# List of awards and nominations received by Judi Dench

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Judi Dench.
Dame Judi Dench is an English actress known for her extensive work on stage and screen. In her over seven decade career she has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, six British Academy Film Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, seven Laurence Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award.
For her roles on film she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in the period romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love (1998). She was Oscar-nominated for her roles in Mrs. Brown (1997), Chocolat (2000), Iris (2001), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Philomena (2013), and Belfast (2021). She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for playing Queen Victoria in the historical drama Mrs. Brown (1997). She also won six competitive British Academy Film Awards.
On stage, she had gained acclaim for her roles on Broadway and the West End. For the former she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Esme Allen, a prominent actress in the David Hare play Amy's View (1999) at the 53rd Tony Awards. For her work on the London stage, she received seven competitive Laurence Olivier Awards for her performances in Macbeth (1977), Juno and the Paycock (1980), Pack of Lies (1983), Antony and Cleopatra (1987), Absolute Hell (1996), A Little Night Music (1996), and The Winter's Tale (2016).
For her roles on television she received four British Academy Television Awards, two of which were for her role as Laura in the ITV sitcom A Fine Romance (1981–1984). She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for her role as Jean Mary Pargetter in the BBC1 romantic series As Time Goes By (1992–2005). She was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her roles in the HBO film The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000), the BBC One series Cranford (2007), and its sequel series Return to Cranford (2009).
Overall, in her career to date, Dench has won 55 competitive awards from 203 nominations. She became the first person to complete the British Triple Crown of Acting in 1977 and went on to complete the crown three more times. She holds the record for most acting majors across all six American and British events, winning eighteen and receiving fifty two nominations. In addition, Dench has also received several honorary awards, including the BAFTA Fellowship in 2001, a Special Olivier Award in 2004, and the BFI Fellowship in 2011. Dench was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1970, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1997 | Best Actress | Mrs Brown | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Shakespeare in Love | Won |
| 2000 | Best Supporting Actress | Chocolat | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Actress | Iris | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Actress | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Belfast | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Film |||||
| 1965 | Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | Four in the Morning | Won |
| 1985 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Wetherby | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | A Room with a View | Won |
| 1987 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 84 Charing Cross Road | Nominated |
| 1988 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | A Handful of Dust | Won |
| 1997 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Mrs Brown | Won |
| 1998 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Shakespeare in Love | Won |
| 2000 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Chocolat | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Shipping News | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Iris | Won |
| 2005 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Skyfall | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Philomena | Nominated |
| Television |||||
| 1968 | Best Actress | Talking to a Stranger | Won |
| 1980 | Best Actress | On Giant's Shoulders | Nominated |
| 1982 | Best Actress | Going Gently / A Fine Romance / The Cherry Orchard | Won |
| 1983 | Best Entertainment Performance | A Fine Romance (Series 2) | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best Entertainment Performance | A Fine Romance (Series 3) | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best Actress | Saigon: Year of the Cat | Nominated |
| 1985 | Best Entertainment Performance | A Fine Romance (Series 4) | Won |
| 1990 | Best Actress | Behaving Badly | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Comedy Performance | As Time Goes By (Series 5) | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Comedy Performance | As Time Goes By (Series 6) | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Actress | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Won |
| 2008 | Best Actress | Cranford | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 2001 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Cranford | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Return to Cranford | Nominated |
| International Emmy Awards |||||
| 2016 | Best Performance by an Actress | Roald Dahl's Esio Trot | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1997 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Mrs. Brown | Won |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Chocolat | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Television Film | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Won |
| 2001 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Iris | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Mrs. Henderson Presents | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Television Film | Cranford | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Television Film | Return to Cranford | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Philomena | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Victoria & Abdul | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1997 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Mrs. Brown | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Shakespeare in Love | Won |
| 2000 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Chocolat | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Chocolat | Won |
| 2001 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | The Shipping News | Nominated |
| 2001 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Iris | Nominated |
| 2001 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Mrs. Henderson Presents | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Nine | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Philomena | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Victoria & Abdul | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Belfast | Nominated |

### Olivier Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1977 | Actress of the Year in a Revival | Macbeth | Won |
| 1980 | Actress of the Year in a Revival | Juno and the Paycock | Won |
| 1982 | Actress of the Year in a Revival | The Importance of Being Earnest | Nominated |
| 1982 | Actress of the Year in a New Play | Other Places | Nominated |
| 1983 | Actress of the Year in a New Play | Pack of Lies | Won |
| 1987 | Actress of the Year | Antony and Cleopatra | Won |
| 1992 | Best Director of a Musical | The Boys from Syracuse | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Actress | The Gift of the Gorgon | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Actress | Absolute Hell | Won |
| 1996 | Best Actress in a Musical | A Little Night Music | Won |
| 1998 | Best Actress | Amy's View | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Actress | Filumena | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Performance in a Supporting Role | All's Well That Ends Well | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Actress | Peter and Alice | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Winter's Tale | Won |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | Best Actress in a Play | Amy's View | Won | |

