Miss Piggy and Kermit attending in 2012, in front of a photo of Walt Disney.
The Muppets and Jim Henson's Creature Shop have long played host to accomplished actors and technicians. Many have been nominated for Academy Awards, and a select group have won. The following tracks all Academy Award winners, in any class, who have worked directly with the Muppets or Henson, by year of the ceremony, covering films from the previous year.
1939[]
- Mickey Rooney (with Deanna Durbin), Academy Juvenile Award
1942[]
- Orson Welles (with Herman Mankiewicz), Best Original Screenplay, Citizen Kane
1946[]
- Anne Revere, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, National Velvet
1951[]
- José Ferrer, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Cyrano de Bergerac
1958[]
- Red Buttons, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Sayonara
1959[]
- Bugs Bunny, Best Animated Short Subject, Knighty Knight Bugs
1960[]
- Charlton Heston, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Ben-Hur
- John Hubley, Best Animated Short Subject, Moonbird
1961[]
- Burt Lancaster, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Elmer Gantry
- Elizabeth Taylor, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Butterfield 8
- Peter Ustinov, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Spartacus
- Shirley Jones, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Elmer Gantry
1962[]
- Rita Moreno, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, West Side Story
1963[]
- Anne Bancroft, Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Miracle Worker
1965[]
- Julie Andrews, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Mary Poppins
- Peter Ustinov, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Topkapi
- Richard M. Sherman (with Robert B. Sherman), Best Music (Original Song, "Chim Chim Cheree," and Substantially Original Score), Mary Poppins
- The Pink Panther, Best Animated Short Subject, The Pink Phink
1967[]
- Paul Scofield, Best Actor in a Leading Role, A Man for All Seasons
- Elizabeth Taylor, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Elmer Bernstein, Best Original Music Score, Thoroughly Modern Millie
- John and Faith Hubley, Best Animated Short Subject, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature
1969[]
- Mel Brooks, Best Writing, Story, and Screenplay, The Producers
1970[]
- Goldie Hawn, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Cactus Flower
1971[]
- George C. Scott, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Patton
- Glenda Jackson, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Women in Love
1972[]
- Cloris Leachman, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, The Last Picture Show
- John Williams, Best Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score, Fiddler on the Roof
- Oswald Morris, Best Cinematography, Fiddler on the Roof
1973[]
- Liza Minnelli, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Cabaret
- Joel Grey, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Cabaret
- Francis Ford Coppola (with Mario Puzo), Best Adapted Screenplay, The Godfather
- Ralph Burns, Best Music Scoring (Original Song Score or Adaptation), Cabaret
1974[]
- Glenda Jackson, Best Actress in a Leading Role, A Touch of Class
1975[]
- Art Carney, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Harry and Tonto
- Robert De Niro, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Godfather: Part II
- Francis Ford Coppola, Best Director, The Godfather: Part II
- Francis Ford Coppola (with Mario Puzo), Best Adapted Screenplay, The Godfather: Part II
1976[]
- George Burns, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Sunshine Boys
- John Williams, Best Original Score, Jaws
1977[]
- Paul Williams (with Barbra Streisand), Best Music, Original Song, "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"
1978[]
- Vanessa Redgrave, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Julia
- Woody Allen, Best Director, Annie Hall
- Marshall Brickman (with Woody Allen), Best Original Screenplay, Annie Hall
- John Williams, Best Original Score, Star Wars
1979[]
- Jon Voight, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Coming Home
- Christopher Walken, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Deer Hunter
1980[]
- Sally Field, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Norma Rae
- Meryl Streep, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Kramer vs. Kramer
- Ralph Burns, Best Original Song Score or Best Adaptation Score, All That Jazz
- Derek Lamb, Best Animated Short Film, Every Child
1981[]
- Robert De Niro, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Raging Bull
- Mary Steenburgen, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Melvin and Howard
1982[]
- Henry Fonda, Best Actor in a Leading Role, On Golden Pond
- John Gielgud, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Arthur
- Maureen Stapleton, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Reds
1983[]
- Ben Kingsley, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Ghandi
- Meryl Streep, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Sophie's Choice
- Richard Attenborough, Best Director, Ghandi
- John Williams, Best Original Score, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Buffy Sainte-Marie (with Jack Nitzche and Will Jennings), Best Original Song, "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman
- Mickey Rooney, Academy Honorary Award
1985[]
- F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Amadeus
- Sally Field, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Places in the Heart
- Prince, Best Original Song Score, Purple Rain
1986[]
- William Hurt, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Anjelica Huston, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Prizzi's Honor
1987[]
- Paul Newman, Best Actor in a Leading Role, The Color of Money
- Marlee Matlin, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Children of a Lesser God
- Michael Caine, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Hannah and Her Sisters
