Editing Aamir Khan (section)

== Awards and honours ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Aamir Khan}}
Khan won 9 [[Filmfare Awards]], out of 32 nominations,{{efn|name=ffan|Awards in certain categories come without a prior nomination.}} including the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] award<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/history-filmfare-best-actor-awards/ | title=History: Filmfare Best Actor Awards | publisher=Indicine | work=Indicine Desk | date=27 November 2012 | access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> for ''Raja Hindustani'' (1996),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/filmfare-awards-1997-197.html | title=Filmfare Awards 1997 | publisher=Awards & Shows | access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> ''Lagaan'' (2001), and ''Dangal'' (2016);<ref name="lgn1">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Filmfare-gives-Lagaan-a-7-star-salute/articleshow/1196162.cms|title=Filmfare gives Lagaan a 7-star salute|first1=Rekha|last1=Dixit|first2=Anshika|last2=Misra|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 February 2002|access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref> the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor (Critics)]] award for ''Rang De Basanti'' (2006); the Best Film award for ''Lagaan'', {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Taare Zameen Par]]}} (2007), and ''Dangal''; and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] award for ''Taare Zameen Par''. He won four [[National Film Awards]]: as an actor in ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' (1988) and {{Lang|hi-latn|Raakh}} (1989), as producer of ''Lagaan'' and ''Madness in the Desert'' (2004), and as director and producer of ''Taare Zameen Par''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kandpal |first=Kathika |title=Gangs of bollywood |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/gangs-of--bollywood-943-2.html |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=[[Filmfare]] |date=27 July 2012 |language=en}}</ref>

''Lagaan''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/lagaan-a-memorable-beautiful-journey-aamir-khan-2212021.html |title='Lagaan' a memorable, beautiful journey: Aamir Khan|date=16 June 2019}}</ref> earned an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[74th Academy Awards]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2002 |title=The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners |access-date=19 November 2011 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109213431/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2002 |archive-date= 9 November 2014 }}</ref> He commented on losing at the Oscars: "Certainly we were disappointed. But the thing that really kept us in our spirits was that the entire country was behind us".<ref>{{cite news|title=Newsmaker: Aamir Khan, the thinking man's hero|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/newsmaker-aamir-khan-the-thinking-man-s-hero-1.73803|work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]|date=26 November 2015|language=en}}</ref> ''Taare Zameen Par'' was also [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|India's submission to the Oscars]], but was not nominated.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/why-cant-indian-films-crack-the-oscar-code/86058-8.html |title=Why can't Indian films crack the Oscar code? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012162642/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/why-cant-indian-films-crack-the-oscar-code/86058-8.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 |access-date=22 July 2010 |last=Mishra |first=Somen |date=23 February 2009 |publisher=CNN-IBN |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another Khan production, ''Peepli Live'' (2010), was India's submission to the Oscars,<ref name="hroscars">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/asia/news/e3i59a76af7935531187507f3a963f29fa0|title= 'Peepli Live' is India's Oscar entry|access-date=4 October 2010|work= The Hollywood Reporter|first=Nyay|last=Bhushan|date=24 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="rtoscars">{{cite news|url= http://in.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idINIndia-35580920080921?sp=true|title= 'Peepli Live' is India's official entry for Oscars 2011|access-date= 24 September 2010|date= 24 September 2010|publisher= NDTV|archive-date= 23 September 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200923213004/https://in.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idINIndia-35580920080921?sp=true|url-status= dead}}</ref> while ''Dhobi Ghat'' (2011) was longlisted for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language]];<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jan/06/baftas-2012-longlist |title=Baftas 2012 longlist |work=The Guardian |access-date=3 July 2013 |location=London |date=6 January 2012}}</ref> neither were nominated. In 2017, ''Dangal'' won him the inaugural Best Asian Film award at Australia's [[7th AACTA Awards]],<ref name="aacta-news18">{{cite news|last=IANS|date=6 December 2017|title=Aamir Khan's Dangal Wins Best Asian Film at Australian Gala|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/aamir-khans-dangal-wins-best-asian-film-at-australian-gala-1596697.html|work=[[News18]]|access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="aacta-variety">{{cite web|last=Frater|first=Patrick|title='Lion' and Nicole Kidman Dominate Australia's AACTA Awards|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/lion-nicole-kidman-dominate-australias-aacta-awards-1202631609/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=6 December 2017}}</ref> as well as Movie of the Year and Top Foreign Actor from China's [[Douban]] Film Awards,<ref name="douban2017">{{cite web|title=【豆瓣2017年度电影榜单】|url=https://movie.douban.com/annual/2017|website=[[Douban]]|access-date=7 January 2018|language=zh-cmn-Hans}}</ref><ref name="douban-awards">{{cite web|title=第4届豆瓣电影年度榜单 (2017)|url=https://movie.douban.com/awards/doubanfilm_annual/4/|website=[[Douban]]|access-date=19 January 2018|language=zh-cmn-Hans|archive-date=2 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202155203/https://movie.douban.com/awards/doubanfilm_annual/4/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and it was an award nominee for the [[68th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="berlin">{{cite news|title=Berlin: Asian Brilliant Stars Unveils Nominees for Expanded Second Edition|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-asian-brilliant-stars-unveils-nominees-expanded-second-edition-1069164|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=19 December 2017}}</ref>

