I have been fortunate to have been nominated for ten Academy Awards, nine Grammys and four Tonys. I have won two Oscars, a Grammy, and eight Ivor Novello Awards.
On April 20th, 1993, I was honoured at the "Singer's Salute to the Songwriter" evening in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the L.A. Music center. The evening brought an unexpected additional bonus in the form of this unique photograph, representing virtually my entire lifetime of theatrical collaborations. Left to right: Anthony Newley, Frank Wildhorn, Henry Mancini, Ian Fraser and myself. I consider myself blessed and very fortunate to be standing at the end of a row of such formidable talents and long-lasting, loving friends.
| Chronology |
| Awards |
| Academy Award |
| 1982 Oscar: Best Music Score "Victor/Victoria" |
| 1967 Oscar: Best Song "Talk to the Animals" from "Doctor Dolittle" |
| Grammy Award |
| 1962 5th Annual Grammy Awards Song of the Year What Kind of Fool Am I ? Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse, songwriters. |
| Ivor Novello Award |
| 8 Ivor Novello Awards awards, including: My Kind of Girl, What Kind of Fool Am I, and Stop the World I Want to Get Off. |
| Nominations |
| Academy Awards (10) |
| 1991 Academy Awards: Best Song "When You're Alone" from Hook |
| 1990 Academy Awards: Best Song "Somewhere in My Memory" from Home Alone |
| 1986 Academy Awards: Best Song "Life in a Looking Glass" from That's Life |
| 1982 Academy Awards: Adaptation and Original Score Victor/Victoria |
| 1971 Academy Awards: Adaptation and Original Score Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory |
| 1970 Academy Awards: Song - Original for the Picture |
| 1970 Academy Awards: Song – Original for the Picture "Thank You Very Much" from Scrooge |
| 1969 Academy Awards: Original Music Score Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
| 1967 Academy Awards: Original Music Score Doctor Dolittle |
| 1967 Academy Awards: Best Song "Talk to the Animals" from Doctor Dolittle |
| Tony Awards (4) |
| 1997 Best Book of a Musical Jekyll & Hyde |
| 1965 Tony Award: Best Composer and Lyricist The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd With Anthony Newley |
| 1963 Tony Award: Best Composer and Lyricist Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse |
| 1963 Tony Award: Best Author of a Musical Stop the World - I Want to Get Off |
| Grammy Awards (9) |
| 9 Grammy Award nominations |
| Honours |
| 1989 Inducted into the American Songwriters Hall of Fame only the fourth Englishman to be so honoured – after Noel Coward, John Lennon and Paul McCartney |
| 1989 British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors: Kennedy Award for consistent excellence in British songwriting |