# List of awards and nominations received by Robin Williams

The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Robin Williams.
Robin Williams (1951–2014) was an American actor and comedian. Over his career he has received several awards including the Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Williams started his career as a standup comedian, receiving nine Grammy Award nominations and winning four for Best Comedy Album for Reality ... What a Concept (1980), A Night at the Met (1986), Good Morning Vietnam (1987), and Robin Williams - Live in 2002. He also gained a national audience portraying the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–1982), where he earned as nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He went on to receive nine Emmy Award nominations, winning twice for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program for Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin (1987), and ABC Presents A Royal Gala (1988).
For his work on film, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a psychology professor in the drama Good Will Hunting (1997) directed by Gus Van Sant and co-written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. He was Oscar-nominated for playing radio personality Adrian Cronauer in the war comedy Good Morning, Vietnam (1988), a John Keating, inspirational English teacher in the coming-of-age drama film Dead Poets Society (1989), and an eccentric homeless man in the comedy-drama film The Fisher King (1991).
Williams also won six Golden Globe Awards, including Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his roles in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), The Fisher King (1991) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), along with the Special Golden Globe Award for Vocal Work in a Motion Picture for his role Genie in Aladdin (1992), and Cecil B. DeMille award in 2005. He won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble for The Birdcage (1996), and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997). In 2009 he received the Disney Legend Award.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1988 | Best Actor | Good Morning, Vietnam | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Actor | Dead Poets Society | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Actor | The Fisher King | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actor | Good Will Hunting | Won |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| British Academy Film Awards |||||
| 1989 | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Good Morning, Vietnam | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Dead Poets Society | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1979 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Mork & Mindy | Nominated |
| 1987 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin | Won |
| 1988 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | ABC Presents A Royal Gala | Won |
| 1994 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Streets | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Comic Relief VII | Nominated |
| 2003 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Robin Williams: Live on Broadway | Nominated |
| 2003 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special | Robin Williams: Live on Broadway | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special | Robin Williams: Weapons Of Self Destruction | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1979 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mork & Mindy | Won |
| 1980 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mork & Mindy | Nominated |
| 1985 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Moscow on the Hudson | Nominated |
| 1988 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Good Morning, Vietnam | Won |
| 1990 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Dead Poets Society | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Awakenings | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Fisher King | Won |
| 1993 | Special Achievement Award | Aladdin | Honored |
| 1994 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Mrs. Doubtfire | Won |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Good Will Hunting | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Patch Adams | Nominated |
| 2005 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | — | Honored |
* ↑ (for his role Genie)

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1980 | Best New Artist | — | Nominated |
| 1980 | Best Comedy Album | Reality...What a Concept | Won |
| 1984 | Best Comedy Album | Throbbing Python of Love | Nominated |
| 1988 | Best Comedy Album | A Night at the Met | Won |
| 1989 | Best Comedy Album | Good Morning, Vietnam | Won |
| 1989 | Best Children's Album | Pecos Bill | Won |
| 1997 | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | Jumanji | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Spoken Word Comedy Album | Robin Williams Live - 2002 | Won |
| 2011 | Best Comedy Album | Weapons of Self Destruction | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1997 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The Birdcage | Won |
| 1998 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Good Will Hunting | Won |
| 1998 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Good Will Hunting | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The Butler | Nominated |

## Critics awards

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1990 | American Comedy Award | Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Nominated |
| 1990 | Jupiter Award | Best International Actor | Dead Poets Society | Won |
| 1990 | David di Donatello Award | Best Foreign Actor | Dead Poets Society | Nominated |
| 1991 | National Board of Review | Best Actor (shared with Robert De Niro) | Awakenings | Won |
| 1991 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Awakenings | Nominated |
| 1998 | Awards Circuit Community Award | Best Supporting Actor | Good Will Hunting | Won |
| 2003 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Actor | One Hour Photo | Nominated |
| 2003 | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Actor | One Hour Photo | Nominated |
| 2003 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Actor | One Hour Photo | Nominated |
| 2006 | Visual Effects Society Award | Outstanding Voice Performance - Animated Film | Robots | Nominated |
| 2014 | Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | The Crazy Ones | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Project | Result |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 1999 | Worst Actor | Bicentennial Man | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 1999 | Worst Actor | Jakob the Liar | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2002 | Worst Supporting Actor | Death to Smoochy | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 1994 | Favorite Movie Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire | Won |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 1996 | Favorite Movie Actor | Jumanji | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 1997 | Favorite Movie Actor | Jack | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 1998 | Favorite Movie Actor | Flubber | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 2000 | Favorite Movie Actor | Bicentennial Man | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 2006 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Feature | Robots | Nominated |
| MTV Awards | 1992 | Best Performance in a Movie | The Fisher King | Nominated |
| MTV Awards | 1993 | Best Comedic Performance in a Movie | Aladdin | Won |
| MTV Awards | 1994 | Best Comedic Performance in a Movie | Mrs. Doubtfire | Won |
| MTV Awards | 1994 | Best Performance in a Movie | Mrs. Doubtfire | Nominated |
| MTV Awards | 1997 | Best Comedic Performance in a Movie | The Birdcage | Nominated |
| MTV Awards | 1997 | Best On-Screen Duo or Team in a Movie (Shared with Nathan Lane) | The Birdcage | Nominated |
| Online Film & TV Association | 1998 | Best Supporting Actor | Good Will Hunting | Nominated |
| Online Film & TV Association | 2003 | Best Actor | One Hour Photo | Nominated |
| Online Film & TV Association | 2007 | Best Voice-Over Performance | Happy Feet | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 1998 | Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Good Will Hunting | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 1999 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | Patch Adams | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2003 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | One Hour Photo | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1992 | Best Film Lead Actor | The Fisher King | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1993 | Best Film Lead Actor | Toys | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1993 | Best Film Supporting Actor | Aladdin | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 1996 | Best Film Lead Actor | Jumanji | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2003 | Best Film Supporting Actor | Insomnia | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2003 | Best Film Lead Actor | One Hour Photo | Won |

## Honorary awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1995 | American Academy of Achievement | Golden Plate Award for The Arts | Honored | |
| 2009 | Disney Legends | Film & Animation — Voice | Honored | |