Audrey Hepburn
received numerous awards and honors during her career. Hepburn won, or was nominated for, awards for her work in motion pictures, television, spoken-word recording, on stage, and humanitarian work. She was five-times nominated for an
Academy Award
, and she was awarded the 1953
Academy Award for Best Actress
for her performance in
Roman Holiday
and the
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
in 1993, post-humously, for her humanitarian work. She won a record three
BAFTA Awards
for
Best British Actress in a Leading Role
, from five nominations, and she received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992. Hepburn received 10
Golden Globe Award
nominations, winning two, and she was the recipient of the
Cecil B. DeMille Award
in 1990. She also won the 1954
Tony Award
for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in
Ondine
, and she received a
Special Tony Award
in 1968.
Post-humously, Hepburn also received a number of awards and honors, including a
Primetime Emmy Award
for her television series
Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
, while her contributions to a spoken-word recording titled
Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales
earned her a
Grammy Award
. Hepburn stands as
one of few entertainers who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
. She has been honored on United States postage stamps, and she has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame
. The
American Film Institute
has repeatedly recognized her talent, placing Hepburn third on its list of the top 100 female stars of all time and placing several of the films she starred in on its 100 best... lists.
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Academy Awards
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The
Academy Awards
, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the American
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
(AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry. Hepburn was nominated for five competitive awards, winning once. In addition, she was the recipient of the
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
posthumously. Hepburn's son Sean H. Ferrer accepted the award on her behalf.
The
Primetime Emmy Awards
, presented by the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
(ATAS), honor American prime time television entertainment. Hepburn was the recipient of one Emmy Award posthumously.
Grammy Awards
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The
Grammy Awards
are presented annually by the
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Hepburn won one Grammy Award posthumously.
Tony Awards
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The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the
Tony Awards
, recognize achievement in live American theatre, and are presented by the
American Theatre Wing
and
The Broadway League
. Hepburn won one competitive Tony Award, and was the recipient of the
Special Tony Award
in 1968.
Major associations
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BAFTA Awards
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The
BAFTA Awards
, presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is an annual awards show to celebrate excellence in film, television, television craft, video games, and forms of animation. Hepburn was nominated five times for a competitive award, winning three. In addition, she was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992.
Golden Globe Awards
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The
Golden Globe Awards
are presented annually by the
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
(HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television. Hepburn was a 10-time nominee, winning twice. In addition, she received the
Cecil B. DeMille Award
in 1990.
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
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The
New York Film Critics' Circle Awards
are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City-based publications. Hepburn won two of her six competitive nominations.
Screen Actors Guild Awards
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The
Screen Actors Guild Awards
, presented by the
Screen Actors Guild
(SAG), recognize outstanding performances by its members. Hepburn was the recipient of a posthumous Life Achievement Award.
Other arts recognition
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In recognition of her work in the performing arts, besides those awards aforementioned, Hepburn received several other honors. In 1959, she won the
Silver Shell for Best Actress
at the
San Sebastian International Film Festival
for her work in
The Nun's Story
.
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In 1987, she was awarded the Commander of the National French Order of Arts and Letters (French: Commandeur de L'
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
),
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and was a Gala Film Tribute honoree. In 1991, she received the
American Academy of Achievement
's Golden Plate Award,
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an honorary
Bambi Award
, and was an Honoree at both the
Film Society of Lincoln Center
's Gala Tribute and the USA Film Festival's Master Screen. Then, in 1992, Hepburn was awarded The George Eastman Award,
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given by
George Eastman House
for distinguished contribution to the art of film. She was posthumously awarded the 1996
Women in Film
's
Crystal Award
for her efforts in expanding the role of women within the entertainment industry.
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Humanitarian recognition
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In recognition of her humanitarian work, Hepburn received the following honors:
1976
- Variety Club of New York's Humanitarian Award
1988
- UNICEF's International Danny Kaye Award for Children
1989
- Institute for Human Understanding's International Humanitarian Award
1990
- UNICEF's seventh annual ball honored Hepburn
1991
- Washington UNICEF Council's Children's Champion Award
- Certificate of Merit for UNICEF Ambassadorship
- Variety Clubs International's Humanitarian Award
- UNICEF's Sidaci per L'infanzia" (Mayors for Children) Award
- Children's Institute International's Champion of Children Award
- Sigma Theta Tau
International Audrey Hepburn Award named after Hepburn, given to individuals in recognition for their international work on behalf of children
1992
1993
- The Pearl S. Buck Foundation's Women's Award
2000
- Women's International Center's Living Legacy Award for "stunning contributions to humanity and enduring legacies given to humankind"
2002
- Bronze sculpture entitled "The Spirit of Audrey", by sculptor John Kennedy, installed at the public plaza at UNICEF headquarters in New York
2006
- Sustainable Style Foundation inaugurated the Style & Substance Award in honour of Audrey Hepburn to recognize high-profile individuals who work to improve the quality of life for children around the world (the award was given to Hepburn posthumously and received by the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund)
Style recognition
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Other honours
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- She has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame
, at 1652 Vine Street.
- She received "
The Key to the City
" in five American cities:
Chicago
and
Indianapolis
in 1990;
Fort Worth, Texas
, in 1991; and
San Francisco
and
Providence, Rhode Island
, in 1992.
- In 1987, she was made a
Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters
from France
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- In 1990, she was honored with a new hybrid tulip in her name, as a tribute to the actress's career and to her long-time work on behalf of UNICEF, according to the Netherlands Flowerbulb Information Center.
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An official dedication ceremony took place at her family's former mansion
Huis Doorn
in Doorn, Netherlands.
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- In 1991, she was honored with a rose in her name. The rose was bred by Jerry F. Twomey at
Leucadia
, California.
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- In 1991, she received the Golden Plate Award of the
American Academy of Achievement
.
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Her Golden Plate was presented by Awards Council member
Ralph Lauren
.
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- "Audrey Hepburn Day" was proclaimed on 28 February 1991 by the mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, and on 10 April 1992 by the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island.
- In 2003, the
United States Postal Service
issued a stamp illustrated by Michael J. Deas
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honouring her as a Hollywood legend and humanitarian. It has a drawing of her which is based on a publicity photo from the movie
Sabrina
. Hepburn is one of the few non-Americans to be so honoured.
- In 2008, Canada Post issued a series of pre-paid postcards based on the work of
Yousuf Karsh
, one of which was a portrait of Hepburn.
[24]
- In
Arnhem
, there is a square named after Audrey Hepburn.
- KLM
named a
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
PH-KCE, Audrey Hepburn, in her honour.
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