List of awards and nominations received by Frank Sinatra
This page contains a list of awards and accolades won by and awarded to Frank Sinatra.
Awards, citations and honors
- Medal of Honour of the State of Israel (1972)
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (1972)
- Honorary Citizen of Chicago (1975)
- Scopus Award from the American Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1976)
- Honorary Doctorate litterarum humanarum (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1976)
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1979)
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Pied Piper Award (Las Vegas, 1979)
- Inductee into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame (1980)
- Inclusion in the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame (New York City, 1982)
- Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Medal of Honor Award (1983)
- Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 1984)
- Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (1984)
- Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded by President Ronald Reagan (Hoboken, New Jersey, 1985)
- Honorary Doctor of Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology (1985)
- Lifetime Achievement Award from the NAACP (1987)
- Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award (1990)
- Ella Award (Society of Singers, Los Angeles, 1990)
- Distinguished Life Achievement Award (Honorary Award for lifetime achievement) of the American Cinema Awards (Los Angeles, 1992)
- Career Achievement Award (Palm Springs International Film Festival, 1993)
- Congressional Gold Medal (1997, presented posthumously in 1998)
- American Music Award of Merit (Los Angeles, 1998)
- Named as the "Greatest Voice of the Twentieth Century" by BBC Radio 2 (2001)[1]
- Each year on Sinatra's birthday, (December 12), the Empire State Building lights up with blue lights in reference to Sinatra's nickname, "Ol' Blue Eyes".
- Honorary membership of Alpha Phi Delta
- Was ranked among Quigley's Top Ten Money-Makers Poll five times—1956(10), 1957(5), 1958(10), 1959(7) and 1960(8)
- Sinatra has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame:
- For his contribution to Motion pictures at 1600 Vine Street
- For his contribution to Recording at 1637 Vine Street
- For his contribution to Television at 6538 Hollywood Blvd.
- Frank Sinatra is inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. (2007)
- Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2008.
- Posthumously awarded a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars in 2010.
The asteroid 7934 Sinatra was named after him.
Film industry awards
Year | Nomination | Work | Won? |
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Academy Awards | |||
1946 | Honorary Award | The House I Live In | Yes |
1954 | Best Supporting Actor | From Here to Eternity | Yes |
1955 | Best Actor | The Man with the Golden Arm | No |
1970 | The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Humanitarian Award | Yes |
American Cinema Awards | |||
1992 | Lifetime Achievement | Yes | |
BAFTA Awards | |||
1955 | Best Foreign Actor | The Man With the Golden Arm | No |
1956 | Best Foreign Actor | Not as a Stranger | No |
Golden Apple Award | |||
1946 | Least Cooperative Actor | Yes | |
1951 | Least Cooperative Actor | Yes | |
1974 | Least Cooperative Actor | Yes | |
1977 | Male Star of the Year | Yes | |
Golden Globes | |||
1946 | Special Award for film that "Promoted Good Will" | The House I Live In | Yes |
1954 | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture | From Here to Eternity | Yes |
1958 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Pal Joey | Yes |
1963 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Come Blow Your Horn | No |
1971 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Lifetime Achievement | Yes |
Laurel Award | |||
1958 | Golden Laurel for Top Male Musical Performance | Pal Joey | Yes |
1958 | Top Male Star | 3rd place | |
1959 | Golden Laurel for Top Male Dramatic Performance | Some Came Running | Yes |
1959 | Top Male Star | 2nd place | |
1960 | Golden Laurel for Top Male Musical Performance | Can-Can | Yes |
1960 | Top Male Star | 3rd place | |
1961 | Top Male Star | 13th place | |
1962 | Golden Laurel for Top Action Performance | The Devil at 4 O'Clock | 2nd place |
1962 | Top Male Star | 13th place | |
1963 | Golden Laurel for Top Action Performance | The Manchurian Candidate | 2nd place |
1963 | Top Male Star | 6th place | |
1964 | Top Male Star | 10th place | |
1966 | Golden Laurel for Top Action Performance | Von Ryan's Express | 5th place |
1967 | Top Male Star | 11th place | |
NYFCCs | |||
1955 | Best Actor | The Man With the Golden Arm | No |
Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
1992 | The Desert Palm | Lifetime Achievement | Yes |
Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
1973 | Lifetime Achievement | Lifetime Achievement | Yes |
Academy Awards
Preceded by Anthony Quinn for Viva Zapata! |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1953 for From Here to Eternity |
Succeeded by Edmond O'Brien for The Barefoot Contessa |
Preceded by George Jessel |
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1970 |
Succeeded by Rosalind Russell |
Preceded by Bob Hope 34th Academy Awards |
"Oscars" host 35th Academy Awards |
Succeeded by Jack Lemmon 36th Academy Awards |
Preceded by John Huston, David Niven, Burt Reynolds, and Diana Ross 46th Academy Awards |
"Oscars" host 47th Academy Awards (with Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, and Shirley MacLaine) |
