List of awards and nominations received by Ron Howard

The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Ron Howard.

Ron Howard awards and nominations

Howard in 2018
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 2 4 BAFTA Awards 0 7 Emmy Awards 7 25 Golden Globes 2 8 Grammy Awards 1 1
Totals
Awards won	40
Nominations	150

Ron Howard is American actor and filmmaker. Over his decades-spanning career as an actor, director and producer, Howard has won two Academy Awards, five Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Directors Guild of America Awards as well as nominations for seven BAFTA Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He additionally received the National Medal of Arts in 2003 as well as two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to television and motion pictures in 1981 and 2015, respectively.^[1][2]

Howard won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director for the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001). He was Oscar-nominated for the same two awards for the political drama Frost/Nixon (2008). He won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film for both the docudrama Apollo 13 (1995) and A Beautiful Mind (2001). For his work in film he received nominations for five BAFTA Award and four Golden Globe Awards. He received the Grammy Award for Best Music Film for The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2017).

For his work on television, Howard won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film for the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998). He also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for the first season of the Fox sitcom Arrested Development (2004). He won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program twice for producing the PBS Kids series Curious George in 2008 and 2010.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Best Picture	A Beautiful Mind	Won	[3]
	Best Director		Won
2009	Best Picture	Frost/Nixon	Nominated	[4]
	Best Director		Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2002	Best Film	A Beautiful Mind	Nominated	[5]
	Best Direction		Nominated
2009	Best Film	Frost/Nixon	Nominated	[6]
	Best Direction		Nominated
2014	Best British Film	Rush	Nominated	[7]
2017	Best Documentary	The Beatles: Eight Days a Week	Nominated	[8]
British Academy Children's Awards
2001	Best Feature Film	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Nominated	[9]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1982	Outstanding Children's Program	Through the Magic Pyramid	Nominated	[10]
1998	Outstanding Miniseries	From the Earth to the Moon	Won	[11]
1999	Outstanding Animated Program	The PJs: He's Gotta Have It	Nominated	[12]
2004	Outstanding Comedy Series	Arrested Development	Won	[13]
2005			Nominated	[14]
2006			Nominated	[15]
2017	Outstanding Limited Series	Genius	Nominated	[16]
	Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie		Nominated
	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special	The Beatles: Eight Days a Week	Nominated
2018	Outstanding Limited Series	Genius: Picasso	Nominated	[17]
2022	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special	We Feed People	Nominated	[18]
2024		Jim Henson Idea Man	Won	[19]
	Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program		Nominated
2025	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	The Studio (episode: "The Note")	Pending	[20]
Daytime Emmy Awards
2007	Outstanding Children's Animated Program	Curious George	Nominated	[21]
2008			Won	[22]
2009			Nominated	[23]
2010			Won	[24]
2011			Nominated	[25]
2012			Nominated	[26]
2014	Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program		Nominated	[27]
2020	Outstanding Special Class - Short Format Daytime Program	Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10	Nominated	[28]
Children's and Family Emmy Awards
2022	Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series	The Astronauts	Nominated	[29]
	Outstanding Non-Fiction Program	Who Are You, Charlie Brown?	Won
2023	Outstanding Preschool Animated Series	The Tiny Chef Show	Nominated	[30]
2024			Won	[31]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1977	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	The Shootist	Nominated	[32]
1978	Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Happy Days	Won	[33]
1996	Best Director – Motion Picture	Apollo 13	Nominated	[34]
1999	Best Limited Series	From the Earth to the Moon	Won	[35]
2002	Best Director - Motion Picture	A Beautiful Mind	Nominated	[36]
2004	Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Arrested Development	Nominated	[37]
2005			Nominated	[38]
2009	Best Director – Motion Picture	Frost/Nixon	Nominated	[39]

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Best Music Film	The Beatles: Eight Days a Week	Won	[40]

Guild awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Directors Guild of America	1986	Outstanding Directing – Feature Film	Cocoon	Nominated	[41]
	1996		Apollo 13	Won	[42]
	2002		A Beautiful Mind	Won	[43]
	2009		Frost/Nixon	Nominated	[44]
Producers Guild of America	1999	Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television	From the Earth to the Moon	Won	[45]
	2000	Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television	Sports Night	Nominated	[46]
	2002	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures	A Beautiful Mind	Nominated	[47]
	2005	Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television - Comedy	Arrested Development	Nominated	[48]
	2006			Nominated	[49]
	2007			Nominated	[50]
	2009	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures	Frost/Nixon	Nominated	[51]
		Milestone Award		Won	[52]
	2014	Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television - Comedy	Arrested Development	Nominated	[53]
Screen Actors Guild Awards	2014	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Arrested Development	Nominated	[54]

Critics associations

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Critics' Choice Movie Award	1995	Best Director	Apollo 13	Nominated
	2001	Best Director	A Beautiful Mind	Won	[55]
	2005	Best Director	Cinderella Man	Nominated	[56]
	2008	Best Director	Frost/Nixon	Nominated	[57]
	2015	Louis XIII Genius Award	—	Won	[58]
Chicago Film Critics Association	1995	Best Director	Apollo 13	Nominated
	2001	Best Director	A Beautiful Mind	Nominated	[59]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	2001	Best Director	A Beautiful Mind	Won	[60]
	2008	Best Director	Frost/Nixon	Nominated	[61]
Detroit Film Critics Society	2008	Best Director	Frost/Nixon	Nominated	[62]
Houston Film Critics Society	2008	Best Director	Frost/Nixon	Nominated	[63]
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists	2005	Best Foreign Director	Cinderella Man	Nominated	[64]
St. Louis Film Critics Association	2008	Best Director	Frost/Nixon	Nominated	[65]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	2005	Best Director	Cinderella Man	Nominated	[66]

Miscellaneous awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
AACTA Award	2014	Best Film	Rush	Nominated	[67]
Amanda Award	2002	Best Foreign Feature Film	A Beautiful Mind	Nominated
Australian Film Institute		Best Foreign Film		Nominated	[68]
Berlin International Film Festival	2004	Golden Bear	The Missing	Nominated
Black Reel Award	2014	Outstanding Television Documentary	Made in America	Nominated	[69]
CableACE Award	1985	Dramatic Series	Maximum Security	Nominated
Cannes Film Festival	2024	L'Œil d'or	Jim Henson Idea Man	Nominated	[70]
Christopher Award	2001	Film	A Beautiful Mind	Won
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards	2016	Best Director	The Beatles: Eight Days a Week	Nominated	[71]
Czech Lion	2003	Best Foreign Language Film	A Beautiful Mind	Nominated
DVD Exclusive Award	2003	Best Audio Commentary (New Release)	A Beautiful Mind	Nominated	[72]
Empire Award	2006	Best Director	Cinderella Man	Nominated	[73]
Golden Eagle Award	1972	CINE Golden Eagle Award	Deed of Daring-Do	Won	[74]
	2003	Best Foreign Film	A Beautiful Mind	Nominated
Golden Raspberry Award	2006	Worst Director	The Da Vinci Code	Nominated
	2021	Worst Director	Hillbilly Elegy	Nominated	[75]
Hugo Award	1986	Best Dramatic Presentation	Cocoon	Nominated	[76]
	1989		Willow	Nominated	[77]
	1996		Apollo 13	Nominated	[78]
Hollywood Film Award	2003	Outstanding Achievement in Directing	—	Won	[79]
Hochi Film Award	2005	Best Foreign Language Film	Cinderella Man	Won
IDA Documentary Award	2017	Best Episodic Series	Mars	Nominated	[80]
Jupiter Award	1995	Best International Film	Apollo 13	Won	[81]
Monte-Carlo Television Festival	2005	Best TV Series - Comedy	Arrested Development	Won	[82]
ShoWest	2002	Director of the Year	—	Won	[83]
Robert Award	2014	Best Non-American Film	Rush	Nominated	[84]
Satellite Awards	2008	Best Director	Frost/Nixon	Nominated	[85]
	2013		Rush	Nominated	[86]
Saturn Awards	1985	Best Director	Splash	Nominated
	1986		Cocoon	Won
	2001		How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Nominated
Tokyo International Film Festival	1989	Grand Prix	Parenthood	Nominated
Venice Film Festival	1985	Young Venice Award	Cocoon	Won

Honorary awards

Organizations	Year	Award	Result	Ref.
Hollywood Walk of Fame	1981	Television Star	Honored	[2]
American Cinematheque Award	1990	Statue	Honored	[87]
American Academy of Achievement	1997	Golden Plate Award	Honored	[88]
Society of Camera Operators	1998	Governor's Award	Honored	[89]
National Medal of Arts	2003	Medal	Honored	[1]
American Cinema Editors	2006	Filmmaker of the Year Award	Honored	[90]
American Society of Cinematographers	2007	Board of Governors Award	Honored	[91]
Austin Film Festival	2009	Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking	Honored	[92]
Palm Springs International Film Festival	2009	Lifetime Achievement Award	Honored	[93]
Chicago International Film Festival	2010	Career Achievement Award	Honored	[94][95]
Television Hall of Fame	2013	Inducteee	Honored	[96]
Hollywood Walk of Fame	2015	Motion Picture Star	Honored	[2]
Newport Beach Film Festival	2022	Groundbreaker Award	Honored	[97]