# List of awards and nominations received by Alan Alda

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Alan Alda.
Alan Alda is an American actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades including six Primetime Emmy Awards and six Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Grammy Award, and three Tony Awards. He was inducted in the Television Hall of Fame in 1994, and received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018.
For his role as Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the CBS sitcom M*A*S*H (1972–1983) he received two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series out of eleven nominations. He also won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for M*A*S*H. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Senator Arnold Vinick in Aaron Sorkin's NBC political drama The West Wing in 2005.
For his comedic role as a pompous TV producer Lester in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) he received the New York Critics Circle, and the National Board of Review Awards for Best Supporting Actor as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He portrayed Owen Brewster in Martin Scorsese's biographical film The Aviator (2004) earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He is known for his roles on Broadway receiving Tony Award nominations for his performances in the musical The Apple Tree (1967), the Neil Simon play Jake's Women (1992), and the David Mamet play Glengarry Glen Ross (2005).

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2004 | Best Supporting Actor | The Aviator | Nominated | |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1990 | Best Supporting Actor | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Best Supporting Actor | The Aviator | Nominated | |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1973 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1974 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H | Won |
| 1974 | Actor of the Year | M*A*S*H | Won |
| 1974 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama | 6 Rms Riv Vu | Nominated |
| 1975 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1975 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Bulletin Board" | Nominated |
| 1976 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1976 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "The Kids" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Dear Sigmund" | Won |
| 1977 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Bulletin Board" | Nominated |
| 1978 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1978 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Comrades in Arms, Part I" | Nominated |
| 1978 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Fallen Idol" | Nominated |
| 1978 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special | Kill Me if You Can | Nominated |
| 1979 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1979 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Dear Sis" | Nominated |
| 1979 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Inga" | Won |
| 1980 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1980 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Dreams" | Nominated |
| 1981 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1981 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "The Life You Save" | Nominated |
| 1982 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H | Won |
| 1982 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Where There's a Will, There's a War" | Nominated |
| 1982 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Follies of the Living – Concerns of the Dead" | Nominated |
| 1983 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1983 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" | Nominated |
| 1994 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries | And the Band Played On | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | ER | Nominated |
| 2001 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries | Club Land | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Won |
| 2009 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | 30 Rock | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | The Blacklist | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1969 | Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Paper Lion | Nominated |
| 1972 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1973 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Won |
| 1976 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Won |
| 1977 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1979 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Nominated |
| 1979 | Best Film Actor – Comedy of Musical | Same Time, Next Year | Nominated |
| 1980 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Won |
| 1981 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Won |
| 1982 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Won |
| 1982 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | The Four Seasons | Nominated |
| 1982 | Best Screenplay – Film | The Four Seasons | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Won |
| 1994 | Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film | White Mile | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2008 | Spoken Word Album | Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself | Nominated | |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Club Land | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Aviator | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| 2018 | Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award | Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award | Won |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1967 | Best Actor in a Musical | The Apple Tree | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Actor in a Play | Jake's Women | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Glengarry Glen Ross | Nominated |

## Other awards
### Drama Desk Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2005 | Outstanding Ensemble Performance | Glengarry Glen Ross | Won | |

### Directors Guild of America Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1977 | Outstanding Directorial – Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Dear Sigmund" | Won |
| 1982 | Outstanding Directorial – Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "The Life You Save" | Won |
| 1983 | Outstanding Directorial – Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Where There's a Will, There's a War" | Won |

### National Board of Review

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1989 | Best Supporting Actor | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Won | |

### New York Film Critics Circle

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1989 | Best Supporting Actor | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Won |

## Honorary awards

* Induction into the Television Hall of Fame in 1994
* Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2014
* 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Broadcasters
* 2021 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) – Section on General Interest in Science and Engineering

## Honorary degrees

Alan Alda has been awarded several honorary degrees in recognition of his acting career and promotion of educational initiatives. These include:
| Location | Date | School | Degree |
| New Jersey | 1974 | Saint Peter's University | Doctorate |
| New York | 1978 | Fordham University | Doctorate |
| New Jersey | 1979 | Drew University | Doctorate |
| Connecticut | 1983 | Wesleyan University | Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) |
| New York | 2004 | Long Island University | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) |
| Pennsylvania | May 17, 2015 | Carnegie Mellon University | Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) |
| Scotland | 21 June 2017 | University of Dundee | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) |
| New York | May 2019 | Stony Brook University | Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) |