Fred Astaire
Awards & Honours
19
Awards Won
6
Honours
1
Rankings
3
Covers
3
Records
Fred Astaire's honors are a testament to his unparalleled impact on dance and film. He received an Academy Honorary Award in 1950, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1961, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1981. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the American Theatre Hall of Fame, and the Television Hall of Fame. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the fifth-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Hollywood Walk of Fame – Motion Picture Star
Star at 6756 Hollywood Boulevard.
Hollywood Walk of Fame – Recording Star
Star at 7001 Hollywood Boulevard.
American Theatre Hall of Fame
Inducted for contributions to theatre.
Television Hall of Fame
Posthumous induction.
National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame
Posthumous induction.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars – #5 Greatest Male Star
Ranked #5 on the list of greatest male screen legends.
Rankings & Lists
AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars
Magazine Covers
Time
March 2, 1936
Fred Astaire: Dancing Star
Life
August 24, 1936
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Life
April 28, 1958
Fred Astaire
Records & Feats
First dancer to win an Academy Honorary Award
Received an Honorary Oscar in 1950 for his unique artistry and contributions to musical pictures.
Longest-running dance partnership in film history with Ginger Rogers
Astaire and Rogers made ten films together between 1933 and 1939, a record for a screen dance duo.
Pioneer of full-body, uninterrupted dance shots on film
Astaire insisted on filming dance numbers in long takes with the camera capturing his entire body, revolutionizing how dance was presented in cinema.