Ron Howard

8 Nominations
2 Wins

Ronald “Ron” Howard (born March 1, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma) started acting as a child on the television series The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968), as a teenager on TV’s Happy Days (1974-1980) with Henry Winkler. He acted in movies like American Graffiti (1973) by George Lucas and The Shootist (1976) with John Wayne. He directed and starred in Grand Theft Auto (1977) then became a prolific movie director. He directed Splash (1984) with Tom Hanks, Cocoon (1985) with Don Ameche, Parenthood (1989) with Steve Martin, Far and Away (1992) with Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, Apollo 13 (1995), Dr.  Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) with Jim Carrey, The Missing (2003), Frost/Nixon (2008), Rush (2013), In the Heart of the Sea (2015). Howard directed Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Cinderella Man (2005), Tom Hanks in the film adaptations of the novels by Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code (2006), Angels & Demons (2009), Inferno (2016). He directed Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Hillbilly Elegy (2020) with Glenn Close and Amy Adams, Thirteen Lives (2022). Howard directed documentaries like The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016), Pavarotti (2019).

Golden Globe Awards

Awards Database

1999 Winner

1999 Winner

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture
From the Earth to the Moon

1978 Winner

1978 Winner

Best Television Actor - Musical/Comedy Series
Happy Days

2009 Nominee

2009 Nominee

Best Director - Motion Picture
Frost/Nixon

2005 Nominee

2005 Nominee

Best Musical/Comedy Series
Arrested Development

2004 Nominee

2004 Nominee

Best Musical/Comedy Series
Arrested Development

2002 Nominee

2002 Nominee

Best Director - Motion Picture
A Beautiful Mind

1996 Nominee

1996 Nominee

Best Director - Motion Picture
Apollo 13

1977 Nominee

1977 Nominee

Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
Shootist, The