List of awards and nominations received by Maggie Smith

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Dame Maggie Smith awards
Smith in 1995 Totals Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 2 6 AHFF Awards 1 1 American Comedy Award 0 1 American Movie Awards 0 1 BAFTA Film Awards 5 13 BAFTA TV Awards 0 5 BIF Awards 0 1 BPG Awards 0 2 CFCA Awards 0 1 Critics' Choice Awards 1 2 DFWFCA Awards 0 1 Drama Desks 0 1 Emmy Awards (Primetime) 4 9 EF Awards 0 2 Evening Standard British Film Awards 4 4 Evening Standard Theatre Awards 6 6 FFCC Awards 1 1 Golden Globes 3 12 Helpmann Awards 1 1 KCFCC Awards 3 3 Laurel Awards 0 2 LADCC Awards 1 1 MCTF Awards 0 3 NBR Awards 1 1 NSFC Awards 0 4 NYFC Awards 0 4 NYFCO Awards 1 1 Olivier Awards 0 6 OFTA Awards 1 11 OFCS Awards 1 2 OCC Awards 2 2 People's Choice 0 2 PFCS Awards 0 3 RTS Awards 1 1 SDFCS Awards 0 1 Satellite Awards 3 5 Saturn Awards 0 2 SAG Awards 5 13 SFCA Awards 1 1 TFF Awards 1 1 Tony Awards 1 3 TV Guide Awards 0 2 TVTimes Awards 1 1 UFCA Awards 1 4 Variety Club Drama 3 3 Whatsonstage.com Awards 1 3 WFCC Awards 2 2
Awards won	58
Nominations	158

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Maggie Smith .

Dame Maggie Smith was an English actor known for her extensive roles on stage and screen. She has received numerous accolades as well as two Academy Awards, five BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Primetime Emmy Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. ^[1] Smith is one of only 14 actresses to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting winning the highest accolades for film, television and theatre. ^[2]

For her roles on film she won two Academy Awards, her first for the Best Actress for playing the title role in the British drama film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and her second for the Best Supporting Actress portraying an Oscar loser in the anthology comedy California Suite (1978). She was Oscar-nominated for her roles in Othello (1965), Travels with My Aunt (1972), A Room with a View (1985), and Gosford Park (2001).

On stage, she gained acclaim for her roles on Broadway and the West End. For the former she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for playing Lettice Douffet in the Peter Shaffer play Lettice and Lovage (1990). She was Tony-nominated for her roles in the Noël Coward play Private Lives (1975) and the Tom Stoppard play Night and Day (1980). She was nominated for six Laurence Olivier Awards for her work in the West End.

Smith gained renewed attention and popularity for her role as Violet Crawley, The Dowager Countess of Grantham in the PBS historical drama series Downton Abbey from 2010 to 2015. For her performance she received numerous accoaldes as well as three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for playing an eccentric novelist in the HBO film My House in Umbria (2003). She was Emmy-nominated for her roles in the Great Performances PBS presentation of Suddenly Last Summer (1990), the BBC series David Copperfield (1999), and the BBC Two film Capturing Mary (2007).

Other significant awards include and a record six Best Actress Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Overall in her career she has won 58 competitive awards from 157 nominations. She has also received numerous honorary awards, including the BAFTA Special Award (1993), ^[1] the BAFTA Fellowship (1996), ^[1] and the Special Olivier Award (2010). She was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972. She was later made a Dame in 1990 and received the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2014.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards
1965	Best Supporting Actress	Othello	Nominated	[3]
1969	Best Actress	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	Won	[4]
1972		Travels with My Aunt	Nominated	[5]
1978	Best Supporting Actress	California Suite	Won	[6]
1986		A Room with a View	Nominated	[7]
2001		Gosford Park	Nominated	[8]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1958	Most Promising Newcomer	Nowhere to Go	Nominated	[1]
1965	Best British Actress	Young Cassidy	Nominated	[1]
1969	Best Actress	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	Won	[1]
1978	Best Supporting Actress	Death on the Nile	Nominated	[1]
1979	Best Actress	California Suite	Nominated	[1]
1981		Quartet	Nominated	[1]
1984		A Private Function	Won	[1]
1986		A Room with a View	Won	[1]
1988		The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne	Won	[1]
1993	Best Supporting Actress	The Secret Garden	Nominated	[1]
1999		Tea with Mussolini	Won	[1]
2001		Gosford Park	Nominated	[1]
2015	Best Actress	The Lady in the Van	Nominated	[1]
British Academy Television Awards
1984	Best Actress	All for Love : "Mrs. Silly"	Nominated	[1]
1989		Talking Heads : "Bed Among the Lentils"	Nominated	[1]
1993		Screen Two : "Memento Mori"	Nominated	[1]
2000		David Copperfield	Nominated	[1]
2012	Best Supporting Actress	Downton Abbey	Nominated	[1]
Non-Competitive Awards
1993	BAFTA Special Award	—	Honored	[1]
1996	BAFTA Fellowship		Honored	[1]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1993	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special	Great Performances : "Suddenly, Last Summer"	Nominated	[9]
2000	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie	David Copperfield	Nominated	[10]
2003	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special	My House in Umbria	Won	[11]
2010		Capturing Mary	Nominated	[12]
2011	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie	Downton Abbey	Won	[13]
2012	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series		Won	[14]
2013			Nominated	[15]
2014			Nominated	[16]
2016			Won	[17]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Golden Globe Awards
1963	New Star of the Year – Actress	The V.I.P.s	Nominated	[18]
1965	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama	Othello	Nominated	[18]
1969		The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	Nominated	[18]
1972	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical	Travels with My Aunt	Nominated	[18]
1978		California Suite	Won [D]	[18]
1986	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	A Room with a View	Won	[18]
2001		Gosford Park	Nominated	[18]
2003	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	My House in Umbria	Nominated	[18]
2011	Best Supporting Actress – Television	Downton Abbey	Nominated	[18]
2012			Won	[18]
	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical	Quartet	Nominated	[18]
2015		The Lady in the Van	Nominated	[18]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2001	Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture	Gosford Park	Won [A]	[19]
2011	Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie	Downton Abbey	Nominated	[20]
2012	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated	[21]
	Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series		Won [M]
	Outstanding Supporting Actress	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Nominated
	Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated [B]
2013	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Downton Abbey	Won	[22]
	Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series		Nominated [M]
2014			Won [M]	[23]
	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated
2015			Nominated	[24]
	Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series		Won [M]
2016			Nominated [M]	[25]

Olivier Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Laurence Olivier Awards
1981	Actress of the Year in a New Play	Virginia	Nominated	[26]
1985	Comedy Performance of the Year	The Way of the World	Nominated	[27]
1987	Actress of the Year	Lettice and Lovage / Coming in to Land	Nominated	[28]
1994	Best Comedy Performance	The Importance of Being Earnest	Nominated	[29]
1998	Best Actress	A Delicate Balance	Nominated	[30]
2000		The Lady in the Van	Nominated	[31]
Other awards
2010	The Society Special	—	Honored

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Tony Awards
1975	Best Actress in a Play	Private Lives	Nominated	[32]
1980		Night and Day	Nominated	[33]
1990		Lettice and Lovage	Won	[34]

Other theatre awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Drama Desk Awards	1975	Outstanding Actress in a Play	Private Lives	Nominated
Evening Standard Theatre Awards	1962	Best Actress	The Private Ear / The Public Eye (one-act double-bill)	Won	[35]
	1970		Hedda Gabler	Won	[35]
	1981		Virginia	Won
	1984		The Way of the World	Won
	1994		Three Tall Women	Won
	2013	Theatre Icon Award	—	Honored
	2019	Best Actress	A German Life	Won	[36]
Gershwin Theatre Awards	1994	American Theater Hall of Fame	—	Honored
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards	1970	Best Performance	Three Sisters	Won [E]
Outer Critics Circle Awards	1975	Best Performance [L]	Private Lives	Won
	1990	Best Actress – Play	Lettice and Lovage	Won

Film critics' awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Chicago Film Critics Association	2001	Best Supporting Actress	Gosford Park	Nominated [A]
Critics' Choice Awards	2001	Best Acting Ensemble		Won [A]
	2012		The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Nominated [B]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	2001	Best Supporting Actress	Gosford Park	Nominated [A]
Evening Standard British Film Awards	1979	Best Actress	California Suite	Won
	1981		Quartet	Won
	1988		The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne	Won [C]
	2015		The Lady in the Van	Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	2001	Best Ensemble Cast	Gosford Park	Won [A]
Kansas City Film Critics Circle	1978	Best Supporting Actress	California Suite	Won
	1986		A Room with a View	Won
	2001		Gosford Park	Won
London Film Critics' Circle	2016	Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts	—	Honored
National Board of Review	1996	Best Acting by an Ensemble	The First Wives Club	Won [F]
National Society of Film Critics Awards	1969	Best Actress	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	3rd Place [G]
	1978		California Suite	4th Place
		Best Supporting Actress		3rd Place
	2001		Gosford Park	Runner-up
New York Film Critics Circle	1969	Best Actress	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	3rd Place
	1978	Best Supporting Actress	California Suite	Runner-up
	1987	Best Actress	The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne	3rd Place [J]
	2001	Best Supporting Actress	Gosford Park	Runner-up
New York Film Critics Online	2001			Won
Online Film Critics Society	2001	Best Ensemble		Won [A]
		Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society	2001	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
		Best Acting Ensemble		Nominated [A]
	2002		Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Nominated [L]
San Diego Film Critics Society	2001	Best Supporting Actress	Gosford Park	Runner-up
Utah Film Critics Association	1969	Best Actress	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	Won
	1972		Travels with My Aunt	Nominated
	1986	Best Supporting Actress	A Room with a View	Runner-up
	2001		Gosford Park	Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle Awards	2012	Women's Work – Best Ensemble	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Won [P]
		Best Comedic Actress		Won

Miscellaneous awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Actors Hall of Fame Foundation Awards	2014	Actors Hall of Fame	—	Honored
Alfred Toepfer Stiftung Awards	1991	Shakespeare Prize		Honored
American Comedy Awards	1993	Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Sister Act	Nominated
American Movie Awards	1980	Best Supporting Actress	California Suite	Nominated
Avenue of Stars	2000	Star	—	Honored
Bodleian Library	2016	Bodley Medal		Honored
British Independent Film Awards	2012	Best Supporting Actress	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Nominated
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards	2008	Best Actress	Capturing Mary	Nominated
	2011		Downton Abbey	Nominated
European Film Awards	2002	Jameson People's Choice Award – Best Actress	Gosford Park	Nominated
	2005		Ladies in Lavender	Nominated
Helpmann Awards	2004	Best Female Actor in a Play	Talking Heads: Bed Among the Lentils	Won
Laurel Awards	1966	New Faces – Female	—	11th Place
	1970	Female Dramatic Performance	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	4th Place
Golden Nymph Awards	2011	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Downton Abbey	Nominated
	2013			Nominated
	2014			Nominated
Online Film & Television Association	2001	Best Supporting Actress	Gosford Park	Nominated
		Best Ensemble		Nominated
	2002	Hall of Fame	—	Honored
	2003	Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	My House in Umbria	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries		Nominated
	2010		Capturing Mary	Nominated
	2011	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Downton Abbey	Won
		Best Ensemble in Drama Series		Nominated
	2012			Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in Drama Series		Nominated
	2013			Nominated
		Best Ensemble in Drama Series		Nominated
People's Choice Awards	2012	Favorite Movie Icon	—	Nominated
	2013	Favorite Cable TV Actress		Nominated
Royal Television Society Awards	1989	Best Actor – Female	Talking Heads: Bed Among the Lentils	Won
Satellite Awards	2001	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Gosford Park	Won
		Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble		Won [A]
	2003	Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie	My House in Umbria	Nominated
	2011	Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie	Downton Abbey	Nominated
	2012			Won
Saturn Awards	1981	Best Supporting Actress	Clash of the Titans	Nominated
	2001		Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	Nominated
Shakespeare Theatre Company Awards	1999	The Will Award	—	Honored
Stratford Shakespeare Festival	2012	Legacy Award		Honored
Taormina Film Fest Awards	1985	Golden Mask	A Private Function	Won
TV Guide Awards	2012	Favorite Actress	Downton Abbey	Nominated
	2013			Nominated
TVTimes Awards	2011	Best Actress		Won
Variety Club Drama Awards	1963		Mary, Mary	Won
	1972		Private Lives	Won
	1994		Three Tall Women	Won
Whatsonstage.com Awards	2003	The Planet Hollywood Theatre Event of The Year	The Breath of Life	Runner-up [O]
		Best Actress in a Play		Runner-up
	2008		The Lady from Dubuque	Won

