Woody Allen is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and comedian. Throughout his career he has received a considerable number of awards and distinctions including four Academy Awards, ten BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award as well as nominations for a Emmy Award and a Tony Award. His honorary awards include an Honorary Golden Lion in 1995, the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1997, the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2002,Mitchell, Elvis. Critic's Notebook; Embracing The Auteurs At Cannes", The New York Times, May 18, 2002. and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2014.
Allen has won three Oscars for Best Original Screenplay for Annie Hall (1977), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and Midnight in Paris (2011), and one for Best Director for Annie Hall. He has been nominated 24 times: 16 as a screenwriter, seven as a director, and once as an actor.Awards for Woody Allen. Internet Movie Database As of 2026, Allen has the most wins and nominations in the Best Original Screenplay category. He also holds the record as the oldest winner (at age 76) of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Midnight in Paris, 2011).
Despite friendly recognition from the Academy, Allen has consistently refused to attend the ceremony or acknowledge his Oscar wins. His publicly given reason is his standing engagement to play clarinet in a Monday night ensemble. Back in 1974, Allen was quoted by ABC News as saying, "The whole concept of awards is silly. I cannot abide by the judgment of other people, because if you accept it when they say you deserve an award, then you have to accept it when they say you don't". He broke this pattern once; at the Academy Awards ceremony in 2002, Allen made an unannounced appearance, pleading for producers to continue filming their movies in New York City after the September 11 attacks. He was given a standing ovation before introducing a montage of movie clips featuring New York edited by filmmaker Nora Ephron.
As a writer, Allen won the 1978 O. Henry Award for his short story The Kugelmass Episode, published in The New Yorker on May 2, 1977. On television, he wrote for The Sid Caesar Show earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series nomination. On stage, he wrote the Broadway comedic play Play It Again, Sam (1969) and the musical Bullets over Broadway (2014), the later of which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. As a standup comedian He was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for Woody Allen (1964). He won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Midnight in Paris (2011).
Woody Allen has received 24 BAFTA Film Awards nominations, winning 10 awards for the films, Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), Broadway Danny Rose (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Husbands and Wives (1992). In 2014, Woody Allen was chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his contributions to the industry. Actress Emma Stone presented a film montage of his work with frequent collaborator Diane Keaton accepting the award on behalf of Allen.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1977 Best Director Annie Hall Best Actor Best Original Screenplay 1978 Best Director Interiors Best Original Screenplay 1979 Manhattan 1984 Best Director Broadway Danny Rose Best Original Screenplay 1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo 1986 Best Director Hannah and Her Sisters Best Original Screenplay 1987 Radio Days 1989 Best Director Crimes and Misdemeanors Best Original Screenplay 1990 Alice 1992 Husbands and Wives 1994 Best Director Bullets Over Broadway Best Original Screenplay 1995 Mighty Aphrodite 1997 Deconstructing Harry 2005 Match Point 2012 Best Director Midnight in Paris Best Original Screenplay 2013 Blue Jasmine
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards1977 Best Actor in a Leading Role Annie Hall Best Direction Best Screenplay 1979 Best Film Manhattan Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Direction Best Screenplay 1983 Best Original Screenplay Zelig 1984 Broadway Danny Rose 1985 Best Film The Purple Rose of Cairo Best Original Screenplay 1986 Best Film Hannah and Her Sisters Best Direction Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Original Screenplay 1987 Best Film Radio Days Best Original Screenplay 1989 Best Film Crimes and Misdemeanors Best Direction Best Original Screenplay 1992 Husbands and Wives 1994 Bullets Over Broadway 1997 BAFTA Fellowship 2011 Best Original Screenplay Midnight in Paris 2013 Blue Jasmine
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 1959 Outstanding Writing for a Variety Program The Sid Caesar Show
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1977 Best Director - Motion Picture Annie Hall Best Screenplay Best Actor – Musical or Comedy 1978 Best Director - Motion Picture Interiors Best Screenplay 1983 Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Zelig 1985 Best Screenplay The Purple Rose of Cairo 1986 Best Director - Motion Picture Hannah and Her Sisters Best Screenplay 2005 Best Director - Motion Picture Match Point Best Screenplay 2011 Best Director - Motion Picture Midnight in Paris Best Screenplay 2013 Cecil B. DeMille Award
