Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) was an American composer and conductor.
Over the course of his distinguished career he won 16 Grammy Awards (including one for Lifetime Achievement), 7 Emmy Awards and 2 Tony Awards over his lifetime. His awards are both for his conducting and his compositions. He also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the Elia Kazan drama film On the Waterfront (1954).
Bernstein is also a member of both the American Theater Hall of Fame and the Television Hall of Fame. In 2015, he was inducted into the Legacy Walk. He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 1980 and was offered but declined the National Medal of the Arts.
He also received numerous honors including the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1951 the Fellow at the MacDowell 1962, 1970, 1972,Leonard Bernstein, MacDowell Colony the Sonning Award (Denmark) in 1965, the Ditson Conductor's Award in 1958, the George Peabody Medal – Johns Hopkins University in 1980, the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 1987, the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal (UK) in 1987, the Edward MacDowell Medal in 1987, Praemium Imperiale in 1990
Major associations Academy Awards The Academy Awards, or "Oscars", are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), were first held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1954 Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture On the Waterfront
Emmy Award The Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, recognizes excellence in the television industry.
Primetime Emmy Award Year Category Nominated work Result 1957 Best Male Personality- Continuing PerformanceHimself Best Musical Contribution for TelevisionOmnibus 1958 1961 Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Music for Television Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic 1965 Outstanding Musical Program New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein 1972 Outstanding Variety or Musical Program – Classical Music Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna 1973 Outstanding Single Program – Classical Music Bernstein in London Special of the Week 1975Outstanding Classical Music Program Bernstein at Tanglewood 1976 Bernstein and The New York Philharmonic 1982Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts Bernstein/Beethoven 1984 Bernstein: Conductor, Soloist and Teacher 1985 Bernstein Conducts "West Side Story" 1987 Outstanding Individual Achievement – Classical Music-Dance Programming- Performing Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of the United States (formerly the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences or NARAS) for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1958 Best Classical Performance – Orchestra Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps 1960 Ives: Symphony No. 2 1961Best Classical Performance – Choral (other than opera)Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Album of the Year- Classical Bloch: Sacred Service Best Recording for Children Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf Best Spoken Word Recording Humor in Music 1962Best Classical Performance – Choral (other than opera)Mahler: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor Best Classical Performance – Orchestra Best Recording for Children Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Best Spoken Word Recording First Performance: Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts 1963Best Classical Performance – Choral (other than opera)Bach: St. Matthew Passion Milhaud: Les Choephores Best Performance by a Chorus The Joy of Christmas Best Recording for Children Bernstein Conducts for Young People 1964Best Classical Performance – Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor ("Resurrection") Best Composition by a Contemporary Composer Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" Album of the Year- Classical 1965 Best Composition by a Contemporary Composer Chichester Psalms 1966Best Classical Performance – Orchestra Ives: Fourth Of July 1967Best Classical Performance – Orchestra Das Lied von der Erde Album of the Year- Classical The World of Charles Ives (Robert Browning Overture) Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand) Best Opera RecordingFalstaff Best Classical Performance – Choral (other than opera) Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand) 1968Best Classical Performance – Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor and Symphony No. 9 in D Major Best Choral Performance (other than opera) Haydn: The Creation 1972Album of the Year- Classical Bernstein: Mass Best Choral Performance – Classical (other than opera) Best Opera Recording Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier 1973Best Classical Performance – Orchestra Holst: The Planets Best Choral Performance – Classical (other than opera) Haydn: Mass In Time Of War (Leonard Bernstein's Concert For Peace) Best Classical Album Bizet: Carmen Best Opera Recording 1974Best Classical Performance – Orchestra Bernstein Conducts Ravel Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor Best Classical Album 1975Best Choral Performance – Classical (other than opera) Haydn: Harmoniemesse 1976 Berlioz: Requiem 1977Best Classical AlbumConcert of the Century 1978Best Choral Performance – Classical (other than opera) Haydn: Mass No. 9 In D Minor ("Lord Nelson Mass") Stravinsky: Les Noces and Mass 1979 Beethoven: Missa solemnis 1980Best Orchestral Recording Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 1983Best Orchestral RecordingBernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Candide Overture / Barber: Adagio For Strings/ Schuman: American Festival Overture Best Opera RecordingWagner: Tristan und Isolde Best Classical Performance – Instrumental SoloistGershwin: Rhapsody in Blue 1985Lifetime Achievement Award 1987Best Orchestral RecordingCopland: Symphony No. 3/Quiet City 1988Best Classical Album Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection" Best Orchestral Recording Best Opera Recording Puccini: La bohème Bernstein/Stephen Wadsworth: A Quiet Place Best Contemporary Composition 1989Best Orchestral PerformanceMahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor 1990 Best Contemporary Composition Bernstein: Arias & Barcarolles Best Classical AlbumIves: Symphony No. 2; Gong on the Hook and Ladder; Central Park in the Dark; The Unanswered Question Best Orchestral Performance Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 Best Long Form Music Video Bernstein In Berlin-Beethoven: Sym. No. 9 1991Best Classical AlbumBernstein: Candide 1992Best Classical Album Mahler: Symphony No. 9 Best Orchestral Performance
Tony Awards The Tony Awards recognize achievements in Broadway theatre. The awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, were first held in 1947 at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1953 Best Musical Wonderful Town 1957 Best Musical Candide 1958 Best Musical West Side Story 1969 Special Tony Award
Honorary accolades Kennedy Center Honors Year Nominated work Category Result 1980 Himself Kennedy Center Honors
National Medal of Arts Year Nominated work Category Result 1989 Himself National Medal of Arts Declined
In 1989, Leonard Bernstein refused his award, allegedly due to how a federal grant to an art show on AIDS had been revoked.
See also
List of EGOT winners
References