List of awards and nominations received by Glenn Close

The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Glenn Close.

Glenn Close awards and nominations

Close at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012

Wins 47
Nominations 118

Glenn Close is an American actress known for her extensive roles on stage and screen. Over her lengthy prolific career she has received numerous accolades for acting including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards, three Grammy Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award. Additionally, she has been nominated eight times for an Academy Award, holding the record for the most Oscar nominations in an acting category without a win (tied with Peter O'Toole).

Close is one of the five most-nominated actresses in Academy history.[1] She has received eight Academy Award nominations for her roles as feminist mother in The World According to Garp (1982), a baby boomer in The Big Chill (1983), the romantic interest in The Natural (1984), a psychotic ex-lover in Fatal Attraction (1987), noblewoman in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), an English butler in Albert Nobbs (2011), the titular wife in The Wife (2018), and a grandmother in Hillbilly Elegy (2020). She won the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress for The Wife (2018).

For her performances on television she received three Primetime Emmy Awards, her first for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for playing Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer in the NBC film Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995), followed by two consecutive wins for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as a brilliant and ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes in the FX legal drama series Damages (2007–2010). She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for playing Eleanor of Aquitaine in the Showtime film The Lion in Winter (2003).

On stage, Close won three Tony Awards for her roles on Broadway, two for Best Actress in a Play for playing a woman engaging in an affair in the Tom Stoppard play The Real Thing (1984) and a former political prisoner in the Ariel Dorfman play Death and the Maiden (1992) with her latest win for Best Actress in a Musical portraying the fictional former silent-film star Norma Desmond in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Sunset Boulevard (1995). She reprised the role on the West End stage earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2017.

Major associations

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0 wins out of 8 nominations
Year Category Work Result Winner Ref.
1982 Best Supporting Actress The World According to Garp Nominated Jessica Lange (Tootsie) [2]
1983 The Big Chill Nominated Linda Hunt (The Year of Living Dangerously) [3]
1984 The Natural Nominated Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage to India) [4]
1987 Best Actress Fatal Attraction Nominated Cher (Moonstruck) [5]
1988 Dangerous Liaisons Nominated Jodie Foster (The Accused) [6]
2011 Albert Nobbs Nominated Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) [7]
2018 The Wife Nominated Olivia Colman (The Favourite) [8]
2020 Best Supporting Actress Hillbilly Elegy Nominated Youn Yuh-jung (Minari) [9]
0 wins out of 2 nominations
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1990 Best Actress in a Leading Role Dangerous Liaisons[a] Nominated [10]
2019 The Wife Nominated [11]
3 wins out of 14 nominations
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1984 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Something About Amelia Nominated [12]
1991 Outstanding Limited Series (as executive producer) Sarah, Plain and Tall Nominated [13]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Nominated
1993 Skylark Nominated [14]
1995 Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Won [15]
Outstanding Television Movie (as executive producer) Nominated
1997 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie In the Gloaming Nominated [16]
2002 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Will and Grace (episode: "Hocus Focus") Nominated [17]
2004 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie The Lion in Winter Nominated [18]
2005 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Shield (episode: "Hurt") Nominated [19]
2008 Damages (episode: "Get Me a Lawyer") Won [20]
2009 Damages (episode: "Trust Me") Won [21]
2010 Damages (episode: "Your Secrets Are Safe") Nominated [22]
2012 Damages (episode: "I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl") Nominated [23]
3 wins out of 16 nominations
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1984 Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie Something About Amelia Nominated [24]
1985 Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Maxie Nominated [24]
1987 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Fatal Attraction Nominated [24]
1991 Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie Sarah, Plain and Tall Nominated [24]
1995 Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Nominated [24]
Best Miniseries or Television Film (executive producer) Nominated [24]
1996 Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 101 Dalmatians Nominated [24]
2004 Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie The Lion in Winter Won [24]
2005 Best Actress in a TV Drama Series The Shield Nominated [24]
2007 Damages Won [24]
2009 Nominated [24]
2011 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Albert Nobbs Nominated [24]
Best Original Song "Lay Your Head Down" (from Albert Nobbs) Nominated [24]
2013 Best Actress in a TV Drama Series Damages Nominated [24]
2019 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama The Wife Won [24]
2021 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Hillbilly Elegy Nominated [24]
0 wins out of 3 nominations
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1985 Best Spoken Word Album The Real Thing (with Jeremy Irons) Nominated [25]
1988 Best Recording for Children[b] The Emperor and the Nightingale Nominated [26]
1989 Best Recording for Children[b] The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Nominated [27]
2 wins out of 10 nominations
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1995 Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Nominated [28]
1997 In the Gloaming Nominated [29]
2004 The Lion in Winter Won [30]
2007 Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Damages (season one) Nominated [31]
2009 Damages (season two) Nominated [32]
2010 Damages (season three) Nominated [33]
2011 Damages (season four) Nominated [34]
Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role Albert Nobbs Nominated
2018 The Wife Won [35]
2020 Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role Hillbilly Elegy Nominated [36]
0 wins out of 1 nominations
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Best Actress in a Musical Sunset Boulevard Nominated [37]
3 win out of 4 nominations
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1980 Best Featured Actress in a Musical Barnum Nominated [38]
1984 Best Actress in a Play The Real Thing Won [39]
1992 Death and the Maiden Won [40]
1995 Best Actress in a Musical Sunset Boulevard Won [41]

