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 .
^ a b c d e f 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 .
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^ a b Burr, Ty (February 28, 2005). " 'Million Dollar' Oscars" . The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 1, 2009 .
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