List of Frank Sinatra awards
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This page contains a list of awards and accolades won by and awarded to Frank Sinatra.
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[edit] Awards, citations and honors
- Inductee into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame (1980)
- Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Medal of Honor Award (1983)
- Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded by President Ronald Reagan (1985)
- Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the Stevens Institute of Technology (1985)
- Lifetime Achievement Award from the NAACP (1987)
- Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award (1990)
- Congressional Gold Medal (1997)
- Named as the "Greatest Voice of the Twentieth Century" by BBC Radio 2 (2001)[1]
- Each year on Sinatra's birthday, (December 12), the Empire State Building lights up with blue lights in reference to Sinatra's nickname, "Ol' Blue Eyes".
- Honorary membership of Alpha Phi Delta
- Was ranked among Quigley's Top Ten Money-Makers Poll five times -- 1956(10), 1957(5), 1958(10), 1959(7) and 1960(8)
- Sinatra has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame:
- For his contribution to Motion pictures at 1600 Vine Street
- For his contribution to Recording at 1637 Vine Street
- For his contribution to Television at 6538 Hollywood Blvd.
- Frank Sinatra is inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. (2007)
[edit] Film industry awards
| Year | Nomination | Work | Won? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1946 | Honorary Award | The House I Live In | Yes |
| 1953 | Best Supporting Actor | From Here to Eternity | Yes |
| 1955 | Best Actor | The Man with the Golden Arm | No |
| 1970 | The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Humanitarian Award | Yes |
| American Cinema Awards | |||
| 1992 | Lifetime Achievement | Yes | |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| 1955 | Best Foreign Actor | The Man With the Golden Arm | No |
| 1956 | Best Foreign Actor | Not as a Stranger | No |
| Golden Apple Award | |||
| 1946 | Least Cooperative Actor | Yes | |
| 1951 | Least Cooperative Actor | Yes | |
| 1974 | Least Cooperative Actor | Yes | |
| 1977 | Male Star of the Year | Yes | |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1946 | Special Award for film that "Promoted Good Will" | The House I Live In | Yes |
| 1954 | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture | From Here to Eternity | Yes |
| 1958 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Pal Joey | Yes |
| 1963 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Come Blow Your Horn | No |
| 1971 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Lifetime Achievement | Yes |
| Laurel Award | |||
| 1958 | Golden Laurel for Top Male Musical Performance | Pal Joey | Yes |
| 1958 | Top Male Star | 3rd place | |
| 1959 | Golden Laurel for Top Male Dramatic Performance | Some Came Running | Yes |
| 1959 | Top Male Star | 2nd place | |
| 1960 | Golden Laurel for Top Male Musical Performance | Can-Can | Yes |
| 1960 | Top Male Star | 3rd place | |
| 1961 | Top Male Star | 13th place | |
| 1962 | Golden Laurel for Top Action Performance | The Devil at 4 O'Clock | 2nd place |
| 1962 | Top Male Star | 13th place | |
| 1963 | Golden Laurel for Top Action Performance | The Manchurian Candidate | 2nd place |
| 1963 | Top Male Star | 6th place | |
| 1964 | Top Male Star | 10th place | |
| 1966 | Golden Laurel for Top Action Performance | Von Ryan's Express | 5th place |
| 1967 | Top Male Star | 11th place | |
| NYFCCs | |||
| 1955 | Best Actor | The Man With the Golden Arm | No |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| 1992 | The Desert Palm | Lifetime Achievement | Yes |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| 1973 | Lifetime Achievement | Lifetime Achievement | Yes |
[edit] Academy Awards
| Preceded by Anthony Quinn for Viva Zapata! |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1953 for From Here to Eternity |
Succeeded by Edmond O'Brien for The Barefoot Contessa |
| Preceded by George Jessel |
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1970 |
Succeeded by Rosalind Russell |
| Preceded by Bob Hope 34th Academy Awards |
"Oscars" host 35th Academy Awards |
Succeeded by Jack Lemmon 36th Academy Awards |
| Preceded by John Huston, David Niven, Burt Reynolds, and Diana Ross 46th Academy Awards |
"Oscars" host 47th Academy Awards (with Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, and Shirley MacLaine) |
Succeeded by Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly, Walter Matthau, George Segal, and Robert Shaw 48th Academy Awards |
[edit] Academy Awards
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "I Fall in Love too Easily" from the motion picture Anchors Aweigh
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jule Styne (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1945)
Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "Three Coins in the Fountain" from the motion picture Three Coins in the Fountain
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jimmy Van Heusen (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1954)
Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "All the Way" from the motion picture The Joker is Wild
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jimmy Van Heusen (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1957)
Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "High Hopes" from the motion picture A Hole in the Head
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jimmy Van Heusen (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1959)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "My Kind of Town" from the motion picture Robin and the 7 Hoods
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jimmy Van Heusen (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1964)
[edit] Television industry awards
| Year | Nomination | Work | Won? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1956 | Best Male Singer | No | |
| 1969 | Outstanding Variety or Musical Program | Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing | No |
| 1970 | Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Variety and Popular Music | Sinatra | No |
| 1973 | Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special | Ol' Blue Eyes is Back | No |
| Peabody Awards | |||
| 1966 | A Man and His Music | Yes | |
[edit] Downbeat Polls
- Readers' poll Male Singer of the Year sixteen times between 1941 and 1966
- Readers' poll Personality of the Year six times between 1954 and 1959
- Critics' poll Male Singer of the Year twice, in 1955 and 1957.
[edit] Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards began in 1958, after two peaks of Sinatra's recording career had already happened, but Sinatra still won eleven Grammy Awards - his work was nominated over 30 times - in his career and has been presented with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award along with the Academy's highest honours, their Lifetime, and Legend Awards.
Grammy Award for Best Album Cover:
- Frank Sinatra for Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (1959)
Grammy Award for Album of the Year:
- Frank Sinatra for Come Dance with Me! (1960)
- Frank Sinatra for September of My Years (1966)
- Frank Sinatra for A Man and His Music (1967)
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
- Frank Sinatra for Come Dance With Me (from Come Dance with Me!) (1960)
- Frank Sinatra for It Was a Very Good Year (from September of My Years) (1966)
- Frank Sinatra for Strangers in the Night (from Strangers in the Night) (1967)
Grammy Award for Record of the Year:
- Frank Sinatra for Strangers in the Night (1967)
Grammy Award for Best Historical Album
- Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey for The Dorsey/Sinatra Sessions Vol. 1, 2 & 3 (1982)
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance:
The Bing Crosby Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award (1965)
[edit] Playboy Awards
- Jazz All-Star Poll Male Vocalist of the Year seven times between 1957 and 1963.[2]
