The Triple Crown or the Grand Slam are terms used in the entertainment industry to describe individuals who have won the three highest accolades recognised in British film, television, and theatre: a British Academy Film Award , a British Academy Television Award , and a Laurence Olivier Award respectively.
41-1688: [REDACTED] Look up triple crown in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Triple Crown may refer to: Sports [ edit ] Horse racing [ edit ] Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States) Triple Crown Trophy Triple Crown Productions Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing Pacing Triple Crown Trotting Triple Crown Triple Crown of Hurdling Motor racing [ edit ] Triple Crown of Motorsport Triple Crown of endurance racing Triple Crown (IndyCar) Professional wrestling [ edit ] Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship , Japan Triple Crown (professional wrestling) , mainly United States Other endeavors [ edit ] Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing Triple Crown of American Football Triple Crown (baseball) Triple Crown (basketball) Triple Crown of Boxing Triple Crown of Brazilian Football Triple crown of bridge Triple Crown of Cycling Triple Crown (darts) Triple Crown (golf) Triple Crown of Hiking Triple Crown (poker) Triple Crown (rugby union) Triple Crown (snooker) Triple Crown (tennis) Triple Crown of Surfing Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Triple Crown Tournament , cricket Triple Crown, of Nordic skiing Triple Crown Tour, of USA Ultimate Triple Crown of Canoe Racing Other uses [ edit ] Chiappa Triple Crown , Italian made triple-barrel shotguns Coat of arms of
82-566: A Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1995 for The Madness of King George and won a Tony Award for Best Play in 2006 for The History Boys . He was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1963 for Beyond the Fringe , but he has never been nominated for any Emmy Award to complete the EGOT . English actress Julie Walters (born 1950) completed
123-519: A Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for Shakespeare in Love and a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play in 1999 for Amy's View . She has also been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards (short of completing the American triple crown ). British stage and screen actress, author, animal rights activist, and wildlife campaigner Virginia McKenna (born 1931) completed
164-421: A Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in 2003 for The Gathering Storm and won two Tony Awards , but never won an Academy Award (after 5 nominations) to complete the American triple crown . British actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh (born 1960) completed the triple crown in 2009. He's a 6-time BAFTA Film (2), 5-time BAFTA TV (2), and 6-time Olivier (1) nominee, for
205-525: A Tony Award , to complete the American triple crown (for not winning a Academy Award for acting) or the EGOT . English actor Helen Mirren (born 1945) completed the triple crown in 2013. She is a 6-time BAFTA TV (3), 5-time BAFTA Film (1), and 4-time Olivier (1) nominee, for a total of 15 TC nominations. Mirren has won six awards. Note: Mirren is the only person to have also won the American Triple Crown of Acting by being awarded
246-499: A Tony Award , to complete the American triple crown . He was also nominated for a competitive Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year for Pravda in 1985. English actress and activist Vanessa Redgrave (born 1937) completed the triple crown in 2010. She is a 2-time BAFTA Film (0), 2-time BAFTA TV (1) and 4-time Olivier Award nominee, with a total of 8 TC nominations. Redgrave has won three awards. Note: Redgrave has also won
287-755: A $ 100,000 bonus for the winner of all three races. The Weight-For-Age Triple Crown The Sprint Triple Crown The Fillies And Mares Triple Crown In Germany, the Triple Crown ( Dreifache Krone ) consists of Only one horse has won the German Triple Crown: In East Germany , the Dreifache Krone consisted of: Three horses won the East German Triple Crown: The French Triple Crown consists of: Previously
328-991: A Laurence Olivier Award in acting categories Triple Crown Records , a record label Triple Crown of National High Adventure award, associated with High Adventure Bases of the Boy Scouts of America Triple Crown of Science Fiction, Nebula Award, Hugo Award, and Philip K. Dick Award; only once occurring towards William Gibson Triple Crown was the show title for the 2007 Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps , and was, in fact, about horse racing. See also [ edit ] Grand Tour (cycling) Grand Slam (golf) Grand Slam (tennis) Three Crowns , an emblem of Sweden Three crowns (disambiguation) Three Kingdoms (disambiguation) Treble (association football) Treble (handball) , for example FC Barcelona Handbol Triple Gold Club in ice hockey Winston Million , in NASCAR Topics referred to by
