Editing Samuel L. Jackson (section)

== Awards and honors ==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Samuel L. Jackson}}

Over the course of his career, Jackson has received various awards for his performances on film. At the [[1991 Cannes Film Festival|44th Cannes Film Festival]] he received the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor]] for his performance in [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[Jungle Fever]]'' (1991). He received the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] and the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]] for his performance in [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' (1994). He also received [[Academy Award]], [[Golden Globe Award]], and [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nominations for the performance as well. At the [[48th Berlin International Film Festival]], he received [[Silver Bear for Best Actor]] for his leading performance in Tarantino's ''[[Jackie Brown]]'' (1997). In 2021, the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] named Jackson as one of its [[Academy Honorary Award]] recipients as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://consequence.net/2021/06/samuel-l-jackson-honorary-oscar-academy-awards/|title= Samuel L. Jackson to Receive Honorary Oscar, Marking His First-Ever Academy Award|website= Consequence Film|date= June 24, 2021|access-date= June 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Peter |date=June 24, 2021 |title=Oscars: Academy To Honor Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May & Liv Ullmann At 2022 Governors Awards |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/oscars-governors-awards-danny-glover-samuel-l-jackson-elaine-may-liv-ullmann-1234780702/ |access-date=June 16, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> At the [[94th Academy Awards#Governors Awards|12th Annual Governors Awards]] in 2022, friend and actor [[Denzel Washington]] presented Jackson with his [[Academy Award|Oscar]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFHxl8vpOng|title= Samuel L. Jackson Receives an Honorary Award at the 2022 Governors Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]|date= June 7, 2022|access-date= June 16, 2022}}</ref>