Jerome Robbins
Awards & Honours
7
Awards Won
5
Honours
2
Rankings
2
Covers
2
Records
Jerome Robbins stands as a titan of 20th-century performing arts, leaving behind a legacy defined by innovation and uncompromising standards. His five Tony Awards and Academy Award for Best Director highlight his versatility across stage and screen. He was the first choreographer to win an Oscar for directing, a feat that underscored his unique ability to translate movement into cinematic narrative. His induction into the Dance Hall of Fame and receipt of the National Medal of Arts cemented his status as a cultural icon whose work continues to inspire generations of artists.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Kennedy Center Honors
Lifetime achievement in the performing arts
National Medal of Arts
Awarded for outstanding contributions to American culture
Bessie Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dance Hall of Fame
Inducted for significant contributions to dance
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Star awarded for contributions to the motion picture industry
Rankings & Lists
100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century
Greatest Films of All Time
Magazine Covers
TIME
December 1961
The Genius of Jerome Robbins
Vogue
1950s-1960s
Feature on Choreography
Records & Feats
First Choreographer to Win Best Director Oscar
Won the Academy Award for Best Director for West Side Story in 1962, a historic first for a choreographer.
Longest-Running Musical Revival
West Side Story holds the record for the longest-running musical revival in history.