Judith Jamison - Awards

Awards

• Youngest person ever to receive The Dance USA Award (1998)

• New York State Governor’s Arts Award (1998)

• Kennedy Center Honors for her contribution to American culture through dance (1999)

• A prime time Emmy Award and an American Choreography Award for her work on the PBS Documentary “A Hymn for Alvin Ailey” (1999)

• National Medal of Arts (2001)

• Honored by the National Theater of Ghana (2002)

• The Paul Robeson Award from the Actors’ Equity Association (2004)

• Bessie Award for her commitment to development in dance and the arts (2007)

• The BET Honors Award – a tribute to the achievement of leading African Americans (2009)

• Listed in the TIME 100: The World’s Most Influential People (2009)

• Congressional Black Caucus’ Phoenix Award (2010)

• The Handel Medallion (2010)