List of awards and nominations received by Sutton Foster

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actress Sutton Foster.

Foster is an actress known for her extensive work on the Broadway stage. She has received seven Tony Award nominations, receiving two wins for her performance in Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2003 and Anything Goes in 2011. She has also earned Grammy Award and Laurence Olivier Award nominations for Anything Goes.

Theater

Sources:PlaybillVault ^[1] Internet Broadway Database ^[2] BroadwayWorld ^[3]

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2012	Best Musical Theater Album	Anything Goes	Nominated

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Best Actress in a Musical	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Won
2005		Little Women	Nominated
2006		The Drowsy Chaperone	Nominated
2009		Shrek The Musical	Nominated
2011		Anything Goes	Won
2014		Violet	Nominated
2022		The Music Man	Nominated

Drama Desk Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Won
2005		Little Women	Nominated
2006		The Drowsy Chaperone	Nominated
2009		Shrek The Musical	Nominated
2011		Anything Goes	Won
2014		Violet	Nominated
2017		Sweet Charity	Nominated
2025	Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical	Once Upon a Mattress	Pending

Drama League Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Distinguished Performance	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Nominated
2005		Little Women	Nominated
2006		The Drowsy Chaperone	Nominated
2008		Young Frankenstein	Nominated
2009		Shrek The Musical	Nominated
2011		Anything Goes	Nominated
2014		Violet	Nominated
2017		Sweet Charity	Nominated
2022		The Music Man	Won

Outer Critics Circle Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Outstanding Actress in a Musical [4]	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Won
2005		Little Women	Nominated
2006		The Drowsy Chaperone	Nominated
2009		Shrek The Musical	Won
2011		Anything Goes	Won
2014		Violet	Nominated

Laurence Olivier Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2022	Best Actress in a Musical	Anything Goes	Nominated	[5]

Miscellaneous awards

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2002	Astaire Award	Best Female Dancer [6]	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Won
	Broadway.com Audience Awards	Favorite Actress in a Musical		Won
		Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female)		Won
2005	Broadway.com Audience Awards	Favorite Actress in a Musical	Little Women	Won
		Favorite Diva Performance		Won
2006	Broadway.com Audience Awards	Favorite Actress in a Musical	The Drowsy Chaperone	Nominated
		Favorite Diva Performance		Nominated
		Favorite Ensemble Performance		Nominated
2008	Broadway.com Audience Awards	Favorite Onstage Pair (shared with Roger Bart)	Young Frankenstein	Won
		Favorite Featured Actress in a Musical		Nominated
2009	Broadway.com Audience Awards	Favorite Onstage Pair (shared with Brian d'Arcy James)	Shrek The Musical	Nominated
		Favorite Actress in a Musical		Nominated
		Favorite Diva Performance		Won
2011	Broadway.com Audience Awards	Favorite Actress in a Musical	Anything Goes	Won
		Favorite Diva Performance		Nominated
		Favorite Onstage Pair (shared with Joel Grey)		Nominated
	Astaire Award	Best Dancer on Broadway [4]		Won
2014	Broadway.com Audience Awards	Favorite Actress in a Musical	Violet	Nominated
2017	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical	Sweet Charity	Nominated
2022	Broadway.com Audience Awards	Favorite Actress in a Musical [7]	The Music Man	Won
		Onstage Pair (shared with Hugh Jackman)		Won
2024		Favorite Replacement (Female)	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Won
2025		Favorite Funny Performance [8]	Once Upon a Mattress	Nominated

Television awards

Critics' Choice Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2013	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Bunheads	Nominated
2018		Younger	Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2012	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress: Breakout	Bunheads	Nominated
2013	Gracie Awards	Outstanding Female Actor in a Breakthrough Role [9] [10]		Won
2016	Women's Image Network Awards	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Younger	Nominated
2017				Nominated
2019	Boston Conservatory at Berklee	Honorary Doctorate [11]		Won

References

1. "Sutton Foster" Playbill, accessed June 27, 2016
2. "Sutton Foster" ibdb.com, accessed June 27, 2016
3. "Sutton Foster Bio" broadwayworld.com, accessed June 27, 2016
4. "Sutton Foster Listing" PlaybillVault.com, accessed April 1, 2016
5. "Nominations Announced for the 2022 Olivier Awards" broadwayworld.com, March 9, 2022
6. Simonson, Robert; Gans, Adrew. "Stro, Foster and Bohon Win TDF/Astaire Awards" Playbill, May 17, 2002
7. Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig, Sarah Jessica Parker Take Top Wins in 2022 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter, June 1, 2022
8. Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, Oh, Mary! and More Earn Nominations for the 2025 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Broadway.com, May 5, 2025
9. "A Star-Studded Celebration of Women at the 38th Annual Gracie Awards Gala" news4usonline.com, June 2013
10. "Alliance for Women in Media Foundation Announces 38th Annual Gracie National Award Winners" allwomeninmedia.org, February 26, 2013
11. Sutton Foster to Receive Honorary Doctorate