Overview
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress whose career spanned five decades and included work in Swedish, German, American, Italian, French, and British cinema, as well as stage and television. Over the course of her career she received numerous awards and nominations from film, television, and theatre organizations. The following article summarizes the major, verifiable recognitions documented by such bodies as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes), the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and the American Theatre Wing, among others.
Because award tallies are compiled differently by different sources (for example, distinctions between competitive wins, honorary prizes, and runner-up placements), total figures vary. Wikipedia's summary of her career record lists approximately 32 wins from 47 nominations, while the IMDb awards database lists approximately 50 wins and 21 nominations; the difference arises principally from differing treatment of minor, regional, and non-competitive honors.
Summary of major competitive awards
| Award | Wins | Nominations |
|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | 3 | 7 |
| BAFTA Awards (British Academy Film Awards) | 1 | 2 |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2 | 3 |
| Golden Globe Awards | 4 | 8 |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Awards | 1 | 1 |
Bergman won three Academy Awards for acting — two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress — which placed her, at the time of her death, among the most-honored performers in the Academy's history. Combining her three Oscars, two Emmy Awards, and one Tony Award, she became the youngest performer to complete the American "Triple Crown of Acting," a distinction she achieved in 1960.
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Best Actress | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Nominated |
| 1944 | Best Actress | Gaslight | Won |
| 1945 | Best Actress | The Bells of St. Mary's | Nominated |
| 1948 | Best Actress | Joan of Arc | Nominated |
| 1956 | Best Actress | Anastasia | Won |
| 1974 | Best Supporting Actress | Murder on the Orient Express | Won |
| 1978 | Best Actress | Autumn Sonata | Nominated |
Bergman's final nomination, for Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata (1978), was the first she received for a performance in her native Swedish. Her third Academy Award, for Murder on the Orient Express, was accepted at the 1975 ceremony, where she remarked that she had expected Valentina Cortese to win.
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Inn of the Sixth Happiness | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Murder on the Orient Express | Won |
Primetime Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | The Turn of the Screw | Won |
| 1961 | Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life | Nominated |
| 1982 | Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | A Woman Called Golda | Won |
Bergman's 1982 Emmy Award was awarded posthumously; she died shortly before the ceremony, and the award was accepted on her behalf by her daughter, Pia Lindström.
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Gaslight | Won |
| 1945 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Bells of St. Mary's | Won |
| 1956 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Anastasia | Won |
| 1958 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Inn of the Sixth Happiness | Nominated |
| 1958 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Indiscreet | Nominated |
| 1969 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Cactus Flower | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Autumn Sonata | Nominated |
| 1982 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | A Woman Called Golda | Won |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Best Leading Actress in a Play | Joan of Lorraine | Won |
Laurence Olivier Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Actress of the Year in a Revival | Waters of the Moon | Nominated |
Other film and television honors
- Venice International Film Festival – Volpi Cup for Best Actress for Europe '51 (1952). Bergman was announced as the winner at the 1952 festival but was disqualified under a rule barring dubbed performers (she had been dubbed by Lydia Simoneschi in the Italian version). The prize was presented to her posthumously in 1992 and accepted by her son, Roberto Rossellini.
- César Awards (France) – Honorary César (1976), the first such award granted.
- David di Donatello Awards (Italy) – Best Actress for Anastasia (1957); Best Foreign Actress for Autumn Sonata (1979, shared with Liv Ullmann); Golden Medal of the Minister of Tourism (1982).
- Nastro d'Argento (Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists) – Best Actress for Europe '51 (1953) and Best Foreign Actress in an Italian Film for Stromboli (1951).
- Bambi Awards (Germany) – Five wins reported for Best Actress – International across the early 1950s (for Under Capricorn, Stromboli, Notorious, Europe '51, and Journey to Italy), with at least one further nomination.
- National Board of Review (USA) – Best Actress for The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) and Autumn Sonata (1978); awards for acting for Gaslight (1944) and Rage in Heaven (1941).
- New York Film Critics Circle – Best Actress for The Bells of St. Mary's and Spellbound (1945), Anastasia (1956), and Autumn Sonata (1978).
- National Society of Film Critics – Best Actress for Autumn Sonata (1978).
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association – Best Actress nomination for Autumn Sonata (1978).
- Laurel Awards – Golden Laurel for Top Female Dramatic Performance for Anastasia (1957), among other nominations.
- Photoplay Awards – Gold Medal and related honors, including a 1947 Gold Medal as a Gallup poll winner.
- Hollywood Walk of Fame – Star in the Motion Picture category (1960), at 6759 Hollywood Boulevard.
Other recognitions
Bergman received the Illis Quorum medal from the King of Sweden. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her fourth among the greatest female screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema. Several other listings and tributes, including inclusion in halls of fame maintained by film organizations, have also recognized her work.
Note on conflicting or uncertain information
Reported totals of Bergman's awards vary by source, and not all bodies maintain equally accessible records. In particular, some German and Italian prizes (such as the Bambi Awards) are recorded inconsistently across databases, and the retrospective, posthumous presentation of the 1952 Volpi Cup means that the year commonly cited for that award (1952) differs from the year it was actually conferred (1992). Where a figure or date is disputed, this article follows the principal institutional sources cited in the encyclopedic record rather than any single aggregate database.
See also
- Ingrid Bergman
- List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories
- Triple Crown of Acting