## Other Theatre awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Amy's View | Nominated |
| Outer Critics Circle Award | 1999 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Amy's View | Nominated |
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards | 1980 | Best Actress | Juno and the Paycock | Won |
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards | 1982 | Best Actress | A Kind of Alaska / The Importance of Being Earnest | Won |
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards | 1987 | Best Actress | Antony and Cleopatra | Won |

## Critics awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 2008 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Herself | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 2011 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | J. Edgar | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 2012 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Skyfall | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 2012 | Female Icon Award for Humanitarian Activism | Skyfall | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 2013 | EDA Award for Best Actress | Philomena | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | 2013 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Philomena | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Runner-up |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Runner-up |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 1997 | Best Actress | Mrs Brown | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Skyfall | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2005 | Best Actress in a Movie | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2006 | Best Actress in a Movie | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2009 | Best Acting Ensemble in a Movie | Nine | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2012 | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Skyfall | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie | Skyfall | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2013 | Best Actress in a Movie | Philomena | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2022 | Best Acting Ensemble | Belfast | Won |
| Critics' Circle Theatre Awards | 2015 | Best Shakespearean Performance | The Winter's Tale | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2000 | Best Supporting Actress | Chocolat | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2001 | Best Supporting Actress | The Shipping News | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Runner-up |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | 3rd Place |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Runner-up |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Skyfall | Won |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2013 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Philomena | Nominated |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Shakespeare in Love | Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 2001 | Best Actress | Iris | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 1997 | British Actress of the Year | Mrs Brown | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2001 | British Actress of the Year | Iris | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2004 | British Actress of the Year | Ladies in Lavender | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2005 | British Actress of the Year | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2006 | British Actress of the Year | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2006 | Actress of the Year | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2012 | Supporting Actress of the Year | Skyfall | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2012 | British Actress of the Year | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel / Skyfall | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2013 | British Actress of the Year | Philomena | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2013 | Actress of the Year | Philomena | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 2005 | Best Actress | Mrs Henderson Presents | Runner-up |
| National Board of Review Awards | 2005 | Best Acting by an Ensemble | Mrs Henderson Presents | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1997 | Best Actress | Mrs Brown | 3rd Place |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Shakespeare in Love | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | 2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Best Actress | 3rd Place |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1997 | Best Actress | Mrs Brown | 3rd Place |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 2005 | Best Actress | Mrs Henderson Presents | 5th Place |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Runner-up |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | 2001 | Best Actress | Iris | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Skyfall | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Nominated |
| Russian Guild of Film Critics | 2001 | Best Foreign Actress | Iris | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2000 | Best Supporting Actress | Chocolat | Runner-up |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Nominated |
| Society of Texas Film Critics | 1997 | Best Actress | Mrs Brown | Runner-up |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | 1997 | Best Actress | Mrs Brown | Runner-up |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Shakespeare in Love | Runner-up |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Runner-up |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2005 | Best Actress | Mrs Henderson Presents | Won |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| Utah Film Critics Association | 1997 | Best Actress | Mrs Brown | Nominated |
| Utah Film Critics Association | 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Shakespeare in Love | Runner-up |
| Utah Film Critics Association | 2001 | Best Actress | Iris | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2009 | Best Ensemble | Nine | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Won |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| AACTA Awards | 2013 | Best Actress – International | Philomena | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | 2017 | Best Actress – International | Victoria and Abdul | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress – International | Belfast | Won |
| Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' Interactive Achievement Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Character Performance – Female | GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | Won |
| American Comedy Awards | 2001 | Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Nominated |
| Awards Circuit Community | 1997 | Best Actress | Mrs Brown | Nominated |
| British Academy Scotland Awards | 1997 | Best Actress – Film | Mrs Brown | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2005 | Best Actress in a British Independent Film | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2007 | Best Actress in a British Independent Film | Notes on a Scandal | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2012 | Best Actress in a British Independent Film | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2013 | Best Actress in a British Independent Film | Philomena | Nominated |
| Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | 1982 | Best Actress | A Fine Romance | Won |
| Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | 2008 | Best Actress | Cranford | Nominated |
| CableACE Awards | 1988 | Actress in a Theatrical or Dramatic special | The Browning Version | Won |
| CableACE Awards | 1994 | International Theatrical Special or Series | Look Back in Anger | Won |
| Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival Awards | 2011 | Ensemble Cast | My Week with Marilyn | Won |
| Dorian Awards | 2013 | Film Performance of the Year – Actress | Philomena | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | Skyfall | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | 2002 | Best Actress | Iris | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | 2005 | Best Actress | Ladies in Lavender | Nominated |
| Evening Standard Film Awards | 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Won |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2020 | Worst Supporting Actress | Cats | Nominated |
| Irish Film & Television Academy Awards | 2013 | Best International Actress | Philomena | Won |
| National Movie Awards | 2007 | Best Performance by a Female | Casino Royale | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards | 2001 | Best Actress | Iris | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association | 1997 | Best Actress | Mrs Brown | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 1997 | Best Drama Actress | Mrs Brown | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 1998 | Best Ensemble | Shakespeare in Love | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association | 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2000 | Best Supporting Actress | Chocolat | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2001 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2005 | Best Actress | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2009 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Return to Cranford | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Skyfall | Nominated |
| Online Film & Television Association | 2013 | Best Actress | Philomena | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 1997 | Best Actress | Mrs Brown | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2013 | International Star | Skyfall | Won |
| Rembrandt Awards | 2013 | Best Foreign Actress | Skyfall | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 1997 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Mrs Brown | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2000 | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Chocolat | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2001 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Iris | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2005 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2006 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2008 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Television Film | Cranford | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2009 | Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Nine | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2010 | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film | Return to Cranford | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Skyfall | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2013 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Philomena | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2017 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Victoria & Abdul | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Belfast | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2006 | Best Actress | Notes on a Scandal | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2008 | Best Supporting Actress | Quantum of Solace | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Skyfall | Nominated |
| SESC Film Festival Awards | 1999 | Best Foreign Actress | Mrs Brown | Won |
| ShoWest Awards | 2001 | Supporting Actress of the Year | Herself | Won |
| Taormina Film Fest Awards | 2004 | Taormina Arte Award | Herself | Honored |
| TV Quick Award | 2008 | Best Actress | Cranford | Nominated |

