Bob Fosse was a dancer, choreographer, theatre and film director.
He directed and choreographed musical works on stage and screen, including the stage musicals The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961), Sweet Charity (1966), Pippin (1972), and Chicago (1975). His films include Sweet Charity (1969), Cabaret (1972), Lenny (1975), All That Jazz (1979), and Star 80 (1983).
Fosse's distinctive style of choreography included turned-in knees and "jazz hands ". He is the only person ever to have won Oscar , Emmy , and Tony awards in the same year (1973). He was nominated for four Academy Awards , winning Best Director for Cabaret (1972) and won the Palme D'Or in 1980 for All That Jazz. He won a record eight Tonys for his choreography for The Pajama Game , Damn Yankees , Redhead , Little Me , Sweet Charity , Pippin , Dancin' , and Big Deal , as well as one for direction for Pippin .
Miscellaneous awards [ edit ]
Year
Category
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
1994
Heritage Award
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Won
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^ "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners" . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved October 2, 2011 .
^ "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners" . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved October 7, 2011 .
^ "BAFTA Awards: Film in 1973" . British Academy Film Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "Bob Fosse" . Golden Globe Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "Bob Fosse" . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved March 22, 2021 .
^ "1955 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1956 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1957 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1958 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1959 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1963 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1964 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1966 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1973 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1976 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1978 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1986 Tony Awards" . Tony Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "International Jury 1984" . Berlin International Film Festival . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "Bodil Prize 1973" . Bodil Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "Bodil Prize 1981" . Bodil Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "Cabaret" . David di Donatello . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "25th DGA Awards" . Directors Guild of America Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "27th DGA Awards" . Directors Guild of America Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "Nominees and Recipients – 1973 Awards" . Drama Desk Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "Nominees and Recipients – 1978 Awards" . Drama Desk Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "Nominees and Recipients – 1986 Awards" . Drama Desk Awards . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "1972 Award Winners" . National Board of Review . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "New York Film Critics Circle Awards" . New York Film Critics Circle . Retrieved July 30, 2023 .