Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who appeared in a number of critically acclaimed
European and
American films and television series. She subsequently received a number of awards, primarily during the 1940s and 1950s, though she did receive some recognition during the 1930s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. She is best remembered for her roles as Isla Lund in
Casablanca , and Alicia Huberman in
Notorious ,
[1] but despite the critical success of both films, she was a notable absence from the nominations they received in their subsequent awards seasons.
[2]
[3]
The first role for which she received major awards recognition was
1943's
For Whom the Bell Tolls , an
American
war film which was released in the same year as
Casablanca , and for which she received an
Academy Award nomination for
Best Actress , but failed to win, losing to
Jennifer Jones for
The Song of Bernadette .
[4] This was the first of three
Academy Award nominations she received three years in a row, along with
1944's
Gaslight , an
American
mystery -
thriller film , and
1945's
The Bells of St. Mary's , an
American
drama film .
[5] Her performance in
Gaslight earned her the first of her two
Academy Awards for
Best Actress ,
[6] as well as her first
Golden Globe (for
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama ),
[7] resulting from her first of eight eventual nominations and four wins.
[8]
Outside of the
United States , she also received recognition in the
United Kingdom for her performance as
Gladys Aylward in the
British
war film
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness , for which she was nominated for the
BAFTA for
Best Foreign Actress , though she went on to lose to
Simone Signoret for
Room at the Top .
[9] In
Italy , too, she came to prominence for her role in
Europe '51 , an
Italian neorealist film , for which she won the
Nastro d'Argento for
Best Actress .
[10] In
Germany , she received five
Bambi Awards ,
[11] whilst in
France , she was awarded an
honorary César in
1976 .
[12]
By the 1970s, Bergman had already received two
Academy Awards from five nominations, but went on to be nominated twice more, winning for a third time, this time in the category of
Best Supporting Actress , for
1974's
Murder on the Orient Express , based on the
Agatha Christie
novel of the same name , for which she also received her first and only
BAFTA . Her
Oscar nomination for
Autumn Sonata was the first she had received for a film in her native language of
Swedish . Though she ultimately lost to
Jane Fonda for
Coming Home , she did win her second
David di Donatello for
Best Foreign Actress .
Bergman won three
Academy Awards for acting - two for
Best Actress , and one for
Best Supporting Actress .
[13] She remains tied for second place in terms of Oscars won, along with
Walter Brennan (all for Best Supporting Actor),
[14]
Jack Nicholson (two for Best Actor, and one for Best Supporting Actor),
[15]
Meryl Streep (two for Best Actress, and one for Best Supporting Actress),
[16]
Daniel Day-Lewis (all for Best Actor),
[17] and
Frances McDormand (all for Best Actress).
[18]
Katharine Hepburn still holds the record, with four (all for Best Actress).
[19]
Major Film Awards
Academy Awards
BAFTA Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Major National Awards
Bambi Awards (
Germany )
César Awards (
France )
David di Donatello (
Italy )
Television Awards
Emmy Awards (Primetime)
Theatre Awards
Tony Awards
Critics' Awards
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Motion Picture Exhibitor Magazine
National Board of Review
National Society of Film Critics
New York Film Critics Circle
Online Film & Television Association
Photoplay
Festival Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other
All-Time Rankings
All-Time Rankings
Rank
Organizations
Category
Ref.
1st
The Metropolist
Our top 10 Hollywood actresses from the 1940s
[69]
3rd
AMC
The 50 Greatest Actresses of All Time
[70]
4th
American Film Institute
100 Years...100 Stars
[71]
5th
Film School WTF
Top 100 Best Hollywood Actresses Of All Time
[72]
29th
TheWrap
The Best Actresses to Ever Win Oscars for Best Actress
[73]
Golden Apple Awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame
See also
References