Honours
In the Royal Birthday Honors List
Queen Elizabeth II honored Jim with the MBE* Order of the British Empire
“2018 History Makers Award” N.Y. Historical Society
“The American Theatre Hall of Fame” for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
“Order of St. George’s Society, New York”
“The American Audio Publishers Hall of Fame”
“Audible Hall of Fame”
“Lifetime Achievement Award”, Urban Stages 2018
“Thespians Award For Excellence in the Theatre 2006” Friars Club of America
Film Awards
Academy Award Nomination …………………………..Best Song – “Georgy Girl” (1966)
Golden Globe Nomination……………………………….Best Song – “Georgy Girl” (1966)
International Laurel Award ……………………………Best Song – “Georgy Girl” (1966)
Academy Award Nomination (BAFTA)…………….Best Newcomer in Film, “Adolph Hitler – My Part in His Downfall” (1974)
Best Actor Category – Musical or Play on and off Broadway
Scapino (1974-75)……………………. Drama Desk and Outer Critics Award, Tony Award Nomination
Barnum (1979-80)……………………..Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Award
Joe Egg (1984-5) …………… …………Outer Critics Award ////Tony and Drama Desk Nomination
Travels With My Aunt (1994-95)….Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Lucille Award
Candide (1996-97)……………………..Tony and Drama Desk Nomination
Comedians (2002-3) …………………..Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Nomination
Address Unknown (2004) …………..Drama League Award
Three Penny Opera(2006) …………Tony Nomination //// Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Richard Seff Award
Theatre Seasons (1979-07)…………Eight Drama League Awards
Friars Club of America (2006)….. Thespian Award For Excellence in the Theatre
The Road to Mecca (2014)…………Drama Desk Award Nomination
Just Jim Dale (2015)………………….Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Award
Narration
A record ten Audie Awards – the Oscars of the audiobook world.
Narrator of the Year 2001 / 05 / 07 / 08.
Audiobook of the Year 2004
Six Audiofile Awards – “Best Voices of the Year”
Twenty Five Audiofile Earphones Awards
Details of audiobook awards
“James Herriot’s Treasury For Children”
Audie Award, Grammy Award Nomination
“The Shoebird”
Audie Award Nomination
2008
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
Grammy Award, Audie Award, Best Solo Narration USA and Canada
“One of the Audiobooks of the Year 2008″The Odyssey award Publisher’s Weekly, Librarians of America
2007
“Peter and the Shadow Thieves”
Audie Award, “Best Solo Narration USA and Canada”
Grammy Award Nomination,”Best Spoken Audiobook for Children”
2006
“Around the World In Eighty Days”
Children’s Narrator of the Year Award,
“Peter and the Shadow Thieves”
Audie Award
“Best Classical Audio Book for Children” Audiofile Earphone Award
2005
“Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince”
Grammy Award Nomination, Audiofile Earphone Award
“Peter and the Starcatchers”
Audie Award – “Best Solo Narration USA and Canada 2005”
Audie Award – “Best Children’s Audio Book 2005”
“Christmas Carol”
Audie Award, Audiofile Earphone Award, “Best Classical Audio Book”
2004
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
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” 2001
2001
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”
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
2000
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
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
1999
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
Grammy Award Nomination
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