Below are Barbra Streisand’s major awards, followed by a comprehensive list of Barbra Streisand's awards over the years in ascending order by year. This page only lists awards which were presented to or won by Barbra Streisand (nominations are not included here).
The year listed is the year in which the award was presented ... although the award may have been for work done in the previous year.
1962
Variety New York Drama Critics Poll
Best Supporting Actress (I Can Get It For You Wholesale)
* Streisand tied with actress Sandy Dennis
1963
Cue Magazine Award
Entertainer of the Year
National Association of Record Merchandisers (N.A.R.M.)
Best Selling Female Vocalist
1964
Grammy Awards
Edison Award (Holland)
Leading International Female Vocalist
Billboard Magazine
#1 In The Nation Award
National Association of Record Merchandisers (N.A.R.M.)
Best Selling Female Vocalist
Radio Television Daily
All-American Award / Female Vocalist of the Year
Encyclopedia Britannica
Fashion Trendsetter of 1964
Mademoiselle Magazine
Distinguished Merit Award
1965
Emmy Awards
Grammy Awards
Best Vocal Performances — Female (“People”)
National Association of Record Merchandisers (N.A.R.M.)
Best Selling Female Vocalist
Playboy Music Poll
Leading Female Vocalist
Billboard Magazine
College Campus Record Artists Popularity Poll — Favorite Female Vocalist
Ziegfeld Organization
Miss Ziegfeld of 1965
International Best Dressed List
1966
Peabody Award — Broadcast Pioneers Distinguished
Achievement in Television (My Name is Barbra)
Variety Poll Award (Great Britain)
Best Foreign Actress (Funny Girl, London)
Whitbread Anglo-American Theatre Awards
Actress
Grammy Award
Best Vocal Performance - Female (My Name is Barbra)
National Association of Record Merchandisers (N.A.R.M.)
Best Selling Female Vocalist
Playboy Music Poll
Leading Female Vocalist
Billboard Magazine
College Campus Record Artists Popularity Poll — Favorite Female Vocalist
1967
National Association of Record Critics (ITALY)
Top Recording of 1966 — “People”
1968
National Association of Theater Owners (N.A.T.O.)
Star of the Year
State of Israel
Freedom Medal
* Streisand received the Israel Freedom Medal in a special ceremony luncheon at the Hollywood Palladium on Oct. 17, 1968.
Hollywood Women’s Press Club
Star of the Year — Golden Apple Award
San Francisco International Film Festival
Samuel Goldwyn Award
Best American Picture (Funny Girl)
Most Imaginative Woman in Current Fashion List
1969
Academy Awards
Best Actress — Funny Girl
Hollywood Foreign Press Association — Golden Globe Awards
Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Funny Girl)
David Didonatello Award (Italy)
Best Foreign Actress
Prix De L’Academie Charles Cros (France)
All-American Press Associates
Best Actress
Best Musical (Funny Girl)
Friars Club
Entertainer of the Year
A.S.C.A.P. (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers)
Pied Piper Award
* The ASCAP Pied Piper Award is given to entertainers who have made significant contributions to words and music.
Custom Designers Guild
Best Dressed of 1968
1970
Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award
Star of the Decade
American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
Georgie Award — Entertainer of the Year
Cue Magazine
Entertainer of the Year
Hollywood Foreign Press Association — Golden Globe Awards
Henrietta Award — World Film Favorite - Female
Quigley Poll
Top Female Box Office Star
* The Quigley Poll, conducted every year since 1932, is an annual survey of motion picture exhibitors, which asks them to vote for the ten stars that generated the most box-office revenue in the preceding year for their theatres.
1971
Hollywood Foreign Press Association — Golden Globe Awards
Henrietta Award — World Film Favorite - Female
1972
American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
Georgie Award — Singing Star of the Year
Quigley Poll
Top Female Box Office Star
1973
Quigley Poll
Top Female Box Office Star
1974
Quigley Poll
Top Female Box Office Star
David Didonatello Award (Italy)
Best Foreign Actress (The Way We Were)
Fifth International Film Festival of India
Silver Peacock Award - Best Actress
Montreux TV Festival
Silver Rose — (Barbra Streisand...and Other Musical Instruments)
Billboard Magazine
#1 Award — Top Pop Single (“The Way We Were”)
1975
Quigley Poll
Top Female Box Office Star
Hollywood Foreign Press Association — Golden Globe Awards
Henrietta Award — World Film Favorite - Female
People’s Choice Award
Favorite Movie Actress
Favorite Female Singer
Photoplay “Gold Medal” Award
Favorite Movie Actress
* Photoplay magazine’s yearly awards for both the film of the year and the most popular stars were determined by the Gallup Poll company.
