This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis was a comedian, actor, and director. He is known for his numerous appearances in film and television. He received numerous honorary awards including the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2008, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Governor's Award in 2005, and the Venice International Film Festival's Career Golden Lion in 1999. He was given a Medal of the City of Paris and awarded with France's Legion of Honour in 2006. He was also made an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia in 2013.
He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Comedian or Comedienne in 1952 and the Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Film for his performance in Boeing, Boeing (1965). For his Broadway debut he received a Theatre World Award nomination. Lewis was nominated for ten Golden Laurel Awards winning twice. Lewis also received a nomination for the Razzie Award for Worst Actor for his performance in Slapstick of Another Kind (1985), as well as two Stinker Award nominations for Worst Director and Worst Actor for Hardly Working (1981).
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2008 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 1983 Best Actor in a Supporting Role The King of Comedy
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Award 1952 Best Comedian or Comedienne 2005 Governor's Award
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1965 Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Film Boeing, Boeing
Miscellaneous awards American Comedy Award Year Category Nominated work Result 1997 Lifetime Achievement Award
Golden Apple Award Year Category Nominated work Result 1954 Most Cooperative Actor (shared with Dean Martin)
Golden Laurel Award Year Category Nominated work Result 1958 Top Male Star 1959 1960 1961 Top Male Comedy Performance Cinderfella Top Male Star 1962 1963 1964 1965 Special Award – Family Comedy King 1966 Comedy Performance (Male) Boeing Boeing 1966 Golden Light Technical Achievement Award
Theatre World Award Year Category Nominated work Result 1995 Outstanding Broadway Debut Damn Yankees
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2004 Career Achievement Award
Razzie Award Year Category Nominated work Result 1985 Worst Actor Slapstick of Another Kind
Satellite Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Outstanding Guest Star Law and Order SVU
Stinker Award Year Category Nominated work Result 1981 Worst Actor Hardly Working Worst Sense of Direction
Venice International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 1999 Golden Lion Honorary Award
Honorary awards 1960 – Two stars (one for film and one for television) on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1978 – Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged, a Jefferson Awards annual award. 1991 – Induction into the Broadcast Hall of Fame 2005 – Goldene Kamera Honorary Award 2006 – Medal of the City of Paris, France 2006 – Commandeur, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur, France 2009 – Induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame 2011 – Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2013 – Homage from the Cannes Film Festival, with the screening of Lewis's latest film Max Rose 2013 – Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM), for service to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of Australia and those affected by the disorder 2014 – "Forecourt to the Stars" imprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood 2014 – New York Friars Club renames clubhouse building The Jerry Lewis Monastery 2015 – National Association of Broadcasters Distinguished Service Award
Honorary degrees 2010 – Chapman University Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters during the 2010 MDA Telethon
Special citations 1952 – Photoplay Award 1963 – Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Film Award Nomination for Best Film for The Nutty Professor 1965 – Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Film Award Nomination for Best Film for The Family Jewels 1966 – Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Performer 1967 – Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Film Award Nomination for Best Film for The Big Mouth 1970 – Jerry Lewis Award for Outstanding achievement in being a "Person" and "Performer" for Which Way to the Front 1970 – The Michael S. McLean Happy Birthday and Thank You Award for Which Way to the Front 1977 – Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, for his work on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association 1983 – Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Film Award Nomination for Best Film for Cracking Up 1984 – Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur, France 1991 – Comic Life Achievement Award 1991 – Lifetime Achievement Award, The Greater Fort Lauderdale Film Festival 1992 – Induction into the International Humor Hall of Fame 2002 – Rotary International Award of Honour 2009 – International Press Academy's Nikola Tesla Award in recognition of visionary achievements in filmmaking technology for his "video assist". 2014 – Publicists Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 – Casino Entertainment Legend Award
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