‘My father died 11 years ago tonight. So maybe he had something to do with this’ — List of Anthony Hopkins Oscar nominations, wins
Posted: February 2026
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Anthony Hopkins. Anthony Hopkins has been nominated for 6 Academy Awards and won 2. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2020: WON: The Father (Best Actor) — Other nominees: Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) (Posthumously), Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), Steven Yeun (Minari), Gary Oldman (Mank)
2019: The Two Popes (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood). Other nominees: Al Pacino (The Irishman), Joe Pesci (The Irishman), Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
1997: Amistad (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting). Other nominees: Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), Greg Kinnear (As Good as It Gets), Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights)
1995: Nixon (Best Actor) — lost to Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas). Other nominees: Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Holland’s Opus), Massimo Troisi (The Postman) (Posthumously), Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking)
1993: The Remains of the Day (Best Actor) — lost to Tom Hanks (Philadelphia). Other nominees: Daniel Day-Lewis (In the Name of the Father), Laurence Fishburne (What’s Love Got to Do with It), Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List)
WON: 1991: The Silence of the Lambs (Best Actor) — Other nominees: Nick Nolte (The Prince of Tides), Robin Williams (The Fisher King), Robert De Niro (Cape Fear), Warren Beatty (Bugsy)