1976
Walk of Fame
* Streisand was awarded a prestigious star on the sidewalk in front of the Chinese Theatre on December 16, 1976. She was not able to attend the ceremony because of her previous commitments to the release of her film, “A Star Is Born.”
1977
Academy Awards
Best Song ("Evergreen")
Hollywood Foreign Press Association — Golden Globe Awards
People's Choice Award
Favorite Motion Picture Actress
Quigley Poll
Top Female Box Office Star
* The Quigley Poll, conducted every year since 1932, is an annual survey of motion picture exhibitors, which asks them to vote for the ten stars that generated the most box-office revenue in the preceding year for their theatres.
American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
Georgie Award — Singing Star of the Year
Billboard Magazine #1 Awards
National Association of Record Merchandisers (N.A.R.M.)
Best Selling Soundtrack (A Star is Born)
Photoplay “Gold Medal” Awards
Telegatto Award (Italy)
The Telegatto ("gatto" or cat) is an Italian television award presented by the weekly magazine TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, and voted on by (at the time) 8.5 million readers.
1978
Grammy Awards
Hollywood Foreign Press Association — Golden Globe Awards
Henrietta Award —World Film Favorite — Female
People's Choice Award
Favorite Motion Picture Actress
National Association of Record Merchandisers (N.A.R.M.)
Best Selling Soundtrack (A Star is Born)
People’s Choice Award
Favorite Motion Picture Actress
Photoplay “Gold Medal” Awards
Favorite Motion Picture Actress
Anti-Defamation League Award
Women of Achievement in the Arts
* The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry in the U.S. and abroad through information, education, legislation, and advocacy.
1979
National Association of Record Merchandisers (N.A.R.M.)
Best Selling LP by a Female Vocalist (Greatest Hits, Volume 2)
Playboy Music Poll
Leading Female Vocalist (Jazz)
Photoplay “Gold Medal” Awards
Favorite Motion Picture Actress
1980
National Association of Theater Owners (NATO)
Star of the Decade
American Music Award
Favorite Female Vocalist (Pop/Rock)
American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
Georgie Award — Singing Star of the Year
People Magazine Reader’s Poll
Favorite Female Vocalist
1981
Grammy Award
Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (with Barry Gibb for "Guilty")
National Association of Record Merchandisers (N.A.R.M.)
Best Selling LP by a Female Vocalist (Guilty)
People Magazine Reader’s Poll
Favorite Female Vocalist
1982
People Magazine Reader’s Poll
Favorite Female Vocalist
British Recording Industry
Best Selling Album (Love Songs a.k.a. Memories)
1983
Time Magazine & National Board of Review
Ten Best List (Yentl)
United Jewish Appeal / Music Division
Woman of the Year
People Magazine Reader’s Poll
Favorite Female Vocalist
1984
Hollywood Foreign Press Association — Golden Globe Awards
La Croix D'Officier Des Arts Et Letteres (France)
Women in Film
Crystal Award
National Organization of Women (NOW)
Woman of Courage Award
American Friends of The Hebrew University
Scopus Award
1985
People’s Choice Award
Favorite All-Around Entertainer
1986
People Magazine Reader’s Poll
Favorite Female Vocalist
ASCAP Songwriter’s Award
To the writers of "Evergreen" for composing one of the most performed Pop Standards of the previous decade (1976-1985)
1987
Grammy Awards
Best Pop Vocal Performance — Female (The Broadway Album)
Montreux TV Festival
Gold Rose (Independent Production) — Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Video Review Award
Best Pop Music Home Videos (My Name is Barbra/Color Me Barbra)
1988
National Association of Record Merchandisers (N.A.R.M.)
