Marilyn Monroe

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Covers

Records

Monroe achieved historic recognition as one of the greatest screen legends. The American Film Institute ranked her #6 on its list of the 50 greatest female screen legends, placing her among icons like Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis. She was the first Playboy centerfold and cover model, a milestone in publishing history. Her film Some Like It Hot is consistently ranked among the greatest comedies ever made. Monroe's influence extends beyond film into fashion, music, and pop culture, where she remains a symbol of glamour and resilience.

AwardsMonroe won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Some Like It Hot (1960). She received the David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress for The Prince and the Showgirl (1958). She also won Photoplay Awards for Most Promising New Starlet (1952), Fastest Rising Star (1953), and Most Popular Female Star (1954). She was honored with the Henrietta Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1951.

Honours & Distinctions

Hollywood Walk of Fame – Motion Pictures Star

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce·1960

Star at 6774 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to motion pictures.

Rankings & Lists

AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars – Greatest Female Screen Legends

American Film Institute·1999

Magazine Covers

Playboy

December 1953

First Issue Cover and Centerfold

Life

1950s

Multiple Covers

Time

May 14, 1956

Cover Story on Her Career and Marriage to Arthur Miller

Records & Feats

First Playboy Centerfold and Cover Model

Historic First·1953

Monroe was the first-ever centerfold and cover model for Playboy magazine's inaugural issue in December 1953.

One of the First Actresses to Found Her Own Production Company

Career Milestone·1954

Monroe founded Marilyn Monroe Productions in 1954, a rare move for actresses at the time, giving her creative control over her projects.