# List of awards and nominations received by Allison Janney

Allison Janney is an American actress who has received numerous nominations and has won multiple awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, six Critics' Choice Awards, seven Screen Actors Guild Awards, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, two Drama Desk Awards and two nominations for the Tony Award.
After numerous years of minor supporting roles in films and television, Janney's breakthrough came with her portrayal of C. J. Cregg on the NBC political drama The West Wing, which earned her four Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four nominations for the Golden Globe Award. She earned further Emmy wins for her performances on television series Masters of Sex and Mom, bringing her cumulative wins to seven. By virtue of this, she is the second most awarded thespian in the history of Emmy Awards (along with Ed Asner).
For her work on Broadway, Janney has received two Drama Desk Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Clarence Derwent Award, the Theatre World Award, four nominations for the Drama League Award and two nominations for the Tony Award.
Janney has starred in various acclaimed films including American Beauty (1999), The Hours (2002), Hairspray (2007), Juno (2007), The Help (2011) and Bombshell (2019). All these films earned her nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Ensemble, winning for the first and the penultimate films. For her portrayal of LaVona Golden in the 2017 biographical film I, Tonya, Janney won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, Golden Globe Award, Independent Spirit Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won | |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| British Academy Film Awards |||||
| 2018 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | I, Tonya | Won | |

### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards |||||
| 2003 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Hours | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Acting Ensemble | Hairspray | Won |
| 2008 | Best Acting Ensemble | Juno | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| 2020 | Best Acting Ensemble | Bombshell | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards |||||
| 2014 | Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Masters of Sex | Won |
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom (season 1) | Won |
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom (season 2) | Won |
| 2016 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom (season 3) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom (season 4) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom (season 5) | Nominated |
| 2025 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Diplomat | Pending |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 2000 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (episode: "Celestial Navigation" + "Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics") | Won |
| 2001 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (episode: "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen" (Part 2) + "Galileo") | Won |
| 2002 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (episode: "The Women of Qumar") | Won |
| 2003 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (episode: "The Long Goodbye") | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (episode: "Access") | Won |
| 2006 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (episode: "Institutional Memory") | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom (episode: "Estrogen and a Hearty Breakfast") | Won |
| 2014 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Masters of Sex (episode: "Brave New World") | Won |
| 2015 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom (episode: "Dropped Soap and a Big Guy on a Throne") | Won |
| 2015 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Masters of Sex (episode: "Parallax") | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom (episode: "Terrorists and Gingerbread") | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Masters of Sex (episode: "Matters of Gravity") | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom (episode: "Tush Push and Some Radishes") | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom (episode: "Phone Confetti and a Wee Dingle") | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom (episode: "My Kinda People and the Big To-Do") | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | The West Wing (season 1) | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | The West Wing (season 2) | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | The West Wing (season 3) | Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | The West Wing (season 4) | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Mom (season 1) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | I, Tonya | Won |
| 2025 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | The Diplomat | Nominated |

### Independent Spirit Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | Best Supporting Female | Our Very Own | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Supporting Female | Life During Wartime | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Supporting Female | I, Tonya | Won |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2000 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | American Beauty | Won |
| 2002 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (season 1) | Won |
| 2002 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series | The West Wing (season 1) | Won |
| 2003 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (season 2) | Won |
| 2003 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series | The West Wing (season 2) | Won |
| 2003 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The Hours | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (season 3) | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series | The West Wing (season 3) | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (season 4) | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series | The West Wing (season 4) | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (season 5) | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series | The West Wing (season 5) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series | The West Wing (season 6) | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Hairspray | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Help | Won |
| 2018 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | I, Tonya | Won |
| 2020 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Bombshell | Nominated |
| 2025 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | The Diplomat | Nominated |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1998 | Best Actress in a Play | A View from the Bridge | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Best Actress in a Musical | 9 to 5 | Nominated | |

## Critic associations

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| African American Film Critics Association | 2014 | Best Acting Ensemble | Get on up | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Juno | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Black Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Runner-up |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Society | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Chicago Indie Critics Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film Awards | 1996 | Best Supporting Actress | Big Night | Nominated |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film Awards | 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Juno | Nominated |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | The Way, Way Back | Nominated |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film Awards | 2017 | Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | To Leslie | Nominated |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Runner-up |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Denver Film Critics Society Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2017 | Best Cast | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Runner-up |
| IndieWire Critics Poll Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | 3rd Place |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Runner-up |
| London Film Critics Circle | 2017 | Supporting Actress of the Year | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Memphis Online Film Critics Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| National Society of Film Critics | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | 2nd Runner-up |
| Nevada Film Critics Society Awards | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| Nevada Film Critics Society Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| North Texas Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | 4th Place |
| Oklahoma Film Critics Circle | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Runner-up |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2000 | Best Cast | American Beauty | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Runner-up |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2000 | Best Actress in a New Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2000 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2001 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2002 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2002 | Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Frasier | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2003 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2004 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2007 | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2013 | Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Veep | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2014 | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Master of Sex | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2015 | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Master of Sex | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2015 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2017 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Philadelphia Film Critics Circle | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Phoenix Critics Circle Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | 2003 | Best Cast | The Hours | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | 2013 | Best Cast | The Way Way Back | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2011 | Best Ensemble Performance | The Help | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2013 | Best Ensemble Performance | The Way, Way Back | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Cast | The Help | Won |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Runner-up |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2000 | Individual Achievement in Drama | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Utah Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Runner-up |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 | Best Supporting Performance | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Ensemble | The Way, Way Back | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Wisconsin Film Critics Circle Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | 2017 | Best Comedic Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | 2017 | Mommie Dearest Worst Screen Mom of the Year Award | I, Tonya | Won |

