List of awards and nominations received by Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor known for his performances on the stage and screen. He became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963). He also received a Grammy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award. Poitier received numerous honoraries during his lifetime including the Academy Honorary Award for his lifetime achievement in film in 2001. In 1992, he received the AFI Life Achievement Award. In 1994, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1981, he received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and in 2016 he received the BAFTA Fellowship. In 1995, Poitier received the Kennedy Center Honor and in 2009, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama. He was also awarded as Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974.

Infobox

Award

Wins

Tables

· Awards › Academy Awards

1958

Best Actor

Role(s)

The Defiant Ones

Notes

Nominated

1963

Lilies of the Field

Role(s)

Won

2001

Honorary Academy Award

Role(s)

Received

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1958	Best Actor	The Defiant Ones	Nominated
1963	Best Actor	Lilies of the Field	Won
2001	Honorary Academy Award		Received

· Awards › Berlin International Film Festival

1958

Silver Bear for Best Actor

Role(s)

The Defiant Ones

Notes

Won

1963

Lilies of the Field

Role(s)

Won

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1958	Silver Bear for Best Actor	The Defiant Ones	Won
1963	Silver Bear for Best Actor	Lilies of the Field	Won

· Awards › British Academy Film Awards

1958

Best Foreign Actor

Role(s)

Edge of the City

Notes

Nominated

1959

The Defiant Ones

Role(s)

Won

1962

A Raisin in the Sun

Role(s)

Nominated

1965

Lilies of the Field

Role(s)

Nominated

1967

A Patch of Blue

Role(s)

Nominated

1968

In the Heat of the Night

Role(s)

Nominated

2016

BAFTA Fellowship

Role(s)

Received

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1958	Best Foreign Actor	Edge of the City	Nominated
1959		The Defiant Ones	Won
1962		A Raisin in the Sun	Nominated
1965		Lilies of the Field	Nominated
1967		A Patch of Blue	Nominated
1968		In the Heat of the Night	Nominated
2016	BAFTA Fellowship		Received

· Awards › Golden Globe Awards

1958

Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama

Role(s)

The Defiant Ones

Notes

Nominated

1959

Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Role(s)

Porgy and Bess

Notes

Nominated

1961

Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama

Role(s)

A Raisin in the Sun

Notes

Nominated

1963

Lilies of the Field

Role(s)

Won

1965

A Patch of Blue

Role(s)

Nominated

1967

In the Heat of the Night

Role(s)

Nominated

1968

Henrietta Award

Role(s)

World Film Favorite

Notes

Won

1969

Nominated

1970

Nominated

1981

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Notes

Received

1991

Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film

Role(s)

Separate but Equal

Notes

Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1958	Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama	The Defiant Ones	Nominated
1959	Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Porgy and Bess	Nominated
1961	Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama	A Raisin in the Sun	Nominated
1963		Lilies of the Field	Won
1965		A Patch of Blue	Nominated
1967		In the Heat of the Night	Nominated
1968	Henrietta Award	World Film Favorite	Won
1969			Nominated
1970			Nominated
1981	Cecil B. DeMille Award		Received
1991	Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film	Separate but Equal	Nominated

· Awards › Grammy Awards

2001

Best Spoken Word Album

Role(s)

The Measure of a Man

Notes

Won

2009

Life Beyond Measure

Role(s)

Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Best Spoken Word Album	The Measure of a Man	Won
2009	Best Spoken Word Album	Life Beyond Measure	Nominated

· Awards › Primetime Emmy Awards

1991

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special

Role(s)

Separate but Equal

Notes

Nominated

1997

Mandela and de Klerk

Role(s)

Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1991	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special	Separate but Equal	Nominated
1997	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special	Mandela and de Klerk	Nominated

· Awards › Screen Actors Guild Awards

1998

Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries of Television Movie

Role(s)

Mandela and de Klerk

Notes

Nominated

2000

Life Achievement Award

Role(s)

Received

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1998	Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries of Television Movie	Mandela and de Klerk	Nominated
2000	Life Achievement Award		Received

· Awards › Tony Awards

1960

Best Leading Actor in a Play

Role(s)

A Raisin in the Sun

Notes

Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1960	Best Leading Actor in a Play	A Raisin in the Sun	Nominated

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