The following is a list of awards and nominations received by English film director and producer Sir Alfred Hitchcock, chronicling his achievements in the film industry. The six-time Academy Award-nominee and four-time Emmy nominee won eight Golden Laurel Awards, two Golden Globes, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Directors Guild of America Award, the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Gala Tribute Award, the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Award, the New York Film Critics Circle Award, and the Saturn Award. In England, Hitchcock was honored by the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award and made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen Elizabeth II. Apart from his three Cannes Film Festival nominations, he also received two Silver Shell Awards at San Sebastián International Film Festival in Spain, the Jussi Award in Finland, the Kinema Junpo Award in Japan, the Mention Award at Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, and at Venice Film Festival in Italy a Golden Lion nomination. In addition, eight movies directed by Hitchcock were inducted into the National Film Registry and four of them are listed in the American Film Institute list of the 100 greatest American movies of all time (along with Vertigo, which was ranked as the Best Mystery Movie Ever). Two other his pictures entered the list of the 100 Greatest British Films of the 20th Century, released by British Film Institute in UK. Awards and nominations Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly referred to as the Oscar, is an annual ceremony established by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. Sixteen films directed by Hitchcock received an Oscar nomination, though only five of those were assigned to him. Along with Robert Altman, Clarence Brown and King Vidor, he is tied for the most nominations in the category of Best Director – five apiece – without a win. However, four of his films also earned Best Picture nominations (Foreign Correspondent in 1941, Suspicion in 1942 and Spellbound in 1946, plus winning Rebecca from 1941). The total number of Oscar nominations (including winners) earned by films he directed is fifty. Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Since 1938, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award has been bestowed during the Academy Awards ceremonies to film producers, which are