Tom Hanks

Hanks wins the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance in Captain Phillips.

For his performance in Captain Phillips, Hanks wins the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Game Change wins the award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Hanks wins Favorite TV Guest Star at the 38th Annual People’s Choice Awards for his appearance on the 100th episode of 30 Rock.

The Pacific wins for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Bosom Buddies wins the Anniversary Award for their 30th reunion at the 8th Annual TV Land Awards.

All we did was laugh for 39 measly episodes and Tom Selleck and Magnum P.I. still suck compared to Bosom Buddies.

John Adams wins 4 awards at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards, including Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, as well as Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television.

Hanks wins the Life Achievement Award along with Band of Brothers winning TV Program of the Year at the 30th Annual American Film Institute Awards.

Band of Brothers wins Best Mini Series or Motion Picture Made for Television at the 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Hanks wins the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) at the 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards for his role in Cast Away.

Saving Private Ryan wins Best Action Sequence and a win for Hanks as Best Male Performance at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards.

For his role in You’ve Got Mail, Hanks receives the award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) at the 13th Annual American Comedy Awards.

Saving Private Ryan is nominated for four awards and wins two for Best Film Drama and Best Director at the 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Hanks wins Best Male Performance for his role in Apollo 13 at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards.

For his role in Forrest Gump, Hanks wins Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) at the 9th Annual American Comedy Awards.

At the 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Hanks wins Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for his role in Forrest Gump.

Forest Gump wins Best Picture at the 67th Annual Academy Awards and Hanks wins Best Actor for the leading role.

Hanks wins Best Actor at the 66th Annual Academy Awards for his role in Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen’s musical contribution to the film, Streets of Philadelphia, wins Best Original Song.

At the 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards, Hanks wins Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for his leading role in Philadelphia.

Hanks wins the Best Kiss award at the 1993 MTV Movie Awards for his comedic kiss with Pauline Brailsford in A League of Their Own.

For his supporting role in A League of Their Own, Hanks wins the award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture at the 7th Annual American Comedy Awards.

For his role in Big, Hanks wins the award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) at the 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards.

For his role in Big, Hanks wins the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy) award at the 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Hanks wins the Cleveland Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his performance as Proteus in Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona. The award was his first major accomplishment as an actor.

There are not a lot of people who are willing to throw all their things in a car and drive across the country to Cleveland for no money, but I had nothing to lose. I had nothing to keep me anywhere. I thought the whole point of being 18 or 19 years old was to throw your stuff in the back of the car and go somewhere.