List of awards and nominations received by Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer who has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards and seven Golden Globe Awards. She is one of the few performers to have been nominated for the four major American entertainment awards (EGOT).^[1]

Lily Tomlin awards and nominations

Tomlin at the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 0 1 Daytime Emmy Awards 1 5 Golden Globe Awards 0 7 Grammy Awards 1 5 Primetime Emmy Awards 6 25 Screen Actors Guild Awards 0 6 Tony Awards 2 2
Totals[a]
Wins	46
Nominations	109
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Tomlin's breakout role was on the variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1969 until 1973,^[2] which earned her one Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She received four nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording, winning once for the 1971 comedy album This Is a Recording. She won her first two Emmy Awards for the 1973 CBS special Lily, in the categories of Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special and Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special.

In 1975, Robert Altman cast Tomlin in the satirical musical film Nashville, who at the time had no prior film experience, having worked exclusively in television.^[3] Her performance earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, two Golden Globe Awards including Best Supporting Actress and New Star of the Year, and wins at the National Society of Film Critics and New York Film Critics Circle awards. She had her subsequent film role in The Late Show (1977), which was a critical success,^[4] with Tomlin winning the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival and being nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical. In 1985, Tomlin starred in the one-woman Broadway show The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, written by her long-time life partner, writer/producer Jane Wagner.^[5] The production won her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, two Drama Desk Awards, a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award. She then won the 1995 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for her voice acting in the animated series The Magic School Bus (1994–97) and had a recurring role in the political drama series The West Wing (1999–2006),^[6] that earned her three nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2015, she starred opposite to Jane Fonda in the successful comedy series Grace and Frankie (2015–2022),^[7] for which she received four consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

For her lifetime achievements, Tomlin was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, the TCA Career Achievement Award and a medallion at the Kennedy Center Honors.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1976	Best Supporting Actress	Nashville	Nominated	[8]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1976	Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles	Nashville	Nominated	[9]
1978	Best Actress in a Leading Role	The Late Show	Nominated	[10]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Daytime Emmy Awards
1985	Outstanding Performer in a Children's Program	Pryor's Place	Nominated	[11]
1995	Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program	The Magic School Bus	Won	[12]
1996			Nominated	[13]
1997			Nominated	[14]
1998			Nominated	[15]
Primetime Emmy Awards
1971	Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Variety Program	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Nominated	[16]
1972	Outstanding Achievement by a Performer in Music or Variety		Nominated
1973			Nominated
	Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music	The Lily Tomlin Show	Nominated
1974	Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special	Lily (1973 special)	Won
	Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special		Won
1975	Outstanding Special – Comedy-Variety or Music	Lily (1974 special)	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special		Nominated
1976	Outstanding Special – Comedy-Variety or Music	Lily Tomlin	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special		Won
1978		The Paul Simon Special	Won
1981	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program	Lily: Sold Out	Won
1984	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	Live... And in Person	Nominated
1993	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special	The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe	Nominated
	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program		Nominated
1994	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special	And the Band Played On	Nominated
	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	Growing Up Funny	Nominated
1996	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Homicide: Life on the Street	Nominated
	Outstanding Informational Special	The Celluloid Closet	Nominated
2010	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Damages	Nominated
2013	Outstanding Voice-Over Performance	An Apology to Elephants	Won
2015	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Grace and Frankie	Nominated
2016			Nominated
2017			Nominated
2018			Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1972	Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Nominated	[17]
1976	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Nashville	Nominated
	New Star of the Year – Actress		Nominated
1978	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical	The Late Show	Nominated
1985		All of Me	Nominated
1994	Special Achievement Award for Ensemble Cast (non-competitive)	Short Cuts	Recipient	[18]
2016	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical	Grandma	Nominated	[17]
	Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical	Grace and Frankie	Nominated

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1972	Best Comedy Recording	This Is a Recording	Won	[19]
1973		And That's the Truth	Nominated
1976		Modern Scream	Nominated
1979		On Stage	Nominated
2005	Best Spoken Word Album	The World According to Mr. Rogers	Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2003	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	The West Wing	Nominated	[20]
	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series		Nominated
2002			Nominated	[21]
2017	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Grace and Frankie	Nominated	[22]
2018			Nominated	[23]
2019			Nominated	[24]

