MARILYN MONROE’S AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

From rising star to international legend, Marilyn’s honors through the years.

Marilyn Monroe’s career was marked by an extraordinary range of honors, reflecting her unique place in both Hollywood and popular culture. From early publicity awards and audience driven tributes in the 1950s, to major international recognition from institutions such as the Golden Globes, BAFTA, and Italy’s David di Donatello, Monroe’s impact extended far beyond box office success. These awards and nominations trace not only the rise of a film star, but the public’s enduring fascination with her image, charisma, and artistic presence on screen. The list below offers a chronological record of the accolades Marilyn received during her lifetime, as well as notable honors bestowed in the decades since.

1948

The Los Angels Press Club: Miss Press Club

1951

Henrietta Awards: The Best Young Box Office Personality
Soldiers posted to the Aleutians: The Girl Most Likely to Thaw Alaska
The 7th Division Medical Corps: The Girl Most Wanted to Examine
Stars and Strips: Miss Cheesecake of the Year
The All Weather Fighter Squadron 3, San Diego: The Girl They Would Most Like to Intercept
The Present All GIs Would Like To Find in Their Christmas Stocking

1952

Detroit Free Press: New Faces Award
Look Magazine: Look Award
Stars and Strips: Cheesecake Queen of 1952
Look Magazine Achievement Awards: Most Promising Female Newcomer

1953

Photoplay Magazine Awards: Fastest Rising Star of 1952
Independent Theatre Owners of Arkansas: The State’s Most Popular Movie Actress (Selected by a poll of 109,248 Arkansas theatre patrons)
Redbook Magazine: Best Young Box Office Personality
The Jewelry Academy: The Best Friend a Diamond Ever Had
Golden Globe Award: Female World Film Favorite
Advertising Association of the West: The Most Advertised Girl in the World

1954

Photoplay Magazine Awards: Best Actress – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire
VFW Post 398, Inglewood, CA: Recognition in Commemoration of Her Unselfish Service Rendered to the Armed Forces in Korea, Presented June, 19, 1954

1956

British Academy Awards: Nomination: Best Foreign Actress – The Seven Year Itch

1958

David di Donatello Prize (Italian equivalent of the Oscar): Best Foreign Actress of 1958 – The Prince and the Showgirl
British Academy Awards: Nomination: Best Foreign Actress – The Prince and the Showgirl
Harvard Lampoon: The Thank-God Award: To Marilyn Monroe, who in a sweeping public service has made no movies this year

1959

Crystal Star Award (French equivalent of the Oscar): Best Foreign Actress – The Prince and the Showgirl

1960

Golden Globe Award: Best Actress in a Comedy – Some Like It Hot

1962

Golden Globe Award: Female World Film Favorite

Other:

Some Like It Hot and All About Eve scored positions fourteen and sixteen respectively in the American Film Institute’s 1998 list of America’s Greatest 100 Movies.
In June 1999 Marilyn came sixth in the American Film Institute’s list of the top twenty-five female stars of all time.