Editing Geoffrey Rush (section)

==Awards and honours==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Geoffrey Rush}}
Rush has won what is known as the [[Triple Crown of Acting]], meaning an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], [[Tony Award]] and [[Emmy Award]], which represent film, theatre and television respectively. Over his career he has also received three [[British Academy Film Awards]], two [[Golden Globe Award]]s, and four [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s. Rush received his [[Academy Award|Oscar]] for his performance in ''[[Shine (film)|Shine]]'' (1996). He has received three other nominations for his roles in ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' (1998), ''[[Quills (film)|Quills]]'' (2000), and ''[[The King's Speech]]'' (2010). For his work in television he received the [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie]] for his performance as [[Peter Sellers]] in ''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]'' (2003). Rush received his [[Tony Award]] for [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]] for his performance in the French absurdist comedy ''[[Exit the King]]'' (2009).

Rush is the founding president of the [[Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts]] and was named the 2012 [[Australian of the Year]].<ref name="Geoffrey Rush"/><ref name="aoty"/><ref name="Singer"/> In 2014 he was appointed a [[Order of Australia|Companion of the Order of Australia]] (AC) Australia's highest civilian honour, for eminent service to the arts as a theatre performer, motion picture actor and film producer, as a role model and mentor for aspiring artists, and through support for, and promotion of, the Australian arts industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Companion (AC) in the general division of the Order of Australia — Mr Geoffrey RUSH|url=http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/Media%20Notes%20-%20AC%20(final).pdf|publisher=[[Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia]]|page= [http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/Media%20Notes%20-%20AC%20(final).pdf#page=5 5]|date=26 January 2014|access-date=27 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121500/http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/Media%20Notes%20-%20AC%20(final).pdf|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Rush has received various honours over his career including the [[Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards]] in 1994. He was awarded an [[Honorary Doctorate]] of Letters by the [[University of Queensland]], in Australia in 1998. In 2001 he was awarded the [[Australian Centenary Medal]] in [[Elizabeth II|the Queen's]] New Year's Honours List for his services to the arts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geoffrey Rush|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1118074|publisher=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|access-date=27 January 2014|archive-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042004/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1118074|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003 he received the [[Hollywood Film Festival]] for Supporting Actor of the Year. In 2003 he received the [[AACTA Awards|Australian Film Institute Award]] for Global Achievement Award. 
The following year he received [[Brisbane International Film Festival]]'s Chauvel Award. In 2009 he received [[Australian Film Institute Longford Life Achievement Award]] and was announced as one of the [[Q150 Icons]] of Queensland for his role as an "Influential Artist". In 2011 he was honoured with [[Santa Barbara International Film Festival]]'s Montecito Award.

In 2022, he received the Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2022/film/global/geoffrey-rush-benicio-del-toro-karlovy-vary-film-festival-1235298942/|title= Geoffrey Rush, Benicio Del Toro to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival|website= Variety|date= 21 June 2022|accessdate= March 29, 2024}}</ref>