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==Awards and honours== {{Transcluded section|source=List of awards and nominations received by Maggie Smith|part=y}} [[File:Maggie Smith handprints in Leicester Square.JPG|thumb|Smith's handprints in [[Leicester Square]] in the [[West End of London]]]] Smith was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[1970 New Year Honours]],<ref>{{London Gazette |date=30 December 1969 |supp=y |issue=44999 |page=9 |nolink=yes}}</ref><ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/the-lady-in-the-van/why-we-love-maggie-smith/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/the-lady-in-the-van/why-we-love-maggie-smith/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Why we love Maggie Smith |first=Karen |last=Krizanovich |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=6 March 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and promoted to [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Dame Commander]] (DBE) in the [[1990 New Year Honours]].<ref name="Telegraph" /><ref>{{London Gazette |date=29 December 1989 |supp=y |issue=51981 |page=7 |nolink=yes}}</ref> Smith was appointed [[Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour]] (CH) for services to drama in the [[2014 Birthday Honours|2014 Queen's Birthday Honours]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Theatrical artists in The Queen's Birthday Honours 2014 |date=14 June 2014 |work=londontheatre.co.uk |url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/theatrical-artists-in-the-queens-birthday-honours-2014 |access-date=15 June 2014 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411193725/https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/theatrical-artists-in-the-queens-birthday-honours-2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Downton Abbey star Dame Maggie Smith honoured |date=13 June 2014 |work=itv.com |url=http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-06-13/downton-abbeys-star-dame-maggie-smith-honoured |access-date=15 June 2014}}</ref> becoming the third actress to [[List of members of the Order of the Companions of Honour|receive the honour]], after [[Sybil Thorndike]] (1970) and Judi Dench (2005).<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/ps/article/download/913/879/2760 |title=Judi Dench and Shakesperean personas |journal=Deakin University |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> In 1971 Smith was conferred an honorary [[Doctor of Letters]] (DLitt) degree by the [[University of St Andrews]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cinemastandrews.org.uk/stars/honorary-degrees-and-the-star-figure/ |title=Honorary Degrees and the Star Figure | work=cinemastandrews.org.uk |date=4 June 2012 |access-date=22 December 2013}}</ref> In 1986 she was awarded an honorary DLitt from the [[University of Bath]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bath.ac.uk/ceremonies/hongrads/ |title=Honorary Graduates 1989 to present |work=[[University of Bath]] |access-date=18 February 2012 |archive-date=19 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219000643/http://www.bath.ac.uk/ceremonies/hongrads/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1994 Smith received an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from the [[University of Cambridge]].<ref>Davis, E. {{Google books|EuKLTofUmWcC|Nevill Mott: Reminiscences And Appreciations|page=177}}</ref> In October 2017, she was made an [[Honorary title (academic)|honorary fellow]] of [[Mansfield College, Oxford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/news/conversation-dame-maggie-smith|title=In conversation with Dame Maggie Smith|work=[[Mansfield College, Oxford]]|date=23 October 2017|access-date=31 October 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031718/https://www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/news/conversation-dame-maggie-smith|url-status=dead}}</ref> Over her career, Smith was recognised by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] for the following performances:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2024/09/27/maggie-smith-the-oscar-emmy-and-tony-award-winning-acting-legend-dies-at-89/|title=Maggie Smith, the Oscar, Emmy and Tony award winning acting legend, dies at 89 |work=Forbes |access-date=27 September 2024 |date=27 September 2024}}</ref> * [[38th Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]], nomination, for ''[[Othello (1965 British film)|Othello]]'' (1965) * [[42nd Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role]], win, ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (film)|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]'' (1969) * [[45th Academy Awards]]: Best Actress in a Leading Role, nomination, ''[[Travels with My Aunt (film)|Travels with My Aunt]]'' (1972) * [[51st Academy Awards]]: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, win, ''[[California Suite (film)|California Suite]]'' (1978) * [[59th Academy Awards]]: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, nomination, for ''[[A Room with a View (1985 film)|A Room with a View]]'' (1986) * [[74th Academy Awards]]: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, nomination, for ''[[Gosford Park]]'' (2001) Smith also received a [[Tony Award]], four [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], five [[British Academy Film Awards]], three [[Golden Globe Awards]] and five [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. In 1993 she was awarded with the BAFTA Special Award by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]].<ref name="BAFTA322"/> In 1996 the British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented her with the [[BAFTA Fellowship]], the highest honour the Academy can bestow.