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
2009Honored
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
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.