List of awards and nominations received by Frank Sinatra
This page contains a list of awards and accolades won by and awarded to Frank Sinatra.
For his performance in From Here to Eternity, Sinatra (at right, beside co-star Donna Reed) received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Awards and honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Sinatra's music star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Sidewalk star in front of Sinatra's birthplace.
- 1954 Academy Award winner – Best Supporting Actor
- 11-time Grammy Award winner
- four-time Golden Globe Award winner
- 1966 Peabody Award winner
- 1971 Cecil B. DeMille Award winner
- Medal of Honour of the State of Israel (1972)
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (1972)
- Honorary Citizen of Chicago (1975)
- Scopus Award from the American Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1976)
- Honorary Doctorate litterarum humanarum (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1976)
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1979)
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Pied Piper Award (Las Vegas, 1979)
- Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1980)
- Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame (class of 1980)
- National Broadcasters Hall of Fame (class of 1982)
- Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Medal of Honor Award (1983)
- Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts (Loyola Marymount University – 1984)
- Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (1984)
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (1985)
- Honorary Doctor of Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology (1985)
- NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award (1987)
- Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award (1990)
- Ella Award (1990)
- Distinguished Life Achievement Award (Honorary Award for lifetime achievement) of the American Cinema Awards (1992)
- Career Achievement Award (Palm Springs International Film Festival, 1993)
- Gaming Hall of Fame (class of 1997)
- Congressional Gold Medal (presented posthumously in 1998)
- American Music Award of Merit (1998)
- Named as the "Greatest Voice of the 20th 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
- Three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame:
- For Motion pictures at 1600 Vine Street
- For Recording at 1637 Vine Street
- For Television at 6538 Hollywood Blvd.
- Hit Parade Hall of Fame. (class of 2007)
- New Jersey Hall of Fame (class of 2008).
- Star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars (2010).
- America Award in memory of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2015.
- Asteroid 7934 Sinatra named in his honor.
Film industry awards
| Year | Nomination | Work | Won? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1946 | Honorary Award | The House I Live In | Yes |
| 1954 | 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 International Understanding" | 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 |
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 |
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" from the motion picture Higher and Higher
- Composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Harold Adamson (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1943)
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)
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" from the motion picture The Tender Trap
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jimmy Van Heusen (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1955)
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)
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 | |
Down Beat 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.
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. With three wins he is one of only five artists and groups who have won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year more than once as the main credited artist.[2]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | "Witchcraft" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
| Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Come Fly with Me" and "Witchcraft" | Vocal Performance, Male | Nominated | |
| Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely | Best Recording Package | Won | |
| 1959 (2) | "High Hopes" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
| Come Dance with Me! | Album of the Year | Won | |
| Come Dance with Me! | Vocal Performance, Male | Won | |
| Come Dance with Me! | Special Award: Artists & Repertoire Contribution | Won | |
| 1961 | "Nice 'n' Easy" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
| Nice 'n' Easy | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| Nice 'n' Easy | Best Vocal Performance Album, Male | Nominated | |
| "Nice 'n' Easy" | Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Male | Nominated | |
| "Nice 'n' Easy" | Best Performance by a Pop Single Artist | Nominated | |
| 1962 | "The Second Time Around" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
| 1966 | September of My Years | Album of the Year | Won |
| "It Was a Very Good Year" | Best Vocal Performance, Male | Won | |
| Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | ||
| 1967 | "Strangers in the Night" | Record of the Year | Won |
| A Man and His Music | Album of the Year | Won | |
| "Strangers in the Night" | Best Vocal Performance, Male | Won | |
| 1968 | "Somethin' Stupid" (with Nancy Sinatra) | Record of the Year | Nominated |
| Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim | Best Vocal Performance, Male | Nominated | |
| 1970 | "My Way" | Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male | Nominated |
| 1979 | Grammy Trustees Award | Won | |
| 1981 | "Theme from New York, New York" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
| Trilogy: Past Present Future | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Theme from New York, New York" | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male | Nominated | |
| 1987 | Portrait of an Album | Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video | Nominated |
| 1995 | Duets | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| Grammy Legend Award | Won | ||
| 1996 | Duets II | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance | Won |
| 1997 | "My Way" (with Luciano Pavarotti) | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| 2001 | "All the Way" (with Celine Dion) | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
NME Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Himself | World's Outstanding Singer | Won |
| Outstanding American Male Singer | Won | ||
| 1956 | Won | ||
| Outstanding Popular Singer in World | Won |
References
- Greatest
- Lynch, Joe (19 February 2016). "Taylor Swift Joins Elite Club to Win Grammy Album of the Year More Than Once: See the Rest". New York City: Billboard.com.
- Seven Archived 2006-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
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