Editing Ben Kingsley (section)

== Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Ben Kingsley}}
[[File:Ben Kingsley handprints at Leicester Square WC2 - geograph.org.uk - 1352183.jpg|thumb|left|Kingsley's handprints at [[Leicester Square]], London]]Kingsley won an [[Academy Award]] in the [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] category for ''Gandhi'', and has been nominated three more times: [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for ''Bugsy'' and ''Sexy Beast'', and Best Actor for ''[[House of Sand and Fog (film)|House of Sand and Fog]]'' (2003). In 1984, Kingsley won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word or Nonmusical Recording for ''The Words of Gandhi'', received an [[honorary degree]] from the [[University of Salford]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Manchester|first=University of Salford|date=24 April 2015|title=Sir Ben Kingsley, recipient of honorary degree, with Registrar Stuart Bosworth|url=http://www.salford.ac.uk/__data/assets/xml_file/0010/530866/photographs.xml|access-date=25 October 2021|website=www.salford.ac.uk}}</ref> and was awarded the Indian civilian honour [[Padma Shri]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php?start=0&award_year=&state=&field=3&p_name=Kingsley&award=All|access-date=10 July 2009|publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]}}</ref>

He was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[2002 New Year Honours]] for services to the British film industry.<ref name="Knighthood"/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=56430 |date=31 December 2001 |page=1 |supp=y}}</ref> The award was announced on 31 December 2001, which happened to be Kingsley's 58th birthday.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/dec/31/news |title=Parker and Kingsley receive New Year knighthoods |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=31 December 2001 |access-date=13 June 2014}}</ref> After being [[knight]]ed by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] at [[Buckingham Palace]], Kingsley stated:{{cquote|I told the Queen that winning an Oscar pales into insignificance{{emdash}}this is insurmountable. I'm fascinated by the [[ancient]], by [[mythology]], by these islands and their tradition of story telling. I feel that I am a story teller and to receive a [[knighthood]] is really recognition of that.<ref name="Knighthood"/>
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His demand to be called '[[Sir]]' in film and TV show credits was documented by the BBC, to some criticism.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4732688.stm|title=Lord Puttnam dubs Sir Ben 'barmy'|work=BBC News|date=20 February 2006|access-date=1 January 2010}}</ref> Co-star [[Penélope Cruz]] was reportedly unsure what to call him during the filming of ''[[Elegy (film)|Elegy]]'' as someone had told her she needed to refer to him as "Sir Ben". One day it slipped out as such, and she called him that for the remainder of the shoot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0740409|title=Cruz Baffled By Kingsley's Title|website=imdb.com|access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> Kingsley has denied accusations that he prefers to be referred to by his title, saying, "If I've ever insisted on being called 'Sir' by colleagues on a film set then I am profoundly sorry. I don't remember ever doing that and I tend not to forget."<ref>{{cite news |last=Hastings |first=Chris |date=26 February 2006 |title=If I ever insisted on being called 'Sir' on a film, then I am really sorry, says Sir Ben Kingsley |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1511466/If-I-ever-insisted-on-being-called-Sir-on-a-film-then-I-am-really-sorry-says-Sir-Ben-Kingsley.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1511466/If-I-ever-insisted-on-being-called-Sir-on-a-film-then-I-am-really-sorry-says-Sir-Ben-Kingsley.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=17 June 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In May 2010, Kingsley was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref name="WalkofFame">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10180377 |title=Sir Ben Kingsley gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame |work=BBC News |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=20 June 2010}}</ref> In April 2013, Kingsley was honoured with the Fellowship Award at [[The Asian Awards]] in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bollyspice.com/57703/asian-awards-winners-night-event|title=Special Report: Asian Awards 2013|date=18 April 2013|work=BollySpice.com – The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood|access-date=27 April 2018}}</ref>