List of awards and nominations received by Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin awards
	Matlin's star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California
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Awards won	8
Nominations	26

American actress Marlee Matlin won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama as well as the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for her screen debut in the 1986 romantic drama film Children of a Lesser God. At age 21, she is the youngest Best Actress winner and was the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award.^[1]^[2]^[3] Since then, Matlin, who is deaf, has received a number of awards and nominations for her acting work, including two additional Golden Globe nominations and four Emmy Award nominations for her television appearances. In 2009, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Matlin has also received honors for her public service on behalf of the deaf, including a national Jefferson Award in 1988. Gallaudet University, a private university that focuses on educating deaf and hard of hearing persons, awarded her an honorary doctorate in 1987.

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1986	Children of a Lesser God	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama	Won
1991	Reasonable Doubts	Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama	Nominated
1992	Reasonable Doubts	Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama	Nominated

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2000	The Practice	Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated
2000	The West Wing	Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1991	Reasonable Doubts	Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series	Nominated
1999	Where the Truth Lies	Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series	Nominated

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1994	Seinfeld: "The Lip Reader"	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
1994	Picket Fences: "Dancing Bandit"	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated
2000	The Practice: "Life Sentence"		Nominated
2004	Law & Order: SVU: "Painless"		Nominated

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1995	Picket Fences	Outstanding Drama Series Cast	Nominated
2022	CODA	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Won

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