THE AWARDS
Bette Midler's Awards & other Acknowledgements:
1972--Bette releases her first album, The Divine Miss M
1972--After Dark magazine Ruby Award as entertainer of the year
1973--Grammy for Best New Artist Of The Year
1973--Bette set a Broadway Box Office Record for her Palace show which sold out 3 weeks running
1974--Special-category Tony for her Palace Show
1975--Bette's hit Broadway show, Clams on the Halfshell, runs for 8 months
1976--Harvard's "Hasty Pudding Award" for woman of the year
1978--Emmy for Outstanding Comedy or Variety Special for Ol' Red Hair is Back
1979--Bette stars in her first motion picture, The Rose
1979--Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in The Rose (Sally Field won for Norma Rae)
1979--Golden Globe for Best Actress in The Rose
1979--Golden Globe for Best Newcomer to Film for The Rose
1980--Entertainer of the year from Conference of Personal Managers West
1980--Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for The Rose
1980--Golden Globe for best original song in a motion picture for The Rose (this award actually
went to the songwriter, Amanda McBroom)
1982--Grammy for Best Recording for Children from In Harmony/A Sesame Street Record
1983--Bette's first music video, Beast of Burden with Mick Jagger, premiers on MTV
1984--Bette hosts the first ever MTV video music awards with Dan Akroyd
1986--Bette receives her own star on Hollywood Boulevard
1986--Bette becomes a Producer and forms her own production company, All Girl Productions
1987--American Comedy Award for funniest female in a motion picture for Ruthless People
1987--American Comedy Award for funniest performance on a record for Mud Will Be Flung Tonight
1987--American Comedy Award for funniest female of the year
1987--American Comedy Award for a lifetime achievement award for a female
1988--American Comedy Award for funniest female in a motion picture for Outrageous Fortune
1988--Acknowledged by ShoWest as box office star of the year
1989--American Comedy Award for funniest female in a motion picture for Big Business
1988--Bette's first #1 song--Wind Beneath My Wings
1989--Grammy for Record Of The Year for Wind Beneath My Wings
1989--Grammy for Song Of The Year for Wind Beneath My Wings (this grammy actually went to the
songwriters, Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar)
1991--Grammy for Song Of The Year for From A Distance (this grammy actually went to the
songwriter, Julie Gold.)
1991--Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in For The Boys (Jodie Foster won for Silence
of the Lambs)
1991--Golden Globe for Best Actress in For The Boys
1991--Bette receives a Lifetime Achievement/Commitment Awards from AIDS project Los Angeles
1992--Emmy for outstading individual performance for being the last guest on the Johnny Carson
Show
1993--American Comedy Award for funniest female in a television special for her appearance as
Johnny Carson's final guest
1993--Bette returns to the concert stage after 10 years with her Experience The Divine Tour.
The show had a record-breaking sold-out 30 nights at Radio City Music Hall.
1995--Bette founded the New York Restoration Project
1996--American Comedy Award for funniest supporting role in a motion picture for Get Shorty
1996--Bette stars in The First Wives Club, her first movie to break $100 million at the box
office
1997--Women in Film Crystal Awards (trio of The First Wives Club received this award)
1997--Honored by the United Nations as an influential woman leader in the environment
1997--Emmy for Outstading Performance in a Musical/Variety Program for Diva Las Vegas
1997--Cable Ace Award for Best Performance in a Musical/Variety Program for Diva Las Vegas
1998--American Comedy Award for funniest female in a television special for Diva Las Vegas
2000--Bette's CBS sitcom, BETTE, premieres; it's cancelled after 10 episodes
2001--TV Guide Award for actress of the year in a new television series for BETTE
2001--People's Choice Award for favorite female performer in a new television series for BETTE
2003--Bette's 19th album, BETTE MIDLER SINGS THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY SONGBOOK, is nominated for a
Grammy in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category. Tony Bennett and k.d. lang won.
2003/2004--Bette kicks off her Kiss My Brass tour which is a major critical and commerical
success!!
2006--Bette's 20th album, BETTE MIDLER SINGS THE PEGGY LEE SONGBOOK, is nominated for a
Grammy in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category.
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