Religious & Cultural Awards

  • Al Malaikah Temple Shrine, an award in which Cecil B. DeMille was appointed “Ambassador-at-large for his outstanding contribution to the motion-picture industry bringing honor and pride to the nobility”
  • American Jewish Congress, 1957
  • B’nai B’rith Award for “contributing to spiritual brotherhood and good interfaith relations,” 1957
  • Breakfast Club, a Silver Cup Award to Cecil B. DeMille for “his great gift to mankind, The King of Kings
  • Christian Herald Magazine, in conjunction with the Protestant Motion Picture Council, the Award for the Picture of the Month, Samson and Delilah, December 1949
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Scroll of Honor, November 18, 1949
  • City Council of the City of Los Angeles, a resolution commending Mr. DeMille for having re-stated to the world man’s basic code of conduct towards his fellow man and towards his God in The Ten Commandments
  • Festival of Faith and Freedom, the David Award for creative leadership in bringing the Bible to the world
  • Freedoms Foundation
  • General Federation of Women’s Clubs, a citation to Mr. Cecil B. DeMille for the motion picture which had the best educational influence, The Ten Commandments, June 1957
  • Lambs Club, 1958
  • Maryland State Council of American Jewish Congress, 1957
  • Mount Sinai Hospital and Clinic, 1956
  • National Honorary Society for Architecture and the Allied Arts, 1952
  • National School Boards, 1957
  • National Right to Work Committee
  • National Women’s League of the United Synagogue of America, 1956
  • Parents Magazine, 1949, 1952
  • Religious Heritage of America, Inc., 1958
  • Order of the Holy Sepulchre