Editing Robert Redford (section)

== Awards and honors ==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Robert Redford}}
[[File:2005 Kennedy Center honorees.jpg|thumb|300px|right|U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] and First Lady [[Laura Bush]] pose with the [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center honorees]] (L-R), actress [[Julie Harris (American actress)|Julie Harris]], actor Redford, singer [[Tina Turner]], ballet dancer [[Suzanne Farrell]] and singer [[Tony Bennett]] on December 4, 2005, at a reception in the [[Blue Room (White House)|Blue Room]] at the White House.]]

In his directing debut, Redford won the 1980 [[Academy Award for Best Director]] for the film [[Ordinary People]]. He was a 2002 [[Academy Honorary Award]] recipient at the 74th Academy Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/2000-present/74nominees.html |title=Nominees & Winners for the 74th Academy Awards |website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907043052/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/2000-present/74nominees.html |archive-date=September 7, 2014}}</ref> In 2017, he was awarded the [[Golden Lion]] for Lifetime Achievement at the 74th [[Venice Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/jane-fonda-and-robert-redford-golden-lions-venice|title=Biennale Cinema 2017 {{!}} Jane Fonda and Robert Redford Golden Lions in Venice|date=July 18, 2017|website=La Biennale di Venezia|access-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref> On February 22, 2019, Redford received the [[Honorary César]] at the [[44th César Awards]] in Paris.

Redford attended the [[the University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] in the 1950s and received an honorary degree in 1988. In 1989, the [[National Audubon Society]] awarded Redford its highest honor, the Audubon Medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audubon.org/content/audubon-medal|title=Previous Audubon Medal Awardees|date=January 9, 2015|access-date=August 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923180426/http://www.audubon.org/content/audubon-medal|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1995, he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from [[Bard College]]. Redford received an honorary [[Doctor of Fine Arts]] from [[Brown University]] at the 240th Commencement exercises on May 25, 2008, with the actor also speaking at the ceremonies.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/05/commence2008hdrecipients |title=Brown University to Confer Seven Honorary Degrees May 25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513072701/http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/05/commence2008hdrecipients |archive-date=May 13, 2009 |access-date=July 15, 2009}}</ref> He was a 2010 recipient of the New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Award Winners|url=http://www.nmartmuseum.org/governors/awards/search.php?view=detail&year=2010&id=264|publisher=New Mexico Museum of Art|access-date=June 27, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109034650/http://www.nmartmuseum.org/governors/awards/search.php?view=detail&year=2010&id=264|archive-date=January 9, 2014}}</ref> On May 24, 2015, Redford delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree from [[Colby College]] in Maine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.colby.edu/commencement/2015/robert-redford/|title=Robert Redford|date=May 24, 2015|website=Commencement|access-date=June 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817093131/http://www.colby.edu/commencement/2015/robert-redford/|archive-date=August 17, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1996, he was awarded the [[National Medal of Arts]] from President [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lifetime Honors: National Medal of Arts |url=http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html |website=nea.gov |access-date=March 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826194408/http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html#96 |archive-date=August 26, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On October 14, 2010, Redford was appointed ''chevalier'' of the [[Légion d'honneur]] by President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2010/10/robert-redford-receives-legion-dhonneur-from-frances-president-sarkozy/ |title=SUNfiltered &#124; Robert Redford Receives "Legion d'Honneur" from France's President Sarkozy |work=sundancechannel.com |date=October 14, 2010 |access-date=May 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312080745/http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2010/10/robert-redford-receives-legion-dhonneur-from-frances-president-sarkozy/ |archive-date=March 12, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On November 22, 2016, President [[Barack Obama]] honored Redford with a [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/11/16/president-obama-names-recipients-presidential-medal-freedom |title=President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom |date=November 16, 2016 |access-date=November 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121161738/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/11/16/president-obama-names-recipients-presidential-medal-freedom |archive-date=January 21, 2017 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2005, he received the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] for his contributions to American culture. The honors recipients are recognized for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts: whether in dance, music, theater, opera, motion pictures or television.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/05/arts/at-kennedy-center-honors-5-more-join-an-elite-circle.html| newspaper=The New York Times| title=At Kennedy Center Honors, 5 More Join an Elite Circle| first=John| last=Files| date=December 5, 2005| access-date=February 11, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529172527/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/05/arts/at-kennedy-center-honors-5-more-join-an-elite-circle.html| archive-date=May 29, 2015| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2008, Redford received [[The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize]], one of the richest prizes in the arts, given annually to "a man or woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind's enjoyment and understanding of life."<ref>{{cite web |title=The Prize |url=http://gishprize.org/prize/ |website=The Dorothy & Lillian Gish Prize |access-date=August 31, 2019}}</ref> The University of Southern California (USC) School of Dramatic Arts announced the first annual ''Robert Redford Award for Engaged Artists'' in 2009. According to the school's website, the award was created "to honor those who have distinguished themselves not only in the exemplary quality, skill and innovation of their work, but also in their public commitment to social responsibility, to increasing awareness of global issues and events, and to inspiring and empowering young people."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theatre.usc.edu/Robert-Redford-award/index.html |title=Robert Redford Award for Engaged Artists |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826023753/http://theatre.usc.edu/Robert-Redford-award/index.html |archive-date=August 26, 2009 |access-date=July 15, 2009}}</ref>