- Woody Allen, Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Hannah and Her Sisters
- Steven Spielberg, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
1988[]
- Cher, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Moonstruck
1989[]
- Jodie Foster, Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Accused
- Geena Davis, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, The Accidental Tourist
- Kevin Kline, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, A Fish Called Wanda
- Carly Simon, Best Original Song, "Let the River Run" from Working Girl
1990[]
- Denzel Washington, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Glory
- Alan Menken, Best Original Score, The Little Mermaid
- Alan Menken (with Howard Ashman), Best Music, Original Song, "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid
1991[]
- Jeremy Irons, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Reversal of Fortune
- Joe Pesci, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Goodfellas
- Whoopi Goldberg, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Ghost
1992[]
- Jodie Foster, Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Silence of the Lambs
- Alan Menken, Best Original Score, Beauty and the Beast
- Alan Menken (with Howard Ashman), Best Original Song, "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast
1993[]
- Marisa Tomei, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, My Cousin Vinny
- Clint Eastwood, Best Director, Unforgiven
- Alan Menken, Best Original Score, Aladdin
- Alan Menken (with Tim Rice), Best Original Song, "A Whole New World" from Aladdin
1994[]
- Tom Hanks, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Philadelphia
- Steven Spielberg, Best Director, Schindler's List
- John Williams, Best Original Score, Schindler's List
1995[]
- Tom Hanks, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Forrest Gump
- Martin Landau, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Ed Wood
- Quentin Tarantino (with Roger Avary), Best Original Screenplay, Pulp Fiction
- Hans Zimmer, Best Original Score, The Lion King
- Elton John (with Tim Rice), Best Original Song, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" from The Lion King
- Clint Eastwood, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
1996[]
- Mel Gibson, Best Director, Braveheart
- Susan Sarandon, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Dead Man Walking
- Alan Menken (with Stephan Schwartz), Best Original Musical or Comedy Score, Pocahontas
- Alan Menken (with Stephan Schwartz), Best Original Song, "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas
1997[]
- Geoffrey Rush, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Shine
- Frances McDormand, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Fargo
- Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Jerry Maguire
- Anthony Minghella, Best Director, The English Patient
- Rachel Portman, Best Original Musical or Comedy Score, Emma
1998[]
- Helen Hunt, Best Actress in a Leading Role, As Good as It Gets
- Robin Williams, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Good Will Hunting
1999[]
- James Coburn, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Affliction
- Steven Spielberg, Best Director, Saving Private Ryan
2000[]
- Michael Caine, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Cider House Rules
- Phil Collins, Best Original Song, "You'll Be in My Heart" from Tarzan
2001[]
- Julia Roberts, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Erin Brockovich
2002[]
- Denzel Washington, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Training Day
- Halle Berry, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Monster's Ball
- Jim Broadbent, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Iris
- Jennifer Connelly, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, A Beautiful Mind
- Ron Howard, Best Director, A Beautiful Mind
2003[]
- Chris Cooper, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Adaptation
- Nicole Kidman, Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Hours
2004[]
- Tim Robbins, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Mystic River
- Charlize Theron, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Monster
- Peter Jackson, Best Director, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Peter Jackson (with Fran Walsh and Phillippa Boyens), Best Adapted Screenplay, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2005[]
- Jamie Foxx, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Ray
- Morgan Freeman, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Million Dollar Baby
- Clint Eastwood, Best Director, Million Dollar Baby
2006[]
- Reese Witherspoon, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Walk the Line
- George Clooney, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Syriana
- John Canemaker, Best Animated Short Film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2007[]
- Forest Whitaker, Best Actor in a Leading Role, The Last King of Scotland
- Helen Mirren, Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Queen
- Alan Arkin, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Little Miss Sunshine
- Jennifer Hudson, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Dreamgirls
- Melissa Etheridge, Best Original Song, "Need To Wake Up" from An Inconvenient Truth
2009[]
- Kate Winslet, Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Reader
- Penélope Cruz, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2010[]
- Jeff Bridges, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Crazy Heart
- Sandra Bullock, Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Blind Side
- Christoph Waltz, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Inglourious Basterds
- Michael Giacchino, Best Original Score, Up
2011[]
- Natalie Portman, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Black Swan
- Dave Elsey (with Rick Baker), Best Achievement in Makeup, The Wolfman
- Francis Ford Coppola, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
2012[]
Bret McKenzie winning in 2012.