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/index.php?module=Content&template=history | publisher = National Film and Television School | access-date = 8 July 2009 | title = A short history of the National Film and Television School | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120917031901/http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/index.php?module=Content&template=history | archive-date = 17 September 2012 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="BAFTA322"/> At the [[2010 Laurence Olivier Awards]], she was celebrated with the [[Society of London Theatre Special Award]]. In 2013 she was awarded the [[Evening Standard Theatre Awards#Theatre Icon Award|''Evening Standard'' Icon Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/award-winning-actress-maggie-smith-hopes-to-return-to-the-stage-com-211969#:~:text=Award%2DWinning%20Actress%20Maggie%20Smith,Return%20to%20the%20Stage%20%7C%20Playbill&text=News%20Award%2DWinning%20Actress%20Maggie,17|work=Playbill |title=Award winning actress Maggie Smith hopes to return to the stage |access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref> Smith was awarded the [[Shakespeare Prize]] by the [[Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.|Hamburg Alfred Toepfer Foundation]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://damemaggiedaily.livejournal.com/269417.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131122164601/http://damemaggiedaily.livejournal.com/269417.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 November 2013 |title=Interview upon receiving the Shakespeare Prize |work=Damemaggiedaily |date=26 May 1992 |access-date=3 December 2013 }}</ref> Smith was made a [[British Film Institute Fellowship|Fellow]] of the [[British Film Institute]] in recognition of her outstanding contribution to film culture in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/strategy-policy/bfi-fellows |title=BFI Fellows |work=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> She was elected to the [[American Theatre Hall of Fame]] in 1994. In 1995 she was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by [[Women in Film and Television UK]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://issuu.com/spaceduplondon/docs/2002_awards_-_kitty_jun-im|title=The 2002 Awards|work=[[Women in Film and Television UK]]|date=|page=19|access-date=9 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://diomedia.com/stock-photo-dame-maggie-smith-british-actress-seen-at-the-carlton-uk-tv-women-in-film-and-television-award-winner-of-the-channel-four-lifetime-achievement-award-compulsory-credit-uppaphotoshot-photo-image17557959.html |title=Dame MAGGIE SMITH British Actress (Seen at the Carlton UK TV 'Women in Film and Television Award') Winner of The Channel Four Lifetime Achievement Award |work=DIOMEDIA |date= |access-date=9 December 2023 }}</ref> On 10 April 1999, Smith received the [[Shakespeare Theatre Company#The Will Award|William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre]] (The Will Award) presented by the [[Shakespeare Theatre Company]] in Washington, D.C., in recognition of her significant contribution to classical theatre in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dame Maggie Smith Receives 'Will Award' in D.C. April 10|date=9 April 1999 |newspaper=[[Playbill]] |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/44721-Dame-Maggie-Smith-Receives-Will-Award-in-DC-April-10 |access-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206235404/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/44721-Dame-Maggie-Smith-Receives-Will-Award-in-DC-April-10 |archive-date=6 December 2013}}</ref> On 9 February 2014 she was inducted into the Actors Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.actorshalloffame.org/induction.html |title=Actors Hall of Fame Inductees |work=actorshalloffame.org |year=2014 |access-date=21 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827202405/http://www.actorshalloffame.org/induction.html |archive-date=27 August 2008}}</ref> Smith had a star on the [[Avenue of Stars, London|London Avenue of Stars]] until all of the stars were removed in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=ITV unveils Avenue of Stars |date=19 September 2005 |first=Liz |last=Thomas |newspaper=[[The Stage]] |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2005/09/itv-unveils-avenue-of-stars |access-date=21 December 2013}}</ref> In September 2012, she was honoured with the [[Stratford Shakespeare Festival]]'s Legacy Award. She accepted the award, presented to her by [[Christopher Plummer]], in a ceremony at the [[Fairmont Royal York]] hotel.<ref name="thestar">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/onstage/article/1254696--maggie-smith-receives-stratford-festival-s-legacy-award |title=Maggie Smith receives Stratford festival's Legacy Award |first=Richard |last=Ouzounian |date=10 September 2012 |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref> In March 2016, Smith was awarded the [[Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/434958/ |title=Maggie Smith receives Critics' Circle award for services to the arts |newspaper=[[The Stage]] |date=1 April 2016 |access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref> In April 2016, she was awarded the [[Bodley Medal]] by the [[University of Oxford]]'s [[Bodleian Libraries]] in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the performing arts.<ref name="Bodleian.ox.ac.uk">{{cite web |url=http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/news/2016/apr-29 |title=Dame Maggie Smith open Bodleians Libraries' Shakespeare's Dead exhibition |work=Bodleian.ox.ac.uk |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
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