List of awards and nominations received by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper and librettist known for creating the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2005) and Hamilton (2015) as well as his work on the films Moana (2016), Encanto (2021) and Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021).

Lin-Manuel Miranda awards and nominations
A head and upper body photograph of a man.
Miranda in March 2016
Totals
Wins45
Nominations115
Special awards14

Among his numerous accolades, Miranda has won a Pulitzer Prize, five Grammys, three Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Olivier Awards and has been nominated for two Academy Awards. In 2015, he was the recipient of a Genius Grant from the MacArthur Fellows Program. In 2016, Time magazine included Miranda in its annual Time 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World" and he received a star on the Puerto Rico Walk of Fame.[1][2] Miranda received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 30, 2018.[3] In December 2018, he received the Kennedy Center Honors for creating Hamilton.[4]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Award / Organization / Film festivalYear[b]CategoryNominated workResultRef(s)
Academy Awards2017Best Original Song"How Far I'll Go" (from Moana)Nominated[5]
2022"Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto)Nominated[6]
Annie Awards2022Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature ProductionEncantoWon[7][8]
VivoNominated
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards2017Top Box Office FilmsMoanaWon[9]
Audie Awards2022Best Male NarratorAristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the WorldWon[10]
Black Reel Awards2021Outstanding Television Movie or Limited SeriesHamiltonNominated[11]
Outstanding MusicWon
2022Outstanding Original ScoreIn the HeightsNominated[12]
Children's and Family Emmy Awards2022Outstanding Short Form ProgramWe the PeopleWon[13]
Clarence Derwent Awards2007Outstanding Debut PerformanceIn the HeightsWon[14]
Columbia University Libraries2016Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American HistoryHamiltonWon[15]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards2022Best Song"Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto)Nominated[16]
Daytime Emmy Awards2014Outstanding Original Song"Rhymes with Mando" (from Sesame Street)Nominated[17]
Detroit Film Critics Society2021Best DirectorTick, Tick... Boom!Won[18]
Directors Guild of America Awards2022Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film DirectorTick, Tick... Boom!Nominated[19]
Dorian Awards2016Wilde Artist of the YearNominated[20]
2017Won[21]
2022Nominated[22]
Drama Desk Awards2007Outstanding Ensemble PerformanceIn the HeightsWon[23]
Outstanding MusicNominated
Outstanding LyricsNominated
2013Bring It On: The MusicalNominated[24]
2015Outstanding Actor in a MusicalHamiltonNominated[25]
Outstanding Book of a MusicalWon
Outstanding MusicWon
Outstanding LyricsWon
Drama League Awards2007Distinguished PerformanceIn the HeightsNominated[26]
2015HamiltonNominated[27]
2016Won[28]
Dramatists Guild of America2008Frederick Loewe Award for Dramatic CompositionIn the HeightsWon[29]
2016HamiltonWon[30]
Fred and Adele Astaire Awards2016Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway ShowHamiltonNominated[31]
Georgia Film Critics Association2017Best Original Song"How Far I'll Go" (from Moana)Nominated[32]
2022"Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto)Nominated[33]
GLAAD Media Awards2013Outstanding New York Theatre: Broadway and Off-BroadwayBring It On: The MusicalNominated[34]
Golden Globe Awards2017Best Original Song"How Far I'll Go" (from Moana)Nominated[35]
2019Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyMary Poppins ReturnsNominated[36]
2021HamiltonNominated[37]
2022Best Original Song"Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto)Nominated[38]
Grammy Awards2009Best Musical Theater AlbumIn the HeightsWon[39]
2016HamiltonWon
2018Best Song Written for Visual Media"How Far I'll Go" (from Moana)Won
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaMoanaNominated
2021Best Music FilmWe Are Freestyle Love SupremeNominated
2022Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaIn the HeightsNominated
2023Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling RecordingAristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the WorldNominated
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaEncantoWon
Best Song Written for Visual Media"We Don't Talk About Bruno" (from Encanto)Won
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards2019Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film"Trip a Little Light Fantastic" (from Mary Poppins Returns)Nominated[40]
2022"Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto)Won[41]
2024Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television"Esperando Pelitos" (from Big Mouth)Nominated[42]
HOLA Awards2008Outstanding Performance by a Male ActorIn the HeightsWon[43]
Outstanding Achievement in PlaywritingWon
Hollywood Critics Association2022Best DirectorTick, Tick... Boom!Nominated[44][45]
