Lin-Manuel Miranda

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

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Records

Lin-Manuel Miranda's achievements are historic in scope. He is one of only a few artists to win a Pulitzer Prize, multiple Tony Awards, Grammys, and Emmys. Hamilton alone earned 11 Tony Awards, and its cast album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, a first for a Broadway show. Miranda's MacArthur Fellowship recognized his transformative impact on musical theater. His work on Encanto produced the first Disney animated song to top the Billboard Hot 100 in decades. He also holds the distinction of being the youngest recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor at age 38.

AwardsMiranda has won three Tony Awards, five Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards, two Olivier Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2018 and a MacArthur Fellowship in 2015. His Tony wins include Best Original Score for both In the Heights (2008) and Hamilton (2016), and Best Book of a Musical for Hamilton. His Grammys include Best Musical Theater Album for both shows and Best Song Written for Visual Media for "How Far I'll Go" and "We Don't Talk About Bruno."

Honours & Distinctions

MacArthur Fellowship

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation·2015

Awarded for creative work in musical theater.

Kennedy Center Honor

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts·2018

Recognized for lifetime contribution to American culture through the performing arts.

Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce·2016

Category: Live Theatre, located at 6240 Hollywood Boulevard.

Honorary Doctor of Arts

Wesleyan University·2016

Awarded for contributions to theater.

Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters

Yeshiva University·2018

Awarded for cultural impact.

Key to the City of New York

City of New York·2016

Presented by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Puerto Rican Heritage Award

Puerto Rican Heritage Association·2016

Recognized for cultural contributions.

Rankings & Lists

#Listed

Time 100 Most Influential People

Time Magazine·2016

#87

Forbes Celebrity 100

Forbes·2016

#72

Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time

Rolling Stone·2015

#56

The Hollywood Reporter's 100 Most Powerful People in Entertainment

The Hollywood Reporter·2016

#Listed

GQ's 25 Most Influential Men

GQ·2016

Magazine Covers

Time Magazine

2016-06-13

Hamilton: The Man Who Remade Broadway

Rolling Stone

2015-08-27

Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Man Behind the Musical That Changed Broadway

Variety

2015-06-09

Hamilton: The Broadway Sensation

2016-09-01

Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Fresh Prince of Broadway

Entertainment Weekly

2015-08-21

Hamilton: The Musical That's Changing Broadway

The Hollywood Reporter

2016-06-15

The Hamilton Effect

People

2016-06-20

Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Man Behind the Phenomenon

Esquire

2016-11-01

Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Most Creative Man in America

Records & Feats

First Broadway cast album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200

Chart Record·2015

Hamilton's original Broadway cast recording debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in 2015, a first for a Broadway show.

Youngest recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor

Career Milestone·2018

Miranda received the Kennedy Center Honor at age 38 in 2018, making him the youngest person to receive the award.

First songwriter to have two songs nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars in the same year

Historic First·2022

In 2022, Miranda had two songs from Encanto ('Dos Oruguitas' and 'We Don't Talk About Bruno') eligible, though only 'Dos Oruguitas' was nominated.