Bob Dylan

Birth Name:

Robert Allen Zimmerman

Birth Place:

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department, Writer, Director, Editor

Received the 1963 Tom Paine Award from the Emergency Civil Liberties Union
Received The Order of Legion d'Honneur from the French government in 2013
Was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016
Was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012
Was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988
Received an honorary degree from Princeton University in 1970
Started performing covers of Little Richard songs in high school with his band The Golden Chords
Quote: "“All I can do is be me, whoever that is․”"
Quote: "“Take care of all your memories․ For you cannot relive them․”"
Best known for his counterculture songs that touched on civil rights and war protests
Appeared in a 2004 advertisement for lingerie company VIctoria's Secret
His song "Blowin' in the Wind" inspired singer Sam Couke to write "A Change Is Gonna Come․"
Performed the harmonica on Harry Belafonte's album "Midnight Special․"

1974Anthony Asquith Award for Film MusicNominated
1974Grammy - Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:Nominated
1978Interfilm AwardWinner
1978Stinker Award - Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!):Winner
2000Sierra Award - Best Song:Winner
2001Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Winner
2001Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Winner
2001Grammy - Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:Nominated
2001OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
2001PFCS Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
2001Golden Satellite Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
2004Golden Satellite Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
2024NYFCO Award - Best Use of Music:Nominated
2024SDFCS Award - Best Use of Music:Winner
2025OFTA Film Award - Best Adapted Song:Nominated

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