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Jerry Lewis circa 1970s
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).
Miscellaneous awards
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| 1997 |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
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| 1954 |
Most Cooperative Actor (shared with Dean Martin) |
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| 1958 |
Top Male Star |
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| 1959 |
Top Male Star |
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| 1960 |
Top Male Star |
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| 1961 |
Top Male Comedy Performance |
Cinderfella |
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| 1961 |
Top Male Star |
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| 1962 |
Top Male Star |
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| 1963 |
Top Male Star |
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| 1964 |
Top Male Star |
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| 1965 |
Special Award – Family Comedy King |
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| 1966 |
Comedy Performance (Male) |
Boeing Boeing |
Nominated
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| 1966 |
Golden Light Technical Achievement Award |
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| 1995 |
Outstanding Broadway Debut |
Damn Yankees |
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| 2004 |
Career Achievement Award |
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| 2006 |
Outstanding Guest Star |
Law and Order SVU |
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| 1999 |
Golden Lion Honorary Award |
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- 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[16]
- 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[17]
- ^ "Veteran Actor Jerry Lewis to Receive Humanitarian Award at Oscars". Xinhua News Agency. February 23, 2009. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "37th BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "4th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "10 of the Top Male Comics With Their Own Show". I Am Entertainment. September–October 2013. p. 20. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Person Jerry Lewis". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "National Winners | public service awards". Jefferson Awards.org. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "Goldene Kamera 2005: Ehrenpreis Jerry Lewis, Horzu" (in German). Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "Jerry Lewis in Top French Honour". BBC News. March 16, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
- ^ Poirier, Agnes C. (May 19, 2013). "Le Grand Jerry Lewis". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Jerry Lewis made honorary member of Order of Australia". www.abc.net.au. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Jerry Lewis Hand and Foot – Imprint Ceremony". www.tclchinesetheatres.com.
- ^ "Women Can Be Funny, Admits Jerry Lewis (Sort Of)". Time.
- ^ McCarthy, Sean (September 17, 2014). "Friars Club Renames Clubhouse the Jerry Lewis Monastery". The Comics Comic. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ Broadcasters, National Association of. "NAB Awards | Past Award Recipients". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Jerry Lewis receives doctorate from Chapman". September 8, 2010.
- ^ "Rotary Award of Honour". Rotary District 3310. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Photos: G2E's Casino Entertainment Awards honor Penn & Teller, Jerry Lewis". October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
