despite uneven critical reception, both then and now, kramer's body of work has received many awards, including 16 academy awards and 80 nominations, and he was nominated nine times as either producer or director. in 1961, he received the irving g. thalberg memorial award. in 1963, he was a member of the jury at the 3rd moscow international film festival. in 1998, he was awarded the first naacp vanguard award in recognition of "the strong social themes that ran through his body of work". in 2002, the stanley kramer award was created, to be awarded to recipients whose work "dramatically illustrates provocative social issues".