Academy Awards:

March 23 1950 - Honorary Oscar for "unique artistry and his contributions to the techniques of musical pictures."

April 8 1975 - Nominated as Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for The Towering Inferno

Golden Globes:

1951 - Won Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Three Little Words

1961 - Cecil B. DeMille Award for "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment"

1969- Nominated as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Finian's Rainbow

1975 - Won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Towering Inferno

Emmys:

1958 - Best Actor for An Evening with Fred Astaire

1958 - Best Single Performance for An Evening with Fred Astaire

1960 - Best Performance for Astaire Time

1977 - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special for A Family Upside Down

British Academy Awards:

1976 - Won Best Supporting Actor for The Towering Inferno.

American Film institute:

April 11 1981 - Lifetime Achievement Award

1999 - Voted as the #5 of the Top 50 Male Screen Legends

Miscellaneous:

1960 - Dance Magazine annual award

April 30 1973 - Honoured by the Film Society at Lincoln Center

February 3 1975 - Inducted into the Entertainment Hall of Fame

February 4 1978 - Subject of a special tribute by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

1978 - "National Artist" Award from the American National Theatre and Academy

November 3 1978 - Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement

September 24 1980 - Given the ASCAP "Pied Piper" award

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