369-438: A Play in 1991 for Shadowlands , but never been nominated for any Emmy Award to complete the American triple crown . English playwright, author, actor, and screenwriter Alan Bennett (born 1934) completed the triple crown in 1996. He is a 4-time BAFTA Film (1), 10-time BAFTA TV (3), and 6-time Olivier (4) nominee, for a total of 20 TC nominations. Bennett has won nine awards. Note: Bennett has also been nominated for
410-553: A singular horse. The Turf Trinity consists of: The Turf Tiara consists of: The Irish Triple Crown, modelled on the English equivalent, consists of: For a list of the annual individual race winners, see Irish Triple Crown race winners . Only two horses have won all three races since the Irish Two Thousand Guineas was first run in 1921: The Canadian Triple Crown consists of: The Canadian Triple Crown
451-493: A total of 17 TC nominations. Branagh has won seven awards. Note: Branagh also won a Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2022 for Belfast and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in 2001 for Conspiracy and a International Emmy Award for Best Actor in 2017 for Wallander . He was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album in 1995 for Hamlet , but he has never been nominated for
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#1732764705262492-520: A total of 42 TC nominations. Dench has won nineteen awards. Note: Dench is the only actor to complete multiple triple crowns of acting, on either the American or British side, and has completed four. She is the only person to have won more than seven triple crown awards, on either the British or American side. She also holds the records (though tied) for most BAFTA TV nominations, most BAFTA Film nominations, and most BAFTA Film awards; Dench has also won
533-644: A total of 8 TC nominations. Guinness has won five awards. Note: Guinness also won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1958 for The Bridge on the River Kwai and the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play in 1964 for Dylan . He was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards (short of completing the American triple crown and the EGOT ). He was also nominated for two competitive Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of
574-481: Is a 4-time BAFTA Film (1), 5-time BAFTA TV (2) and 1-time Olivier (1) nominee, with a total of 10 TC nominations. Ashcroft has a total of five awards. Note: Ashcroft won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1985 for A Passage to India (a year before winning the BAFTA Film Award ). She was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards , but never nominated for a Tony Award to complete
615-578: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing , often shortened to Triple Crown , is a series of horse races for Thoroughbreds , often restricted to three-year-olds. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment in Thoroughbred racing. The term originated in mid-19th-century England and nations where Thoroughbred racing
656-546: Is popular each have their own Triple Crown series. In England , where the term Triple Crown originated with West Australian 's three wins in 1853, it is made up of: Since the 2,000 Guineas was first run in 1809, fifteen horses (including three winners of substitute races at Newmarket during the First World War) have won the English Triple Crown. The most recent – and only winner since World War II –
697-408: Is said to be because of the impact it would have on a horse's stud value in a market where speed is preferred to stamina. For a list of the annual individual race winners, see English Triple Crown race winners . Triple Crown winners : †Wartime winners Pommern, Gay Crusader and Gainsborough are not counted, according to many judges, as the three races were all held at Newmarket and racing itself
738-406: Is the recipient of two International Emmy Awards for Best Performance by an Actress , but she has never been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award . English actor Albert Finney (1936–2019) completed the triple crown in 2003. He is a 4-time BAFTA TV (1), 9-time BAFTA Film (1), and 2-time Olivier (1) nominee, for a total of 15 TC nominations. Finney has won four awards. Note: Finney also won
779-504: The American Triple Crown of Acting by being awarded the three equivalent honors in the American entertainment industry: winning a Academy Award , two Primetime Emmy Awards , and a Tony Award . She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children in 2002 for Oscar Wilde: The Selfish Giant & The Nightingale and the Rose (short of completing the EGOT ). English actress Maggie Smith (1934–2024) completed
