List of awards and nominations received by Marlee Matlin

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Marlee Matlin awards
Marlee Matlin Star.JPG Matlin's star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California
Awards won8
Nominations26

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.

Awards and nominations

YearNominated workCategoryResult
1986 Children of a Lesser God Won
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1995Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
  • Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
Nominated
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1987HerselfHonored
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1986 Children of a Lesser GodWon
1991 Reasonable Doubts Nominated
1992 Nominated
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2021 CODA Nominated
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2014-Won
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2022CODA
  • Best Supporting Actress
Nominated
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2009—Honored
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1988HerselfWon
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1986 Children of a Lesser GodRunner-up
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2000The Practice
  • Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Nominated
The West Wing Nominated
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1991 Reasonable Doubts
  • Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series
Nominated
1999 Where the Truth LiesNominated
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1994 Seinfeld: "The Lip Reader"Nominated
Picket Fences: "Dancing Bandit"Nominated
2000 The Practice: "Life Sentence"Nominated
2004 Law & Order: SVU: "Painless"Nominated
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2025 Lifetime Achievement
  • Visionary Impact Award [5]
Honored
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1995 Picket FencesNominated
2022 CODAWon
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2022 CODANominated
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1986Children of a Lesser God
  • Best Actress
Won
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1991Reasonable Doubts
  • Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series
Nominated
1992Nominated
1994Picket Fences
  • Specialty Player
Nominated
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2021CODANominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ Renfro, Kim. "The 31 youngest Oscar nominees of all time". Insider. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Evry, Max. "The 25 Youngest Oscar Nominees of All Time". MTV News. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Winners & Nominees: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: 1987". goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "2014 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award Recipients". Viscardi Center. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Horst, Carole (26 September 2025). "Mark Hamill Tapped for Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence at the San Diego Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
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