# List of awards and nominations received by Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson was the recipient of numerous accolades, including an honorary Academy Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. One of the most acclaimed and groundbreaking actresses of her generation, she is known for her portrayals of determined, elegant and dignified female characters in film, on television and in the theatre.
Tyson won three Primetime Emmy Awards for her work in television, winning for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) and Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994). She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Trip to Bountiful in 2014. Tyson won her Honorary Academy Award in 2018 with the inscription reading, "Whose unforgettable performances and personal integrity have inspired generations of filmmakers, actors and audiences."

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1973 | Best Actress | Sounder | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Academy Honorary Award | – | Won | |

### British Academy Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1974 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Nominated | |

### Emmy Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Daytime Emmy Award |||||
| 1982 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming – Performers | The Human Body: Becoming a Woman | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Award |||||
| 1974 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Won |
| 1974 | Actress of the Year – Special | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Won |
| 1977 | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series | Roots | Nominated |
| 1978 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series | King | Nominated |
| 1982 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Nominated |
| 1994 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Won |
| 1995 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Sweet Justice | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | A Lesson Before Dying | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Relative Stranger | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Trip to Bountiful | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Television Movie | The Trip to Bountiful | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominated |
| 2020 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1973 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Sounder | Nominated | |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Sweet Justice | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie | The Road to Galveston | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Help | Won |
| 2014 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie | The Trip to Bountiful | Nominated |

### Tony Awards

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Best Actress in a Play | The Trip to Bountiful | Won | |

## Honours

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony
| Year | Award | Result |
| 2015 | Kennedy Center Honor | Won |
| 2016 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | Won |
| 2020 | Career Achievement Peabody | Won |
| 2020 | Television Hall of Fame | Won |

## Critics awards

| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
| 1972 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress | Sounder | Won |
| 1972 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress | Sounder | Won |
| 1972 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress | Sounder | Won |
| 1997 | Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Actress | Hoodlum | Nominated |
| 1997 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Hoodlum | Nominated |
| 2005 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | Nominated |
| 2005 | BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Theatrical Film | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | Nominated |
| 2005 | Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | Nominated |
| 2011 | Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| 2011 | Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| 2011 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast | The Help | Won |
| 2011 | Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year | The Help | Won |
| 2011 | National Board of Review Award for Best Cast | The Help | Won |
| 2011 | Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture | The Help | Won |
| 2011 | Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| 2011 | Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| 2011 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated |
| 2011 | Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated |
| 2011 | San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble | The Help | Nominated |
| 2011 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated |
| 2014 | Black Reel Award for Best Actress: T.V. Movie/Cable | The Trip to Bountiful | Won |
| 2014 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | The Trip to Bountiful | Won |
| 2014 | Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | The Trip to Bountiful | Won |
| 2014 | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | The Trip to Bountiful | Nominated |
| 2014 | Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film | The Trip to Bountiful | Nominated |
| 2017 | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominated |
| 2016 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominated |
| 2017 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominated |