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)
    
                                           International Laurel Award ..................... "Best Song"  Film - "Georgy Girl" (1966)

                                       
   Academy Award Nomination (BAFTA)....
"Best Newcomer"   
                                                                                                                  Film - "Adolph Hitler - My Part in His Downfall" (1974)

Theatre Awards

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 Award Nomination
                                                                                                               
Drama Desk Award Nomination

                                         "Candide"(1996-97)………………...........  Tony Award Nomination  
                                                                                                               
Drama Desk Award Nomination  

                                         "Travels With My Aunt"(1994-95)...........   Drama Desk Award
                                                                                                                Outer Critics Circle Award
                                                                                                                Lucille Lortel Award

                                         "Comedians" (2002-3) ...............................  Lucille Lortel Award Nomination  
                                                                                                                 Drama Desk Award Nomination  

                                         "Address Unknown" (2004).......................  Drama League Award

                                         "Three Penny Opera"  (2006)....................  Drama Desk Award 
                                                                                                                 Outer Critics Circle Award
                                                                                                                 Drama League 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

Audio Book Awards

A record ten Audie Awards including 
"Narrator of the Year " 2001 / 05 / 07 / 08
"Audiobook of the Year" 2004

Two Grammy Awards 
Seven Grammy Nominations

Twelve "Earphones Award"

 First inductee in the Audio Publishers Association's "Hall of Fame" 2006 
Details below

2009

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

Grammy Award Nomination 2009
Audie Award Nomination 2009
"The Shoebird"

2008

Grammy Award  2008
"Best Audiobook For Children"

Audie Award 2008 
"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 2007 


"Best Solo Narration USA and Canada"


Grammy Award Nomination 2007 

"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  2006 

"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 2005
Audiofile Earphone Award 2005
   
for
"Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince"

Audie Award 2005 
"Best Solo Narration USA and Canada 2005"

Audie Award 2005 

"Best Children's Audio Book 2005"
Two above awards for 
"Peter and the Starcatchers"

Audie Award 2005 
Audiofile Earphone Award
"Best Classical Audio Book" 

for 
"Christmas Carol"

2004

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

"Best Children's Audio Book"

All awards above for

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

2001

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

The Benjamin Franklin Award 2001. 
"Best Children's Audio Book"
Audio File Earphone Award 2001 

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

2000

Grammy Award  2000.
"Best Children's Audio Book"
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"

The Benjamin Franklin Award 2000. 
"Best Children's Audio Book"
and

Audiofile Earphone Award 2000

Both awards for 

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone"  

1999

Grammy Award Nomination 1999

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

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