Best First FeatureWon
Hollywood Music in Media Awards2016Best Original Score – AnimatedMoanaNominated[46]
Best Original Song – Animated"We Know the Way" (from Moana)Nominated
2021Best Music Themed Film, Biopic or MusicalIn the HeightsNominated[47]
Tick, Tick... Boom!Nominated
2023Best Music Themed Film or MusicalThe Little MermaidNominated[48]
Best Original Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy"For The First Time" (from The Little Mermaid)Nominated
"Wild Uncharted Waters" (from The Little Mermaid)Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society2017Best Original Song"How Far I'll Go" (from Moana)Nominated[49]
2022"Dos Oruguitas" (from Encanto)Nominated[50]
iHeartRadio Music Awards2023Best Lyrics"We Don't Talk About Bruno" (from Encanto)Nominated[51]
Imagen Awards2019Best Actor – TelevisionDuckTalesNominated[52]
2022Best Music Composition for Film or TelevisionEncantoWon[53]
Kids' Choice Awards2021Favorite Movie ActorHamiltonNominated[54]
Laurence Olivier Awards2016Outstanding Achievement in MusicIn the HeightsWon[55]
2018HamiltonWon[56]
Lucille Lortel Awards2015Outstanding Lead Actor in a MusicalHamiltonWon[57]
NAACP Image Awards2016Outstanding Duo, Group, or CollaborationHamiltonNominated[58]
2021Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic SpecialHamiltonNominated[59]
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or SpecialNominated
2022Outstanding Directing in a Motion PictureTick, Tick... Boom!Nominated[60]
2024Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation AlbumThe Little MermaidNominated[61]
Obie Awards2007Music and LyricsIn the HeightsWon[62]
2015Best New American Theatre WorkHamiltonWon[63]
Outer Critics Circle Awards2007Outstanding New ScoreIn the HeightsNominated[64]
2015HamiltonWon[65]
Outstanding Book of a MusicalWon
Palm Springs International Film Festival2019Best Ensemble CastMary Poppins ReturnsWon[66]
People's Choice Awards2020The Male Movie Star of 2020HamiltonNominated[67]
The Drama Movie Star of 2020Won
Primetime Emmy Awards2014Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics"Bigger!" (from 67th Tony Awards)Won[68]
2017Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesSaturday Night LiveNominated[69]
2018Curb Your EnthusiasmNominated[70]
2019Outstanding Limited SeriesFosse/VerdonNominated[71]
2021Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)HamiltonWon[72]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieNominated
Producers Guild of America Awards2017Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction TelevisionHamilton's AmericaNominated[73]
2020Outstanding Producer of Limited Series TelevisionFosse/VerdonNominated[74]
2021Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised MoviesHamiltonWon[75]
2022Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion PicturesTick, Tick... Boom!Nominated[76]
Pulitzer Prize2009DramaIn the HeightsNominated[77]
2016HamiltonWon[78]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival2022Variety Artisans Award (Song)EncantoWon[79]
Satellite Awards2019Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or MusicalMary Poppins ReturnsNominated[80]
2021HamiltonNominated[81]
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or MusicalNominated
2022Best DirectorTick, Tick... Boom!Nominated[82][83]
Best Original Song"Colombia, Mi Encanto" (from Encanto)Won
Saturn Awards2019Best Supporting ActorMary Poppins ReturnsNominated[84]
Society of Composers & Lyricists2022Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production"Home All Summer" (from In the Heights)Nominated[85]
St. Louis Film Critics Association2016Best Song"How Far I'll Go" (from Moana)Nominated[86]
"You're Welcome" (from Moana)Nominated
Teen Choice Awards2019Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie ActorMary Poppins ReturnsNominated[87]
Theatre World Awards2007Outstanding Debut PerformanceIn the HeightsWon[88][89]
Tony Awards2008Best Actor in a MusicalIn the HeightsNominated[90]
Best Original ScoreWon
2016Best Actor in a MusicalHamiltonNominated[91]
Best Book of a MusicalWon
Best Original ScoreWon
World Soundtrack Awards2017Best Original Song Written for a Film"How Far I'll Go" (from Moana)Nominated[92]

Special awards and other honors

Year[c]AwardRecognized workRef(s)
2015MacArthur Fellowship[93]
George Washington Book Prize Special Achievement AwardHamilton[94]
Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in the category "History"[95][96]
2017Imagen President's Award[97]
Latin Grammy President's Merit Award[98]
United States Capitol Historical Society Freedom Award[99]
2018Actors' Equity Association Rosetta LeNoire Award[100]
Kennedy Center HonorHamilton[4]
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category "Live Performance"[3]
2019National Portrait Gallery Portrait of A Nation Prize[101]
2021Critics Choice Association Celebration of Latino Cinema – Visionary Award[102]
Hollywood Critics Association Inspire Award[103]
2022Greenwich International Film Festival Changemaker Award[104]
Satellite Auteur Award[105]

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