Paul Newman (1925—2008) was an American actor, director and producer whose career in film, theatre and television spanned seven decades. A film icon, Newman is one of the few performers to have received nominations for all EGOT awards (Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award). He is the recipient of an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, seven Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Directors Guild of America Award. He also won Best Actor awards at the Cannes and Berlin International Film Festivals, and was awarded with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1985, the Academy Honorary Award and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1986, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1992, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1994. He has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994.
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry. Newman was nominated for ten competitive awards and was the recipient of an Honorary Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1959 Best Actor Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1962 The Hustler 1964 Hud 1968 Cool Hand Luke 1969 Best Picture Rachel, Rachel 1982 Best Actor Absence of Malice 1983 The Verdict 1986 Academy Honorary Award 1987 Best Actor The Color of Money 1994 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1995 Best Actor Nobody's Fool 2003 Best Supporting Actor Road to Perdition
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1957 New Star of the Year – Actor Somebody Up There Likes Me https://goldenglobes.com/person/paul-newman/ 1962 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama The Hustler 1963 Sweet Bird of Youth Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man 1964Henrietta Award — World Film FavoriteBest Actor – Motion Picture Drama Hud 1966Henrietta Award — World Film Favorite1968Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Cool Hand Luke 1969 Best Director Rachel, Rachel 1983 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama The Verdict 1985 Cecil B. DeMille Award 1987 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama The Color of Money 1995 Nobody's Fool 2003 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Road to Perdition 2006 Best Supporting Actor – TelevisionEmpire Falls Best Miniseries or Television Film
The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television. Newman won three competitive awards and received the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1993 Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Album Mr. and Mrs. Bridge 2000 Best Spoken Word Album for Children The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Best Leading Actor in a Play Our Town
Emmy Awards The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) honors national prime time television entertainment. Newman was nominated for four Emmys and won once.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1981 Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special The Shadow Box 2003 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Our Town 2005 Outstanding Miniseries Empire Falls Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
National Board of Review Newman received the award for Best Actor in 1986 (for The Color of Money) from the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
Other honors Newman Day Sports Car Club of America Hall of Fame, 2009 Lime Rock Park, Paul Newman Straight, 2022
See also Paul Newman on screen and stage
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