+ List of Bob Fosse awards Fosse in 1963 Award Wins NominationsAcademy AwardsBritish Academy Film AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsTony Awards
Bob Fosse was a dancer, choreographer, theatre and film director.
He directed and choreographed musical works on stage and screen, including the stage musicals The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961), Sweet Charity (1966), Pippin (1972), and Chicago (1975). His films include Sweet Charity (1969), Cabaret (1972), Lenny (1975), All That Jazz (1979), and Star 80 (1983).
Fosse's distinctive style of choreography included turned-in knees and "jazz hands". He is the only person ever to have won Oscar, Emmy, and Tony awards in the same year (1973). He was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning Best Director for Cabaret (1972) and won the Palme D'Or in 1980 for All That Jazz. He won a record eight Tonys for his choreography for The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, Redhead, Little Me, Sweet Charity, Pippin, Dancin, and Big Deal, as well as one for direction for Pippin.
Major awards Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1972Best Director Cabaret 1974 Lenny 1979 All That Jazz Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen Directed Academy Award performancesUnder Fosse's direction, these actors have received Academy Award nominations for their performances in their respective roles. YearPerformerFilmResultAcademy Award for Best Actor1975Dustin HoffmanLenny1980Roy ScheiderAll That JazzAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor1973Joel GreyCabaretAcademy Award for Best Actress1973Liza MinnelliCabaret1975Valerie PerrineLenny
British Academy Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1972 Best Direction Cabaret Directed BAFTA Award performancesUnder Fosse's direction, these actors have received BAFTA Award nominations for their performances in their respective roles. YearPerformerFilmResultBAFTA Award for Best Actor1975Dustin HoffmanLenny1980Roy ScheiderAll That JazzBAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role1972Liza MinnelliCabaret1975Valerie PerrineLenny
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1972 Best Director – Motion Picture Cabaret 1974 Lenny Directed Golden Globe Award performancesUnder Fosse's direction, these actors have received Golden Globe Award nominations for their performances in their respective roles. YearPerformerFilmResultGolden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama1974Dustin HoffmanLenny1983Eric RobertsStar 80Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy1980Roy ScheiderAll That JazzGolden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama1974Valerie PerrineLennyGolden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy1969Shirley MacLaineSweet Charity1972Liza MinnelliCabaretGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture1972Joel GreyCabaretGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture1972Marisa BerensonCabaret
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1973 Outstanding Single Program – Variety and Popular Music Liza with a Z Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1955Best Choreography The Pajama Game 1956 Damn Yankees 1957 Bells are Ringing 1958 New Girl in Town 1959 Redhead 1963 Best Direction of a Musical Little Me Best Choreography 1964 Best Leading Actor in a Musical Pal Joey 1966 Best Direction of a Musical Sweet Charity Best Choreography 1973 Best Direction of a Musical Pippin Best Choreography 1976 Best Direction of a Musical Chicago Best Book of a Musical Best Choreography 1978 Best Direction of a Musical Dancin' Best Choreography 1986 Best Direction of a Musical Big Deal Best Book of a Musical Best Choreography Directed Tony Award performances'Under Fosse's direction, these actors have received Tony Award nominations for their performances in their respective roles. +YearPerformerFilmResultTony Award for Best Actor in a Musical1963Sid CaesarLittle Me1973Ben VereenPippin1976Jerry OrbachChicagoTony Award for Best Actress in a Musical1966Gwen VerdonSweet Charity1973Leland PalmerPippin 1976Chita RiveraChicagoGwen VerdonChicagoTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical1963Swen SwensonLittle Me1966John McMartinSweet Charity1978Wayne CilentoDancin'Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical1963Virginia MartinLittle Me1966Helen GallagherSweet Charity1973Irene RyanPippin1978Ann ReinkingDancin'
Miscellaneous awards American Choreography Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1994 Heritage Award
Berlin International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 1984 Golden Bear Star 80
Bodil Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1973 Best Non-European Film Cabaret 1981 All That Jazz
Cannes Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 1975 Palme d'Or Lenny 1980 All That Jazz
David di Donatello Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1979 Best Foreign Director Cabaret
Directors Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1972 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Cabaret Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety Liza with a Z 1974 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Lenny
Drama Desk Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1973 Outstanding Director Pippin Outstanding Choreography 1978 Dancin' 1986 Outstanding Director of a Musical Sweet Charity Big Deal Outstanding Choreography
National Board of Review Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1972 Best Director Cabaret
New York Film Critics Circle Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1979 Best Director All That Jazz
Awards and nominations received by films directed by Fosse YearTitleAcademy AwardsBAFTA AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNominationsWinsNominationsWinsNominationsWins1969Sweet Charity311972Cabaret108117931974Lenny63131979All That Jazz946211983Star 801Total28122010153
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