List of awards and nominations received by Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) was an American actress of film, stage, and television. Her career spanned 66 years and eight decades (1928 - 1994), during which time she was honored with many of the industry's top awards. She was nominated for a total of 12 Academy Awards for Best Actress, and won four - the record number of wins for a performer. She received two awards and five nominations from the British Academy Film Awards, one award and six nominations from the Emmy Awards, eight Golden Globe nominations, and two Tony Award nominations. She won awards from the Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Montréal World Film Festival; the New York Film Critics Circle Awards and the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards; the People's Choice Awards, the Laurel Awards, the Golden Apple Awards, the American Movie Awards, the American Comedy Awards, and the David di Donatello Awards. Hepburn was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1979. She also won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 1979, and received the Kennedy Center Honors, which recognize a lifetime of accomplishments in the arts, in 1990. Outside of acting, Hepburn also received recognition from the American Humanist Association and the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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| Award | Wins | Nominations |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 12 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 0 | 8 | |
| 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 6 | |
| 0 | 2 | |
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7 | 34 |
Chronological listing
By organization
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, or the Oscars, are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), were first held in 1929. Hepburn has received twelve nominations in the Academy Award for Best Actress category, and has won the most in this category, with a total record of four.
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Best Actress | Morning Glory | Won | N/A |
| 1936 | Alice Adams | Nominated | Bette Davis (Dangerous) | |
| 1941 | The Philadelphia Story | Ginger Rogers (Kitty Foyle) | ||
| 1943 | Woman of the Year | Greer Garson (Mrs. Miniver) | ||
| 1952 | The African Queen | Vivien Leigh (A Streetcar Named Desire) | ||
| 1956 | Summertime | Anna Magnani (The Rose Tattoo) | ||
| 1957 | The Rainmaker | Ingrid Bergman (Anastasia) | ||
| 1960 | Suddenly, Last Summer | Simone Signoret (Room at the Top) | ||
| 1963 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Anne Bancroft (The Miracle Worker) | ||
| 1968 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Won | N/A | |
| 1969 | The Lion in Winter | Tied with Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl); one of two women (along with Luise Rainer) to win the Best Actress Oscar in consecutive years | ||
| 1982 | On Golden Pond | N/A |
British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Award is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to award the best in film. The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy. Hepburn has received five nominations in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category, and won two. The category is aimed to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Best Foreign Actress | The African Queen | Nominated | Simone Signoret (Casque d'or) |
| 1956 | Best Foreign Actress | Summertime | Nominated | Betsy Blair (Marty) |
| 1958 | Best Foreign Actress | The Rainmaker | Nominated | Simone Signoret (The Crucible) |
| 1969 | Best Actress | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and The Lion in Winter | Won | N/A |
| 1982 | Best Actress | On Golden Pond | Won | N/A |
Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Hepburn has received eight nominations, including one in Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical, six from Best Actress in a Drama, and one from Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film. These three categories are awarded for the best performance by a leading actress in its category, respectively.
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Best Actress - Musical or Comedy | Pat and Mike | Nominated | Susan Hayward (With a Song in My Heart) |
| 1957 | Best Actress - Drama | The Rainmaker | Nominated | Ingrid Bergman (Anastasia) |
| 1960 | Best Actress - Drama | Suddenly, Last Summer | Nominated | Elizabeth Taylor (Suddenly, Last Summer) |
| 1963 | Best Actress - Drama | Long Day's Journey into Night | Nominated | Geraldine Page (Sweet Bird of Youth) |
| 1968 | Best Actress - Drama | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Nominated | Edith Evans (The Whisperers) |
| 1969 | Best Actress - Drama | The Lion in Winter | Nominated | Joanne Woodward (Rachel, Rachel) |
| 1982 | Best Actress - Drama | On Golden Pond | Nominated | Meryl Streep (The French Lieutenant's Woman) |
| 1993 | Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film | The Man Upstairs | Nominated | Laura Dern (Afterburn) |
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards, is an annual award show presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. The ceremonial event was first held on May 4, 1959.
