Clint Eastwood is an American film actor, director, producer, and composer. After beginning his acting career primarily with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 50 years in both television and film productions. Eastwood appeared in several television series, most notably starring in Rawhide. His role in the eight-season series led to his leading roles in A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.[1] Eastwood has starred in 42 films, including Hang 'Em High, Escape from Alcatraz, The Bridges of Madison County, and Gran Torino. Eastwood's started directing in 1971, and in 1982, his debut as a producer began with two films, Firefox and Honkytonk Man. Eastwood also has contributed music to his films, either through performing, writing, or composing. He has appeared mainly in western, action, comedy, and drama films.[2][3]
Eastwood has received multiple awards and nominations for his work in the films Unforgiven, Mystic River, and Million Dollar Baby, among others. These awards include Academy Awards, Directors Guild of America Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and People's Choice Awards.
History
On August 22, 1984, Eastwood was honored at a ceremony at Grauman's Chinese theater to record his hand and footprints in cement.[4] Eastwood received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1996 and received an honorary degree from AFI in 2009. Eastwood is one of only two people to have been twice nominated for Best Actor and Best Director for the same film (Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby) the other being Warren Beatty (Heaven Can Wait and Reds). Along with Beatty, Robert Redford, Richard Attenborough, Kevin Costner, and Mel Gibson, he is one of the few directors best known as an actor to win an Academy Award for directing. On February 27, 2005, at age 74, he became one of only three living directors (along with Miloš Forman and Francis Ford Coppola) to have directed two Best Picture winners. He is also, at age 74, the oldest recipient of the Academy Award for Best Director. Eastwood has also directed five actors in Academy Award–winning performances: Gene Hackman in Unforgiven, Tim Robbins and Sean Penn in Mystic River, and Morgan Freeman and Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby.
Eastwood has received numerous other awards, including an America Now TV Award as well as one of the 2000 Kennedy Center Honors. He received an honorary degree from University of the Pacific in 2006, and an honorary degree from University of Southern California in 2007. In 1995 he received the honorary Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in film producing.[5][6] In 2006, he received a nomination for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for Million Dollar Baby. In 2007, Eastwood was the first recipient of the Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award, an annual award presented by the MPAA to individuals in the motion picture industry whose work has reached out positively and respectfully to the world. He received the award for his work on the 2006 films Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima.
On December 6, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Eastwood into the California Hall of Fame located at The California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts. In early 2007, Eastwood was presented with the highest civilian distinction in France, Légion d'honneur, at a ceremony in Paris. French President Jacques Chirac told Eastwood that he embodied "the best of Hollywood".[7] On November 13, 2009, Clint Eastwood was made French Legion of Honor Commander, which represents the third highest of five classes associated with this award.
Eastwood receiving an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Southern California in 2007
On May 27, 2007, Eastwood received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Southern California. On September 22, 2007, Eastwood was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the Berklee College of Music at the Monterey Jazz Festival, on which he serves as an active board member. Upon receiving the award he gave a speech, claiming, "It's one of the great honors I'll cherish in this lifetime."[8] He was also honored with the "Cinema for Peace Award 2007 for Most Valuable Movie of the Year" for Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. Eastwood received the 2008 Best Actor award from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures for his performance in Gran Torino.[9] On April 29, 2009, the Japanese government announced that Eastwood was to receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, which represents the third highest of eight classes associated with this award.[10]
In October 2009, he was honored by the Lumière Award (in honor of the Lumière Brothers, inventors of the Cinematography) during the first edition of the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon, France. This award honors his entire career and his major contribution to the 7th Art. In February 2010, Eastwood was recognized by President Barack Obama with an arts and humanities award. Obama called Eastwood's films "essays in individuality, hard truths and the essence of what it means to be American.".[11] Online blog post Top Five Lists named Eastwood "Badass of the Century (20th)" in 2012.