Honorary awards

Organizations	Year	Award	Result	Ref.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire	1970	Medal	Honored	[37]
Damehood	1990		Honored	[38]
BFI Fellowship	1992	Statue	Honored	[39]
Order of the Companions of Honour	2014	Medal	Honored	[40]

Honorary degrees

Organizations	Year	Degree	Received	Ref.
University of St. Andrews	1971	Doctor of Letters (DLitt)	Honored
University of Bath	1986		Honored
University of Cambridge	1994		Honored
Mansfield College, Oxford	2017	Honorary Fellowship	Honored

See also

• List of Maggie Smith performances

References

General

• "Maggie Smith - Awards and nominations". IMDb . Retrieved 12 September 2014.
• "Maggie Smith - Awards and nominations". Internet Broadway Database . Retrieved 12 September 2014.

Specific

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Notes

• A ^ Shared with Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Geraldine Somerville, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson, and James Wilby.
• B ^ Shared with Judi Dench, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Ronald Pickup, Tom Wilkinson, and Penelope Wilton.
• C ^ Tied with Billie Whitelaw for The Dressmaker.
• D ^ Tied with Ellen Burstyn for Same Time, Next Year.
• E ^ Tied with Brian Bedford for Private Lives, Roscoe Lee Browne for Dream on Monkey Mountain , and Louis Gossett Jr. for Murderous Angels.
• F ^ Shared with Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Dan Hedaya, Victor Garber, Eileen Heckart, Philip Bosco, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bronson Pinchot, Jennifer Dundas, Stephen Collins, Elizabeth Berkley, Marcia Gay Harden, Stockard Channing, Rob Reiner, James Naughton, Ari Greenberg, and Aida Linares.
• G ^ Tied with Verna Bloom for Medium Cool and Ingrid Thulin for The Damned .
• H ^ Tied with Anjelica Huston for The Dead.
• I ^ Tied with Evan Rachel Wood for Mildred Pierce .
• J ^ Shared with Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Jason Isaacs, Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Julie Walters, and Emma Watson.
• K ^ Tied with Anthony Hopkins & Peter Firth for Equus ; Geraldine Page for Absurd Person Singular ; and John Cullum & Chip Ford for Shenandoah .
• L ^ Shared with Hugh Bonneville, Zoe Boyle, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Jessica Brown Findlay, Siobhan Finneran, Joanne Froggatt, Iain Glen, Thomas Howes, Rob James-Collier, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, Amy Nuttall, David Robb, Dan Stevens, and Penelope Wilton.
• M ^ Shared with co-star Judi Dench for the same play.

External links

• Maggie Smith at IMDb
• Maggie Smith at the Internet Broadway Database
• Maggie Smith at the TCM Movie Database