BAFTA 1963 to 1999
Television light entertainment - Individual award - 1963
Best light entertainment personality - 1969
Best light entertainment performance - 1970
BAFTA Special Award - 1971
Best light entertainment performance - 1972
Best light entertainment performance - 1973
Best light entertainment performance - 1974
Best light entertainment programme/series - 1976
Best light entertainment programme/series - 1977
Fellowship award - 1999
Variety Club of Great Britain 1964 to 1978
Showbusiness Peronalities of the year - 1964
Other awards also came in 1974, 1976 and 1978.
Pipe Smoker Of The Year - 1970
Eric was awarded Pip Smoker of the Year before it was considered bad to smoke!
Radio Awards - 1971 to 1973
Radio Industries awards - 1971 to 1973
Radio Industries Organisation 1971, 1972
Radio Industries Club voted Morecambe & Wise the BBC TV show of the year 1973.
Madame Tussaud’s Wax Figures - 1972
Wax figures of Eric and Ern were unveiled on Friday 11th February 1972.
They remained on show for 5 years and taken down in 1977.
Eric and Ern Awarded OBE - Nov 24th 1974
Eric and Ern arrived at Buckingham Palace to receive their OBEs.
Freedom of the city
1976 The Freedom of the City of London.
Honorary Degree 1977
In July 1977 Eric was presented with an Honorary Degree from Princess Alexandra by The University of Lancaster.
A treasured possession of personal achievement.
Plaques 1995 to 2013
Plaques have been erected around the country to honour both Eric and Ern.
19th May 2013 a plaque was erected at Teddington Studios.
14th May 1995 a plaque was erected at 85 Torrington Park London.
11th May 1997 a plaque was erected to honour Eric at Teddington studios.
On the 10th October 1999 two plaques were unveiled at BBC TV Center, one for each of them.
1999 and two plaques were put up on each of the houses where Eric lived in Morecambe.
See Eric's Morecambe.
British Genius Statue - 1977
To celebrate British Genuis, a huge fibre glass statue was erected in Battersea Park, London.
It was removed after the event and went missing for some time.
Where is it now?
Eric statue in Morecambe - 1999
On July 23rd 1999, the Queen unveiled a bronze statue of Eric in his home town of Morecambe.
More about the statue.
Funniest person of the 20th Century - 1999
Eric was voted the funniest person of the 20th Century in 1999 via an internet poll.
Winning with 26% of the votes ahead of John Cleese and Tommy Cooper.
Thanks for the Sunshine - Sep 26th 1999
A tribute day honouring 43 years of comedy from British TV greats Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. A plaque calling the duo "the century's finest double-act"
was unveiled at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, where they filmed some of their 1960s movies.
Joan Morecambe said she was delighted to be awarding her husband yet another accolade. Doreen Wise said she had shed a few tears during the day,
saying "Eric and Ernie worked so hard but they've had an everlasting effect on British comedy."
4th Greatest Comedy Act Ever - 2005
In a 2005 comedian's comedian poll, he was voted 4th greatest comedy act ever. Just in front of him were (in reverse order) Woody Allen, John Cleese and Peter Cook.
Iconic Glasses Wearer - January 2009
In January 2009 Specsavers conducted a poll to find the most iconic glasses wearer in the World. Eric made it in to number five behind..
in reverse order. 4 Gok Wan, 3 Dame Edna, 2 John Lennon, 1 Elton John. We can understand Elton, John and Dame Edna... but Gok... c'mon!!!
Ernie Wise Statue - March 2010
On the 4th March 2010, Doreen Wise unveiled the statue of Ernie in Morley, Leeds.
More about the statue.
Influential - Feb 2012
A commissioned poll by TV channel Dave for the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2012 put Morecambe and Wise in second place as Most influential comedian
of all time. Just beating Eric and Ern was Billy Connolly. Others in the list included Victoria Wood, Eddie Izzard and Ben Elton.
Blackpool Waxworks 2011
New wax figures were unveiled in Blackpool on 11th August 2011.
More details here.
Teddington Studios Plaque
A plaque celebrating 40 years of Eric and Ern on television was unveiled at Teddington Studios.
See images from the event.
Blackpool Bronze Statue 2016
A new statue of Eric and Ern was unveiled in Blackpool.
Moew details here.