# List of awards and nominations received by Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise is an actor of the stage and screen
Over his career he has earned various awards for his performances in film, television and theatre. This includes a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award. He was nominated for the Academy Award for his role in Forrest Gump (1994).
Sinise first starred in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel Of Mice and Men which he also directed and produced. He is perhaps most known for his role as Lieutenant Dan Taylor in the Robert Zemeckis film Forrest Gump (1994) opposite Tom Hanks, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He continued acting opposite Hanks in Ron Howard's Apollo 13 (1995), and Frank Darabont's The Green Mile (1999). He earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances as Harry S. Truman in Truman (1995), and the title role in the television film George Wallace. On stage he has earned four Tony Award nominations including for his performances in The Grapes of Wrath and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He earned the Tony Award's Regional Theatre Award alongside the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
Sinise is known as a supporter of various veterans' organizations and founded the Lt. Dan Band (named after his character in Forrest Gump), which plays at military bases around the world. For his humanitarian work and work with veterans he has earned numerous awards including the Presidential Citizens Medal by President George W. Bush in 2008, The Kennedy Center Award for the Human Spirit in 2018, the American Spirit Award from The National WWII Museum and The Congressional Medal of Honor Society Patriot Award in 2020.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1995 | Best Supporting Actor | Forrest Gump | Nominated | |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Forrest Gump | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Truman | Won |
| 1998 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | George Wallace | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | Forrest Gump | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | The Stand | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Apollo 13 | Won |
| 1996 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Truman | Won |
| 1998 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | George Wallace | Won |

### Primetime Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1996 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Truman | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | George Wallace | Won |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1985 | Regional Theatre Award | The Steppenwolf Theatre Company | Won |
| 1990 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | The Grapes of Wrath | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Play | Buried Child | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Direction of a Play | Buried Child | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Actor in a Play | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Nominated |

## Honorary awards

Over the years, Sinise has received numerous honors for his humanitarian work and his work on behalf of military veterans and families.
* 2007 - the Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment
* 2008 - the Presidential Citizens Medal by President George W. Bush.
* 2008 - Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition
* 2008 - Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Cal State Stanislaus
* 2009 - Spirit of the USO Award from the USO
* 2012 - Boy Scouts of America Leader of the Year
* 2012 - United States Navy, Honorary Chief Petty Officer
* 2012 - Spirit of Hope Award from Department of Defense
* 2013 - Civic Statesmanship Award
* 2013 - Honorary Marine
* 2015 - United States Military Academy, Thayer Award
* 2016 - FDNY, Honorary Battalion Chief
* 2017 - James Cardinal Gibbons Medal from The Catholic University of America
* 2018 - The Kennedy Center Award for the Human Spirit (Citizen Artist)
* 2018 - American Spirit Award from The National WWII Museum
* 2018 - Grand Marshal, Rose Bowl Game, Honorary
* 2019 - The Eisenhower Award from Business Executives for National Security
* 2019 - Marine Corps League Honorary Membership
* 2020 - United States Naval Academy, Honorary Graduate
* 2020 - The Congressional Medal of Honor Society Patriot Award

## Theatre awards
### Drama Desk Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1983 | Outstanding Director of a Play | True West | Nominated |
| 1986 | Outstanding Director of a Play | Orphans | Nominated |
| 1990 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Nominated |

### Obie Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1983 | Outstanding Direction of a Play | True West | Won |

### Outer Critics Circle Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1990 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | The Grapes of Wrath | Nominated | |

## Miscellaneous awards
### Chicago Film Critics Association

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Best Supporting Actor | Forrest Gump | Nominated |

### Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Best Supporting Actor | Forrest Gump | Nominated |

### National Board of Review

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Best Supporting Actor | Forrest Gump | Won |

### Saturn Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Best Supporting Actor | Forrest Gump | Won |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Forrest Gump | Won |

### Location Managers Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Humanitarian Award | Gary Sinise Foundation | Won |