The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor Robin Williams.
Williams at the Happy Feet Two premiere, 2011 | ||
Award | Wins | Nominations |
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1 | 4 | |
0 | 2 | |
2 | 9 | |
5 | 9 | |
6 | 12 | |
2 | 4 |
Robin Williams (1951–2014) was an American actor and comedian. He started his career as a standup comedian, receiving nine Grammy Award nominations and winning four for Best Comedy Album for Reality ... What a Concept (1980), A Night at the Met (1986), Good Morning Vietnam (1987), and Robin Williams - Live in 2002. He also gained a national audience as the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978-1982), where he earned his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He went on to receive nine Emmy Award nominations, winning twice for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program for Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin (1987), and ABC Presents A Royal Gala (1988).
Throughout the course of his film and television career, he won numerous awards. He received four Academy Award nominations, including three consecutive nominations for his performances in Good Morning, Vietnam (1988), Dead Poets Society (1989), and The Fisher King (1991). He received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the drama Good Will Hunting (1997) directed by Gus Van Sant and co-written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Williams also won six Golden Globe Awards, including Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his roles in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), The Fisher King (1991) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), along with the Special Golden Globe Award for Vocal Work in a Motion Picture for his role Genie in Aladdin (1992),[1] and Cecil B. DeMille award in 2005. In 2009 he received the Disney Legends award.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1988 | Best Actor | Good Morning, Vietnam | Nominated | [2] |
1990 | Dead Poets Society | Nominated | [3] | |
1992 | The Fisher King | Nominated | [4] | |
1998 | Best Supporting Actor | Good Will Hunting | Won | [5] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1989 | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Good Morning, Vietnam | Nominated | [6] |
1990 | Dead Poets Society | Nominated | [7] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
1979 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Mork & Mindy | Nominated | [8] |
1987 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin | Won | |
1988 | ABC Presents A Royal Gala | Won | ||
1994 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Streets | Nominated | |
1996 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Comic Relief VII | Nominated | |
2003 | Robin Williams: Live on Broadway | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special | Nominated | |||
2008 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nominated | |
2010 | Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special | Robin Williams: Weapons Of Self Destruction | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1979 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mork & Mindy | Won | [9] |
1980 | Nominated | |||
1985 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Moscow on the Hudson | Nominated | |
1988 | Good Morning, Vietnam | Won | ||
1990 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Dead Poets Society | Nominated | |
1991 | Awakenings | Nominated | ||
1992 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Fisher King | Won | |
1993 | Special Golden Globe Award for Vocal Work in a Motion Picture[a] | Aladdin | Honored[1] | |
1994 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Mrs. Doubtfire | Won | |
1998 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Good Will Hunting | Nominated | |
1999 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Patch Adams | Nominated | |
2005 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | — | Honored |
When Williams won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Comedy Album in 2003, it was a separate category from the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. The latter was intended for audiobooks and similar non-comedic recordings.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1980 | Best New Artist | — | Nominated | [10] |
Best Comedy Album | Reality...What a Concept | Won | ||
1984 | Throbbing Python of Love | Nominated | ||
1988 | A Night at the Met | Won | ||
1989 | Good Morning, Vietnam | Won | ||
Best Children's Album | Pecos Bill | Won | ||
1997 | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | Jumanji | Nominated | |
2003 | Best Spoken Word Comedy Album | Robin Williams Live - 2002 | Won | |
2011 | Best Comedy Album | Weapons of Self Destruction | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1997 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The Birdcage | Won | |
1998 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Good Will Hunting | Won | |
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
2014 | The Butler | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1999 | Worst Actor | Bicentennial Man | Nominated |
Worst Actor | Jakob the Liar | Nominated | |
2002 | Worst Supporting Actor | Death to Smoochy | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Favorite Movie Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire | Won | |
1996 | Jumanji | Nominated | ||
1997 | Jack | Nominated | ||
1998 | Flubber | Nominated | ||
2000 | Bicentennial Man | Nominated | ||
2006 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Feature | Robots | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1992 | Best Performance in a Movie | The Fisher King | Nominated | |
1993 | Best Comedic Performance in a Movie | Aladdin | Won | |
1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Won | ||
Best Performance in a Movie | Nominated | |||
1997 | Best Comedic Performance in a Movie | The Birdcage | Nominated | |
Best On-Screen Duo or Team in a Movie [a] | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1998 | Best Supporting Actor | Good Will Hunting | Nominated | |
2003 | Best Actor | One Hour Photo | Nominated | |
2007 | Best Voice-Over Performance | Happy Feet | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1998 | Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Good Will Hunting | Nominated | |
1999 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | Patch Adams | Nominated | |
2003 | One Hour Photo | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1992 | Best Film Lead Actor | The Fisher King | Nominated | |
1993 | Toys | Nominated | ||
Best Film Supporting Actor | Aladdin | Won | ||
1996 | Best Film Lead Actor | Jumanji | Nominated | |
2003 | Best Film Supporting Actor | Insomnia | Nominated | |
Best Film Lead Actor | One Hour Photo | Won |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1990 | American Comedy Award | Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Nominated |
Jupiter Award | Best International Actor | Dead Poets Society | Won | |
David di Donatello Award | Best Foreign Actor | Nominated | ||
1991 | National Board of Review | Best Actor (shared with Robert De Niro) | Awakenings | Won |
Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
1998 | Awards Circuit Community Award | Best Supporting Actor | Good Will Hunting | Won |
2003 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Actor | One Hour Photo | Nominated |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
Online Film Critics Society | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
2006 | Visual Effects Society Award | Outstanding Voice Performance - Animated Film | Robots | Nominated |
2014 | Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | The Crazy Ones | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1995 | American Academy of Achievement | Golden Plate Award for The Arts | Won | [11][12] |
2009 | Disney Legends | Film & Animation—Voice | Won | [13] |