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1964 Best Comedy Album Woody Allen 2010 Best Spoken Word Album The Woody Allen Collection 2012 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Midnight in Paris
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2014 Best Book of a Musical Bullets Over Broadway
Festival awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Cannes Film Festival 1985 FIPRESCI Prize The Purple Rose of Cairo 2002 Honorary Palme d'Or Berlin Film Festival 1975 Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution Love and Death Golden Bear Silver Berlin Award Venice Film Festival 1983 Pasinetti Award Zelig 1995 Career Golden Lion
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result American Comedy Awards 1986 Funniest Actor in a Leading Role Hannah and Her Sisters Lifetime Achievement Award César Awards 1977 Best Foreign Film Annie Hall 1979 Manhattan 1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters 1990 Alice 1992 Husbands and Wives 1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery 1997 Everyone Says I Love You 2005 Match Point 2013 Blue Jasmine Critics' Choice Awards 2011Best Original Screenplay Midnight in Paris 2013 Blue Jasmine Directors Guild of America Awards 1977 Outstanding Achievement – Feature Film Annie Hall 1979 Manhattan 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters 1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 Outstanding Achievement – Feature Film Midnight in Paris Independent Spirit Awards 1994Best Screenplay Bullets Over Broadway 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2013 Blue Jasmine Saturn Awards 1984 Best Direction Zelig 1986 The Purple Rose of Cairo Best Writing President's Award Writers Guild of America Awards 1965 Best Written Comedy What's New Pussycat? 1969 Take the Money and Run 1971 Bananas 1973 Sleeper 1977 Annie Hall 1978 Best Written Drama Interiors 1979 Best Written Comedy Manhattan 1980 Stardust Memories 1983 Zelig 1984 Best Original Screenplay Broadway Danny Rose 1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement 1987 Best Original Screenplay Radio Days 1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors 1990 Alice 1992 Husbands and Wives 1994 Bullets Over Broadway 1995 Mighty Aphrodite 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2011 Midnight in Paris 2013 Blue Jasmine
Honorary awards Organizations Year Notes Result Berlin International Film Festival 1975 Silver Berlin Bear Venice International Film Festival 1995 Honorary Golden Lion Directors Guild of America 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award Entertainment Weekly 1996 ranked No. 19 greatest directors British Academy Film Awards 1997 BAFTA Fellowship Cannes Film Festival 2002 Honorary Palme d'Or Leonor, Princess of Asturias 2002 Prince of Asturias Award. Comedy Central 2005 Allen was voted the fourth greatest stand-up comedian The Guardian 2005 Allen was voted the third greatest comedian Pompeu Fabra University 2007 PhD Honoris Causa Hollywood Foreign Press Association 2014 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
Awards and nominations received by Allen's films Year Title Academy Awards BAFTA Awards Golden Globe Awards Nominations Wins Nominations Wins Nominations Wins 1977 Annie Hall546551 1978 Interiors5214 1979 Manhattan21021 1983 Zelig252 1984 Broadway Danny Rose2111 1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo16142 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters738251 1987 Radio Days272 1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors361 1990 Alice11 1992 Husbands and Wives2211 1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery11 1994 Bullets Over Broadway71111 1995 Mighty Aphrodite21111 1996 Everyone Says I Love You1 1997 Deconstructing Harry1 1999 Sweet and Lowdown22 2000 Small Time Crooks1 2005 Match Point14 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona111141 2011 Midnight in Paris41141 2013 Blue Jasmine313131Total53126117479
Directed Academy Award performances Year Performer Film ResultAcademy Award for Best Actor 1977 Himself Annie Hall 1999 Sean Penn Sweet and Lowdown Academy Award for Best Actress 1977 Diane Keaton Annie Hall 1978 Geraldine Page Interiors 2013 Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1986 Michael Caine Hannah and Her Sisters 1989 Martin Landau Crimes and Misdemeanors 1994 Chazz Palminteri Bullets Over Broadway Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1978 Maureen Stapleton Interiors 1979 Mariel Hemingway Manhattan 1986 Dianne Wiest Hannah and Her Sisters 1992 Judy DavisHusbands and Wives 1994 Jennifer TillyBullets Over Broadway Dianne Wiest 1995 Mira Sorvino Mighty Aphrodite 1999 Samantha Morton Sweet and Lowdown 2008 Penélope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2013 Sally Hawkins Blue Jasmine
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