820-527: The American triple crown ). English director and producer Stephen Daldry (born 1960) completed the triple crown in 2022. He won one competitive BAFTA Film Award, one BAFTA TV Award, and three Olivier Awards, for a total of 15 TC nominations. Daldry has won five awards. Note: Daldry has also won two Primetime Emmy Awards for The Crown and won three Tony Awards . He has also been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Director . Four additional artists have received all three awards, though one
861-434: The American triple crown . English actor Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001) completed the triple crown in 1996. He is a 5-time BAFTA TV (5), 1-time BAFTA Film (1), and 5-time Olivier (2) nominee, for a total of 11 TC nominations. Hawthorne has won eight awards. Note: Hawthorne had also been nominated for a Academy Award for Best Actor in 1995 for The Madness of King George and won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in
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#1732764705262902-486: The Drapers Company , 1439 emblem with three triple crowns Papal tiara , the three-tiered crown that was used by popes for centuries Triple accreditation , in business schools Triple Crown of Acting , for winners of an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award in acting categories Triple Crown (UK entertainment) , for winners of a British Academy Film Award, a British Academy Television Award, and
943-626: The French Triple Crown consisted of: Two horses have swept the French Triple Crown: Triple Crown (UK entertainment) English actress Judi Dench (born 1934) completed the triple crown in 1977, becoming the first person to complete the British triple crown. She completed her second triple crown in 1986, her third triple crown in 1988, and her fourth in 2001. She is a 12-time BAFTA TV (4), 15-time BAFTA Film (6), and 15-time Olivier (7) nominee, for
984-820: The Kentucky Oaks and Black-Eyed Susan is generally considered too short for fillies. The most commonly accepted version of the Triple Tiara is the American Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing which uses three races from New York. From 1957 to 2002, and 2007 to 2009, these three races were the Acorn Stakes , the Mother Goose Stakes , and the Coaching Club American Oaks . Eight fillies won this version of
1025-709: The New York Triple Tiara: In 2010, the NYRA changed the configuration of the Triple Tiara to include the Alabama Stakes instead of the Mother Goose. As of 2022, no filly has won the reconfigured Triple Tiara. The New York Handicap Triple is a series of three handicap races run in New York. Although historically notable, the series is now essentially defunct, as two of the races are run on
1066-599: The Triple Crown are: There have been several different versions of the Triple Tiara (sometimes known as the Filly Triple Crown) in the United States. One of them was a national version that consisted of undercard events on the same weekends as the associated Triple Crown races: Only one filly won this version of the Triple Tiara, Davona Dale in 1979. Few have even tried as the short time between
1107-803: The Two-Year-Old Grand Slam, consists of: Winners of the Two-Year-Old Triple Crown: The New Zealand Triple Crown consists of: The New Zealand Triple Crown is also known as the Hawke's Bay Triple Crown or Hastings Triple Crown as all three races are run there. The only horse to win the New Zealand Triple Crown is Melody Belle in 2019. Three new Triple Crown series were announced for the 2019/2020 season. Each series consists of three prestigious Group races with
1148-807: The Western Canadian Triple Crown. The Western Canadian Triple Crown consists of: The Australian Triple Crown comprises the following races: The Australian Triple Crown initially included the Canterbury Guineas , which was replaced with the Randwick Guineas. The Spring Grand Slam for older horses consists of: The only horse to win the Spring Grand Slam was the New Zealand bred Rising Fast in 1954. The Two-Year-Old Triple Crown, also known as
1189-533: The Year for The Old Country in 1977 and for A Walk in the Woods in 1988. Welsh actor, director, and producer Anthony Hopkins (born 1937) completed the triple crown in 1992. He is a 7-time BAFTA Film (3), 2-time BAFTA TV (1) and 1-time Olivier Award (0) nominee, for a total of 10 TC nominations. Hopkins has won six awards. Note: Hopkins has also won two Academy Awards for Best Actor and won two Primetime Emmy Awards , but he has never been nominated for
