Editing Gene Hackman (section)

==Awards and nominations==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Gene Hackman}}
Hackman received two [[Academy Awards]], two [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|British Academy Film Awards]], four [[Golden Globe Awards]], and one [[Screen Actors Guild Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gene Hackman: Daughters and Clint Eastwood lead tributes to star |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g776e670vo |website=BBC News |access-date=February 28, 2025 |date=February 27, 2025 |archive-date=February 27, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250227223318/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g776e670vo |url-status=live}}</ref> He was recognized by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] for the following performances:
* [[40th Academy Awards]] (1967): [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]], nomination, ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie & Clyde]]''
* [[43rd Academy Awards|43th Academy Awards]] (1970): Best Supporting Actor, nomination, ''[[I Never Sang for My Father]]''
* [[44th Academy Awards]] (1971): [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], win, ''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]''
* [[61st Academy Awards]] (1988): Best Actor, nomination, ''[[Mississippi Burning]]''
* [[65th Academy Awards]] (1992): [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]], win, ''[[Unforgiven]]''

Asteroid [[55397 Hackman]], discovered by [[Roy Tucker]] in 2001, was named in his honor.<ref name="MPC-object" /> The official {{Minor planet meaning link|55397|naming citation}} was published by the [[Minor Planet Center]] on May 18, 2019 ({{small|[[Minor Planet Circulars|M.P.C.]] 114954}}).<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" />