This article contains a list of awards and accolades won by and awarded to Frank Sinatra.
This article contains a list of awards and accolades won by and awarded to Frank Sinatra.
| Year | Nomination | Work | Won? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 International Understanding" | 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 | |||
| 1972 | Lifetime Achievement | Lifetime Achievement | Yes |
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Original Song
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Original Song
| Year | Nomination | Work | Won? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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. With three wins he is one of only five artists and groups who have won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year more than once as the main credited artist. [2]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1959 (1st Grammy Awards) | "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 | |
| November 29, 1959 (2nd Grammy Awards) | "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 (3rd Grammy Awards) | "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 'n' Easy" | Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Male | Nominated | |
| "Nice 'n' Easy" | Best Performance by a Pop Single Artist | Nominated | |
| 1962 (4th Grammy Awards) | "The Second Time Around" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
| 1966 (8th Grammy Awards) | 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 (9th Grammy Awards) | "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 (10th Grammy Awards) | "Somethin' Stupid" (duet 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 (12th Grammy Awards) | "My Way" | Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male | Nominated |
| 1979 (21st Grammy Awards) | Grammy Trustees Award | Won | |
| 1981 (23rd Grammy Awards) | "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 (29th Grammy Awards) | Portrait of an Album | Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video | Nominated |
| 1995 (37th Grammy Awards) | Duets | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| Grammy Legend Award | Won | ||
| 1996 (38th Grammy Awards) | Duets II | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance | Won |
| 1997 (39th Grammy Awards) | "My Way" (duet with Luciano Pavarotti) | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| 2001 (43rd Grammy Awards) | "All the Way" (duet with Celine Dion) | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Himself | World's Outstanding Singer | Won |
| Outstanding American Male Singer | Won | ||
| 1956 | Won | ||
| Outstanding Popular Singer in World | Won |
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"Theme from New York, New York", often abbreviated to just "New York, New York", is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese musical film New York, New York (1977), composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb. Liza Minnelli performs the song in the climax of the film. It was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
Come Dance with Me! is the sixteenth studio album by American vocalist Frank Sinatra, released on January 5, 1959.
Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners is a 1964 album by Frank Sinatra, focusing on songs that won the Academy Award for Best Song. The orchestra is arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.
A Man and His Music is a 1965 double album by Frank Sinatra. It provides a brief retrospective of Sinatra's musical career. The album won the 1967 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas is a 1968 Christmas album by Frank Sinatra and featuring his children, Frank Sinatra Jr., Nancy Sinatra and Tina Sinatra.
"All the Way" is a song published in 1957 by Maraville Music Corporation. The music was written by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Sammy Cahn.
"High Hopes" is a popular song first popularized by Frank Sinatra, with music written by James Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was introduced by Sinatra and child actor Eddie Hodges in the 1959 film A Hole in the Head, was nominated for a Grammy, and won an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 32nd Academy Awards.
Sinatra: Featuring Don Costa and His Orchestra was a 1969 Emmy nominated television special starring Frank Sinatra, broadcast Wednesday, November 5, 1969, on CBS.
"(Love Is) The Tender Trap" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn.
"Call Me Irresponsible" is a 1962 song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics written by Sammy Cahn which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1963.
"My Kind of Town" or "My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn.
"The September of My Years" is a song about nostalgia composed in 1965 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn, and introduced by Frank Sinatra as the title track of his 1965 album of the same name.
Sinatra 80th: All the Best is a double compilation disc album by Frank Sinatra. On the final track, "The Christmas Song" is recorded both by Sinatra and Nat King Cole. The title, like the previous album, was released and named to coincide with Frank Sinatra's birthday, as he was celebrating his 80th at the time.
Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Sammy Cahn is a 1996 compilation album by Frank Sinatra that has him singing the songs written by Sammy Cahn.
Sinatra Sings the Songs of Van Heusen & Cahn is a 1991 compilation album by Frank Sinatra. It comprises his renditions of Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn.
"The Second Time Around" is a song with words by Sammy Cahn and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. It was introduced in the 1960 film High Time, sung by Bing Crosby with Henry Mancini conducting his orchestra, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It lost out to "Never on Sunday".
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