List of awards and honours received by Audrey Hepburn facts for kids
Hepburn as Princess Ann in Roman Holiday (1953), her first major starring role and one of her most critically acclaimed |
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Audrey Hepburn was a famous actress and humanitarian. She won many awards during her life and even after she passed away. These awards recognized her amazing work in movies, on TV, in spoken-word recordings, and on stage. She also received special honors for her important humanitarian work, helping people around the world.
Audrey Hepburn was nominated five times for an Academy Award, which are also known as the Oscars. She won the Best Actress award in 1953 for her role in the movie Roman Holiday. Later, in 1993, she received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award after her death. This award was for her incredible efforts to help others.
She also won three BAFTA Awards for Best British Actress. She was nominated five times for these awards. In 1992, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from BAFTA. Audrey Hepburn was nominated for 10 Golden Globe Awards and won two of them. She also received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1990, which is a special award for outstanding contributions to entertainment.
In 1954, she won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for Ondine. She received another Special Tony Award in 1968. After her death, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for her TV series Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn. She also won a Grammy Award for a spoken-word recording called Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales.
Audrey Hepburn is one of the few entertainers who have won an Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award. This special achievement is called an EGOT. She has also been honored on United States postage stamps and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The American Film Institute has recognized her as one of the top 100 female stars of all time.
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Winning the EGOT: Top Awards
Audrey Hepburn achieved something very rare in the entertainment world: she won an EGOT. This means she won an Academy Award (Oscar), an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. Only a small group of talented people have managed to win all four of these major awards.
Academy Awards: The Oscars
The Academy Awards, often called the Oscars, are given out every year by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. These awards celebrate the best work in the film industry. Audrey Hepburn was nominated for five acting Oscars and won one. She also received a special award for her humanitarian work after she passed away. Her son, Sean H. Ferrer, accepted this award for her.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1953 | Best Actress | Roman Holiday | Won |
| 1954 | Sabrina | Nominated | |
| 1959 | The Nun's Story | Nominated | |
| 1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Nominated | |
| 1968 | Wait Until Dark | Nominated | |
| 1992 | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Honoured | |
Emmy Awards: For TV Shows
The Primetime Emmy Awards celebrate great achievements in American television. Audrey Hepburn received one Emmy Award after her death.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1993 | Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming | Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn: Flower Gardens | Won |
Grammy Awards: For Music and Spoken Word
The Grammy Awards are given out every year for amazing work in the music industry. Audrey Hepburn won one Grammy Award after she passed away.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1994 | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales | Won |
Tony Awards: For Broadway Shows
The Tony Awards celebrate the best in live American theater, especially on Broadway. Audrey Hepburn won one Tony Award for her acting. She also received a special Tony Award in 1968.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1954 | Best Actress in a Play | Ondine | Won |
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| 1968 | Special Tony Award | Recipient | |
Other Important Awards
Besides the EGOT awards, Audrey Hepburn received many other important honors for her acting and contributions to film.
BAFTA Awards: British Film Honors
The BAFTA Awards are given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. They celebrate great work in film and TV. Audrey Hepburn was nominated five times for a BAFTA acting award and won three. She also received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1954 | Best British Actress | Roman Holiday | Won |
| 1955 | Sabrina | Nominated | |
| 1957 | War and Peace | Nominated | |
| 1960 | The Nun's Story | Won | |
| 1965 | Charade | Won | |
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| 1992 | BAFTA Special Award | Recipient | |
Golden Globe Awards: Film and TV Excellence
The Golden Globe Awards are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. They recognize amazing achievements in movies and television, both from the U.S. and other countries. Audrey Hepburn was nominated 10 times and won two Golden Globes. She also received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1990.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1953 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Roman Holiday | Won |
| 1954 | Henrietta Award for World Film Favorite – Female | Won | |
| 1956 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | War and Peace | Nominated |
| 1957 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Love in the Afternoon | Nominated |
| 1959 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | The Nun's Story | Nominated |
| 1961 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Nominated |
| 1963 | Charade | Nominated | |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady | Nominated | |
| 1967 | Two for the Road | Nominated | |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Wait Until Dark | Nominated | |
| Special Awards | |||
| 1990 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Recipient | |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
The New York Film Critics' Circle Awards are given each year by film reviewers in New York City. Audrey Hepburn won two of these awards.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1953 | Best Actress | Roman Holiday | Won |
| 1955 | Sabrina | Nominated | |
| 1957 | Love in the Afternoon | Nominated | |
| 1959 | The Nun's Story | Won | |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady | Nominated | |
| 1968 | Wait Until Dark | Nominated |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
The Screen Actors Guild Awards celebrate great acting performances by its members. Audrey Hepburn received a special Life Achievement Award after her death.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1993 | Life Achievement Award | Won | |
Other Arts Recognition
Audrey Hepburn received many other awards and honors for her work in movies and performing arts.
- In 1959, she won the Silver Shell for Best Actress at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for The Nun's Story.
- In 1987, she was made a Commander of the National French Order of Arts and Letters.
- In 1991, she received the Golden Plate Award from the Academy of Achievement.
- She also received an honorary Bambi Award in 1991.
- In 1992, she was given The George Eastman Award for her important contributions to film.
- After her death, she received the 1996 Crystal Award from Women in Film. This was for her efforts to expand the roles of women in entertainment.
Humanitarian Work Awards
Audrey Hepburn was also famous for her big heart and her work helping children around the world as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She received many honors for her humanitarian efforts:
- 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
- The Sigma Theta Tau International Audrey Hepburn Award was named after her. It's given to people who do international work for children.
- 1992
- Honorary Chair and Speaker at Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hunger Awards at Brown University
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (a very high honor in the U.S.)
- 1993
- The Pearl S. Buck Foundation's Women's Award
- 2000
- Women's International Center's Living Legacy Award for her "stunning contributions to humanity"
- 2002
- A bronze sculpture called "The Spirit of Audrey" was placed at UNICEF headquarters in New York.
- 2006
- The Sustainable Style Foundation started the Style & Substance Award in her honor. It recognizes famous people who work to improve children's lives globally.
Style Icon Recognition
Audrey Hepburn was also known for her timeless style and fashion influence.
- She was one of only four people to ever wear the famous Tiffany Diamond.
- She was part of the International Best Dressed List and was added to its Hall of Fame in 1961.
- In 1990, People magazine included her in their "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" list.
- She received the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Lifetime of Style Award in 1992.
Other Special Honors
Audrey Hepburn received many other unique honors and tributes.
- 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, Indianapolis, Fort Worth, San Francisco, and Providence.
- In 1990, a new type of tulip was named after her. This was to honor her acting career and her work with UNICEF.
- In 1991, a rose was also named in her honor.
- "Audrey Hepburn Day" was declared in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1991, and in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1992.
- In 2003, the United States Postal Service issued a stamp honoring her as a Hollywood legend and humanitarian.
- In 2008, Canada Post also issued a postcard with her portrait.
- A square in Arnhem, Netherlands, is named after Audrey Hepburn.
- The airline KLM named one of its planes "Audrey Hepburn" in her honor.
Images for kids
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Hepburn's handprints in front of The Great Movie Ride at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park.
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Hepburn's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
