List of awards and nominations received by Paul Newman
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Paul Newman (1925—2008) was an American actor, director and producer whose career in film, theatre and television spanned seven decades. A film icon, Newman is one of the few performers to have received nominations for all EGOT awards (Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award). He is the recipient of an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, seven Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Directors Guild of America Award. He also won Best Actor awards at the Cannes and Berlin International Film Festivals, and was awarded with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1985, the Academy Honorary Award and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1986, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1992, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1994. He has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994.
Awards and nominations
[edit]Academy Awards
[edit]The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry. Newman was nominated for ten competitive awards and was the recipient of an Honorary Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Lost to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Best Actor | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Nominated | David Niven for Separate Tables |
| 1962 | The Hustler | Nominated | Maximilian Schell for Judgment at Nuremberg | |
| 1964 | Hud | Nominated | Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field | |
| 1968 | Cool Hand Luke | Nominated | Rod Steiger for In the Heat of the Night | |
| 1969 | Best Picture | Rachel, Rachel | Nominated | John Woolf for Oliver! |
| 1982 | Best Actor | Absence of Malice | Nominated | Henry Fonda for On Golden Pond |
| 1983 | The Verdict | Nominated | Ben Kingsley for Gandhi | |
| 1986 | Academy Honorary Award | — | Honored | — |
| 1987 | Best Actor | The Color of Money | Won | — |
| 1994 | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | — | Honored | — |
| 1995 | Best Actor | Nobody's Fool | Nominated | Tom Hanks for Forrest Gump |
| 2003 | Best Supporting Actor | Road to Perdition | Nominated | Chris Cooper for Adaptation |
Golden Globe Awards
[edit]The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television. Newman won three competitive awards and received the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
Grammy Awards
[edit]| Year | Category | Album | Result | Lost to |
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| 1993 | Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Album | Mr. and Mrs. Bridge | Nominated | Maya Angelou for On the Pulse of Morning |
| 2000 | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Nominated | Jim Dale for the audiobook version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
Tony Awards
[edit]| Year | Category | Play | Result | Lost to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Best Leading Actor in a Play | Our Town | Nominated | Brian Dennehy for Long Day's Journey into Night |
Emmy Awards
[edit]The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) honors national prime time television entertainment.[3] Newman was nominated for four Emmys and won once.[4]
| Year | Category | Show | Result | Lost to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special | The Shadow Box | Nominated | James Goldstone for Kent State |
| 2003 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Our Town | Nominated | William H. Macy for Door to Door |
| 2005 | Outstanding Miniseries | Empire Falls | Nominated | The Lost Prince (Masterpiece Theatre) |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won | — |
National Board of Review
[edit]Newman received the award for Best Actor in 1986 (for The Color of Money) from the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.[5]
Other honors
[edit]- Newman Day
- Sports Car Club of America Hall of Fame, 2009
- Lime Rock Park, Paul Newman Straight, 2022
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Shared with John Kerr and Anthony Perkins
- ^ https://goldenglobes.com/person/paul-newman/
- ^ "Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ^ "Paul Newman". Television Academy. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "1986 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.