# List of awards and nominations received by Kathy Bates

The following article is a List of awards and nominations received by Kathy Bates.
Kathy Bates is an American actress and comedian known for her roles on stage and screen. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, and a Tony Award. Bates was inducted in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016.
Bates won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Annie Wilkes in Rob Reiner's psychological thriller Misery (1990). She received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances as a tough media consultant in the Mike Nichols political satire Primary Colors (1998), a free spirited hippie in Alexander Payne's comedy-drama About Schmidt (2002), and as the mother of a bomb suspect in Clint Eastwood's biographical drama film Richard Jewell (2019). For her role as timid housewife in the comedy-drama Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) she was nominated for the British Academy Film Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.
For her performances on television she has received thirteen Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning two awards for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for playing The Ghost of Charlie Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2012), and for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for playing Delphine LaLaurie in the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story: Coven (2014). For her portrayal as the talent agent Helen Kushnick in the HBO television film The Late Shift (1996), she received the Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award.
On stage, Bates originated the role of Jessie Cates, a divorced woman who lives with her widowed mother, on Broadway in the Marsha Norman play 'night, Mother (1983) earning a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Bates also originated the role of Frankie, a waitress in love, in Terrence McNally's romantic play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (1988) where she won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1990 | Best Actress | Misery | Won |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Primary Colors | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Richard Jewell | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| British Academy Film Awards |||||
| 1993 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Fried Green Tomatoes | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Primary Colors | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1996 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | The Late Shift | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie | Dash and Lilly | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Annie | Nominated |
| 2003 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Warm Springs | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Ambulance Girl | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Alice | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Harry's Law | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Harry's Law | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Two and a Half Men | Won |
| 2014 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | American Horror Story: Coven | Won |
| 2015 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | American Horror Story: Hotel | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1990 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Misery | Won |
| 1991 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Fried Green Tomatoes | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | The Late Shift | Won |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Primary Colors | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Annie | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Richard Jewell | Nominated |
| 2025 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Matlock | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1996 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | The Late Shift | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Titanic | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Primary Colors | Won |
| 1999 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Annie | Nominated |
| 2002 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | My Sister’s Keeper | Nominated |
| 2002 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Midnight in Paris | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Harry's Law | Nominated |
| 2025 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie | The Great Lillian Hall | Nominated |
| 2025 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Matlock | Nominated |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1983 | Best Leading Actress in a Play | 'night, Mother | Nominated | |

## Critics awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 1999 | Best Supporting Actress | Primary Colors | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | 3rd Place |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/ Miniseries | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2016 | Best Actress in a Movie/ Miniseries | American Horror Story: Hotel | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2025 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Matlock | Won |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Runner-up |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1991 | Most Promising Actress | Misery | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1991 | Best Actress | Misery | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1996 | Best Actress | Dolores Claiborne | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1999 | Best Supporting Actress | Primary Colors | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 1991 | Best Actress | Misery | Won |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Richard Jewell | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Primary Colors | Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Primary Colors | Runner-up |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Runner-up |
| National Board of Review | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Richard Jewell | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | 3rd Place |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1991 | Best Actress | Misery | 3rd Place |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | 2011 | Best Ensemble Acting | Midnight in Paris | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Primary Colors | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | 1999 | Best Supporting Actress | Primary Colors | Runner-up |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Runner-up |
| Utah Film Critics Association | 1990 | Best Actress | Misery | Won |
| Utah Film Critics Association | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Won |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| American Comedy Awards | 1992 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture | Fried Green Tomatoes | Nominated |
| American Comedy Awards | 1997 | Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special | The Late Shift | Won |
| American Comedy Awards | 1999 | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Primary Colors | Won |
| American Comedy Awards | 2000 | Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special | Annie | Won |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 1998 | Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama | Titanic | Won |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 1999 | Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama | Primary Colors | Won |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 1999 | Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy | The Waterboy | Won |
| CableACE Awards | 1994 | Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Hostages | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series | Six Feet Under (episode: "Twilight") | Nominated |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1988 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 1995 | Worst Supporting Actress | North | Nominated |
| Obie Awards | 1988 | Distinguished Performance by an Actress | Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association | 1999 | Best Supporting Actress | Primary Colors | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association | 1999 | Best Comedy/Musical Actress | Primary Colors | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 1999 | Best Comedy/Musical Ensemble | Primary Colors | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 1999 | Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2000 | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Annie | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2002 | Best Direction in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2002 | Best Ensemble in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2003 | Best Ensemble in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2003 | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2004 | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2004 | Best Ensemble in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2005 | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Warm Springs | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2005 | Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Warm Springs | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2006 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Ambulance Girl | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2011 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Harry's Law | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2012 | Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Two and a Half Men | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2014 | Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Mike & Molly | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | American Horror Story: Coven | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2014 | Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | 1999 | Best Supporting Actress | Primary Colors | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2009 | Best Ensemble Cast | Revolutionary Road | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 1994 | Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture | Herself | Nominated |
| Prism Awards | 2006 | Best Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries | Ambulance Girl | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 1997 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | The Late Shift | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 1999 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Primary Colors | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2000 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Annie | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | About Schmidt | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2003 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | My Sister's Keeper | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2007 | Mary Pickford Award | Herself | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2025 | Best Actress – Drama Series | Matlock | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 1992 | Best Lead Actress in a Film | Misery | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1996 | Best Lead Actress in a Film | Dolores Claiborne | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress on Television | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress on Television | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Nominated |
| Women in Film and Television Awards | 1995 | Women in Film & Video-DC Women of Vision Awards | Women in Film & Video-DC Women of Vision Awards | Won |

## Honorary awards

| Organizations | Year | Notes | Result | Ref. |
| Giffoni Film Festival's François Truffaut Award | 2006 | Statue | Honored | |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame | 2016 | Induction | Honored | |