+ Henry Winkler awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations CableACE Awards Critics' Choice Television Awards Daytime Emmy Awards Emmy Awards (Primetime) Genesis Awards Golden Globe Awards Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards Bronze Wrangler Total
Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, executive producer, and director.
Winkler initially rose to fame for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli (on the 1974-1984 American television series Happy Days), winning two Golden Globe Awards and three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for the role.
He also earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his portrayal of Jack Dunne in Heroes (1977), and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role as Chuck Lumley in the film Night Shift (1982). In addition, he gained recognition as an executive producer, winning a Genesis Award for MacGyver, the Bronze Wrangler for Dead Man's Gun, and the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Special for the CBS Schoolbreak Special: "All the Kids Do It."
He also received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Hollywood Squares, and a Primetime Emmy nomination for the televised version of Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?. Winkler was nominated for a Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, for his role as Dr. Henry Olson on The Practice. He also portrayed Barry Zuckerkorn in Arrested Development
For his role as Gene Cousineau in the HBO series Barry he received the 2018 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, his first ever Primetime Emmy Award. He also received numerous accolades such as the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2019) and (2023), Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards (2022) as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, and six Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Major Associations Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.Primetime Emmy Awards1976 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Happy Days 1977 1978 1979 Outstanding Informational Program Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? 2000 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series The Practice 2000 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Battery Park † 2018 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Barry 2019 2022 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards1985 Outstanding Children's Special CBS Schoolbreak Special: "All the Kids Do It" 1985Outstanding Directing in Children's Programming 2003 Outstanding Game Show Hollywood Squares 2004 Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Clifford's Puppy Days 2005 † Nomination withdrawn when it was pointed out later that the episode had aired after the Emmy's May 31 deadline.
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1977 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Happy Days 1978 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy †† 1978 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Heroes 1983 Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Night Shift 2019 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Barry 2020 2023
†† Tied with Ron Howard, also for Happy Days
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2014 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Arrested Development 2019Outstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesBarry Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2020 2023 2024
Miscellaneous awards CableACE Award
Year Category Recipient/Nominated work Role(s) Result Ref1997 (19th)Guest Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series Dead Man's Gun Leo Sunshine / John Hays
Critics' Choice Television Award
Year Category Recipient/Nominated work Role(s) Result 2019 (24th)Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Barry Gene Cousineau 2020 (25th)Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Barry Gene Cousineau 2023 (28th)Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Barry Gene Cousineau 2024 (29th)Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Barry Gene Cousineau
Genesis Awards
Year Category Recipient/Nominated work Role(s) Result Ref1991Best TV Drama Series MacGyver executive producer
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
Year Category Recipient/Nominated work Role(s) Result Ref 2022 Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy Barry Gene Cousineau
Western Heritage Awards
Year Category Recipient/Nominated work Role(s) Result Ref1998Bronze Wrangler, Fictional Television Drama Dead Man's Gun executive producer
Honors +Honors Year Category Recipient Result Ref Mardi Gras in New Orleans 1977 9th King of the Krewe of Bacchus Parade Henry Winkler National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution February 13, 1980Winkler donates one of the "Fonzie" leather jackets to the Smithsonian NA American Academy of Achievement 1980 Golden Plate Award Henry Winkler Hollywood Walk of Fame 1981 Star on the Walk of Fame for Television Henry Winkler Golden Apple Award 1982 Louella Parsons Award Henry Winkler Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards 1988 Norma Zarky Humanitarian award Stacey and Henry Winkler The Bronze Fonz August 19, 2008 Unveiling of a life-sized, bronze statue of Fonzie along the Milwaukee Riverwalk Henry Winkler Key to the City of Winnipeg March 29, 2010 For contributions to education and literacy Henry Winkler Order of the British Empire 2011 Appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to children with special educational needs and dyslexia in the UK" Henry Winkler National Literacy Trust 2013Named one of the United Kingdom's Top 10 Literacy Heroes Henry Winkler ATX Television Festival 2014ATX Television Excellence Award winners Henry Winkler Banff World Media Festival 2014 Award of Excellence Henry Winkler 13th Annual American Spirit Awards 2019 Caucus Legend Award Henry Winkler Los Angeles Press Club 2019 The Bill Rosendahl Public Service Award for Contributions to the Public Good (for his children's books) Henry Winkler
See also List of Henry Winkler performances
References
External links Awards won by Henry Winkler at IMDb Henry Winkler Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Henry Winkler presents the Oscar for Art Direction-with Greer Garson for Star Wars IV, at the Academy Awards, 1978. 70th Emmy Awards: Henry Winkler Wins For Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series - Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Sep 18, 2018. Henry Winkler's "Happy Days" Costars Surprise Him at 2019 Globes | E! Red Carpet & Award Shows - E! January 6, 2019