Awards and nominations
| César Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Result |
Category |
| 1989 |
Bird |
Nominated |
Best Foreign Film |
| 1996 |
The Bridges of Madison County |
| 2004 |
Mystic River |
Won |
| 2006 |
Million Dollar Baby |
| 2010 |
Gran Torino |
| 2011 |
Invictus |
Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Result |
Category |
| 2004 |
Mystic River |
Nominated |
Best Foreign Film |
| 2005 |
Million Dollar Baby |
Won |
| 2007 |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
Nominated |
| 2009 |
Gran Torino |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Result |
Category |
| 1993 |
Unforgiven |
Won |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
| 2004 |
Mystic River |
Nominated |
| 2005 |
Million Dollar Baby |
Won |
| 2014 |
American Sniper |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Result |
Category |
| 1989 |
Bird |
Won[22] |
Best Director – Motion Picture |
| 1993 |
Unforgiven |
| 2004 |
Mystic River |
Nominated |
| 2005 |
Million Dollar Baby |
Best Original Score – Motion Picture |
| Won |
Best Director – Motion Picture |
| 2007 |
Flags of Our Fathers |
Nominated |
Best Director – Motion Picture |
| Letters from Iwo Jima |
Won |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| Nominated |
Best Director – Motion Picture |
| 2008 |
Grace Is Gone |
Best Original Score – Motion Picture |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture |
| 2009 |
Changeling |
Best Original Score – Motion Picture |
| Gran Torino |
Best Original Song – Motion Picture |
| 2010 |
Invictus |
Best Director – Motion Picture |
| Grammy Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Result |
Category |
| 2006 |
Million Dollar Baby |
Nominated |
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media |
| Hochi Film Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Result |
Category |
| 1993 |
Unforgiven |
Won |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| 2006 |
Flags of Our Fathers |
| Japan Academy Prize |
| Year |
Film |
Result |
Category |
| 1994 |
Unforgiven |
Nominated |
Foreign Film |
| 1996 |
Bridges of Madison County |
Japan Academy Prize |
Nominated |
Foreign Film |
| 2003 |
Mystic River |
Japan Academy Prize |
Nominated |
Foreign Film |
| 2006 |
Million Dollar Baby |
Japan Academy Prize |
Won |
Foreign Film |
| 2007 |
Flags of Our Fathers |
Japan Academy Prize |
Won |
Foreign Film |
| 2008 |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
Japan Academy Prize |
Won |
Foreign Film |
| 2010 |
Gran Torino |
Japan Academy Prize |
Won |
Foreign Film |
| 2011 |
Invictus |
Japan Academy Prize |
Nominated |
Foreign Film |
| 2015 |
Jersey Boys |
Japan Academy Prize |
Nominated |
Foreign Film |
| 2016 |
American Sniper |
Japan Academy Prize |
Won |
Foreign Film |
| Kinema Junpo Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Result |
Category |
| 1994 |
Unforgiven |
Won |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| 1996 |
The Bridges of Madison County |
Best Foreign Language Film Director |
| 2001 |
Space Cowboys |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| 2005 |
Mystic River |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| Readers' Choice Award |
| 2006 |
Million Dollar Baby |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| Best Foreign Language Film Director |
| Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| 2007 |
Flags of Our Fathers |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| Best Foreign Language Film Director |
| Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| Laurel Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Award |
Result |
Category |
| 1967 |
— |
Golden Laurel |
Second place |
Male New Face |
| 1968 |
— |
Eighth place |
Male Star |
| The Good, The Bad and the Ugly |
Second place |
Action Performance |
| 1970 |
— |
Ninth place |
Male Star |
| Where Eagles Dare |
Fourth place |
Action Performance |
| 1971 |
— |
Tenth place |
Male Star |
| Two Mules for Sister Sara |
Third place |
Best Action Performance |
| Mainichi Film Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Award |
Result |
Category |
| 1994 |
Unforgiven |
Mainichi Film Concours |
Won |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| 1996 |
The Bridges of Madison County |
Readers' Choice Award |
| 2001 |
Space Cowboys |
Mainichi Film Concours |
| 2005 |
Mystic River |
Mainichi Film Concours |
| PGA Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Award |
Result |
| 2004 |
Mystic River |
Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards |
| Year |
Award |
Result |
Category |
| 1981 |
People's Choice Award |
Won |
Favorite Motion Picture Actor |
| 1984 |
| 1985 |
| 1987 |
| 1988 |
Favorite All-Time Motion Picture Star |
| Robert Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Award |
Result |
Category |
| 2004 |
Mystic River |
Robert |
Nominated |
Best American Film |
| 2006 |
Million Dollar Baby |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Award |
Result |
Category |
| 2004 |
Million Dollar Baby |
The Actor |
Nominated |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| Western Heritage Awards |
| Year |
Television Series/Film |
Award |
Result |
Category |
| 1961 |
Rawhide |
Bronze Wrangler |
Won |
Fictional Television Drama |
| 1962 |
| 1964 |
| 1993 |
Unforgiven |
Theatrical Motion Picture |
Critics associations
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Award |
Result |
Category |
| 2004 |
Mystic River |
CFCA Award |
Nominated |
Best Director |
| Million Dollar Baby |
Won |
Best Director |
| 2006 |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
Nominated |
Best Director |
| 2008 |
Gran Torino |
Best Actor |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards |
| Year |
Film |
Award |
Result |
Category |
| 2004 |
Million Dollar Baby |
SDFCS Award |
Won |
Best Director |
