AWARDS FOR JAMES GARNER

 

ACADEMY AWARDS

Nominated

Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: Murphy's Romance (1985)

1986

BAMBI AWARDS

Won

1999

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Won

1977

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BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS

Nominated

Favorite Action Team
for: Space Cowboys (2000).
Shared with:
Clint Eastwood
Tommy Lee Jones
Donald Sutherland

2001

EMMY AWARDS

1994

Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
for: Breathing Lessons (1994) (TV). (CBS)

1993

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Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
for: Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV). (HBO).

1991

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Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
for: Decoration Day (1990) (TV). (NBC).

1989

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Nominated

Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special
for: "Hallmark Hall of Fame"
"My Name Is Bill W. (#38.3)".

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
for: "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (ABC)
For episode "My Name Is Bill W. (#38.3)".

1987

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Won

Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special
for: "Hallmark Hall of Fame"

1987

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Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
for: "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (CBS).
For episode "Promise (#36.1)".

1985

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Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
for: Heartsounds (1984) (TV). (ABC).
1982

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Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
for: "Bret Maverick" (1981). (NBC).

1980

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Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
for: "The Rockford Files" (1974). (NBC)
1979

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Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
for: "The Rockford Files" (1974). (NBC).

1978

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Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
for: "The Rockford Files" (1974). (NBC).  

1977

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Won

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
for: "The Rockford Files" (1974). (NBC).

1976

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Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
for: "The Rockford Files" (1974). (NBC).

1959

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Nominated

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series
for: "Maverick" (1957). (ABC)

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GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS

Won

1987

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Won

Male Star of the Year

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GOLDEN BOOT AWARDS

Won

1999

Golden Boot

 

GOLDEN GLOBES

Nominated

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
for: Breathing Lessons (TV).

1995

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Won

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
for: Barbarians at the Gate (1991) (TV).

1993

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Won

Golden Globe

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
for: Decoration Day (1987) (TV).

1990

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Won

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
for: "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951).
For episode "Promise (#36.1)".
Tied with James Woods for _"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)
For episode "Promise (#36.1)".

1986

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Nominated

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
for: Murphy's Romance (1985).

1985

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Nominated

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
for: Heartsounds (1984) (TV).

1982

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Nominated

Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
for: "Bret Maverick" (1981).

1980

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Nominated

Best TV Actor - Drama
for: "The Rockford Files" (1974).

1979

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Nominated

Best TV Actor - Drama
for: "The Rockford Files" (1974).

1978

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Nominated

Best TV Actor - Drama
for: "The Rockford Files" (1974).

1964

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Nominated

Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
for: The Wheeler Dealers (1963).

1958

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Won

Most Promising Newcomer - Male

1970

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LAUREL AWARDS

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Won 2nd place

Male Comedy Performance
for: Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969

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Nominated

Best Male Star

1965

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Dramatic Performance, Male
for: The Americanization of Emily (1964).

1964

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Nominated

Top Action Performance
for: The Great Escape (1963).

Top Male Star

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PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS

Won

Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program

1982

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Won

Favorite Male TV Performer

1978

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS

Won

2005

Life Achievement Award

 

Nominated

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Roll

for: The Notebook

(2004).

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1999

Nominated

Actor

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
for: Legalese (1998) (TV).

1996

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Nominated

Actor

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
for: The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV).

1995

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Nominated

Actor

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
for: The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

(1994) (TV).

TV LAND AWARDS

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2005

Nominated

TV Land Award

Favorite Private Eye
for: "The Rockford Files" (1974).

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TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS

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Career Achievement Award

Won

1999

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STAR ON THE WALK OF FAME

Television
On 8 February 1960. At 6927 Hollywood Blvd.

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WESTERN HERITAGE AWARDS

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Won

Bronze Wrangler

Television Feature Film
for: "Streets of Laredo" (1995).

1996