Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper and librettist known for creating the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2005) and Hamilton (2015) as well as his work on the films Moana (2016), Encanto (2021) and Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021).
Among his numerous accolades, Miranda has won a Pulitzer Prize, five Grammys, three Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Olivier Awards and has been nominated for two Academy Awards. In 2015, he was the recipient of a Genius Grant from the MacArthur Fellows Program. In 2016, Time magazine included Miranda in its annual Time 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World" and he received a star on the Puerto Rico Walk of Fame. [1] [2] Miranda received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 30, 2018. [3] In December 2018, he received the Kennedy Center Honors for creating Hamilton. [4]
Award / Organization / Film festival | Year [lower-alpha 2] | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref(s) |
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Academy Awards | 2017 | Best Original Song | "How Far I'll Go" (from Moana ) | Nominated | [5] |
2022 | "Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto ) | Nominated | [6] | ||
Annie Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production | Encanto | Won | [7] [8] |
Vivo | Nominated | ||||
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | 2017 | Top Box Office Films | Moana | Won | [9] |
Audie Awards | 2022 | Best Male Narrator | Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World | Won | [10] |
Black Reel Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series | Hamilton | Nominated | [11] |
Outstanding Music | Won | ||||
2022 | Outstanding Original Score | In the Heights | Nominated | [12] | |
Children's and Family Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Short Form Program | We the People | Won | [13] |
Clarence Derwent Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Debut Performance | In the Heights | Won | [14] |
Columbia University Libraries | 2016 | Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History | Hamilton | Won | [15] |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2022 | Best Song | "Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto ) | Nominated | [16] |
Daytime Emmy Awards | 2014 | Outstanding Original Song | "Rhymes with Mando" (from Sesame Street ) | Nominated | [17] |
Detroit Film Critics Society | 2021 | Best Director | Tick, Tick... Boom! | Won | [18] |
Directors Guild of America Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director | Tick, Tick... Boom! | Nominated | [19] |
Dorian Awards | 2016 | Wilde Artist of the Year | — | Nominated | [20] |
2017 | — | Won | [21] | ||
2022 | — | Nominated | [22] | ||
Drama Desk Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Ensemble Performance | In the Heights | Won | [23] |
Outstanding Music | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Lyrics | Nominated | ||||
2013 | Bring It On: The Musical | Nominated | [24] | ||
2015 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Hamilton | Nominated | [25] | |
Outstanding Book of a Musical | Won | ||||
Outstanding Music | Won | ||||
Outstanding Lyrics | Won | ||||
Drama League Awards | 2007 | Distinguished Performance | In the Heights | Nominated | [26] |
2015 | Hamilton | Nominated | [27] | ||
2016 | Won | [28] | |||
Dramatists Guild of America | 2008 | Frederick Loewe Award for Dramatic Composition | In the Heights | Won | [29] |
2016 | Hamilton | Won | [30] | ||
Fred and Adele Astaire Awards | 2016 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show | Hamilton | Nominated | [31] |
Georgia Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Original Song | "How Far I'll Go" (from Moana ) | Nominated | [32] |
2022 | "Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto ) | Nominated | [33] | ||
GLAAD Media Awards | 2013 | Outstanding New York Theatre: Broadway and Off-Broadway | Bring It On: The Musical | Nominated | [34] |
Golden Globe Awards | 2017 | Best Original Song | "How Far I'll Go" (from Moana ) | Nominated | [35] |
2019 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Mary Poppins Returns | Nominated | [36] | |
2021 | Hamilton | Nominated | [37] | ||
2022 | Best Original Song | "Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto ) | Nominated | [38] | |
Grammy Awards | 2009 | Best Musical Theater Album | In the Heights | Won | [39] |
2016 | Hamilton | Won | |||
2018 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "How Far I'll Go" (from Moana ) | Won | ||
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Moana | Nominated | |||
2021 | Best Music Film | We Are Freestyle Love Supreme | Nominated | ||
2022 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | In the Heights | Nominated | ||
2023 | Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording | Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World | Nominated | ||
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Encanto | Won | |||
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" (from Encanto ) | Won | |||
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | 2019 | Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film | "Trip a Little Light Fantastic" (from Mary Poppins Returns ) | Nominated | [40] |
2022 | "Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto ) | Won | [41] | ||
2024 | Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television | "Esperando Pelitos" (from Big Mouth ) | Nominated | [42] | |
HOLA Awards | 2008 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor | In the Heights | Won | [43] |
Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting | Won | ||||
Hollywood Critics Association | 2022 | Best Director | Tick, Tick... Boom! | Nominated | [44] [45] |
Best First Feature | Won | ||||
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2016 | Best Original Score – Animated | Moana | Nominated | [46] |
Best Original Song – Animated | "We Know the Way" (from Moana ) | Nominated | |||
