Robin Williams

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Robin Williams earned a rare EGOT-level distinction with an Academy Award, six Golden Globes, five Grammys, and two Emmys. His 1997 Oscar for Good Will Hunting crowned a dramatic turn that silenced any doubt about his range. He remains the only performer to win Golden Globes in four different acting categories (TV comedy, film comedy, and the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime honor). His five Grammy wins for comedy albums place him among the most decorated stand-up comedians in recording history. The American Film Institute ranked his Genie in Aladdin as one of the greatest screen characters, and Comedy Central named him the greatest stand-up of all time in 2005.

AwardsWilliams won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997). He received six Golden Globe Awards, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in 2005. He won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums, including Reality...What a Concept (1980) and Robin Williams: Live on Broadway (2003). He also won two Emmy Awards for individual performances in variety programs. Additionally, he won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Good Will Hunting.

Honours & Distinctions

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Golden Globe Awards·2005

Lifetime achievement award for outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry.

Disney Legend Award

The Walt Disney Company·2015

Posthumous honor for his role as the Genie in Aladdin and other contributions to Disney.

Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce·1990

Star at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to motion pictures.

BAFTA Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film

British Academy of Film and Television Arts·1992

Recognized his exceptional impact on cinema.

National Board of Review Career Achievement Award

National Board of Review·1991

Honored his body of work and lasting influence.

Rankings & Lists

#13

50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time

Rolling Stone·2017

100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time

Comedy Central·2005

#63

100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains (Genie)

American Film Institute·2003

Magazine Covers

TIME

August 25, 2014

Robin Williams: 1951–2014

Rolling Stone

September 11, 2014

Robin Williams: The Last Days of a Comic Genius

People

August 25, 2014

Robin Williams: His Life, His Loves, His Heartbreaking Final Days

Vanity Fair

March 1998

Robin Williams: The Wild Genius

Entertainment Weekly

August 22, 2014

Robin Williams: A Life in Comedy

Records & Feats

First actor to win Golden Globes in four different acting categories

Awards·2005

Won for TV comedy (Mork & Mindy), film comedy (Good Morning, Vietnam, The Fisher King, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Birdcage), and the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award.

Most Golden Globe wins for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy (4 wins)

Awards·1997

Won in 1988 (Good Morning, Vietnam), 1992 (The Fisher King), 1994 (Mrs. Doubtfire), and 1997 (The Birdcage).