Editing Kenneth Branagh (section)

== Awards and honours ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Kenneth Branagh}}

Branagh has been nominated for eight [[Academy Awards]] and is the first individual to be nominated in seven different categories.<ref name=Davis>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/kenneth-branagh-oscar-nomination-record-1235172548/|title=Kenneth Branagh Becomes First Person Nominated in Seven Oscar Categories|last=Davis|first=Clayton|publisher=Variety|date=8 February 2022|access-date=9 February 2022|language=en}}</ref> His first two nominations were for ''Henry V'' (one each for directing and acting). He also received similar [[BAFTA Award]] nominations for his film work, winning one for his direction. His first BAFTA TV award came in April 2009, for Best Drama Series (''Wallander''). Branagh received two other Academy Award nominations for the 1992 film [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|short subject]] ''Swan Song'' and for his work on the screenplay of ''Hamlet'' in 1996. His 5th nomination came for his portrayal of [[Laurence Olivier]] in ''[[My Week With Marilyn]]'' in 2012. This was followed by three nominations in 2022 for ''[[Belfast (film)|Belfast]]'' – his first nominations for Original Screenplay and Best Picture, winning for Original Screenplay. He thereby became the first person to have been nominated in seven different categories of the Academy Awards, surpassing [[Walt Disney]], [[George Clooney]], and [[Alfonso Cuarón]], each of whom have received nominations in six categories (the latest equalled Branagh the year after).

He is Honorary President of [[NICVA]] (the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action). He received an honorary [[Doctor of Letters|Doctorate in Literature]] from [[Queen's University of Belfast]] in 1990. He is also a patron for the charity Over The Wall.<ref>[http://www.otw.org.uk Over The Wall] official website</ref> He has also  served on the Board of Governors of the [[British Film Institute]].<ref>{{cite Hansard |house=House of Commons |title=Written Answers to Questions - National Heritage - Public Bodies|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199394/cmhansrd/1994-02-08/Writtens-1.html  |date=8 February 1994 |column_start=125 |column_end=126}}</ref> Branagh was the youngest actor to receive the [[The Gielgud Award|Golden Quill]] (also known as the Gielgud Award) in 2000. In 2001, he was appointed an honorary Doctor of Literature at the [[Shakespeare Institute]] of [[University of Birmingham|The University of Birmingham]]; the Shakespeare Institute Library keeps the archive of his Renaissance Theatre Company and Renaissance Films.<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Graduates of the University of Birmingham since 2000 |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/documents/university/governance/honorary-degrees-of-the-university-of-birmingham-since-2000.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129094547/https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/university/governance/Honorary-Degrees-of-the-University-of-Birmingham-since-2000.pdf |archive-date=2020-11-29 |url-status=live |website=The University of Birmingham |language=en |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>

On 10 July 2009, Branagh was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the RomaFictionFest.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lyman |first=Eric J. |date=12 June 2009 |title=Rome fest to honor Kenneth Branagh |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rome-fest-honor-kenneth-branagh-85330 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109114113/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rome-fest-honor-kenneth-branagh-85330 |archive-date=9 January 2014 |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> He was also listed on the [[Radio Times's TV 100|''Radio Times's'' TV 100 power list]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RadioTimes.com TV 100 2022 – the full list |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/tv-100-2022-full-list/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB}}</ref>

He was appointed a [[Knights Bachelor|Knight Bachelor]] in the [[2012 Birthday Honours]] for services to drama and to the community in Northern Ireland.<ref name="Knight">{{cite news |title=Birthday Honours: Branagh, Winslet and royal designer Burton on list |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18456061 |work=BBC News |date=16 June 2012 |access-date=16 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60173 |date=16 June 2012 |page=1 |supp=y}}</ref> He received the accolade at [[Buckingham Palace]] on 9 November 2012; afterwards, Branagh told a BBC reporter that he felt "humble, elated, and incredibly lucky" to be knighted.<ref name="Knight"/>

In October 2015, it was announced that Branagh would be the new President of the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA), succeeding the late [[Richard Attenborough|Richard, Lord Attenborough]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Furness |first=Hannah |date=3 October 2015 |title=Sir Kenneth Branagh made president of RADA to upstage the posh brigade |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/11907947/Sir-Kenneth-Branagh-made-president-of-RADA-to-upstage-the-posh-brigade.html |newspaper=TheTelegraph |access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> As the President of RADA and one of the highest profile actors and filmmakers in contemporary [[British popular culture]], Branagh appeared on [[Debrett's]] 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK.<ref>{{cite news|title=Debrett's 500 List: Stage & Screen|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/debretts-500-list-stage-screen/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/debretts-500-list-stage-screen/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph |date=21 January 2017 |access-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In October 2017, it was announced that Branagh would be conferred with the [[Freedom of the City of Belfast]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sir Kenneth Branagh to receive Belfast's highest honour |url=http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/News/News-84421.aspx |website=Belfast City Council |language=en-GB |access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref> The honour was officially conferred on him by the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor [[Nuala McAllister]], at a ceremony in the Ulster Hall in Belfast on 30 January 2018.<ref name=":0" /> He was awarded the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Town]] of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] on 22 April 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dame Judi Dench and Sir Kenneth Branagh given Freedom of Stratford-upon-Avon |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-61192667 |work=BBC News |language=en |date=22 April 2022 |access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Suart |first=Paul |date=23 March 2022 |title=Famed duo Dame Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh coming to Stratford-upon-Avon |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/famed-duo-dame-judi-dench-23455670 |website=The Coventry Telegraph |access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING 22 February 2022 |url=https://www.stratford-tc.gov.uk/files/Special_TC_Meeting_Mins_22.2.22.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603155307/https://www.stratford-tc.gov.uk/files/Special_TC_Meeting_Mins_22.2.22.pdf |archive-date=2022-06-03 |url-status=live |website=Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council |language=en |access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref> Branagh stepped down as president of RADA in February 2024 and was succeeded by [[David Harewood]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gallagher |first1=Charlotte |title=David Harewood: Homeland star named new president of drama school Rada |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68295042 |access-date=15 February 2024 |work=BBC |date=15 February 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Awards and nominations received by films directed by Branagh
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" width=160| Academy Awards
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" width=160| BAFTA Awards
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" width=160| Golden Globe Awards
|-
! Nominations
! Wins
! Nominations
! Wins
! Nominations
! Wins
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Henry V (1989 film)|Henry V]]''
|align=center|3
|align=center|1
|align=center|6
|align=center|1
|
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Dead Again]]''
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|align=center|1
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film)|Much Ado About Nothing]]''
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|align=center|1
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)|Mary Shelley's Frankenstein]]''
|align=center|1
|
|align=center|1
|
|
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Hamlet (1996 film)|Hamlet]]''
|align=center|4
|
|align=center|2
|
|
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[As You Like It (2006 film)|As You Like It]]''
|
|
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Cinderella (2015 American film)|Cinderella]]''
|align=center|1
|
|align=center|1
|
|
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Belfast (film)|Belfast]]''
|align=center|7
|align=center|1
|align=center|6
|align=center|1
|align=center|7
|align=center|1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!align=center|16
!align=center|2
!align=center|18
!align=center|2
!align=center|10
!align=center|1
|}