## Theatre awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Clarence Derwent Awards | 1997 | Most Promising Female | Present Laughter | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Present Laughter | Nominated |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | A View from the Bridge | Won |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2009 | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | 9 to 5 | Won |
| Drama League Awards | 2009 | Distinguished Performance | 9 to 5 | Nominated |
| Drama League Awards | 2017 | Distinguished Performance | Six Degrees of Separation | Nominated |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Present Laughter | Won |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play | A View from the Bridge | Won |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 2009 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical | 9 to 5 | Nominated |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 2017 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play | Six Degrees of Separation | Nominated |
| Ovation Awards | 2009 | Best Actress in a Musical | 9 to 5 | Nominated |
| Theatre World Awards | 1997 | Theatre World Award | Present Laughter | Won |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| AACTA Awards | 2017 | Best International Supporting Actress – Cinema | I, Tonya | Won |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Nominated |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | The Way, Way Back | Won |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| American Comedy Awards | 2014 | Comedy Supporting Actress- TV | Mom | Nominated |
| American Film Institute | 2002 | Actor of the Year - Female - TV Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | 1999 | Best Ensemble | American Beauty | Nominated |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | 2002 | Best Ensemble | The Hours | Won |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | 2011 | Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Won |
| Astra TV Awards | 2025 | Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Comedy Series | Palm Royale | Nominated |
| Behind the Voice Actors Awards | 2014 | Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Nominated |
| CinEuphoria Awards | 2009 | Best Supporting Actress - International Competition | Away We Go | Won |
| CinEuphoria Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress - International Competition | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | 2018 | Film Performance of the Year - Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2003 | Best Ensemble Cast | The Hours | Won |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2005 | Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Won |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2008 | Best Ensemble Cast | Juno | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2008 | Best Ensemble Cast | Hairspray | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2010 | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Lost | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2012 | Best Ensemble Cast | The Help | Won |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2014 | Performer of the Year | Performer of the Year | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2014 | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Masters of Sex | Won |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2015 | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Masters of Sex | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2015 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Mom | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress of the decade | I, Tonya | Won |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2020 | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series of the decade | Masters of Sex | 3rd place |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2020 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series of the decade | Mom | 2nd place |
| Gold Derby Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Bad Education | Nominated |
| Golden Schmoes Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actress of the Year | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | 2010 | Best Ensemble Performance | Life During Wartime | Nominated |
| Gracie Allen Awards | 2014 | Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy or Musical | Mom | Won |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2007 | Ensemble of the Year | Hairspray | Won |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2011 | Ensemble of the Year | The Help | Won |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2017 | Ensemble of the Year | I, Tonya | Won |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2017 | Supporting Actress of the Year | I, Tonya | Won |
| Mar del Plata Film Festival | 2009 | Best Actress | Life During Wartime | Won |
| Monte-Carlo TV Festival | 2001 | Outstanding Actress - Drama Series | The West Wing | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2011 | Best Acting by an Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2007 | Ensemble Cast Award | Hairspray | Won |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2017 | Spotlight Award | I, Tonya | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 2002 | Favorite Dramatic Actress in a TV Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2003 | Favorite Dramatic Actress in a TV Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2004 | Favorite Dramatic Actress in a TV Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2005 | Favorite Dramatic Actress in a TV Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2006 | Favorite Dramatic Actress in a TV Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2014 | Favorite Actress in a New TV Series | Mom | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2016 | Favorite Comedic Actress in a TV Series | Mom | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2017 | Favorite Comedic Actress in a TV Series | Mom | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2018 | Female TV Star of the Year | Mom | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2019 | Female TV Star of the Year | Mom | Nominated |
| Prism Awards | 2005 | Performance in a TV-Movie | Our Very Own | Won |
| Prism Awards | 2014 | Performance in a Comedy Series | Mom | Won |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 2017 | Outstanding Performance of the Year Award | I, Tonya | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2001 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | The West Wing | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2002 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2012 | Best Cast – Motion Picture | The Help | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | I, Tonya | Nominated |
| TV Guide Awards | 2001 | Actress of the Year in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Viewers for Quality Television Awards | 2001 | Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series | The West Wing | Won |