Mary Steenburgen
Awards and nominations
In addition to these recognitions, Steenburgen received the 1,337th star on Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 16, 2009.

Mary Steenburgen

Section Title: Awards and nominations
Table Section Text: In addition to these recognitions, Steenburgen received the 1,337th star on Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 16, 2009.

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result

1978	Golden Globe Awards	New Star of the Year – Actress	Goin' South	Nominated

1979	Saturn Awards	Best Actress	Time After Time	Won

1980	Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Melvin and Howard	Won

1980	Boston Society of Film Critics	Best Supporting Actress	Melvin and Howard	Won

1980	Golden Globe Awards	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Melvin and Howard	Won

1980	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress	Melvin and Howard	Won

1980	National Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Melvin and Howard	Won

1980	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress	Melvin and Howard	Won

1981	Golden Globe Awards	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Ragtime	Nominated

1985	Genie Awards	Actress in a Leading Role	One Magic Christmas	Nominated

1985	British Academy Television Awards	Best Actress	Tender Is the Night	Nominated

1988	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie	The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank	Nominated

1989	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress	Miss Firecracker	Nominated

1990	Saturn Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Back to the Future Part III	Nominated

1995	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Nixon	Nominated

1998	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	About Sarah	Nominated

2004	Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actress – Television Series	Joan of Arcadia	Won

2011	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	The Help	Won

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Mary Steenburgen won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1980 film, Melvin and Howard.

final_sentence: Mary Steenburgen won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1980 film, Melvin and Howard.