# List of awards and nominations received by Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman was an American actress and comedian who received numerous accolades throughout her career. She won eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nominated and, along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, most awarded performer in Emmy history. She was also the recipient of an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2011, she was inducted in the Television Hall of Fame.
After studying at the Actors Studio, she appeared in Peter Bogdanovich's drama film The Last Picture Show (1971), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She also received two nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for the comedy films Charley and the Angel (1973) and Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein (1974), and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role for the romantic comedy Spanglish (2004).
From 1970 to 1975, Leachman starred in The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Phyllis Lindstrom, Mary Richards' snobbish, self-absorbed and interfering friend and downstairs neighbor. The role earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards for both Outstanding Supporting Actress and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. In 1975, Leachman left the show to star in the spin-off series Phyllis (1975–1977), which won her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Her other Emmy Award–winning work includes the television film A Brand New Life (1973), special appearances in the variety sketch show Cher (1975), the ABC Afterschool Special production The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (1983), and the drama series Promised Land (1998), and a recurring role as Ida in Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006).

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards |||||
| 1972 | Best Supporting Actress | The Last Picture Show | Won | |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| BAFTA Awards |||||
| 1973 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Last Picture Show | Won | |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Golden Globe Awards |||||
| 1972 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Last Picture Show | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Charley and the Angel | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Young Frankenstein | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Phyllis | Won |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1972 | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Nominated |
| 1973 | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Nominated |
| Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | A Brand New Life | Won |
| 1974 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama | The Migrants | Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in Comedy | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Won |
| 1975 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series | Won |
| Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music | Cher | Won |
| Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music | 1976 | Telly... Who Loves Ya Baby? | Nominated |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Phyllis | Nominated |
| 1978 | Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special | It Happened One Christmas | Nominated |
| 1984 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter | Nominated |
| Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration | Won |
| 1998 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Promised Land | Won |
| 2001 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Malcolm in the Middle | Nominated |
| 2002 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Malcolm in the Middle | Won |
| 2003 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Malcolm in the Middle | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Malcolm in the Middle | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Malcolm in the Middle | Nominated |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Joan of Arcadia | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Mrs. Harris | Nominated |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Malcolm in the Middle | Won |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | 2011 | Raising Hope | Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1984 | Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming | ABC Afterschool Special (for the episode "The Woman Who Willed a Miracle" | Won |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards |||||
| 2005 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Spanglish | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Mrs. Harris | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Cloris Leachman :
| Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2005 | Spanglish | Best Actress | Nominated |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2009 | The Women | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Coronado Island Film Festival Awards | 2019 | — | Legacy Award | Won |
| Dorian Awards | 2010 | — | Timeless Star | Won |
| Gemini Awards | 2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| Genie Awards | 1980 | Yesterday | Best Performance by a Foreign Actress | Nominated |
| Golden Apple Awards | 1975 | — | Female Star of the Year | Nominated |
| Heartland International Film Festival Awards | 2019 | — | Pioneering Spirit Award | Won |
| Hoboken International Film Festival Awards | 2009 | — | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | 1972 | The Last Picture Show | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| National Board of Review Awards | 1971 | The Last Picture Show | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | 1971 | The Last Picture Show | Best Supporting Actress | Runner-up |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 1972 | The Last Picture Show | Best Supporting Actress | Runner-up |
| Oil Valley Film Festival Awards | 2022 | Not to Forget | Outstanding Supporting Acting – Feature | Won |
| Outfest Awards | 2021 | Jump, Darling | International Narrative Feature – Performance (Special Mention) | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2005 | Spanglish | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | 2007 | Beerfest | Worst Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | 2007 | Beerfest | Most Annoying Accent – Female | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 2011 | — | Career Achievement Award | Nominated |
| Theatre World Awards | 1951 | A Story for a Sunday Evening | Best Debut Performance | Won |
| Women's Image Network Awards | 2008 | — | Lifetime Achievement | Won |
| Women's Image Network Awards | 2013 | Raising Hope | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |

## Other honors

Other accolades received by Cloris Leachman :
| Organization | Year | Honor |
| American Academy of Achievement | 1974 | Golden Plate |
| Emmy Awards | 2011 | Television Hall of Fame |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame | 1980 | Star for merits on Television |