Chairman’s Award
NATO / ShoWest
Star of the Decade
People’s Choice Awards
All-Time Favorite Musical Performer
People Magazine Reader’s Poll
Favorite Female Vocalist
ASCAP Film & Television Music Award
To the writers of "Evergreen" for composing on of the Top 5 most performed Standards from a feature film (1978-1987)
1989
People Magazine Reader’s Poll
Favorite Female Vocalist
Women, Men and the Media
Breakthrough Award
1990
People Magazine Reader’s Poll
Favorite Female Vocalist
1991
Grammy Awards
Living Legend Award
1992
AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA)
Commitment to Life Award
American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California
Bill of Rights Award
* Streisand posed with Anita Hill at the ceremony
Women In Film Crystal Awards
Dorothy Arzner Special Recognition
The Academy of Achievement
Golden Plate honoree
* “These visionaries and pioneers - whose ideas and talents have influenced the world - have all participated in the annual International Achievement Summit and addressed the student delegates.”
You can download Barbra's speech for free over at iTunes.
1994
ASCAP
Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award
*Presented to Barbra by ASCAP president and friend, Marilyn Bergman on June 22, 1994.
1995
Cable ACE Awards
Best Performance in a Music Special or Series — Barbra Streisand: The Concert, 1994
Directors Guild of America
Musical/Variety Special, Barbra Streisand: The Concert (shared with Dwight Hemion), 1994
Grammy Awards
Grammy Liftetime Achievement Award
Emmy Awards
Peabody Award
for Barbra Streisand: The Concert
Brandeis University
Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Humanities (May 21, 1995)
1996
ShowEast
George Eastman Kodak Award
Peabody Award
Streisand (producer) won for Barwood Film's TV production of Serving in Silence
1998
Christopher Awards
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
* The Christopher Awards honors writers and producers of books, motion pictures, and TV specials for displaying the highest values of the human spirit, as well as artistic and technical proficiency. Streisand served as Executive Producer on Rescuers.
ASCAP
15th Annual Pop Music Awards
* On May 18, 1998 ASCAP honored Barbra and her co-songwriters and music publishers for the song "I Finally Found Someone" — which was among the most performed songs in the ASCAP catalog for the 1997 ASCAP survey year (October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997). Over 700 leading songwriters, recording artists, and music industry notables gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel to salute the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP's most performed songs of the year at the black-tie gala, hosted by ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman.
ASCAP
13th Annual Film and Television Awards
*Held April 28, 1998 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, ASCAP honored Barbra Streisand and other songwriters, composers, and publishers responsible for the most-performed ASCAP music in film and TV. Along with her "I Finally Found Someone" colleagues, Barbra received recognition for the song's high number of performance credits during ASCAP's survey year (see above). In addition, Marilyn Bergman (ASCAP chairman and president), Alan Bergman, Quincy Jones, and Norman Jewison presented Oscar and Grammy-winner Michel Legrand with the Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement to honor his extensive musical contributions and outstanding achievements as a composer.
Mojo Magazine (U.K.)
100 All-Time Family Favourites
* Barbra Streisand ranked 30th on this list, which was reported by London's The Times newspaper on 8/15/98. The survey of 5,000 music fans of all ages and tastes was conducted by the British Market Research Bureau, which compiles England's pop charts, between April 23 and May 23, 1998.
Harris Poll
Most Popular Singer Among Adult Americans of All Ages
* In November 1997, a nationwide cross section of 1,010 people were asked to name their favorite singer or musical group. In April 1998, the new Harris poll announced Streisand as #1. The top 10 artists were:
1. Barbra Streisand
2. Garth Brooks
3/4. Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra (tie)
5. Alan Jackson
6/7. The Beatles, Alabama (tie)
8. George Strait
9. Reba McEntire
10. Boyz II Men
Grammy Awards
Hall of Fame Single (Traditional Pop): “People”
1999
Reuters/Zogby
Century's Best Female Singer
* Barbra Streisand was named the century's best female singer in a Reuters/Zogby poll of 916 Americans. Conducted between April 5 and 7, 1999, the poll placed no particular weight on a single age group. Participants were at least 18 years old. The top ten responses in the female category are as follows.
Barbra Streisand - 14 %
Celine Dion - 8.6 %
Whitney Houston - 7.5 %
Reba McEntire - 4.5 %
Dolly Parton - 3.5 %
Shania Twain - 3.2 %
Ella Fitzgerald - 2.8 %
Aretha Franklin - 2.5 %
Mariah Carey - 2.5 %
Loretta Lynn - 2.4 %
2000
Hollywood Foreign Press Association — Golden Globe Awards
2000 Cecil B. DeMille Award
Library of Congress
Living Legend Award
* Streisand did not attend the ceremony in Washington, D.C.
