# List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Paulson

The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Paulson.
Sarah Paulson is an American actress known for her roles on stage and screen. Over her career she has received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award, three Critics' Choice Television Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award.
For her portrayal of Marcia Clark in the FX miniseries The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie. She was Emmy-nominated for playing Nicolle Wallace in the HBO television film Game Change (2012), and Linda Tripp in the FX on Hulu limited series Impeachment: American Crime Story (2022).
For her roles in the Ryan Murphy created FX horror anthology series she was Emmy-nominated for Asylum (2013), Coven (2014), Freak Show (2015), Hotel (2016), Cult (2018). She was also nominated for her role as a therapist in the Amazon Prime Video series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024). She was Golden Globe-nominated for her roles as Harriet Hayes in the NBC comedy-drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Mildred Ratched in the Netflix series Ratched (2021). For her work in film, Paulson was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture along with the ensemble of the historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013).
On stage, Paulson won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for playing a daughter who discovers a dark secret about her father's past in the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play Appropriate (2024). For her performance she also received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, and the Drama League Distinguished Performance Award as well as a nomination for an Outer Critics Circle Award.

## Major associations
### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards |||||
| 2013 | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | American Horror Story: Asylum | Won |
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Won |
| 2016 | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | American Horror Story: Hotel | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards |||||
| 2021 | Best Villain in a Series | Ratched | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 2012 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie | Game Change | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie | American Horror Story: Hotel | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won |
| 2018 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie | American Horror Story: Cult | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie | Impeachment: American Crime Story | Nominated |
| 2024 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2006 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Game Change | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won |
| 2021 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Ratched | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Television Series – Drama (as executive producer) | Ratched | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2014 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won | |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Best Leading Actress in a Play | Appropriate | Won | |

## Other theatre awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Broadway.com Audience Awards | 2024 | Favorite Performance of the Year (Play) | Appropriate | Nominated |
| Broadway.com Audience Awards | 2024 | Favorite Leading Actress in a Play | Appropriate | Nominated |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play | Appropriate | Won |
| Drama League Awards | 2024 | Distinguished Performance | Appropriate | Won |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play | Appropriate | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Black Film Critics Circle | 2013 | Best Ensemble | 12 Years a Slave | Won |
| Dorian Awards | 2017 | TV Performance of the Year — Actress | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won |
| Dorian Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Play | Appropriate | Won |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | 2015 | Favorite Actress on TV | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Won |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | 2017 | Best TV Supporting Actress | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Nominated |
| Gotham Awards | 2011 | Best Ensemble Cast | Martha Marcy May Marlene | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | 2021 | Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Ratched | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series | Impeachment: American Crime Story | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2013 | Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award | Mud | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 2019 | Favorite Drama Movie Star | Glass | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2006 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Game Change | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2017 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Impeachment: American Crime Story | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2013 | Best Actress on TV | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2017 | Best Actress on TV | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2018 | Best Actress on TV | American Horror Story: Cult | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2016 | Individual Achievement in Drama | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | 2021 | Worst Screen Mom of the Year Award | Run | Won |
| Diva Awards | 2021 | Actor of the Year Award | TV & film | Won |