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Richard Pryor
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American Comedy Awards, USA (1)
BAFTA Awards (1)
CableACE Awards (1)
Daytime Emmy Awards (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (4)
Grammy Awards (11)
Image Awards (NAACP) (3)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1)
New York Comedy Festival (1)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Photoplay Awards (1)
Razzie Awards (1)
Walk of Fame (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (2)
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (1)
15 wins & 16 nominations
American Comedy Awards, USA
1993 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy
BAFTA Awards
1975 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay
Blazing Saddles
Shared with:
Mel Brooks
·
Norman Steinberg
·
Andrew Bergman
·
Alan Uger
CableACE Awards
1994 Winner
CableACE
Entertainment/Cultural Documentary or Informational Special
Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America
Shared with:
Ellen M. Krass
·
Lesli Klainberg
·
Yvonne Smith
Daytime Emmy Awards
1985 Nominee
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Performer in a Children's Program
Pryor's Place
Primetime Emmy Awards
1996 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Chicago Hope
For episode "Stand". For playing "Joe Springer".
1983 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1974 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music
Lily
Shared with:
Herbert Sargent
·
Rosalyn Drexler
·
Lorne Michaels
·
Jim Rusk
·
James R. Stein
·
Bob Illes
·
Lily Tomlin
·
George Yanok
·
Jane Wagner
·
Rod Warren
·
Ann Elder
·
Karyl Miller
1973 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music
The Lily Tomlin Show
Shared with:
Ann Elder
·
Karyl Miller
·
Allan Manings
·
John Rappaport
·
Jim Rusk
·
Lily Tomlin
·
Jane Wagner
·
Rod Warren
·
George Yanok
Grammy Awards
2006 Winner
Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award
1985 Nominee
Grammy
Best Comedy Recording
Richard Pryor... Here and Now
1983 Winner
Grammy
Best Comedy Recording
For "Live On The Sunset Strip".
1982 Winner
Grammy
Best Comedy Recording
For the Album "Rev. Du Rite"
1981 Nominee
Grammy
Best Comedy Recording
For the album "Holy Smoke".
6 more
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Image Awards (NAACP)
1996 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
1996 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Chicago Hope
1981 Winner
Image Award
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture
Bustin' Loose
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1980 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Actor
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Tied with
Klaus Kinski
for
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
and
Woyzeck (1979)
and
Roy Scheider
for
All That Jazz (1979)
in 5th place.
New York Comedy Festival
1997 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1976 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor
Silver Streak
Photoplay Awards
1978 Nominee
Gold Medal
Favorite Male Motion Picture Star
Razzie Awards
1984 Nominee
Razzie Award
Worst Supporting Actor
Superman III
Walk of Fame
1993 Winner
Star on the Walk of Fame
Motion Picture
On 20 May 1993. At 6438 Hollywood Blvd.
Writers Guild of America, USA
1975 Winner
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
Blazing Saddles
Shared with:
Mel Brooks
·
Norman Steinberg
·
Andrew Bergman
·
Alan Uger
1974 Nominee
WGA Award (TV)
Best Written Variety Script
Lily
Shared with:
Bob Illes
·
Rosalyn Drexler
·
Lorne Michaels
·
Jim Rusk
·
Herbert Sargent
·
James R. Stein
·
Lily Tomlin
·
Jane Wagner
·
George Yanok
·
Ann Elder
·
Karyl Miller
·
Rod Warren
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
1998 Winner
Mark Twain Prize
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
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