Succeeded by Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly, Walter Matthau, George Segal, and Robert Shaw 48th Academy Awards |
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" from the motion picture Higher and Higher
- Composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Harold Adamson (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1943)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "I Fall in Love too Easily" from the motion picture Anchors Aweigh
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jule Styne (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1945)
Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "Three Coins in the Fountain" from the motion picture Three Coins in the Fountain
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jimmy Van Heusen (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1954)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" from the motion picture The Tender Trap
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jimmy Van Heusen (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1955)
Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "All the Way" from the motion picture The Joker Is Wild
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jimmy Van Heusen (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1957)
Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "High Hopes" from the motion picture A Hole in the Head
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jimmy Van Heusen (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1959)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "My Kind of Town" from the motion picture Robin and the 7 Hoods
- Composed by Sammy Cahn with lyrics by Jimmy Van Heusen (sung by Frank Sinatra) (1964)
Television industry awards
Year | Nomination | Work | Won? |
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Emmy Awards | |||
1956 | Best Male Singer | No | |
1969 | Outstanding Variety or Musical Program | Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing | No |
1970 | Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Variety and Popular Music | Sinatra | No |
1973 | Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special | Ol' Blue Eyes is Back | No |
Peabody Awards | |||
1966 | A Man and His Music | Yes | |
Down Beat Polls
- Readers' poll Male Singer of the Year sixteen times between 1941 and 1966
- Readers' poll Personality of the Year six times between 1954 and 1959
- Critics' poll Male Singer of the Year twice, in 1955 and 1957.
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards began in 1958, after two peaks of Sinatra's recording career had already happened, but Sinatra still won eleven Grammy Awards - his work was nominated over 30 times - in his career and has been presented with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award along with the Academy's highest honours, their Lifetime, and Legend Awards.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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1959 | "Witchcraft" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
"Come Fly with Me" and "Witchcraft" | Vocal Performance, Male | Nominated | |
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely | Best Recording Package | Won | |
1959 (2) | "High Hopes" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
Come Dance with Me! | Album of the Year | Won | |
Come Dance with Me! | Vocal Performance, Male | Won | |
Come Dance with Me! | Special Award: Artists & Repertoire Contribution | Won | |
1961 | Nice 'n' Easy | Record of the Year | Nominated |
Nice 'n' Easy | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
Nice 'n' Easy | Best Vocal Performance Album, Male | Nominated | |
"Nice and Easy" | Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Male | Nominated | |
"Nice and Easy" | Best Performance by a Pop Single Artist | Nominated | |
1962 | "The Second Time Around" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
1966 | September of My Years | Album of the Year | Won |
"It Was a Very Good Year" | Best Vocal Performance, Male | Won | |
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | ||
1967 | "Strangers in the Night" | Record of the Year | Won |
A Man and His Music | Album of the Year | Won | |
Strangers in the Night | Best Vocal Performance, Male | Won | |
1968 | "Somethin' Stupid" (with Nancy Sinatra) | Record of the Year | Nominated |
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim | Best Vocal Performance, Male | Nominated | |
1970 | "My Way" | Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male | Nominated |
1979 | Grammy Trustees Award | Won | |
1981 | "Theme from New York, New York" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
Trilogy: Past Present Future | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
Theme from New York, New York | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male | Nominated | |
1987 | Portrait of an Album | Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video | Nominated |
1995 | Duets | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |
Grammy Legend Award | Won | ||
1996 | Duets II | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance | Won |
1997 | "My Way" (with Luciano Pavarotti) | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
2001 | "All the Way" (with Celine Dion) | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
Playboy Awards
- Jazz All-Star Poll Male Vocalist of the Year seven times between 1957 and 1963.[2]