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Best Spoken Word Album | Me: Stories of My Life | Nominated | Ken Burns (The Civil War) |
Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Award is an American accolade bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American prime time television programming. First given in 1949, the award was originally referred to as simply the Emmy Awards or Emmy.
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Best Actress in a Drama | The Glass Menagerie | Nominated | Cicely Tyson (The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman) |
| 1975 | Best Actress in a Special - Drama or Comedy | Love Among the Ruins | Won | N/A |
| 1979 | Best Actress in a Limited Series or Special | The Corn is Green | Nominated | Bette Davis (Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter) |
| 1986 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Special | Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry | Nominated | Marlo Thomas (Nobody's Child) |
| Outstanding Informational Special | The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Nominated | Robert B. Weide and Ronald J. Fields (W. C. Fields: Straight Up) | |
| 1993 | Outstanding Informational Special | Katharine Hepburn: All About Me | Nominated | Lucie Arnaz, Laurence Luckinbill, and Don Buford (Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie) |
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known informally as the Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League.
| Year | Category | Play | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Best Actress in a Musical | Coco | Nominated | Lauren Bacall (Applause) |
| 1982 | Best Actress in a Play | The West Side Waltz | Nominated | Zoe Caldwell (Medea) |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Lifetime Achievement Award | N/A | Won | N/A |
| 1995 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie | One Christmas | Nominated | Joanne Woodward (Breathing Lessons) |
Festival awards
| Year | Award | Film | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actress | Little Women | Won | N/A |
| 1962 | Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress | Long Day's Journey into Night | Won | N/A |
| 1984 | Montréal World Film Festival, Special Prize of the Jury | Grace Quigley | Won | N/A |
Critics awards
| Year | Award | Film | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | New York Film Critics Award for Best Actress | The Philadelphia Story | Won | N/A |
| 1965 | Mexican Cinema Journalists Award for Best Foreign Actress | Long Day's Journey Into Night | Won | N/A |
| 1973 | Kansas City Film Critics Award for Best Actress | The Trojan Women | Won | N/A |
People's Choice Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Favorite Motion Picture Actress | N/A | Won | N/A |
| 1983 | Favorite Motion Picture Actress | N/A | Won | N/A |
Laurel Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Top Female Dramatic Performance | Suddenly, Last Summer | Nominated | Elizabeth Taylor (Suddenly, Last Summer) |
| 1963 | Top Female Dramatic Performance | Long Day's Journey into Night | Nominated | Lee Remick (Days of Wine and Roses) |
| 1970 | Top Female Dramatic Performance | The Lion in Winter | Won | N/A |
| Top Female Star | N/A | Won | N/A | |
| 1971 | Top Female Star | N/A | Won | N/A |
Golden Apple Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Female Star of the Year | N/A | Won | N/A |
| 1982 | Female Star of the Year | N/A | Won | N/A |
Other
| Year | Award | Film | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | N/A | Won | N/A |
| 1960 | Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | N/A | Won | N/A |
| 1968 | David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Won | N/A |
| 1979 | Induction into the American Theater Hall of Fame[1] | N/A | Won | N/A |
| 1982 | American Movie Award for Best Actress | On Golden Pond | Won | N/A |
| 1985 | American Humanist Association, Humanist Arts Award | N/A | Won | N/A |
| 1985 | Council of Fashion Designers of America, Lifetime Achievement Award | N/A | Won | N/A |
| 1989 | American Comedy Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy | N/A | Won | N/A |
| 1990 | Kennedy Center Honors | N/A | Won | N/A |
References
- "Katharine Hepburn Academy Awards history". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- "Katharine Hepburn - Awards". Internet Movie Database.
- "Katharine Hepburn Emmy Awards history". Primetime Emmy Awards.
- "Katharine Hepburn Golden Globe Awards history". The Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
- "Past Winners". Council of Fashion Designers of America. Archived from the original on 2010-02-05.
- "List of Kennedy Center Honorees". The Kennedy Center. Archived from the original on 2008-12-09.
- Dickens, Homer (1990). The Films of Katharine Hepburn. Citadel Pr; 1st Carol Pub. ISBN 0-8065-1175-3.
Notes
- "Theater Hall of Fame Enshrines 51 Artists" (PDF). New York Times.