List of awards and nominations received by Alan Alda

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Alan Alda.

Alan Alda in M*A*S*H in 1975

Alan Alda is an American actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades including six Primetime Emmy Awards and six Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Grammy Award, and three Tony Awards. He was inducted in the Television Hall of Fame in 1994, and received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018.

For his role as Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the CBS sitcom M*A*S*H (1972–1983) he received two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series out of eleven nominations. He also won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for M*A*S*H. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Senator Arnold Vinick in Aaron Sorkin's NBC political drama The West Wing in 2005.

For his comedic role as a pompous TV producer Lester in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) he received the New York Critics Circle, and the National Board of Review Awards for Best Supporting Actor as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He portrayed Owen Brewster in Martin Scorsese's biographical film The Aviator (2004) earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

He is known for his roles on Broadway receiving Tony Award nominations for his performances in the musical The Apple Tree (1967), the Neil Simon play Jake's Women (1992), and the David Mamet play Glengarry Glen Ross (2005).

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2004	Best Supporting Actor	The Aviator	Nominated	[1]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1990	Best Supporting Actor	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Nominated	[2]
2004	Best Supporting Actor	The Aviator	Nominated	[3]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1973	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H	Nominated	[4]
1974	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series		Won	[5]
	Actor of the Year		Won
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama	6 Rms Riv Vu	Nominated
1975	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H	Nominated	[6]
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Bulletin Board"	Nominated
1976	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H	Nominated	[7]
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "The Kids"	Nominated
1977	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H	Nominated	[8]
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Dear Sigmund"	Won
	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Bulletin Board"	Nominated
1978	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H	Nominated	[9]
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Comrades in Arms, Part I"	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Fallen Idol"	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special	Kill Me if You Can	Nominated
1979	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H	Nominated	[10]
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Dear Sis"	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Inga"	Won
1980	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H	Nominated	[11]
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Dreams"	Nominated
1981	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H	Nominated	[12]
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "The Life You Save"	Nominated
1982	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H	Won	[13]
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Where There's a Will, There's a War"	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Follies of the Living – Concerns of the Dead"	Nominated
1983	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H	Nominated	[14]
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"	Nominated
1994	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries	And the Band Played On	Nominated	[15]
2000	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	ER	Nominated	[16]
2001	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries	Club Land	Nominated	[17]
2005	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	The West Wing	Nominated	[18]
2006	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series		Won	[19]
2009	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	30 Rock	Nominated	[20]
2015	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	The Blacklist	Nominated	[21]

Golden Globe Award

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1969	Most Promising Newcomer – Male	Paper Lion	Nominated	[22]
1972	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical	M*A*S*H	Nominated	[23]
1973	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical		Nominated	[24]
1974	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical		Nominated	[25]
1975	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical		Won	[26]
1976	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical		Won	[27]
1977	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical		Nominated	[28]
1978	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical		Nominated	[29]
1979	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical		Nominated	[30]
	Best Film Actor – Comedy of Musical	Same Time, Next Year	Nominated
1980	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical	M*A*S*H	Won	[31]
1981	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical		Won	[32]
1982	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical		Won	[33]
	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical	The Four Seasons	Nominated
	Best Screenplay – Film		Nominated
1983	Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical	M*A*S*H	Won	[34]
1994	Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film	White Mile	Nominated	[35]

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2008	Spoken Word Album	Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself	Nominated	[36]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Club Land	Nominated	[37]
2004	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	The Aviator	Nominated	[38]
2005	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series	The West Wing	Nominated	[39]
	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
2018	Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award		Won	[40]

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1967	Best Actor in a Musical	The Apple Tree	Nominated
1992	Best Actor in a Play	Jake's Women	Nominated
2005	Best Featured Actor in a Play	Glengarry Glen Ross	Nominated

Other awards

Drama Desk Award

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	Outstanding Ensemble Performance	Glengarry Glen Ross	Won

Directors Guild of America Award

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1977	Outstanding Directorial – Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Dear Sigmund"	Won
1982	Outstanding Directorial – Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "The Life You Save"	Won
1983	Outstanding Directorial – Comedy Series	M*A*S*H: "Where There's a Will, There's a War"	Won

National Board of Review

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1989	Best Supporting Actor	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Won

New York Film Critics Circle

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1989	Best Supporting Actor	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Won

Honorary awards

• Induction into the Television Hall of Fame in 1994^[41][42]
• Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2014
• 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Broadcasters^[43]
• 2021 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) – Section on General Interest in Science and Engineering

Honorary degrees

Alan Alda has been awarded several honorary degrees in recognition of his acting career and promotion of educational initiatives. These include:

Location	Date	School	Degree	Ref.
New Jersey	1974	Saint Peter's University	Doctorate	[44]
New York	1978	Fordham University	Doctorate
New Jersey	1979	Drew University	Doctorate	[45][46]
Connecticut	1983	Wesleyan University	Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA)	[47]
New York	2004	Long Island University	Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)	[48]
Pennsylvania	May 17, 2015	Carnegie Mellon University	Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA)	[49]
Scotland	21 June 2017	University of Dundee	Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)	[50][51]
New York	May 2019	Stony Brook University	Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA)	[52]