# List of awards and nominations received by Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch was an American actress of the stage and screen.
Over her 70-year career on stage and screen she received various awards and nominations for her performances including a Tony Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, three Drama Desk Awards, and two Obie Awards. In 1995 she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. She also received a Grammy Award, BAFTA Award, and two Laurence Olivier Award nominations.
She received five Tony Award nominations for her performances in the William Inge play Bus Stop (1956), the Noël Coward musical Sail Away (1962), the Stephen Sondheim musical Company (1971), and for the revival of the Edward Albee play A Delicate Balance (1996). Her one-woman show Elaine Stritch at Liberty won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event. The show was filmed for HBO and received two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Variety Special and Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.
On television, she played Colleen Donaghy, the cold and overbearing mother of Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) in the NBC comedy series 30 Rock from 2007 to 2012. The role earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

## Major associations
### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1956 | Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play | Bus Stop | Nominated |
| 1962 | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Sail Away | Nominated |
| 1971 | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Company | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Leading Actress in a Play | A Delicate Balance | Nominated |
| 2002 | Special Theatrical Event | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Won |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1991 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special | An Inconvenient Woman | Nominated |
| 1993 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Law & Order (episode: "Point of View") | Won |
| 2004 | Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Won |
| 2004 | Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Won |
| 2007 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | 30 Rock (episode: "Hiatus") | Won |
| 2008 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | 30 Rock (episode: "Ludachristmas") | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | 30 Rock (episode: "Christmas Special") | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | 30 Rock (episode: "The Moms") | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | 30 Rock (episode: "My Whole Life Is Thunder") | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2005 | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | The Best Halloween Ever | Nominated | |

## Industry awards
### British Academy Television Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1979 | Light Entertainment Performance | Two's Company | Nominated | |

### Drama Desk Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Show Boat | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | A Delicate Balance | Won |
| 2002 | Outstanding Solo Performance | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Won |
| 2002 | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Won |

### Drama League Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2002 | Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Won |

### Lucille Lortel Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2002 | Outstanding Lead Actress | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Nominated | |

### New York Drama Critics' Circle Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2002 | Special Citation | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Honoree |

### Obie Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2002 | Performance | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Won |
| 2002 | Special Citation | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Honoree |

### Outer Critics Circle Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2002 | Outstanding Solo Performance | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Won | |

### Laurence Olivier Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2003 | Best Entertainment | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment | Elaine Stritch at Liberty | Nominated |