- Bret McKenzie, Best Original Song, "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets
- Meryl Streep, Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Iron Lady
- Octavia Spencer, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, The Help
- Woody Allen, Best Original Screenplay, Midnight in Paris
- James Earl Jones, Academy Honorary Award
- Oprah Winfrey, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
2013[]
- Anne Hathaway, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Les Misérables
- Christoph Waltz, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Django Unchained
- Quentin Tarantino, Best Original Screenplay, Django Unchained
- Adele (with Paul Epworth), Best Original Song, "Skyfall" from Skyfall
- Simon Clutterbuck, Scientific and Engineering Award, for development of the Tissue Physically-Based Character Simulation Framework
2014[]
- Lupita Nyong'o, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, 12 Years a Slave
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez, Best Original Song, "Let It Go" from Frozen
2015[]
- Julianne Moore, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Still Alice
- Patricia Arquette, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Boyhood
- J. K. Simmons, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Whiplash
- Harry Belafonte, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
2016[]
- Alicia Vikander, Best Supporting Actress, The Danish Girl
- Spike Lee, Academy Honorary Award
2017[]
- Casey Affleck, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Manchester by the Sea
- Emma Stone, Best Actress in a Leading Role, La La Land
- Viola Davis, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Fences
2018[]
- Gary Oldman, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Darkest Hour
- Frances McDormand, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Sam Rockwell, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Allison Janney, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, I, Tonya
- Jordan Peele, Best Original Screenplay, Get Out
- Kobe Bryant, Best Animated Short Film, Dear Basketball
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez, Best Original Song, "Remember Me" from Coco
2019[]
- Rami Malek, Best Actor, Bohemian Rhapsody
- Spike Lee, Best Adapted Screenplay, BlacKkKlansman
- Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Best Original Song, A Star Is Born
2020[]
- Joaquin Phoenix, Best Actor, Joker
- Laura Dern, Best Supporting Actress, Marriage Story
- Elton John, Best Original Song, "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocketman
2021[]
- Frances McDormand, Best Actress, Nomadland
2022[]
- Jessica Chastain, Best Actress, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- Ariana DeBose, Best Supporting Actress, West Side Story
- Troy Kotsur, Best Supporting Actor, CODA
- Billie Eilish, Best Original Song, title song from No Time to Die
- Hans Zimmer, Best Original Score, Dune
- Kenneth Branagh, Best Original Screenplay, Belfast
- Danny Glover, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Samuel L. Jackson, Academy Honorary Award
- Elaine May, Academy Honorary Award
2023[]
- Jamie Lee Curtis, Best Supporting Actress, Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Brendan Fraser, Best Actor, The Whale
- Michael J. Fox, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
2024[]
- Mel Brooks, Academy Honorary Award
- Robert Downey, Jr., Best Supporting Actor, Oppenheimer
- Billie Eilish, Best Original Song, "What Was I Made For?" from Barbie
- Emma Stone, Best Actress, Poor Things
External links[]
- Joe Hennes, "The History of Academy Award Winners on Sesame Street", Sesame Workshop blog, February 25, 2013