Awards & Winners

Peter Ustinov

Date of Birth 16-April-1921
Place of Birth Swiss Cottage
(London NW3, London)
Nationality United Kingdom
Also know as Peter Alexander Ustinov, Alexander von Ustinov, Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov, Ustinov, Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow, Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov, Sir Peter Ustinov, Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov, CBE
Profession Screenwriter, Actor, Author, Comedian, Opera Director, Theatre Director, Presenter, Film Director, Film Producer, Journalist, Voice Actor, Playwright, Humorist, Diplomat, Educator
Quotes
  • Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
  • I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first.
  • Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.
  • A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally.
  • To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.
  • The point of living, and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.
  • Unfortunately, the balance of nature decrees that a super-abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares.
  • Sex is a conversation carried out by other means. If you get on well out of bed, half the problems of bed are solved.
  • Parents are the bones on which children sharpen their teeth.
  • There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another religion, were to come back today, he would find it virtually impossible to convince anyone of his credentials despite the fact that the vast evangelical machine on American television is predicated on His imminent return among us sinners.
  • Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov, CBE was an English actor, writer and dramatist. He was also renowned as a filmmaker, theatre and opera director, stage designer, author, screenwriter, comedian, humorist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter. A noted wit and raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. He was also a respected intellectual and diplomat who, in addition to his various academic posts, served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and President of the World Federalist Movement. Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards over his life, including two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards for acting, a Grammy Award for best recording for children, as well as the recipient of governmental honours from, amongst others, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. He displayed a unique cultural versatility that has frequently earned him the accolade of a Renaissance man. Miklós Rózsa, composer of the music for Quo Vadis and of numerous concert works, dedicated his String Quartet No. 1, Op. 22 to Ustinov.

Awards by Peter Ustinov

Check all the awards nominated and won by Peter Ustinov.

1996


Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance An Evening With Sir Peter Ustinov

1991


Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment An Evening With Peter Ustinov

1986


Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Anchor or Interviewer Russia

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Program - Performing Arts The Well-Tempered Bach with Peter Ustinov

1983


Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy Beethoven's Tenth
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance Beethoven's Tenth

1982


Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Informational Programming Omni: The New Frontier

1979


Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Death on the Nile

1970


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame
(A Storm in Summer)

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role Hallmark Hall of Fame
A Storm in Summer

1969


Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy Hot Millions

1968


Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Hot Millions

1967


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Barefoot in Athens)

Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role Hallmark Hall of Fame
Barefoot in Athens

1965


Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Topkapi

1964


Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Honored for : Topkapi
(Role: Arthur Simpson)

Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Topkapi
Role: Arthur Simpson

1963


Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama Billy Budd
BAFTA Award for Best Film Billy Budd
BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay Billy Budd
BAFTA Award for Best British Film Billy Budd

1962


Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Billy Budd

1961


Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Romanoff and Juliet
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Spartacus

1960


Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Honored for : Spartacus
(Role: Batiatus)

Nominations 1960 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Spartacus

1959


Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
Honored for : Peter & The Wolf

Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children Peter & The Wolf

1958


Primetime Emmy Award for Actor - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support
Honored for : Omnibus
(The Life of Samuel Johnson)

Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Romanoff and Juliet
Tony Award for Best Play Romanoff and Juliet
Primetime Emmy Award for Actor - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support Omnibus
The Life of Samuel Johnson

1952


Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Honored for : Quo Vadis

Nominations 1952 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Quo Vadis

1951


Nominations 1951 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Quo Vadis