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Gene Kelly

Awards

Gene Kelly

21 wins & 12 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and José Iturbi in Anchors Aweigh (1945)
    1946 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Anchors Aweigh
  • Gene Kelly
    1952 Winner Honorary Award
    In appreciation of his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film.

American Film Institute, USA

  • Gene Kelly
    1985 Winner Life Achievement Award

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

  • Gene Kelly
    1989 Winner Pied Piper Award

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Invitation to the Dance (1956)
    1956 Winner Golden Berlin Bear
    • International Jury
    • Invitation to the Dance

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    1970 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Hello, Dolly!
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    1953 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Singin' in the Rain
    Shared with: Stanley Donen

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)
    1967 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Children's Program
    • Jack and the Beanstalk
  • The Julie Andrews Show (1965)
    1966 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Special Classification of Individual Achievements
    • The Julie Andrews Show
  • Omnibus (1952)
    1959 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Best Choreography for Television
    • Omnibus
    For episode "Dancing: A Man's Game".

Golden Apple Awards

  • Gene Kelly
    1975 Nominee Golden Apple
    • Male Star of the Year

Golden Globes, USA

  • Gene Kelly
    1981 Winner Cecil B. DeMille Award
  • Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    1970 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director
    • Hello, Dolly!
  • Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)
    1952 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Actor - Comedy or Musical
    • An American in Paris

Laurel Awards

  • Les Girls (1957)
    1958 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Top Male Musical Performance
    • Les Girls
    5th place.
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in Summer Stock (1950)
    1951 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Top Male Musical Performance
    • Summer Stock

Locarno Film Festival

  • Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum, Paul Newman, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Dick Van Dyke, and Robert Cummings in What a Way to Go! (1964)
    1964 Winner Silver Sail
    • Best Actor
    • What a Way to Go!

National Board of Review, USA

  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in For Me and My Gal (1942)
    1942 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Acting
    • For Me and My Gal

Photoplay Awards

  • Gene Kelly
    1977 Nominee Gold Medal
    • Favorite Variety Star
  • That's Entertainment! (1974)
    1975 Nominee Gold Medal
    • Favorite Movie
    • That's Entertainment!
    Shared with: Fred Astaire · Judy Garland
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    1952 Winner Photoplay Award
    • Best Performances of the Month (June)
    • Singin' in the Rain
  • Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)
    1951 Winner Photoplay Award
    • Best Performances of the Month (November)
    • An American in Paris
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen in On the Town (1949)
    1950 Winner Photoplay Award
    • Best Performances of the Month (February)
    • On the Town

Actors Awards

  • Gene Kelly
    1989 Winner Life Achievement Award

Walk of Fame

  • Gene Kelly
    1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
    On 8 February 1960. At 6153 Hollywood Blvd.

Online Film & Television Association

  • Gene Kelly
    2020 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Behind the Scenes
    Choreography. Award was given posthumously.
  • Gene Kelly
    2013 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Acting

The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Gene Kelly
    1982 Winner Kennedy Center Honors

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