Accolades Earned by a
Real-Life Cowboy & Actor
Barry Corbin has received numerous accolades throughout his incredible career. Aside from the obvious ones for his acting talent, Corbin has also been honored for his humanitarian deeds and his efforts on behalf of the numerous charities he’s involved in.
2020
Culver City Film Festival Winner for “Magic Max”
2019
Texas Trail of Fame Inductee – Fort Worth Stockyards
2018
Inducted into “The Hall of Great Western Performers” – Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum
Best Actor
Lady Filmmakers Film Festival winner for his performance in the feature film “Farmer of The Year”
Best Actor
Woods Hole Film Festival winner for his performance in the feature film “Farmer of The Year”
2016
Lifetime Achievement Award
49th WorldFest International Film Festival
2015
Best Supporting Actor
Red Dirt International Film Festival winner for his performance in the feature film “Windsor”
2014
Inducted into “The National Multicultural Museums’ Hall of Fame”
2008
Golden Derby Award
For “No Country for Old Men”
2000
Character Actor Award
Presented by The Cripple Creek Film Festival in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
1999
Lifetime Achievement Award
Presented by The Gold Camp Film Festival in historic Cripple Creek, Colorado.
1996
Certificate of Merit
Conferred by Marc H. Morial, Mayor of New Orleans, for Outstanding Service.
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards
1995
Outstanding Informational Special
Moon Shot (1994)
1994
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Northern Exposure (1990) For playing “Maurice Minnifield”
1993
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Northern Exposure (1990) For playing “Maurice Minnifield”
1995
Barry Corbin Day
The Will Rogers Memorial Commission, and the Will Rogers Heritage, Inc. Claremore and Oologah, Oklahoma, declared November 1995, as “Barry Corbin Day” at the Dog Iron Ranch and Will Rogers Memorial.
Nominee Primetime Emmy
For Outstanding Informational Special
Moon Shot (1994)
Shared with:
David Hoffman (executive producer)
Kirk Wolfinger (director)
Rushmore DeNooyer (producer: 3rd hour/chief writer)
Dana Rae Warren (writer/producer: 1st hour)
Aaron Fischer (producer: 2nd hour)
Dan Gordon-Levitt (producer: 2nd hour)
Jim Ohm (producer: 3rd hour)
Sarah Kerruish (writer/producer: 4th hour)
Pat Mitchell (executive producer for tbsp)
John Savage (executive producer for tbsp)
Vivian Schiller (supervising producer for tbsp)
Christa McAuliffe Award
Presented by The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium Foundation on Saturday, July 8, 1995 in Concorde, New Hampshire.
The science education award honors a public figure who exemplifies, both personally and professionally, the potential within all human beings. Coordinator Alice King said she asks celebrities who have some aerospace-connection, but also whose intellect and heart are “bigger than their ego” and people who had to “reach for the stars” in their careers.
1994
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Barry Corbin was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Comedy Television Series Northern Exposure.
Nominee Primetime Emmy
For Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Northern Exposure (1990) for playing “Maurice Minnifield”
1993
Nominee Primetime Emmy
For Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Northern Exposure (1990) for playing “Maurice Minnifield”
1992
Buffalo Bill Award
For “Outstanding Contribution to Quality Family Entertainment In the Cody Tradition.”
Western Heritage Wrangler Award
At the National Cowboy Hall Of Fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for his role of Charlie McCloud in Louis L’Amour’s “Conagher.”
1985
Walk of Fame (Lubbock, TX) bronze plaques honor people from the West Texas area who have made significant contributions in the field of music and entertainment such as Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings, Tanya Tucker, Mac Davis, Jimmy Dean, G.W. Bailey and Roy Orbison.