National Medal of Arts
* President Clinton presented Barbra Streisand with the prestigious National Medal of Arts in Washington, D.C. on December 20, 2000 at D.A.R. Constitution Hall. First Lady and Senator-elect Hillary Rodham Clinton offered introductory remarks and introduced her husband, who followed with a brief speech and then presented the individual medals to 12 recipients of the National Medal of Arts, all of whom he selected.
2001
American Film Institute
29th Life Achievement Award
Emmy Awards
American Women of Radio & Television (AWRT)
Gracie Allen Award: Reel Women
Women In Cable and Telecommunications (WICT)
A Tribute Accolade: Reel Women
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
2001 Liberty and Justice Award
First Annual Jewish Image Awards
* Streisand received the award for co-executive producing the April 2001 Showtime film Varian's War starring William Hurt. She was also one of the financial underwriters of the first awards ceremony held in Los Angeles on October 30, 2001.
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Songs of the Century
*March 7, 2001: RIAA and NEA compiled a list of the 20th century's 365 most historically significant recordings, including Barbra Streisand's 1973 rendition of "The Way We Were" at #298.
The Songs of the Century project is a nationwide education initiative intended to promote a better understanding of America's musical and cultural heritage in our schools.
2004
Grammy Awards
Grammy Hall of Fame: Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast Album (1964)
Human Rights Campaign
Humanitarian Award
* Barbra Streisand, the Craig Zadan and Neil Meron producing team, and the Latino organization Bienestar were honored by HRC at their annual L.A. dinner March 6, 2004 at the Century City Plaza Hotel. Streisand received the Humanitarian Award "for her years of leadership, vision, and activism in the fight for civil liberties, including religion, race, gender equality and freedom of speech, as well as all aspects of gay rights."
2006
Grammy Awards
Grammy Hall of Fame: The Barbra Streisand Album (1963)
2007
Officer de la Legion d'Honneur (France)
* French President President Nicolas Sarkozy presented Streisand with the medal of the Legion of Honor.
Streisand said: “I am deeply honored to be joining the playwrights, heads of state, artists and leaders who have accepted this honor before me. I leave with a sense of inspiration and responsibility as an artist to always reflect the truth and as a citizen to try and create a world of justice, compassion, equality and peace — one with a little more music and a little more joy.”
2008
Grammy Awards
Hall of Fame Single (Traditional Pop): “The Way We Were” (1974)
The Kennedy Center
Kennedy Center Honor
* Presented in Washington, D.C. on December 6, 2008. At the State Department banquet, Barbra summed up the whole experience: “It's just great to be honored by one's own country.”
2010
The National Museum of American Jewish History
"Only In America Hall of Fame."
* Streisand's statement about being inducted: "The museum tells an important Jewish story, but it also underscores the fact that our country affords Americans, regardless of their religion, creed or ethnicity, the freedom to live, achieve and contribute in their own way to the culture and spirit of America."
State of California
California Hall of Fame
* "The California Hall of Fame is a great way to honor amazing Californians whose dedication, determination and courage have helped shape this state," said Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. "What they have accomplished reminds us all that we live in the greatest state, one of opportunity and prosperity. They make me proud to call California home, and proud that they are this year's inductees."
"California is known for its beauty, diversity and creative community," said Barbra Streisand. " It's respected for its leadership in scientific research, environmental awareness and regulation. But to me, for most of my adult life, California is simply home. Thank you to the State of California for honoring me as an artist and a citizen."
2011
Grammy Awards
2011 MusiCares Person of the Year
* Awarded with an all-star concert on February 11, 2011 in Los Angeles.
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
Board of Governors Humanitarian Award
* Barbra was given the award for her efforts on behalf of women's heart health and her many other philanthropic activities.
"Barbra Streisand's leadership allows us to dedicate significant resources to women's heart healthcare education and research," said Eduardo Marbán, MD, PhD, director of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Mark S. Siegel Family Professor. "With heart disease the No. 1 killer of women, we need this level of significant investment to find innovative solutions."
18th Elle Magazine Women in Hollywood
L'Oréal Paris Legend Award
* The event, held by the fashion magazine to honor women's achievements in film, was held October 17, 2011 at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills Hotel.
2013
Lincoln Center Film Society
Chaplin Award
* Awarded at Avery Fisher Hall, New York on April 22, 2013, and presented to Barbra by President Bill Clinton.
Matt's Chaplin Award report with photos, quotes, and more ....
