The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Billy Crystal.
Billy Crystal is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has received several awards including five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Drama Desk Award as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Award and two Grammy Award.
Crystal won his first Primetime Emmy Award in 1989 for his hosting abilities of the 31st Grammy Awards. He won his second Emmy in 1991 for hosting, and writing the material at the 63rd Academy Awards. For his work on television, Crystal has received several awards and nominations. Among them are 21 Emmy Award nominations, with six wins. For his work on film, he received three Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy nominations for his performances as the lead in the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally (1989), a man on the verge of a midlife crisis in the comedy City Slickers (1991), and borscht belt comic in Mr. Saturday Night (1992).
For his work on stage, he won the Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event for his one man show 700 Sundays (2005). He received further Tony-nominations for Best Actor in a Musical and Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for the Broadway musical Mr. Saturday Night (2022). He received two Grammy Award nominations for his comedy album, You Look Marvelous in 1987, and his Spoken Word Album, Still Foolin' Em in 2013.
Over his career, Crystal has received several honors including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2007, the Critics' Choice Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2023.
Major Associations Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards1985Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live 1987 29th Annual Grammy Awards 1988 An All-Star Toast to the Improv 30th Annual Grammy Awards 1989 31st Annual Grammy Awards 1990 Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy SpecialMidnight Train to Moscow Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program 1991 Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program63rd Academy Awards Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program 1992 Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program64th Academy Awards Writing in a Variety or Music Program 1993Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program 65th Academy Awards 1996 Comic Relief VII 1997 69th Academy Awards 1998 70th Academy Awards 2000 72nd Academy Awards 2001 Outstanding Television Movie61* Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special 2004 Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program 76th Academy Awards 2012 Outstanding Special Class Program84th Academy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special 2014 Outstanding Variety Special700 Sundays Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1990Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy When Harry Met Sally... 1992 City Slickers 1993 Mr. Saturday Night
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1986 Best Comedy Album You Look Marvelous 2014 Best Spoken Word Album Still Foolin' Em 2023 Best Musical Theater Album Mr. Saturday Night
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2005 Best Special Theatrical Event 700 Sundays 2022 Best Actor in a MusicalMr. Saturday Night Best Book of a Musical
Other theatre awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Drama Desk Awards2005 Outstanding Solo Performance 700 Sundays 2022 Outstanding Actor in a MusicalMr. Saturday Night Outstanding Book of a Musical Drama League Award2022Contribution to Theatre Distinguished Performance Mr. Saturday Night Outer Critics Circle Awards 2005 Outstanding Solo Performance 700 Sundays 2022 Outstanding Book of a MusicalMr. Saturday Night
Miscellaneous Awards Organizations Year Category Work Result American Comedy Awards 1988 Funniest Supporting Male The Princess Bride 1990 Funniest Actor When Harry Met Sally... 1990 Funniest Male in a TV Special Midnight Train to Moscow 1992 Funniest Actor City Slickers 1992 Funniest Male in a TV Special 63rd Academy Awards 1993 American Comedy Awards Creative Achievement Award 1993 Funniest Male in a TV Special 64th Academy Awards 1994 Funniest Male in a TV Special 65th Academy Awards 1999 Funniest Male in a TV Special 70th Academy Awards 2000 Funniest Male in a TV Special Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special 2001 Funniest Male in a TV Special 72nd Academy Awards Annie Award 2014 Voice Acting in a Feature Production Monsters University Blockbuster Entertainment Award 2000 Favorite Comedy Team Analyze This (with Robert De Niro) CableACE Awards 1984 Writing a Comedy or Music Program Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line 1987 Comedy SpecialDon't Get Me Started – The Billy Crystal Special 1987 Directing a Comedy Special 1987 Writing a Comedy Special 1987 Performance in a Comedy Special 1988 Directing a Comedy SpecialDon't Get Me Started – The Lost Minutes 1988 Writing a Comedy Special 1988 Performance in a Comedy Special 1989 Actor in a Comedy Series An All-Star Toast to the Improv 1993 Comedy Series Sessions 1993 Entertainment Host Comic Relief V 1995 Entertainment Host Comic Relief VI Directors Guild of America Award 2002 Directing – Television Film 61* Golden Apple Award 1989 Male Star of the Year Himself Hasty Pudding Awards 2000Man of the Year Himself Kids' Choice Awards 2002 Voice From an Animated Movie Monsters, Inc. 2014 Voice from an Animated Movie Monsters University MTV Movie Award 1992 Best Comedic Performance City Slickers Television Critics Association 1990Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, & Specials 62nd Academy Awards 1991Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, & Specials 63rd Academy Awards 1992 Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, & Specials 64th Academy Awards ShoWest Convention 1991Comedy Star of the Decade Himself UK Film Festival2019Best ActorStanding Up, Falling DownUS Comedy Arts Festival 2001AFI Star Award Himself World Soundtrack Award 2002 Best Original Song Monsters, Inc. for "If I Didn't Have You"
Honorary awards Organizations Year Award Result Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards 1991 Norma Zarky Humanitarian award Hollywood Walk of Fame 1991 Motion Picture Star GLAAD 2005 Excellence in Media Award Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2007 Statue Disney Legends 2013 Statue Critics' Choice Awards 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Kennedy Center Honors 2023 Medal
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