List of accolades received by The Miracle Worker

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Play (1959)

Organizations

OrganizationCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Tony Awards [1] Best Actress in a Leading Role – Play Anne Bancroft Won
Best Direction – Play Arthur Penn Won
Best Play Won
Best Producer - Play Fred Coe Won
Best Scenic Design - Play George Jenkins Nominated
Best Stage Technician John WaltersWon
Theatre World Award Patty Duke Won

Film (1962)

Organizations

OrganizationCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Academy Awards [2] Best Director Arthur Penn Nominated
Best Actress in a Leading Role Anne Bancroft Won
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Patty Duke Won
Best Screenplay – Adapted William Gibson Nominated
Best Costume Design – Black-and-White Ruth Morley Nominated
BAFTA Awards [3] Best Film from any Source Nominated
Best Foreign Actress in a Leading Role Anne BancroftWon
Golden Globe Awards [4] Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama Anne BancroftNominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Patty DukeNominated
Best Film – Drama Nominated

Guilds

GuildCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Belgian Film Critics Association Grand Prix Arthur Penn Won
Directors Guild of America [5] Outstanding Directing Arthur Penn Nominated
Writers Guild of America Best Written American Drama William Gibson Nominated

Film festivals

FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
San Sebastián Film Festival Prize San Sebastián: Best Actress [6] Anne BancroftWon
OCIC AwardArthur PennWon

Television film (1979)

Organizations

OrganizationCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Emmy Awards Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role – Limited Series or Special [7] Patty Duke Won
Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role – Limited Series or Special [7] Melissa Gilbert Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography – Limited Series or Special [8] Ted Voigtlander Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling [9] Larry Germain and Donna Barrett GilbertWon
Outstanding Special – Comedy or Drama [10] Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Film Made for Television [11] Nominated

Guilds

OrganizationCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
American Cinema Editors Best Editing – Television SpecialGerald Lee TaylorNominated
Directors Guild of America [12] Outstanding Directing – Special/Television Film/Actuality Paul Aaron Nominated

Television film (2000)

Organizations

OrganizationCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Young Artist Awards [13] Best Young Actress (age ten or under) – Television Film Hallie Kate Eisenberg Nominated

Guilds

OrganizationCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing, Television Film and Specials – Dialogue & ADRJohn Benson, John Green and Sonya HenryNominated

References

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  4. "Miracle Worker, The". Golden Globes. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  5. "1962". www.dga.org. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  6. SSIFF. "San Sebastian Film Festival". sansebastianfestival. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
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  8. "Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Series Or A Special 1980 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  9. "Outstanding Achievement In Hairstyling 1980 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  10. "Outstanding Drama Or Comedy Special 1980 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  11. "Awards Database". Golden Globes. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  12. "1979". www.dga.org. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  13. "22nd Annual Awards". www.youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2025-09-30.