## Honorary awards

| Organizations | Year | Award | Result |
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards Patricia Rothermere Award | 1997 | Statue | Honored |
| London Film Critics' Circle Award for Services to the Arts Award | 1997 | Statue | Honored |
| BAFTA Fellowship | 2001 | Statue | Honored |
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards 50th Anniversary Special Award | 2004 | Statue | Honored |
| Laurence Olivier Award Society of London Theatre Special Award | 2004 | Statue | Honored |
| European Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award | 2008 | Statue | Honored |
| London Film Critics' Circle Dilys Powell Award for Excellence | 2008 | Statue | Honored |
| BFI Fellowship | 2011 | Statue | Honored |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Crystal Globe | 2011 | Statue | Honored |
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards Moscow Art Theatre Golden Seagull Award | 2012 | Statue | Honored |
| Irish Film & Television Academy IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award | 2023 | Statue | Honored |

## Honorary degrees, and titles

| Location | Date | Organisation | Award |
| UK | 2000 | Royal Society of Arts | Benjamin Franklin Medal |
Freedom of the City
* England, 13 July 2002: York.
* England, 21 June 2011: London.
* England, 22 April 2022: Stratford-upon-Avon.

### Commonwealth honours

Dench was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1970 Birthday Honours and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 1988 New Year Honours. She was appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 2005 Birthday Honours.

#### Commonwealth honours

| Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
| United Kingdom | 1970 – 1988 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | OBE |
| United Kingdom | 1988 – present | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | DBE |
| United Kingdom | 2005 – present | Order of the Companions of Honour | CH |

### Scholastic honours
#### Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships

| Location | Date | School | Position |
| England | 7 July 2005 – present | Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge | Honorary Fellow |
| England | 18 February 2013 – present | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama | Honorary Fellow |

### Honorary degrees

| Location | Date | Organisation | Position |
| England | 1991 | Loughborough University | Doctor of Letters(D.Litt.) |
| England | 6 June 1992 | Open University | Doctor of the University (D.Univ) |
| England | 1 July 1996 | University of Surrey | Doctor of the University (D.Univ) |
| England | 28 June 2000 | University of Oxford | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) |
| England | July 2000 | Queen Margaret University | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) |
| England | 2001 | University of Durham | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) |
| England | 17 July 2002 | University of Leeds | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) |
| Scotland | 24 June 2008 | University of St Andrews | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) |
| England | 22 July 2010 | Nottingham Trent University | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) |
| Scotland | 26 June 2013 | University of Stirling | Doctor of the University (D.Univ) |
| Massachusetts | May 2017 | Harvard University | Doctor of Arts (D.Arts) |
| England | October 2019 | University of Winchester | Doctor of Arts (D.Arts) |

### Memberships and fellowships

| Location | Date | Organisation | Position |
| United States | 1997 – present | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Member (Actors Branch) |
| UK | 2001 – present | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Fellow |
| UK | May 2006 – present | Royal Society of Arts | Fellow (FRSA) |
| UK | June 2011 – present | British Film Institute | Fellow |
| UK | | British Shakespeare Association | Patron |
| UK | | Oxford Playhouse | Patron |