# List of awards and nominations received by Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon was American actor of the stage and screen.
Lemmon has received various accolades including two Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 1960, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 1996 he received the Kennedy Center Honors.
He received his first Academy Award nomination and his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Mister Roberts (1955). He received his second Academy Award for Best Actor for Save the Tiger (1973). He also received nominations for his performances Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), The China Syndrome (1979), Tribute (1980), and Missing (1982). Nominated for 21 Golden Globe Award, he received five competitive awards for Some Like it Hot, The Apartment, Avanti! (1972), and Inherit the Wind (1999).
For his work in television he received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning twice for Outstanding Variety Program for Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gers (1972) and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for Tuesdays with Morrie (1999). For his work on the Broadway stage, he also received two Tony Award nominations for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performances in Bernard Slade's Tribute (1979), and Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night (1986).

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1956 | Best Supporting Actor | Mister Roberts | Won |
| 1960 | Best Actor | Some Like It Hot | Nominated |
| 1961 | Best Actor | The Apartment | Nominated |
| 1963 | Best Actor | Days of Wine and Roses | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actor | Save the Tiger | Won |
| 1980 | Best Actor | The China Syndrome | Nominated |
| 1981 | Best Actor | Tribute | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Actor | Missing | Nominated |

### Grammy Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1997 | Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album | Harry S Truman: A Journey To Independence | Nominated | |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1972 | Outstanding Single Program – Variety or Musical | Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gers | Won |
| 1976 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series | The Entertainer | Nominated |
| 1988 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special | The Murder of Mary Phagan | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special | 12 Angry Men | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special | Inherit the Wind | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special | Tuesdays with Morrie | Won |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1979 | Best Leading Actor in a Play | Tribute | Nominated | |
| 1986 | Best Leading Actor in a Play | Long Day's Journey into Night | Nominated | |

## Industry awards
### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1960 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Some Like It Hot | Won |
| 1961 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Apartment | Won |
| 1963 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Days of Wine and Roses | Nominated |
| 1964 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Under the Yum Yum Tree | Nominated |
| 1964 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Irma la Douce | Nominated |
| 1966 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Great Race | Nominated |
| 1968 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Odd Couple | Nominated |
| 1971 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Out-of-Towners | Nominated |
| 1973 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Avanti! | Won |
| 1974 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Save the Tiger | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Front Page | Nominated |
| 1980 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | The China Syndrome | Nominated |
| 1981 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Tribute | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Missing | Nominated |
| 1988 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Long Day's Journey into Night | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | The Murder of Mary Phagan | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Dad | Nominated |
| 1991 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Honored |
| 1994 | Special Award for Ensemble Cast (non-competitive) | Short Cuts | Recipient |
| 1994 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | A Life in the Theatre | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | 12 Angry Men | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Tuesdays with Morrie | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Inherit the Wind | Won |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1990 | Life Achievement Award | Life Achievement Award | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries | 12 Angry Men | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries | Tuesdays with Morrie | Won |

## Major festival awards
### Berlin International Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1981 | Silver Bear for Best Actor | Tribute | Won | |
| 1996 | Honorary Golden Bear | Honorary Golden Bear | Recipient | |

### Cannes Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1979 | Best Actor | The China Syndrome | Won | |
| 1982 | Best Actor | Missing | Won | |

### Venice Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1992 | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Glengarry Glen Ross | Won | |
| 1993 | Special Volpi Cup for Best Ensemble Cast | Short Cuts | Recipient | |

## Honorary awards
### The Kennedy Center Honors

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1996 | Kennedy Center Honoree | — | Won | |

### Walk of Fame

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1960 | Motion Picture – 6357 Hollywood Blvd. | — | Won | |

## Miscellaneous awards
### Online Film & Television Association Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1998 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | 12 Angry Men | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Tuesdays with Morrie | Won |
| 2002 | OFTA Hall of Fame – Acting | — | Won |