Redigerer Sidney Poitier (avsnitt)

== Premier og utmerkelser ==
Poitier har en stjerne på [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. I 1974 ble han utnevnt til [[Order of the British Empire|Knight Commander of the British Empire]]. I 1999 ble han kåret til tidenes 22. [[AFI's 100 Years…100 Stars|største mannlige filmlegende]] av [[Det amerikanske filminstituttet]].<ref name=":7">{{Kilde www|url=http://www.afi.com/100Years/stars.aspx|tittel=AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars|besøksdato=2016-07-28|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113043532/http://www.afi.com/100years/stars.aspx|arkiv-dato=2013-01-13|språk=engelsk|utgiver=[[Det amerikanske filminstituttet]]|url-status=død}}</ref>
* 1958 [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]] for [[BAFTA|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] for ''The Defiant Ones''
* 1958 [[Sølvbjørnen]] for Beste skuespiller ([[Filmfestivalen i Berlin|Berlin Filmfestival]]) for ''The Defiant Ones''
* 1963 [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award|Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama]] for ''Lilies of the Field''
* 1963 Sølvbjørnen for Beste skuesoiller ([[Filmfestivalen i Berlin|Berlin Filmfestival]]) for ''Lilies of the Field''
* 1964 [[Academy Award]] (Oscar) for [[Academy Award|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] for ''Lilies of the Field''
* 1974 [[Order of the British Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (KBE)
* 1982 [[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award]]<ref>[http://www.goldenglobes.org/cecil80/ Hollywood Foreign Press Association – Cecil B. DeMille Award]  {{Wayback|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/cecil80/ |date=20121006100010 }} Jan 2015]</ref> 
* 1992 AFI Life Achievement Award
* 1995 Kennedy Center Honors
* 1999 SAG Life Achievement Award
* 2000 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for ''The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn''
* 2001 NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award
* 2001 [[Grammy Award]] for Best Spoken Word Album – Rick Harris, John Runnette (produsenter) og Sidney Poitier for ''The Measure of a Man''
* 2002 [[Academy Honorary Award|Honorary Oscar]] – "For his extraordinary performances and unique presence on the screen and for representing the industry with dignity, style and intelligence"
* 2009 [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Names-Medal-of-Freedom-Recipients/ "President Obama Names Medal of Freedom Recipients"] {{Wayback|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Names-Medal-of-Freedom-Recipients/ |date=20091215034234 }}, White House Office of the Press Secretary, July 30, 2009</ref>
* 2011 Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala Tribute<ref>[https://archive.today/20120911002009/http://www.societyhae.com/profiles/blogs/film-society-of-lincoln-1/ "Film Society of Lincoln Center honors the life and career of Sidney Poitier"], Lincoln Center of the Performing Arts, May 2, 2011</ref> 
* 2016 [[BAFTA]] Fellowship