1230-584: The best fillies would often run in the Derby and Two Thousand Guineas. As this is no longer the case, the Fillies' Triple Crown would now be considered as comparable as the original. Winners of the Fillies Triple Crown are: The so-called Stayers Triple Crown consists of the most prestigious long-distance races in the British flat racing season: In the United States, the three races that make up
1271-608: The race after suffering a setback and never raced again. Since Nijinsky, only Nashwan (1989), Sea the Stars (2009), and Camelot (2012) have won both the Guineas and the Derby. Between Reference Point in 1987 and Camelot in 2012, no Derby winner (not even the potential Triple Crown winners Nashwan and Sea the Stars) even entered the St. Leger. This reluctance to compete in the St. Leger
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1312-683: The same day, making a sweep impossible. In addition, only the Metropolitan Handicap maintains a top-level designation and continues to be run as a handicap. The series consists of: The triple has been won by four horses: In 2019, the New York Racing Association established two series of races for three-year-olds on the turf: the Turf Trinity and the Turf Tiara. As of 2022, neither has been swept by
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1394-616: The three equivalent honors in the American entertainment industry: winning a Academy Award , four Primetime Emmy Awards , and a Tony Award . British actor, playwright and theatre director Mark Rylance (born 1960) completed the triple crown in 2016. He is a 2-time BAFTA TV (2), 1-time BAFTA Film (1), and 8-time Olivier (2) nominee, for a total of 11 TC nominations. Rylance has won five awards. Note: Rylance has also won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2016 for Bridge of Spies and won three Tony Awards . He has been nominated for one Primetime Emmy Award (short of completing
1435-415: The triple crown in 1979. She is a 2-time BAFTA Film (1), 2-time BAFTA TV (1) and 1-time Olivier Award (1) nominee, with a total of 5 TC nominations. McKenna has won three awards. Note: McKenna has never been nominated for an Academy Award , an Emmy Award , or an Tony Award to compete for the American triple crown . English actress Peggy Ashcroft (1907–1991) completed the triple crown in 1986. She
1476-546: The triple crown in 2002. She is a 9-time BAFTA TV (4), 6-time BAFTA Film (2), and 4-time Olivier (1) nominee, for a total of 19 TC nominations. Walters has won nine awards. Note: Walters has also received an honorary BAFTA in 2003 and the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 2014. She was nominated for a Academy Award for Best Actress in 1984 for Educating Rita and a second nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 2001 for Billy Elliot. She
1517-462: The triple crown in 2010. She is a 13-time BAFTA Film (5), 5-time BAFTA TV (0) and 6-time Olivier Award nominee (0), with a total of 24 TC nominations. Smith has won eight awards. Note: Smith also won the American Triple Crown of Acting by being awarded the three equivalent honors in the American entertainment industry: winning two Academy Awards , four Primetime Emmy Awards , and a Tony Award . The following individuals have each won two out of
1558-423: Was Nijinsky , in 1970. For many years, it was considered unlikely that any horse would ever win the English Triple Crown again. In the winter of 2006/2007, however, trainer Jim Bolger was training his unbeaten colt Teofilo for the Triple Crown and bookmaker William Hill plc was offering odds of only 12/1 against Teofilo winning the 2007 Triple Crown. The horse was withdrawn from the 2000 Guineas two days before
1599-462: Was bestowed for an honorary or similar non-competitive distinction: Alec Guinness has no competitive Olivier Award, Anthony Hopkins has no competitive Olivier Award, Vanessa Redgrave has no competitive BAFTA Film Award, and Maggie Smith has no competitive BAFTA TV Award or Olivier Award. English actor Alec Guinness (1914–2000) completed the triple crown in 1988. He is a 3-time BAFTA Film (1), 3-time BAFTA TV (2) and 2-time Olivier Award nominee (0), for
1640-563: Was established in 1959 and since then seven horses have won it. In 2014, the Hall of Fame decided to honor the five horses who had won the three races before 1959, meaning 12 horses are now officially recognized as winning the Canadian Triple Crown. The Canadian Triple Tiara consists of: As of 2022, only one filly has won it: On May 9, 2023, it was announced that Western Canada would have their own Triple Crown, also dubbed
1681-488: Was too disrupted. By this reckoning, there were only 12 triple crown winners, and only three in the 20th century. The following horses won the 2000 Guineas and Derby but were beaten in the St Leger: Additionally: There is also a Fillies Triple Crown for a filly winning the 1,000 Guineas Stakes , Epsom Oaks and St. Leger Stakes . In the past, this was not considered a true Triple Crown as