Editing Stephen Rea (section)

==Recognition and awards==
Rea is an [[Academy Award]], [[Golden Globe Award]], and [[Tony Award]] nominee, a two-time [[BAFTA Award]] winner, and a three-time [[IFTA Film & Drama Awards|Irish Film and Television]] (IFTA) Award winner.{{cn|date=November 2024}} 

He was nominated for a [[BAFTA Award]]{{cn|date=November 2024}} and for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for ''[[The Crying Game]]'' (1992).<ref name =bafta/>

In 2004, in recognition for his contribution to theatre and [[performing arts]], Rea was given [[honorary degree]]s from both the Queen's University Belfast<ref name =queens/> and the [[Ulster University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.ulster.ac.uk/releases/2004/1459.html |title=Honour for Stephen Rea |publisher=[[Ulster University]] |date=15 December 2004 |access-date=11 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719124701/http://news.ulster.ac.uk/releases/2004/1459.html |archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref>

He won a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Award]] for his role in ''[[The Honourable Woman]]'' in 2015.<ref name =bafta>{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-32686651 | title = Stephen Rea wins Best Supporting Actor Bafta TV award | date = 11 May 2015 | access-date = 21 June 2024| publisher = [[BBC News]]}}</ref>

In 2020, ''[[The Irish Times]]'' ranked Rea the 13th greatest Irish film actor of all time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988|title=The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=13 June 2020|first1=Donald|last1=Clarke|first2=Tara|last2=Brady|url-access=subscription|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805112424/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988|url-status=live}}</ref>