List of awards and nominations received by Robin Williams
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor Robin Williams. Robin Williams (1951–2014) was an American actor and comedian. He started his career as a standup comedian receiving nine Grammy Award nominations winning four awards 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 as the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom "Mork & Mindy" (1978-1982), where he earned his first Primetime Emmy  Award nomination. 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). Throughout the course of his film and television career he won numerous awards. He received four Academy Award nominations including three consecutive nominations for his performances in "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1988), "Dead Poets Society" (1989), and "The Fisher King" (1991). He received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the Gus Van Sant drama "Good Will Hunting" (1997). He 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. In 2009 he received the Disney Legends award. Major associations. Grammy Awards. When Williams won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Comedy Album in 2003, it was a separate category from the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. The latter was  intended for audiobooks and similar non-comedic recordings.