Editing Sidney Poitier (section)

==Acting credits and accolades==
{{Main|Sidney Poitier filmography|List of awards and nominations received by Sidney Poitier}}
[[File:Sidney Poitier PMF.jpg|thumb|right|Poitier being awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President [[Barack Obama]] in August 2009]]

Poitier became the first Black actor to win the [[Academy Award]] for Best Actor for ''Lilies of the Field<!-- linked in [[#1960s]] -->'' (1963).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Grimes|first=William|author-link=William Grimes (journalist)|date=January 7, 2022|title=Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at XX|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/movies/sidney-poitier-dead.html|access-date=January 7, 2022|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107155212/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/movies/sidney-poitier-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also received a [[Grammy Award]], two [[Golden Globe Awards]], and a [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]].<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=%22Sidney%20Poitier%22|title= BAFTA: Sidney Poitier|website= awards.bafta.org|access-date= February 20, 2021|archive-date= January 7, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220107180253/http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=%22Sidney%20Poitier%22|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name=gga /> He received numerous honoraries during his lifetime including the [[Academy Honorary Award]] for his lifetime achievement in film in 2001.<ref name=varietyobit /> In 1992, Poitier received the [[AFI Life Achievement Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iv3lspRV7U&ab_channel=AmericanFilmInstitute|title=Video: Sidney Poitier Accepts the 20th AFI Life Achievement Award in 1992|date=February 17, 2010 |publisher=AFI|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107180901/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iv3lspRV7U&ab_channel=AmericanFilmInstitute|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1994, Poitier received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://walkoffame.com/sidney-poitier/|title=Sidney Poitier|date=October 25, 2019|publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107180805/https://walkoffame.com/sidney-poitier/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1981, he received the [[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award]] and in 2016 he received the [[BAFTA Fellowship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/cecil-b-demille-award-winners-golden-globes-through-the-years/|title=Cecil B. DeMille Award Winners: Every Star Who's Ever Earned the Golden Globes' Big Honor|work=People|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107180802/https://people.com/movies/cecil-b-demille-award-winners-golden-globes-through-the-years/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/sir-sidney-poitier-bafta-fellowship-in-2016|title=Sir Sidney Poitier: BAFTA Fellowship in 2016|date=January 26, 2016|publisher=BAFTA|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107180803/https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/sir-sidney-poitier-bafta-fellowship-in-2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, he was inducted into the [[National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://nmwhm.org/hall-of-fame-inductees/ |website=National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum |access-date=June 17, 2023}}</ref>

In 1995, he received the [[Kennedy Center Honor]] and in 2009, Poitier was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from Barack Obama.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/a4f34c32a0fe27aed6269426f41bc3cd|title= Kennedy Center Honors Neil Simon, B.B. King, Sidney Poitier|first=Connie|last=Cass| work= Associated Press|date=September 5, 1995|access-date= February 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/presidential-medal-of-freedom/8/|title= Presidential Medal of Freedom|date= August 12, 2009|publisher= CBS|access-date= February 20, 2021|archive-date= January 7, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220107163835/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/presidential-medal-of-freedom/8/|url-status= live}}</ref> He was also named an honorary Knight Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] in 1974.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 7, 2022 |title=Sidney Poitier: Hollywood trailblazer dies aged 94 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59907931 |access-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108154233/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59907931 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1986, he gave the Commencement Address to the University of Miami graduating class and was given the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Degree Recipients|url=https://commencement.miami.edu/about-us/archives/honorary-degree-recipients/index.html|access-date=January 7, 2022|website=commencement.miami.edu|publisher=University of Miami|archive-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804050043/https://commencement.miami.edu/about-us/archives/honorary-degree-recipients/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>