‘If ever there was a category where the Oscar goes to someone without there being a winner, it’s this one’ — List of Michael Caine Oscar nominations, wins
Posted: June 2026
List of Oscar nominations for Michael Caine. Michael Caine 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
2002: THe Quiet American (Best Actor) — lost to Adrien Brody (The Pianist). Other nominees: Nicolas Cage (Adaptation.), Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York), Jack Nicholson (About Schmidt)
WON: 1999: The Cider House Rules (Best Supporting Actor) — Other nominees: Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile), Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Tom Cruise (Magnolia)
WON: 1986: Hannah and Her Sisters (Best Supporting Actor) — Other nominees: Willem Dafoe (Platoon), Tom Berenger (Platoon), Denholm Elliott (A Room with a View), Dennis Hopper (Hoosiers)
1983: Educating Rita (Best Actor) — lost to Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies. Other nominees: Tom Conti (Reuben, Reuben), Tom Courtenay (The Dresser), Albert Finney (The Dresser)
1972: Sleuth (Best Actor) — lost to Marlon Brando (The Godfather). Other nominees: Laurence Olivier (Sleuth), Paul Winfield (Sounder), Peter O’Toole (The Ruling Class)
1966: Alfie (Best Actor) — lost to Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons). Other nominees: Steve McQueen (The Sand Pebbles), Alan Arkin (The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming), Richard Burton (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)