Sir Ian McKellen is an English actor of the stage and screen. He has received two Academy Award nominations. He received his first nomination for Best Actor for his performance as James Whale in the period drama Gods and Monsters (1998). His second nomination was for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Gandalf the Grey in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). For his work in theatre he received two Tony Award nominations winning for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Antonio Salieri in the Broadway production of Amadeus in 1981. For his work on the London stage he received twelve Laurence Olivier Awards winning six times. For his work on television he has been nominated six times for the Primetime Emmy Award, three times for the Golden Glob