Editing Burt Reynolds (section)

== Accolades ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Burt Reynolds}}
Reynolds was nominated twice for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series]] in 1991 and 1992 for ''Evening Shade'', winning in 1991 and losing to [[Craig T. Nelson]] in ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]'' the next year.

He was nominated for a [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor Oscar]] in 1998, losing out to [[Robin Williams]] in ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''.

Reynolds won [[Golden Globe Awards]] for Best Actor In A Television Series-Musical or Comedy for ''Evening Shade'' in 1992, and as Best Supporting Actor in ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' in 1998. He also was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actor in a Television Series-Drama for ''[[Dan August]]'' in 1971, as Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy for ''[[The Longest Yard (1974 film)|The Longest Yard]]'' in 1975 and as Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical/Comedy for ''[[Starting Over (1979 film)|Starting Over]]'' in 1980. He also received Best Actor in a TV series nominations for ''Evening Shade'' in 1991 and 1993.<ref name="Golden Globes">{{cite web|title=In Memoriam: Burt Reynolds, Golden Globe winner, 1936–2018|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/memoriam-burt-reynolds-golden-globe-winner-1936-2018#:~:text=Reynolds%20won%20Golden%20Globes%20for%20his%20work%20in,work%20in%20director%20Paul%20Thomas%20Anderson%E2%80%99s%20Boogie%20Nights.|website=Golden Globe Awards|date=September 6, 2018|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|access-date=August 15, 2023|archive-date=August 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815034118/https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/memoriam-burt-reynolds-golden-globe-winner-1936-2018#:~:text=Reynolds%20won%20Golden%20Globes%20for%20his%20work%20in,work%20in%20director%20Paul%20Thomas%20Anderson%E2%80%99s%20Boogie%20Nights.|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reynolds won four [[People's Choice Awards]], as Favorite Motion Picture Actor and Favorite All-Around Male in 1983, as 
Favorite Motion Picture Actor (tied with [[Clint Eastwood]]) in 1984, and as Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series in 1991.

In 2015, the [[Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures]] awarded Reynolds the Richard "Diamond" Farnsworth Award, named after [[Richard Farnsworth]], the career stunt man who made the transition into a successful acting career.<ref name="The Independent" />

He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Florida State University in 1981 and later endorsed the construction of a new performing arts facility in Sarasota, Florida.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smiljanich|first=Dorothy|date=March 18, 1984|title=Reynolds and professor are building up the arts|page=G1|work=The Tampa Tribune}}</ref>

There is a Burt Reynolds Park in [[Jupiter, Florida]], maintained by [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach County]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Parks & Recreation: Burt Reynold Park|url=https://discover.pbcgov.org/parks/Locations/Burt-Reynolds.aspx|publisher=Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation|access-date=August 15, 2023|archive-date=August 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815033322/https://discover.pbcgov.org/parks/Locations/Burt-Reynolds.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>