1977
DON-1979
HUM-1991
BLACK-2005
BEST ACTOR (CRITICS):
AKS-2001
BLACK-2005
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD-1990
SUPERSTAR OF THE MILLENIUM/ACTOR OF THE 20TH CENTURY-2000
FILMFARE POWER AWARD-2003
Apart from National and Filmfare awards, Bachchan has many IIFA, Zee Cine, Apsara, Screen, Stardust awards and innumerable others.
IIFA AWARDS
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR-2002
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE-MOHABBATEIN (2000)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE – BLACK (2005)
STAR SCREEN AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARD- Viewer's choice-JODI NO: 1-Amitabh Bachchan & Hema Malini (BAGHBAN-2004)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE-BLACK (2005)
ZEE CINE AWARDS
BEST ACTOR-BLACK (2005)
APSARA AWARDS
BEST ATOR-BLACK (2005)
MARAKECH INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL:HONARARY AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR-2003
CELEBRITY MODEL OF THE YEAR- Zee F Award-2005
AXN ACTION AWARDS-LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD-2005
Best Anchor on Television- Kaun Banega Crorepati-2001
Lycra MTV Style Awards-Maha Style Icon of the year-2003
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