Bruce Willis
Awards & Honours
32
Awards Won
2
Honours
3
Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
Bruce Willis stands out for his trailblazing action roles, like John McClane, which set new standards for relatable heroes in Hollywood. He earned five Saturn Awards, more than most actors in genre films, and his Emmy win for Moonlighting showed his early TV prowess. Fans cherish how he broke records with box office hits, such as The Sixth Sense becoming a top-grossing R-rated film, and his consistent choice of diverse projects that mixed comedy and drama.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Received a star for motion pictures on October 16, 1998, at 6901 Hollywood Blvd.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Honored as a genre icon for his contributions to science fiction and action films.
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Action Movie Heroes
100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains
100 Greatest Movie Stars
Magazine Covers
TIME
May 22, 1989
Die Hard's Everyman Hero
Rolling Stone
August 10, 1989
Bruce Willis: The Return of Bruno
Rolling Stone
July 8, 1999
The Sixth Sense Feature
GQ
June 1988
Die Hard Preview
Vanity Fair
March 1999
From Pulp Fiction to The Sixth Sense
Records & Feats
Starred in the highest-grossing R-rated film at the time
The Sixth Sense grossed $672.8 million in 1999, holding the record until 2019.
First actor to lead a franchise grossing over $1 billion
The Die Hard series surpassed $1.4 billion across five films from 1988 to 2013.