# List of awards and nominations received by Charlton Heston

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston was an American actor. He won the Academy Award as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards. He had numerous honorary accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1978, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1967, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1971, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1997, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1959 | Best Actor | Ben-Hur | Won | |
| 1977 | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Won | |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1952 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Studio One in Hollywood | Nominated |
| 1953 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Studio One in Hollywood | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Informational Special | Andersonville Diaries | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1956 | Best Actor – Drama | The Ten Commandments | Nominated |
| 1959 | Best Actor – Drama | Ben-Hur | Nominated |
| 1962 | Henrietta Award | Henrietta Award | Won |
| 1963 | Best Actor – Comedy or Musical | The Pigeon That Took Rome | Nominated |
| 1967 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Won |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1972 | Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award | Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award | Won |

## Miscellaneous accolades
### Bambi Award

| Year | Category | Project | Results |
| 1959 | Best Actor – International | Ben-Hur | Nominated |
| 1962 | Best Actor – International | El Cid | Nominated |
| 1963 | Best Actor – International | The Pigeon That Took Rome | Won |

### David di Donatello Award

| Year | Category | Project | Results | Ref. |
| 1959 | Best Foreign Actor | Ben-Hur | Won | |

### Fotogramas de Plata Award

| Year | Category | Project | Results | Ref. |
| 1956 | Best Foreign Performer | The Ten Commandments | Won | |

### Golden Apple Award

| Year | Category | Project | Results |
| 1956 | Most Cooperative Actor | Most Cooperative Actor | Won |
| 1963 | Most Cooperative Actor | Most Cooperative Actor | Nominated |
| 1982 | Sour Apple | Sour Apple | Nominated |

### Golden Raspberry Award

| Year | Category | Project | Results | Ref. |
| 2002 | Worst Supporting Actor | Cats & Dogs / Planet of the Apes / Town & Country | Won | |

### Laurel Awards

| Year | Category | Project | Results |
| 1959 | Top Male Dramatic Performance | Ben-Hur | Nominated |
| 1962 | Top Male Star | Top Male Star | Nominated |
| 1963 | Top Male Star | Top Male Star | Nominated |
| 1964 | Top Action Performance | 55 Days at Peking | Nominated |
| 1965 | Male Star | Male Star | Nominated |
| 1968 | Male Star | Male Star | Nominated |

### MTV Movie + TV Award

| Year | Category | Project | Results | Ref. |
| 2002 | Best Cameo | Planet of the Apes | Nominated | |

### Western Heritage Award

| Year | Category | Project | Results | Ref. |
| 1969 | Theatrical Motion Picture | Will Penny | Won | |

### Saturn Award

| Year | Category | Project | Results | Ref. |
| 1975 | Special Saturn Award | Special Saturn Award | Won | |

### Soap Opera Digest Award

| Year | Category | Project | Results | Ref. |
| 1986 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Prime Time Serial | The Colbys | Nominated | |
| 1988 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Prime Time Serial | The Colbys | Nominated | |

## Honorary accolades

| Year | Association | Category | Results |
| 1959 | Walk of Fame Star | 1628 Hollywood, Blvd. – Motion Picture | Received |
| 1967 | Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award | Lifetime Achievement Award | Received |
| 1984 | ShoWest Convention Award | Lifetime Achievement Award | Received |
| 1997 | Kennedy Center Honors | Lifetime Achievement Gala | Received |
| 2003 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | Honorary Medal | Received |
| 2003 | Long Beach International Film Festival Award | Lifetime Achievement Award | Received |