The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Sir Michael Gambon. In 1998, Gambon was given the title of Knight Bachelor; awarded by the British Government in the 1998 New Year Honours. The investiture by Queen Elizabeth II took place on 17 July 1998. Gambon, despite being Irish, retains British citizenship making the Knighthood substantive rather than honorary. In 1990 he was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), awarded by the British Government in the 1990 New Year Honours. and invested by The Prince of Wales.