2021 | Best Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical | In the Heights | Nominated | [47] | |
Tick, Tick... Boom! | Nominated | ||||
2023 | Best Music Themed Film or Musical | The Little Mermaid | Nominated | [48] | |
Best Original Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy | "For The First Time" (from The Little Mermaid ) | Nominated | |||
"Wild Uncharted Waters" (from The Little Mermaid ) | Nominated | ||||
Houston Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Original Song | "How Far I'll Go" (from Moana ) | Nominated | [49] |
2022 | "Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto ) | Nominated | [50] | ||
iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2023 | Best Lyrics | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" (from Encanto ) | Nominated | [51] |
Imagen Awards | 2019 | Best Actor – Television | DuckTales | Nominated | [52] |
2022 | Best Music Composition for Film or Television | Encanto | Won | [53] | |
Kids' Choice Awards | 2021 | Favorite Movie Actor | Hamilton | Nominated | [54] |
Laurence Olivier Awards | 2016 | Outstanding Achievement in Music | In the Heights | Won | [55] |
2018 | Hamilton | Won | [56] | ||
Lucille Lortel Awards | 2015 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical | Hamilton | Won | [57] |
NAACP Image Awards | 2016 | Outstanding Duo, Group, or Collaboration | Hamilton | Nominated | [58] |
2021 | Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special | Hamilton | Nominated | [59] | |
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special | Nominated | ||||
2022 | Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | Tick, Tick... Boom! | Nominated | [60] | |
2024 | Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album | The Little Mermaid | Nominated | [61] | |
Obie Awards | 2007 | Music and Lyrics | In the Heights | Won | [62] |
2015 | Best New American Theatre Work | Hamilton | Won | [63] | |
Outer Critics Circle Awards | 2007 | Outstanding New Score | In the Heights | Nominated | [64] |
2015 | Hamilton | Won | [65] | ||
Outstanding Book of a Musical | Won | ||||
Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2019 | Best Ensemble Cast | Mary Poppins Returns | Won | [66] |
People's Choice Awards | 2020 | The Male Movie Star of 2020 | Hamilton | Nominated | [67] |
The Drama Movie Star of 2020 | Won | ||||
Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | "Bigger!" (from 67th Tony Awards ) | Won | [68] |
2017 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | [69] | |
2018 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Nominated | [70] | ||
2019 | Outstanding Limited Series | Fosse/Verdon | Nominated | [71] | |
2021 | Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) | Hamilton | Won | [72] | |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Nominated | ||||
Producers Guild of America Awards | 2017 | Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television | Hamilton's America | Nominated | [73] |
2020 | Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television | Fosse/Verdon | Nominated | [74] | |
2021 | Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Movies | Hamilton | Won | [75] | |
2022 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Tick, Tick... Boom! | Nominated | [76] | |
Pulitzer Prize | 2009 | Drama | In the Heights | Nominated | [77] |
2016 | Hamilton | Won | [78] | ||
Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 2022 | Variety Artisans Award (Song) | Encanto | Won | [79] |
Satellite Awards | 2019 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Mary Poppins Returns | Nominated | [80] |
2021 | Hamilton | Nominated | [81] | ||
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Nominated | ||||
2022 | Best Director | Tick, Tick... Boom! | Nominated | [82] [83] | |
Best Original Song | "Colombia, Mi Encanto" (from Encanto ) | Won | |||
Saturn Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Mary Poppins Returns | Nominated | [84] |
Society of Composers & Lyricists | 2022 | Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production | "Home All Summer" (from In the Heights ) | Nominated | [85] |
St. Louis Film Critics Association | 2016 | Best Song | "How Far I'll Go" (from Moana ) | Nominated | [86] |
"You're Welcome" (from Moana ) | Nominated | ||||
Teen Choice Awards | 2019 | Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actor | Mary Poppins Returns | Nominated | [87] |
Theatre World Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Debut Performance | In the Heights | Won | [88] [89] |
Tony Awards | 2008 | Best Actor in a Musical | In the Heights | Nominated | [90] |
Best Original Score | Won | ||||
2016 | Best Actor in a Musical | Hamilton | Nominated | [91] | |
Best Book of a Musical | Won | ||||
Best Original Score | Won | ||||
World Soundtrack Awards | 2017 | Best Original Song Written for a Film | "How Far I'll Go" (from Moana ) | Nominated | [92] |
Year [lower-alpha 3] | Award | Recognized work | Ref(s) |
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2015 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | [93] |
George Washington Book Prize Special Achievement Award | Hamilton | [94] | |
Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in the category "History" | — | [95] [96] | |
2017 | Imagen President's Award | — | [97] |
Latin Grammy President's Merit Award | — | [98] | |
United States Capitol Historical Society Freedom Award | — | [99] | |
2018 | Actors' Equity Association Rosetta LeNoire Award | — | [100] |
Kennedy Center Honor | Hamilton | [4] | |
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category "Live Performance" | — | [3] | |
2019 | National Portrait Gallery Portrait of A Nation Prize | — | [101] |
2021 | Critics Choice Association Celebration of Latino Cinema – Visionary Award | — | [102] |
Hollywood Critics Association Inspire Award | — | [103] | |
2022 | Greenwich International Film Festival Changemaker Award | — | [104] |
Satellite Auteur Award | — | [105] |
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