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1977	Special Tony Award		Won	[25]
1986	Best Actress in a Play	The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe	Won	[26]

Honours

Kennedy Center Honors

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Kennedy Center Honors	Honoree	Won	[27]

Peabody Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1996	Area of Excellence	The Celluloid Closet	Won	[28]
		Edith Ann's Christmas - Just Say Noël	Won
2023	Career Achievement Award	Honoree	Won	[29]

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2003	Mark Twain Prize	Honoree	Won	[30]

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Life Achievement Award	Honoree	Won	[31]

Miscellaneous awards

Awards and nominations received by Lily Tomlin

Award	Year[a]	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards	2016	—	Actress Defying Age and Ageism	Won[b]	[32]
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards	2005	I Heart Huckabees	Best Actress	Nominated	[33]
	2016	Grandma		Won	[34]
	2022	Grace and Frankie	Best Actress (TV/Streaming)	Nominated	[35]
		—	Career Achievement Award	Won
American Comedy Awards	1987	—	Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic	Won	[36]
		—	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won
	1988	—	Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic	Won	[37]
	1989	Big Business	Funniest Leading Actress in a Motion Picture	Nominated	[38]
		—	Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic	Nominated
	1991	An Evening with... Friends of the Environment	Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special	Won	[39]
	1992	The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe	Funniest Leading Actress in a Motion Picture	Won	[40]
	1994	The Beverly Hillbillies		Nominated	[41]
		Short Cuts	Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Won	[42]
	1996	Blue in the Face		Nominated	[43]
	1997	Flirting with Disaster		Nominated	[44]
		The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards	Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special	Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival Awards	1977	The Late Show	Silver Bear for Best Actress	Won	[45]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2007	A Prairie Home Companion	Best Acting Ensemble	Nominated	[46]
	2016	Grandma	Best Actress in a Comedy	Nominated	[47]
Dorian Awards	2014	—	Timeless Star Award	Won	[48]
	2016	Grace and Frankie	TV Performance of the Year – Actress	Nominated
Drama Desk Awards	1986	The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe	Outstanding Actress in a Play	Won	[49]
			Unique Theatrical Experience	Won
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards	2015	Grandma	Best Actress	Nominated	[50]
Gotham Awards	2006	A Prairie Home Companion	Best Ensemble Cast	Nominated	[51]
	2015	Grandma	Best Actress	Nominated	[52]
Independent Spirit Awards	1992	The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe	Best Female Lead	Nominated	[53]
	1997	Flirting with Disaster	Best Supporting Female	Nominated
LA Film Festival Awards	2015	—	Spirit of Independence Award	Won	[54]
National Society of Film Critics Awards	1975	Nashville	Best Supporting Actress	Won	[55]
New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards	1986	The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe	Special Citation[c]	Won	[56]
New York Film Critics Circle Awards	1976	Nashville	Best Supporting Actress	Won	[57]
New York Women in Film & Television Awards	1985	—	Muse Award	Won	[58]
Outer Critics Circle Awards	1986	The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe	Outstanding Actress in a Play	Won	[59]
Provincetown International Film Festival Awards	2000	—	Lily Award	Won	[60]
Satellite Awards	2006	A Prairie Home Companion	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Nominated	[61]
	2016	Grace and Frankie	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Nominated
Saturn Awards	1982	The Incredible Shrinking Woman	Best Actress	Nominated	[62]
Seattle International Film Festival Awards	1991	The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe	Best Actress	Won	[63]
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards	1979	Moment by Moment	Worst Actress	Nominated	[64]
			Worst On-Screen Couple[d]	Won
TCA Awards	2016	—	TCA Career Achievement Award	Won	[65]
US Comedy Festival Awards	2002	—	Career Tribute	Won	[66]
Venice Film Festival Awards	1993	Short Cuts	Special Volpi Cup for Ensemble Cast	Won	[67]
Women Film Critics Circle Awards	2015	—	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won	[68]
Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards	1992	—	Crystal Award	Won	[69]
	2003	—	Lucy Award	Won
Women's Image Network Awards	2012	Eastbound & Down	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated	[70]
	2015	Grandma	Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film	Won	[71]

Notes

1. Indicates the year of ceremony.
2. Tied with Charlotte Rampling
3. Shared with Jane Wagner
4. Shared with John Travolta

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External links

• Awards for Lily Tomlin at IMDb