Khan has received honorary accolades, including the [[Government of India|India]]'s [[Padma Shri]] in 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bluegape.com/celebrities-and-people/anirudh_mishra/20-bollywood-stars-who-are-padma-shri-winners |title=20 Bollywood Stars Who Are Padma Shri Winners |publisher=Blugape |date=27 April 2015 |access-date=27 November 2015 |last=Anirudh |first=Mishra |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208160827/http://bluegape.com/celebrities-and-people/anirudh_mishra/20-bollywood-stars-who-are-padma-shri-winners |archive-date=8 December 2015 }}</ref> and [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/aamir-rahman-receive-padma-awards-7151|title=Aamir, Rahman receive Padma awards|work=NDTV|date=1 April 2010|access-date=10 March 2024}}</ref> and an Honorary Doctorate by the [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]] for his contributions to the Indian cinema and entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Doctorate-for-actor-Aamir-Khan/articleshow/21870768.cms| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820124728/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-17/hyderabad/41420185_1_convocation-ceremony-honorary-doctorate-azad-national-urdu-university| url-status=live| archive-date=20 August 2013| website=[[The Times of India]]| title=Doctorate for actor Aamir Khan| date=17 August 2013}}</ref> In 2011, he accepted an invitation from the [[Berlin Film Festival]] to be on the jury, after having turned it down three times since 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kotwani |first1=Hiren |title=Aamir refused to be on Berlin jury thrice! |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/aamir-refused-to-be-on-berlin-jury-thrice/story-sHaKFQbkmVAbBPsgI2BigL.html |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=30 January 2011 |language=en}}</ref> In 2012, he appeared on the ''Time'' 100 list of most influential people in the world.<ref name="time">{{cite magazine|last=Rahman|first=A. R.|author-link=A. R. Rahman|title=The 2013 TIME 100: Aamir Khan|url=https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/aamir-khan/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=18 April 2013}}</ref> In 2017, the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] invited Khan to be a member,<ref>{{cite web | title =Academy invites record 774 new members; 39 percent female, 30 percent people color |work=The Hollywood Reporter| url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-invites-record-774-new-members-39-percent-female-30-percent-people-color-1017318 |date=29 June 2017|access-date = 29 June 2017}}</ref> and he received an award for "National Treasure of India" from China.<ref name="afternoondc">[http://www.afternoondc.in/bollywood/aamir-khan-the-chinese-heartthrob/article_194948?fromNewsdog=1 Aamir Khan: The Chinese heartthrob] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107222453/http://www.afternoondc.in/bollywood/aamir-khan-the-chinese-heartthrob/article_194948?fromNewsdog=1 |date=7 November 2017 }}, ''[[The Afternoon Despatch & Courier]]'', 16 May 2017</ref>

Khan is known for refusing to attend, or accept awards from, Indian film ceremonies. This has led to controversy, notably at the [[64th National Film Awards|2017 National Film Awards]], where he was snubbed from [[National Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for ''Dangal''. Committee member [[Priyadarshan]] explained that they did not want to award him because of his refusal to attend.<ref>{{cite news|title=National Film Awards complete winner list: Aamir Khan and Dangal face a royal snub!|url=http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/national-film-awards-complete-winner-list-aamir-khan-and-dangal-face-a-royal-snub-57032.html|access-date=25 March 2021|work=Catch News|date=7 April 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chauhan|first=Gaurang|date=7 April 2017|title=3 revelations made by Priyadarshan on Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan and National Film Awards that stumped us|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/akshay-kumar-win-aamir-khan-snub-three-revelations-made-by-priyadarshan-on-national-film-awards-that-stumped-us/|access-date=25 March 2021|work=[[Bollywood Life]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview |date=8 April 2017 |title=Priyadarshan on Akshay's National Award: Why honour Aamir when he doesn't accept it? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/priyadarshan-on-akshay-s-national-award-why-give-it-to-aamir-when-he-doesn-t-attend-award-functions/story-qaqyrIKV2XcFb0xM9C2krL.html |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref> Despite avoiding Indian ceremonies, he made an exception for the 2002 Academy Awards, so ''Lagaan'' could reach a wider audience, but did not care much about the award.<ref name="ndtv">{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=Aamir Khan: Oscar nomination gets a film more viewers |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/aamir-khan-oscar-nomination-gets-a-film-more-viewers-615290 |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=NDTV |date=6 January 2014}}</ref>

In December 2024, Khan was honoured at the opening night of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=2 December 2024 |title=Emily Blunt & Aamir Khan To Be Honored At Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/emily-blunt-aamir-khan-honored-at-saudi-arabia-red-sea-film-festival-1236191080/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=3 December 2024}}</ref>