# List of awards and nominations received by Jessica Lange

American actress Jessica Lange has won two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for a British Academy Film Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.
She is the second actress in Academy Award history to win Best Actress after winning Best Supporting Actress, the third actress and first performer since 1943 to receive two acting nominations in the same year, the fifth actress and ninth performer to win Oscars in both the lead and supporting acting categories, and is tied as the sixth-most Oscar-nominated actress in history. Lange holds the record for the most Golden Globe nominations in the Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television category. She is the only performer ever to win Primetime Emmy Awards in both the Outstanding Supporting Actress and Outstanding Lead Actress categories for the same miniseries.
She has also garnered one Critics Choice Award and three Dorian Awards, making her the most honored actress by the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association. Her work has also earned her the National Society of Film Critics award, the New York Film Critics Circle award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award, the Boston Society of Film Critics award, the Kansas City Film Critics Circle award, the Utah Film Critics Association award, the Moscow International Film Festival award, the Taormina Film Festival award, the Donostia Award from the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the Critics' Choice Award, apart from other critics' circle and festival awards.
Among numerous honors, Lange has received a "Gala Tribute" from the Film Society of Lincoln Center, a Theater World Award, and a Crystal Award, as well as other specialized awards and tributes. In 2014, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce revealed that Lange was scheduled to receive her own five-pointed Motion Picture Star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1982 | Best Actress | Frances | Nominated |
| 1982 | Best Supporting Actress | Tootsie | Won |
| 1984 | Best Actress | Country | Nominated |
| 1985 | Best Actress | Sweet Dreams | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Actress | Music Box | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Actress | Blue Sky | Won |

### BAFTA Awards

British Academy Film Awards :
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1983 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Tootsie | Nominated | |

### Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards :
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1996 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | A Streetcar Named Desire | Nominated |
| 2003 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Normal | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Grey Gardens | Won |
| 2012 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | American Horror Story | Won |
| 2013 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | American Horror Story: Coven | Won |
| 2015 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Limited Series (as producer; shared with others) | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1976 | New Star of the Year – Actress | King Kong | Won |
| 1982 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Tootsie | Won |
| 1982 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Frances | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Country | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Music Box | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | O Pioneers! | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Blue Sky | Won |
| 1995 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | A Streetcar Named Desire | Won |
| 1997 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | A Thousand Acres | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | Normal | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | Grey Gardens | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | American Horror Story | Won |
| 2012 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Miniseries or Television Film (as a Producer) | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1994 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Blue Sky | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Grey Gardens | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | American Horror Story | Won |
| 2012 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated |

### Laurence Olivier Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Best Actress | Long Day's Journey into Night | Nominated | |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Best Leading Actress in a Play | Long Day's Journey into Night | Won | |
| 2024 | Best Leading Actress in a Play | Mother Play | Nominated | |

## Film and Television awards
### Bambi Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1983 | Best International Actress | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Won | |
| 1983 | Best International Actress | Tootsie | Won | |

### Boston Society of Film Critics

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1982 | Best Supporting Actress | Tootsie | Won | |

### Chicago Film Critics Association

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Best Actress | Blue Sky | Nominated | |

### Critics' Choice Awards

Critics' Choice Television Awards :
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2012 | Best Television Movie or Miniseries Actress | American Horror Story | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Television Movie or Miniseries Actress | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Television Movie or Miniseries Actress | American Horror Story: Coven | Won |
| 2015 | Best Television Movie or Miniseries Actress | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Television Movie or Miniseries Actress | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated |
| 2025 | Best Television Movie or Miniseries Actress | The Great Lillian Hall | Nominated |

### Dorian Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2012 | TV Performance of the Year | American Horror Story | Won |
| 2013 | TV Performance of the Year – Actress | American Horror Story: Asylum | Won |
| 2014 | TV Performance of the Year – Actress | American Horror Story: Coven | Won |
| 2014 | TV Musical Performance of the Year | American Horror Story: Coven ("The Name Game") | Nominated |
| 2015 | TV Musical Performance of the Year | American Horror Story: Freak Show ("Life on Mars?") | Nominated |
| 2018 | TV Performance of the Year – Actress | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated |

### Golden Nymphs

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated | |

### Gracie Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2004 | Individual Achievement – Best Female Lead – Drama Special | Normal | Won | |

### IGN Summer Movie Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | Best TV Actress | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated | |

### Joseph Plateau Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1985 | Best Actress | Herself | Won | |
| 1986 | Best Actress | Herself | Won | |

### Kansas City Film Critics Circle

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1982 | Best Supporting Actress | Tootsie | Won | |

### Los Angeles Film Critics Association

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1982 | Best Actress | Frances | Runner-up | |
| 1994 | Best Actress | Blue Sky | Won | |

