Awards

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In the Royal Birthday Hono
rs List 2003, Queen Elizabeth II honored Jim with an MBE*
*Member of the Order of the British Empire   
In 2006 Jim was honored with the "Order of St. George's Society, New York"

Film Awards
Academy Award Nomination .................... "Best Song" - "Georgy Girl" (1966) 
Academy Award Nomination (BAFTA).....
"Best Newcomer in Film" - "Adolph Hitler - My Part in His Downfall" (1974)  
International Laurel Award ..................... "Best Film Song"  - "Georgy Girl" (1966)                               
                                        

Theatre Awards
Jim has just been inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame for 
Lifetime Achievement in the Theater

Category: 'Best Actor' in a musical or play on and off Broadway

                                           "Scapino" (1974-75).……………... Drama Desk Award / Outer Critics Circle Award /  Tony Award Nomination                                           
                                           "Barnum" (1979-80)…………...….
Tony Award / Drama Desk Award                                              
                                           "Joe Egg" (1984-5)……..........…...
Outer Critics Circle Award /Tony Nomination/ Drama Desk Nomination                                                                                                     "Travels With My Aunt"(1994-95)  Drama Desk Award / Outer Critics Circle Award / Lucille Award   
                                          "Candide"(1996-97)………………
Tony Nomination/ Drama Desk Nomination                      
                              
                                          "Comedians" (2002-3) ...................
Lucille Lortel Nomination / Drama Desk Nomination
       
                                            "Address Unknown" (2004).......... Drama League Award
                                           "Three Penny Opera"  (2006).......
 Drama Desk Award / Outer Critics Circle Award / Richard Seff Award 
                                                                                                 
  Tony Award Nomination  
      
                                    Theatre Seasons (1979-07)............ Eight Drama League Awards 
                                           Friars Club of America (2006)..... Thespian Award For Excellence in the Theatre

'Audie Award' 
(The 'Oscar' of the audiobook world)

Over the years, a record ten Audie Awards including 
"Narrator of the Year " 2001 / 05 / 07 / 08
"Audiobook of the Year" 2004
plus
Two Grammy Awards 
Seven Grammy Nominations
Twelve "Earphones Award"

 Jim became the first inductee in the Audio Publishers Association's "Hall of Fame" 2006 
Complete audiobook awards below

2009
Audie Award
"James Herriot's Treasury For Children"

Grammy Award Nomination
Audie Award Nomination
"The Shoebird"

2008
Grammy Award
"Best Audiobook For Children"
Audie Award
"Best Solo Narration USA and Canada"
"One of the Audiobooks of the Year 2008"
Publisher's Weekly
All three awards for 

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
The Odyssey award
Librarians of America

2007
Audie Award

"Best Solo Narration USA and Canada"

Grammy Award Nomination
"Best Spoken Audiobook for Children"
Both awards for 
"Peter and the Shadow Thieves"

2006
Children's Narrator of the Year Award 
Publishers Weekly

Audie Award
"Best Classical Audio Book for Children"
Both awards for 
"Around the World In Eighty Days"

  Audiofile Earphone Award  for
"Peter and the Shadow Thieves"

2005   
Grammy Award Nomination
Audiofile Earphone Award
   
"Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince"
Audie Award 
"Best Solo Narration USA and Canada 2005"

Audie Award 

"Best Children's Audio Book 2005"
Two above awards for 
"Peter and the Starcatchers"
Audie Award 
Audiofile Earphone Award
"Best Classical Audio Book" 

"Christmas Carol"

2004
Audie Award
"Audio Book of the Year 2004"
Audie Award
"Best Children's Audio Book 2004"
Grammy Award Nomination
Audio File Earphone Award

"Best Children's Audio Book"

All awards above for
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

2001
Audie Award 
Best Solo Narration
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"

The Benjamin Franklin Award 
"Best Children's Audio Book"
Audio File Earphone Award

Both awards for
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" 

2000
Grammy Award
"Best Children's Audio Book"
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
The Benjamin Franklin Award 2000. 
"Best Children's Audio Book"
Audiofile Earphone Award 2000
Both awards for 
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone"  

1999
Grammy Award Nomination
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

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