| Best Original Score |
| 2006 |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
Best Director |
Film festivals
| Cannes Film Festival |
| Year |
Film |
Award |
Result |
| 1985 |
Pale Rider |
Golden Palm |
Nominated[14] |
| 1988 |
Bird |
| 1990 |
White Hunter Black Heart |
| 2003 |
Mystic River |
Golden Palm |
Nominated |
| Golden Coach |
Won |
| 2008 |
Changeling |
Golden Palm |
Nominated |
Special awards
| Year |
Ceremony |
Award |
| 1971 | Golden Globes | Henrietta Award |
| 1980 | American Movie Awards | Special Marquee |
| 1982 | ShoWest Convention | Special Award: Male Star of the Decade |
| 1985 | Golden Apple Awards | Golden Apple Award – Star of the Year |
| 1988 | Golden Globes | Cecil B. DeMille Award[22] |
| 1991 | Hasty Pudding Theatricals | Man of the Year[22] |
| 1993 | Golden Boot Awards | Golden Boot |
| ShoWest Convention | ShoWest Award – Director of the Year[22] |
| 1995 | Academy Awards | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award[14] |
| Hamburg Film Festival | Douglas Sirk Award[22] |
| 1996 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | ASCAP Award (Top Box Office Films) |
| American Film Institute | Life Achievement Award |
| Film Society of Lincoln Center | Gala Tribute[22] |
| 1998 | César Awards | Honorary César[14] |
| PGA Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures[22] |
| 1999 | National Board of Review | Career Achievement Award[22] |
| 2000 | Venice Film Festival | Career Golden Lion[22] |
| 2001 | Art Directors Guild | Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award[22] |
| San Francisco International Film Festival | Akira Kurosawa Award[22] |
| 2002 | Chicago International Film Festival | Career Achievement Award |
| 2003 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Life Achievement Award |
| 2004 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Opus Award |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| National Board of Review | Special Achievement Award |
| 2006 | BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards | Britannia Award |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | Milestone Award |
| BAFTA Awards | Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film[20] |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Film Festival | Spirit of Independence Award |
| 2007 | Motion Picture Sound Editors | Filmmaker's Award |
| 2008 | Cannes Film Festival | Special Award |
| Hollywood Film Festival | Director of the Year |
| 2009 | Golden Camera | Golden Camera for Lifetime Achievement |
| 2009 | National Endowment for the Arts | National Medal of Arts[24] |
| 2015 |
Navy SEAL Foundation |
Patriot Award[25] |
References
- ↑ BBC News (October 9, 2003). "Success of movie cowboy Eastwood". BBC News. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
- ↑ Sterritt, David (October 10, 2003). "Play 'Mystic' for me". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ↑ Leung, Rebecca (February 6, 2005). "Two Sides Of Clint Eastwood". CBS News. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ↑ Eliot, p.213
- ↑ Eliot, p.294
- ↑ Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- ↑ "Eastwood receives French honour". BBC News. February 17, 2007. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Clint Eastwood Receives Berklee Degree at Monterey Jazz Festival (news release)". Berklee College of Music. September 24, 2007. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010.
- ↑ Hayes, Dade (December 4, 2008). "NBR names 'Slumdog' best of year". Variety. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Japan honors Clint Eastwood in spring decorations," Japan Today. April 29, 2008.
- ↑ Simmons, Christine (February 25, 2010). "Bob Dylan, Clint Eastwood get White House awards". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011.
- ↑ Weinraub, Bernard (February 18, 1993). "3 Films Dominate Nominees In Oscar Contest". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ↑ James, Caryn (July 11, 1993). "Film View; Clint Eastwood Cozies Up To the 1990s". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Emery, p. 96
- ↑ Hartl, John (March 30, 1993). "Although No Single Film Dominated This Year's Academy Awards, Clint Eastwood Was The Big Winner, Finally Earning Oscar's Respect — Did He Feel Lucky". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- 1 2 Holson, Laura M (December 19, 2003). "'Cold Mountain' Leads Field Of Golden Globe Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ↑ Crawford, Krysten (January 25, 2005). "And the Oscar payoff goes to....". CNN Money. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- 1 2 Burr, Ty (February 28, 2005). "'Million Dollar' Oscars". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- 1 2 Montagne, Renee; Kenneth Turan (January 22, 2007). "'Dreamgirls,' 'Babel' Top Oscar Nominees". NPR. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- 1 2 3 Kit, Borys (July 10, 2006). "BAFTA lauds Eastwood with Kubrick award". MSNBC. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ↑ Thomas, Archie (January 15, 2009). "'Slumdog,' 'Button' lead BAFTA race". Variety. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Emery, p. 97
- 1 2 The Seattle Times staff (December 16, 2004). ""Sideways" lands Critics' Choice nominations". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ↑ "White House Announces 2009 National Medal of Arts Recipients". Nea.gov. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ↑ "Color Guard Attends Navy SEAL Foundation Event". armyandnavyacademy.org. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
Bibliography
- Eliot, Marc (2009). American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 978-0-307-33688-0.
- Emery, Robert J. (2003). The Directors: Take 3. Allworth Press. ISBN 1-58115-245-0.
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