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Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor and film producer who has received various awards and nominations, which includes an Academy Award, an Australian Film Institute Award, three BAFTA Awards, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rush has also received several honorary awards, including the Australian Film Institute Global Achievement Award and the Longford Life Achievement Award.

Following his breakthrough role in Shine (1996) as Australian concert pianist David Helfgott, Rush won in the Best Actor category at the Oscar, AFI, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild award ceremonies. In 1998, Rush starred in four films—A Little Bit of Soul for which he was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Elizabeth, for which he received a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Les Misérables; and Shakespeare in Love, for which he earned nominations for Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Satellite Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor.

During the 2000s, Rush received acclaim for several film and television projects. His role in Quills garnered him a second Best Actor nomination from the Academy, BAFTA, BFCA, HFPA, and Screen Actors Guild. Rush appeared in five films in 2003, including Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Swimming Upstream. He portrayed acclaimed film actor Peter Sellers in the television film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), winning the Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie. In 2010, Rush received widespread acclaim for his performance in The King's Speech, including Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actor Guild Award, BAFTA, and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor.

AACTA Awards
The AACTA Awards are an annual ceremony that honors outstanding work in cinema and television. The Australian Film Institute originally presented the awards until 2011, when they formed the subsidiary Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), in which Rush is also serves as the founding president. Rush received four nominations, winning the Best Actor in a Leading Role for Shine (1996).

Academy Awards
The Academy Award, or the Oscar, is an annual accolade presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for excellence in various aspects of the film industry, including acting, directing, and writing. Rush won the award for Best Actor for his performance in Shine (1996) and has received three further nominations.

BAFTA Awards
The British Academy Film Awards, awarded by the British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) since 1949, is an annual accolade considered to be the British equivalent of the Academy Awards. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in cinema primarily in the United Kingdom. Out of five nominations, Rush won three awards—one for Best Actor in a Leading Role and two for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Critics' Choice Movie Awards
The Critics' Choice Movie Award is an annual accolade presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) since 1996 for outstanding achievement in the film industry.

Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globe Award, created by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) in 1943, is an annual accolade presented in honor of outstanding achievement in cinema and television programming. Rush received two awards, one for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Shine, 1996) and one for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, 2004).

Helpmann Awards
The Helpmann Awards is an annual accolade presented by the Live Performance Australia (LPA) in recognition of outstanding achievement in Australian live performances, encompassing theatre, musicals, dance, music, opera and comedy. Rush won two awards in 2011 and 2013.

Primetime Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Award is an annual accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) for excellence in television programming. Rush received an award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in 2005.

Screen Actors Guild Awards
Created in 1995, the Screen Actors Guild Award is an annual accolade awarded by SAG-AFTRA in honor of outstanding individual and ensemble achievement in film and television. Out of eight nominations, Rush has won four SAG awards, including two for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.