Other theatre awards

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Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref.
Drama Desk Awards 1992 Outstanding Actress in a Play Death and the Maiden Nominated
1995 Outstanding Actress in a Musical Sunset Boulevard Won
Evening Standard Awards 2016 Best Musical Performance Sunset Boulevard Won
Obie Awards 1982 Best Actress in a Play The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs Won

Miscellaneous awards

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Year Association Category Project Result Ref.
1982 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress The World According to Garp Won
National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress Won
National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress Runner-up
New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Runner-up
1985 Saturn Award Best Actress Maxie Nominated
1987 Goldene Kamera Award Best Actress Fatal Attraction Won
David di Donatello – Award Best Foreign Actress Nominated
People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actress Won
1988 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress Dangerous Liaisons Nominated
Goldene Kamera Award Best Actress Won
1990 David di Donatello Award Best Foreign Actress Hamlet Nominated
1991 Venice Film Festival Best Actress Meeting Venus Won
1996 BE Award Favorite Actor/Actress – Family Film 101 Dalmatians Won
Satellite Award Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated
Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Online Film and Television Award Best Comedy Musical Actress Nominated [42]
1997 BE Award Favorite Supporting Actress Action/Adventure Film Air Force One Won
CableACE Award Guest Actress in a Dramatic Special/Series In the Gloaming Won
Online Film and Television Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries[c] Won [43]
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror Actress Mars Attacks! Nominated [42]
1997 Satellite Award Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy 101 Dalmatians Nominated
1998 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film In the Gloaming Nominated
2000 Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy 102 Dalmatians Nominated
2002 Online Film and Television Award Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Will & Grace Nominated [44]
2004 Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries The Lion in Winter Won [45]
Online Film and Television Award The West Wing Won [45]
2005 Best Actress in a Drama Series The Shield Nominated [46]
Locarno IFF Bronze Leopard Award for Best Actress[c] Nine Lives Won
Gotham Independent Film Award Best Ensemble Cast Nominated
2008 Online Film and Television Award Best Actress in a Drama Series Damages Nominated [47]
Television Critics Association Individual Achievement in Drama Nominated
2009 Nominated
Online Film and Television Award Best Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [48][49]
2010 Nominated
Gracie Award Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Series Won
2011 AACTA International Award Best Actress Albert Nobbs Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society Best Original Song Nominated
Irish Film & Television Award Best International Actress Won
Best Film[d] Nominated
Best Script for Film[e] Nominated
Phoenix Film Society Award Best Actress Nominated
Tokyo International Film Festival Award Best Actress Won
Women Film Critics Circle Award Courage in Acting Won
2011 Satellite Award Best Actress Albert Nobbs Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with John Banville) Nominated
Best Original Song "Lay Your Head Down" (from Albert Nobbs) Won
2013 Online Film and Television Award Best Actress in a Drama Series Damages Nominated [50]
2014 Phoenix Film Society Award Best Ensemble Acting Guardians of the Galaxy Nominated
2018 AARP Movies for Grownups Award Best Actress The Wife Won
Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Actress [f] Won
Gotham Independent Film Award Best Actress Nominated
Hollywood Film Award Best Actress Won
Independent Spirit Award Best Female Lead Won
Palm Springs International Film Festival Icon Award Won
San Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Actress Won
2018 Satellite Award Best Actress Motion Picture – Drama The Wife Won
2020 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best Supporting Actress Hillbilly Elegy Nominated [51]
Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [52]
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [53]
Nevada Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [54]
San Francisco International Film Festival Acting Award Won [55]
Sunset Circle Awards Best Actress Runner-up [56]
Best Ensemble Runner-up

Honorary awards

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Organizations Year Award Result Ref.
New York Women in Film & TV 1989 Muse Award Honored
Sho/West Convention USA 1989 Female Star of the Year Honored
Hasty Pudding Theatricals 1990 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Honored
Women in Film 2001 Crystal Award Honored
GLAAD 2002 GLAAD Excellence in Media Award Honored
Gotham Award 2003 Tribute Award Honored
Common Wealth Award 2008 Outstanding Achievement in the Dramatic Arts Honored
Hollywood Walk of Fame 2009 Motion Picture Star Honored [57]
Mill Valley Film Festival 2011 Tribute Award Honored [58]
San Sebastián IFF 2011 Donostia Award Honored [59]
Hollywood Film Awards 2011 Career Achievement Award Honored
Chase Community Giving 2012 American Giving Award Honored
New York Women in Communications 2012 Matrix Award Honored
Palm Springs IFF 2012 Career Achievement Award Honored [60]
Sundance Film Festival 2014 Vanguard Leadership Award Honored [61]
American Theater Hall of Fame 2016 Inductee Honored
Zurich Film Festival 2017 Golden Icon Award Honored
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2019 Maltin Modern Master Award Honored
Variety Creative Impact Awards 2021 Creative Impact in Acting Award Honored [62]

Academic honors

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Organizations Year Award Result Ref.
Choate Rosemary Hall 1982 Rosemary Hall Alumnae Award Honored
College of William and Mary 1989 Honorary Doctor of Arts Honored
Mount Holyoke College 1989 Honoary Doctor of Humane Letters Honored
Queen's University 2013 Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree Honored
Bates College 2014 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Honored [63]

Notes

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  1. ^ Dangerous Liaisons was released in the UK in 1989 (1988 in US).
  2. ^ a b Credited as narrator.
  3. ^ a b Shared
  4. ^ Credited as producer
  5. ^ Shared with John Banville
  6. ^ Tied with Lady Gaga for A Star Is Born

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