1991 in awards
7 ceremonies · 7 awards bodies · 577 nominations · 162 winners
Most awarded of 1991
Works that won more than once, counting every body at once.
- 12 Dances with Wolves Academy Awards · DGA Awards · Golden Globes
- 6 Cheers Golden Globes · Emmys
- 6 Goodfellas Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards
- 5 Cinema Paradiso BAFTA Film Awards
- 4 Ghost Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · Golden Globes
- 4 Dick Tracy Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards
- 4 Lost in Yonkers Tonys
- 4 The Will Rogers Follies Tonys
- 3 Decoration Day Golden Globes · Emmys
- 3 Gabriel's Fire Emmys
48th Golden Globes
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Drama · Dances with Wolves · Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · Green Card · Peter Weir
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · Jeremy Irons · Reversal of Fortune
- Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · Kathy Bates · Misery
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Gérard Depardieu · Green Card
33rd Grammys
- Winner Album of the Year · Back on the Block · Quincy Jones
- Winner Record of the Year · Another Day in Paradise · Phil Collins
- Winner Song of the Year · From a Distance · Julie Gold
- Winner Best New Artist · Mariah Carey
- Winner Best Alternative Music Album · I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got · Sinéad O'Connor
43rd DGA Awards
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · Kevin Costner · Dances with Wolves
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · Michael Zinberg · The Leap Home (Part 2) from Quantum Leap
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series · James Burrows · Woody Interruptus from Cheers
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series · Roger Young · Murder in Mississippi
44th BAFTA Film Awards
- Winner Best Film · Goodfellas · Irwin Winkler, Martin Scorsese
- Winner Best Direction · Martin Scorsese · Goodfellas
- Winner Best Actor in a Leading Role · Philippe Noiret · Cinema Paradiso
- Winner Best Actress in a Leading Role · Jessica Tandy · Driving Miss Daisy
- Winner Best Actor in a Supporting Role · Salvatore Cascio · Cinema Paradiso
63rd Academy Awards
- Winner Best Picture · Dances with Wolves · Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner
- Winner Best Actor · Jeremy Irons · Reversal of Fortune
- Winner Best Actress · Kathy Bates · Misery
- Winner Best Supporting Actor · Joe Pesci · Goodfellas
- Winner Best Supporting Actress · Whoopi Goldberg · Ghost
45th Tonys
- Winner Best Play · Lost in Yonkers · Neil Simon, Neil Simon
- Winner Best Musical · The Will Rogers Follies
- Winner Best Actor in a Play · Nigel Hawthorne · Shadowlands
- Winner Best Actress in a Play · Mercedes Ruehl · Lost in Yonkers
- Winner Best Actor in a Musical · Jonathan Pryce · Miss Saigon
43rd Emmys
- Winner Outstanding Drama Series · L.A. Law · Alan Brennert, Patricia Green, John Hill
- Winner Outstanding Comedy Series · Cheers · Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson
- Winner Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series · Separate But Equal · George Stevens Jr.
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · James Earl Jones · Gabriel's Fire
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · Patricia Wettig · Thirtysomething