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==Acting credits and accolades==
{{See also|Sean Penn filmography|List of awards and nominations received by Sean Penn}}
Penn has appeared in over 50 films and won several awards during his career as an actor and director, including two [[Academy Award]]s for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'' in 2003 and ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' in 2008,<ref>{{cite news |title=In pictures: Sean Penn – Oscar winning actor, ex-husband of Madonna and campaigner |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9083980/In-pictures-Sean-Penn-Oscar-winning-actor-ex-husband-of-Madonna-and-campaigner.html?image=1 |access-date=August 14, 2020 |newspaper=[[Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | location=UK |date=February 15, 2012}}</ref> and was nominated three more times in the same category for ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'' (1995), ''[[Sweet and Lowdown]]'' (1999), and ''[[I Am Sam]]'' (2001).<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Susan |title=Oscar lead actor nominees |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-23-et-oscarsleadactors23-story.html |access-date=August 14, 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 23, 2009}}</ref> He also received a [[Directors Guild of America Award|Directors Guild of America]] nomination for directing ''[[Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tourtellotte |first1=Bob |title=Directors Guild names favorite directors of '07 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-directorsguild/directors-guild-names-favorite-directors-of-07-idUSN0851234520080108 |work=Reuters |access-date=August 14, 2020 |date=January 8, 2008}}</ref> In 2015, Penn received the [[Honorary César]] for lifetime achievement.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/cesar-awards-sean-penn-calls-775790/|title= Cesar Awards: Sean Penn Calls French Film a "Refuge" From Hollywood|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= February 20, 2015|access-date= June 12, 2024}}</ref>