Glamour Magazine
Woman of the Year Lifetime Achievement Winner
* The 23rd annual Women of the Year Awards were held at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Nov. 11, 2013.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
An honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree
2015
American Society of Cinematographers
ASC Board of Governors Award
* Streisand accepted the honor at the 29th Annual ASC Awards gala, Feb. 15, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.
President Barack Obama
Presidential Medal of Freedom
* “Born in Brooklyn to middle class Jewish family—I didn’t know you were Jewish, Barbra,” Obama joked to Streisand, as he presented her with her award. “Barbra Streisand attended her first Broadway show at 14 and remembers thinking, ‘I could go up on that stage and play any role without any trouble at all.’ That’s what’s called chutzpah,” Obama added.
Watch the entire ceremony on YouTube
The Hollywood Reporter 2015 Women in Entertainment
The Sherry Lansing Leadership Award
2016
The Friar's Club
* On June 13, 2016, Barbra attended a ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate the Barbra Streisand Room which will play host to comedy gigs, live jazz, parties, and more.
2017
The Library of Congress
National Recording Registry — “People”
* Barbra stated: “It is so humbling and gratifying to learn that my recording of the song 'People' by composer Jule Styne and lyricist Bob Merrill will be installed in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress,” said Streisand in a statement. “I believe "People" touched our common desire to relate to others with love and caring, and I’ve always tried to express this in my renditions of this magical song.”
2019
UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability (IoES)
*At the Hollywood for Science Gala, Streisand was awarded for her environmental work.
VELOCITY: 2019 UCLA Anderson’s Women’s Leadership Summit
Women's Leadership Award
2023
10th Anniversary Genesis Prize
Awarded on May 1, 2023 (and to be presented in person in Los Angeles in October 2023), The $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” by Time magazine, honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievements, contributions to humanity and commitment to Jewish values. Following the tradition of Genesis Prize recipients, Streisand has asked the Genesis Prize Foundation to direct her prize funds to nonprofit organizations working in four areas: protecting the environment, promoting women’s health, combating disinformation in the media and aiding the people of Ukraine.
2023
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award
Originally scheduled at the Library of Congress on April 22, 2023, the award was presented on July 1, 2023 in Malibu.
Barbra told the Washington Post: “Women everywhere have benefited from the brilliance and courage of the Hon. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” Streisand said, in a statement to The Washington Post. “She is an inspiration to us all. She devoted her life to advancing equality and justice, and the world is a better place for it. I am so deeply honored to receive an award in the name of such an extraordinary woman, American hero and an icon to the world.”
(See photo, below, of Streisand posing with the Ginsburg award)
2024
Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
Presented to Streisand by Jennifer Aniston on February 24, 2024.
Genesis Prize
Presented to Barbra June 6, 2024.
By: Matt Howe
In our celebrity and awards-obsessed culture, EGOT has become a recent thing. EGOT is the acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. A person in the entertainment field who has an EGOT designation is considered to have won the “Grand Slam” of show business awards. There are even EGOT watch lists — celebrities who are one award away from becoming an EGOT!
Barbra Streisand is an EGOT. She’s won several Emmys and Grammys; two Oscars; and one Tony Award ... which is why you will see her EGOT status challenged or footnoted online by those who are splitting hairs.
You see, one of Streisand’s wins was honorary — not achieved in competition with others. Barbra’s Tony, presented in 1970, was for “Star of the Decade” — and it was awarded for her body of work, not for a specific role. There are other semi-EGOTs, most notably James Earl Jones and Liza Minnelli, whose acronyms include similar honorary wins. And this puts them (according to critics and pundits online) in a lesser EGOT category ... or simply disqualifies them from EGOT status.
It’s silly to argue that somehow Audrey Hepburn and Marvin Hamlisch are “better” entertainers because they won their four awards in competition and Streisand and Minnelli did not.
And let's be real .... EGOT was coined by Miami Vice actor Philip Michael Thomas around 1984. At the height of his fame, he wore a gold medallion around his neck emblazoned with the acronym as an aspirational vision for his career — awards to win that would certify his greatness. (He also said it had double-meaning: “Energy, Growth, Opportunity, and Talent” ... but I digress.)
I doubt that Barbra Streisand is kept awake at night wondering about her EGOT status. She has been decorated with hundreds of awards in many factions of the entertainment business as well as for her environmental and charity work. For decades.
Congratulations, Barbra! Well done!
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