Miss Lillian Gish's Awards

Miss Lillian Diana Gish - Awards

1947 - Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Duel in the Sun (1946)

1955 - Lillian was awarded the George Eastman Award, for distinguished contribution to the art of film, at the George Eastman Museum's (then George Eastman House's) inaugural Festival of Film Artists

1960 - Walk of Fame - Motion Picture
On 8 February 1960. At 1720 Vine Street. A star on The Walk Of Fame

1968 - Golden Globes, USA - Nominee for Best Supporting Actress
The Comedians (1967)

1971 - Academy Awards, USA - Honorary Award - For superlative artistry and for distinguished contribution to the progress of motion pictures.

1979 - Women in Film Crystal Awards - Winner, Crystal Award

1982 - Gish, an American icon, was also awarded in the Kennedy Center Honors.

1983 - Order of Arts and Letters, France - Winner Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters On 12 July, 1983.

1984 - American Film Institute, USA - Winner, Life Achievement Award

1987 - National Board of Review, USA - Winner NBR Award, Best Actress, The Whales of August (1987)

1987 - National Board of Review, USA, Winner, Career Achievement Award

1987 - London Critics Circle Film Awards, Winner Special Achievement Award

1988 - Film Independent Spirit Awards, Nominee Independent Spirit Award, Best Female Lead - The Whales of August (1987)

2009 - Online Film & Television Association, Winner, OFTA Film Hall of Fame for Acting


 Actress Lillian Gish attends 12th Annual American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Awards Honoring Lillian Gish on March 1, 1984 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

 AFI Life Achievement Award A Tribute to Lillian Gish (1984) with AFI founder George Stevens Jr - Photo - Globe

 AFI Life Achievement Award A Tribute to Lillian Gish (1984) with AFI founder George Stevens Jr - Photo - Globe

 Miss Lillian Gish - -1984 - CBS TV (MOMA) Museum Of Modern Art

Miss Lillian Gish - -1984 - CBS TV (MOMA) Museum Of Modern Art

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