### Moscow International Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1983 | Best Actress | Frances | Won | |

### National Board of Review Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1982 | Best Actress | Frances | Runner-up |
| 1985 | Best Actress | Sweet Dreams | Runner-up |
| 1994 | Best Actress | Blue Sky | Runner-up |

### National Society of Film Critics

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1982 | Best Supporting Actress | Tootsie | Won |
| 1982 | Best Actress | Frances | Runner-up |
| 1985 | Best Actress | Sweet Dreams | Runner-up |
| 1990 | Best Actress | Men Don't Leave | 3rd Place |
| 1994 | Best Actress | Blue Sky | Runner-up |

### New York Film Critics Circle

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1982 | Best Supporting Actress | Tootsie | Won | |
| 1982 | Best Actress | Frances | Runner-up | |

### PAAFTJ Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie | American Horror Story | Won |
| 2012 | Best Cast in a Miniseries or TV Movie | American Horror Story | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Cast in a Miniseries or TV Movie | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated |

### People's Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2014 | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Nominated | |

### PRISM Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2009 | Best Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries | Sybil | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Best Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries | Grey Gardens | Nominated | |

### Sant Jordi Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1996 | Best Foreign Actress | Blue Sky | Won | |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2000 | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Titus | Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film | Normal | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film | Grey Gardens | Nominated |
| 2011 | Special Achievement – Outstanding Performance in a TV Series | American Horror Story | Won |
| 2014 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated |

### Saturn Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2011 | Best Actress on Television | American Horror Story | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress on Television | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress on Television | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Actress on Television | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Nominated |

### Silver Ribbons

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1984 | Best Foreign Actress | Frances | Nominated | |

### Television Critics Association Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | Individual Achievement in Drama | American Horror Story | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Individual Achievement in Drama | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated | |

### Utah Film Critics Association

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Best Actress | Blue Sky | Won | |

### Verona Film Festival Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | Best Actress | A Thousand Acres | Won | |

## Stage performances awards
### Broadway.com Audience Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2016 | Favorite Leading Actress in a Play | Long Day's Journey into Night | Nominated |
| 2024 | Favorite Leading Actress in a Play | Mother Play | Nominated |
| 2024 | Favorite Performance of the Year (Play) | Mother Play | Nominated |

### Drama Desk Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Long Day's Journey into Night | Won | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play | Mother Play | Won | |

### Drama League Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | Distinguished Performance | The Glass Menagerie | Nominated |
| 2016 | Distinguished Performance | Long Day's Journey into Night | Nominated |
| 2024 | Distinguished Performance | Mother Play | Nominated |
| 2024 | Contribution to the Theater Award | Contribution to the Theater Award | Honored |

### Outer Critics Circle Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1992 | Best Actress – Play | A Streetcar Named Desire | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Long Day's Journey into Night | Won |
| 2024 | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play | Mother Play | Won |

### Theater World Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1992 | Theater World Award | A Streetcar Named Desire | Honored | |

## Honorary awards

| Year | Association | Award | Result |
| 1986 | New York Women in Film & Television | Muse Award | Honored |
| 1992 | Women of Achievement Award | Women of Achievement Award | Honored |
| 1993 | Western Heritage Awards | Bronze Wrangler for O Pioneers! | Honored |
| 2000 | Women in Film Los Angeles | Crystal Award | Honored |
| 2002 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Donostia Award | Honored |
| 2003 | Glamour magazine | Woman of the Year | Honored |
| 2003 | Premiere Magazine | Icon Award – Women in Hollywood | Honored |
| 2004 | AARP The Magazine | Inspire Award Honoree | Honored |
| 2006 | Film Society of Lincoln Center | Chaplin Award Gala (aka Gala Tribute) | Honored |
| 2009 | George Eastman House | George Eastman House Honors Award | Honored |
| 2009 | Taormina Film Fest | Taormina Arte Award | Honored |
| 2012 | Lucie Award | Double Exposure | Honored |
| 2012 | NewNowNext Awards | Cause You're Hot | Nominated |
| 2014 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Kirk Douglas Award | Honored |
| 2014 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Motion Picture Star | Nominated |
| 2014 | L'Oreal Paris | Legend Award | Won |
| 2016 | Camerimage Film Festival | Krzysztof Kieślowski Award | Won |
| 2018 | Roundabout Theatre Company | Jason Robards Excellence in Theater Award | Won |
| 2025 | Dublin International Film Festival | Volta Career Achievement Award | Honored |

## Anti-awards

| Year | Association | Project | Result |
| 1998 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress | Hush | Nominated |
| 1998 | Stinkers Bad Movie Awards for Worst Actress | Hush | Nominated |
| 1999 | Los YoGa Awards for Worst Foreign Actress | Cousin Bette | Won |
| 1999 | Los YoGa Awards for Worst Foreign Actress | Hush | Won |
| 1999 | Los YoGa Awards for Worst Foreign Actress | A Thousand Acres | Won |

## Footnotes

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