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== Awards and honors == Ebert received many awards during his long and distinguished career as a film critic and television host. He was the first film critic to ever win a [[Pulitzer Prize]], receiving the [[Pulitzer Prize for Criticism]] in 1975 while working for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'', "for his film criticism during 1974".<ref>{{cite web |title=1975 Pulitzer Prize Winners & Finalists |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/1975 |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=The Pulitzer Prizes |publisher=Columbia University |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184318/https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/1975 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=American film critic |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-Ebert |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. |archive-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707173847/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-Ebert |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2003, Ebert was honored by the [[American Society of Cinematographers]], winning a Special Achievement Award. In 2005, Ebert became the first film critic to receive a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], for his work on television. His star is located at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/roger-ebert-photos-his-life-406146/1-roger-ebert-19422013 |title=Remembering Roger Ebert: The Iconic Film Critic's Life and Career in Pictures |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 4, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818034346/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/roger-ebert-photos-his-life-406146/1-roger-ebert-19422013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Salt Lake Tribune death">{{cite news |last=Rousseau |first=Caryn |title=Roger Ebert, first movie critic to win Pulitzer, dies at 70 |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/56107300-223/ebert-movie-siskel-chicago.html.csp |newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |date=April 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130005857/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/56107300-223/ebert-movie-siskel-chicago.html.csp |archive-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> In 2009, Ebert received the [[Directors Guild of America Award]]'s for Honorary Life Member Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/directors-guild-honors-roger-ebert-1117997468/ |title=Directors Guild honors Roger Ebert |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 16, 2008 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |first=Dave |last=McNary |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806203342/https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/directors-guild-honors-roger-ebert-1117997468/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, Ebert received the [[Webby Award]] for Person of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2010/special-achievement/special-achievement/person-of-the-year/roger-ebert/?/ |title=Roger Ebert - The Webby Awards |website=webbyawards.com |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128230242/https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2010/special-achievement/special-achievement/person-of-the-year/roger-ebert/?/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, Ebert was honored by the [[Gotham Awards]] receiving a tribute and award for his lifetime contributions to independent film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2007/11/last_nights_gotham_awards.html |title=Last Night's Gotham Awards Deemed Indie Enough |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |date=November 28, 2007 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625050432/https://www.vulture.com/2007/11/last_nights_gotham_awards.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 31, 2009, Ebert was made an honorary life member of the [[Directors Guild of America]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Directors Guild to honor Roger Ebert |agency=[[Reuters]] |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081217/film_nm/us_ebert |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228051048/http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081217/film_nm/us_ebert |archive-date=December 28, 2008 |date=December 28, 2008}}</ref>,On May 15, 2009, Ebert was honored by the American Pavilion at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] by the renaming of its conference room, "The Roger Ebert Conference Center." [[Martin Scorsese]] joined Ebert and his wife Chaz at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmjerk.com/news/2009/05/18/cannes-martin-scorsese-at-dedication-of-the-roger-ebert-conference-room/ |title=Cannes: Martin Scorsese at Dedication of the Roger Ebert Conference Room |website=filmjerk.com |date=May 18, 2009 |access-date=May 20, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806172719/https://www.filmjerk.com/news/2009/05/18/cannes-martin-scorsese-at-dedication-of-the-roger-ebert-conference-room/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 4, 2010, Ebert was announced by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences as the Webby Person of the Year, having found a voice on the Internet following his battle with cancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/specialachievement14.php |title=The Webby Awards |publisher=The Webby Awards |date=June 14, 2010 |access-date=April 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404205528/http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/specialachievement14.php |archive-date=April 4, 2013}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- !| Year !| Award !| Category !| Nominated work !| Result |- |1979 || [[Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards|Chicago Emmy Awards]] || Outstanding Special Program || ''[[Sneak Previews]]'' || {{won}} |- |[[36th Primetime Emmy Awards|1984]] || rowspan=4|[[Primetime Emmy Award]] || rowspan=4|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special|Outstanding Informational Series]] || rowspan=2|''[[At the Movies (1982 TV program)|At the Movies]]'' || {{nom}} |- |[[37th Primetime Emmy Awards|1985]] || {{nom}} |- |[[39th Primetime Emmy Awards|1987]] || rowspan=8|''[[Siskel & Ebert & the Movies]]'' || {{nom}} |- |[[40th Primetime Emmy Awards|1988]] || {{nom}} |- |1989 || rowspan=3|[[Daytime Emmy Awards]] || rowspan=3|[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series|Outstanding Special Class Program]] || {{nom}} |- |1990 || {{nom}} |- |1991 || {{nom}} |- |[[44th Primetime Emmy Awards|1992]] || rowspan=3|[[Primetime Emmy Awards]] || rowspan=3|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special|Outstanding Informational Series]] || {{nom}} |- |[[46th Primetime Emmy Awards|1994]] || {{nom}} |- |[[49th Primetime Emmy Awards|1997]] || {{nom}} |- |2005 || [[Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards|Chicago Emmy Awards]] || Silver Circle Award || {{n/a}} || {{won}} |- |} '''Honors''' *1975 – Pulitzer Prize for Criticism *1995 – Publicists Guild of America Press Award *2003 – [[American Society of Cinematographers]]'s Special Achievement Award *2004 – Savannah Film Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award *2007 – [[Gotham Award]]'s Lifetime Achievement Award *2009 – [[Directors Guild of America Award]]' Honorary Life Member Award *2010 – [[Webby Award]] for Person of the Year
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