# List of awards and nominations received by Meryl Streep

American actress Meryl Streep has been recognized with multiple awards and nominations for her work on screen and stage, including being one of few individuals to be nominated for both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Streep has won three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, 9 Golden Globe Awards, four Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for 7 Grammy Awards and a Tony Award. She received numerous honorary accolades including an Honorary César in 2003, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2004, the Honorary Golden Bear in 2012, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2017. She received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2011 and President Barack Obama presented her with the National Medal of Arts in 2010 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014.
She holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor, having been nominated 21 times—17 for Best Actress, and four for Best Supporting Actress—since the first nomination in 1978 for her performance in The Deer Hunter. She has won three times for her work in Kramer vs. Kramer (1980), Sophie's Choice (1983), and The Iron Lady (2012), making her the fifth actor to win three competitive acting Academy Awards. In 2009, Streep became the most-nominated performer in the Golden Globe Awards history when her Best Actress nominations for Doubt and Mamma Mia! gave her 23 in total, surpassing Jack Lemmon’s previous record of 22. Three years later, she garnered her eighth win for The Iron Lady, more than any actors. She received a record-breaking 30th nomination for Florence Foster Jenkins (2017).
With her fifteenth nomination for Florence Foster Jenkins in 2017, Streep tied with Judi Dench for the most-nominated actor at the BAFTA Awards. She has won the award for Best Actress twice for her roles in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1982) and The Iron Lady (2012). For her work in The Hours, Streep received a Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival, who later recognized her with an Honorary Golden Bear at their 62nd ceremony. Her portrayal as Lindy Chamberlain in Evil Angels earned her a Cannes Film Festival Award.
In 1976, Streep won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance for her stage debut in Trelawny of the 'Wells' and Tennessee Williams' 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. The latter work also earned her nominations for Best Actress at the Drama Desk and Tony Award. The following year, she was a double nominee at the Drama Desk Award for the featured role in The Cherry Orchard and starred in the musical Happy End. Streep won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie for her roles in the miniseries Holocaust (1978) and Angels in America (2003). She also won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for her work on documentary Five Came Back (2017).
In 1983, Yale University, from which Streep graduated in 1975, awarded her an Honorary Degree, a Doctorate of Fine Arts. The first university to award her an Honorary Degree was Dartmouth College, where she spent time as a transfer student in 1970, in 1981. In 1998, Women in Film awarded Streep with the Crystal Award. In 1999, she was awarded a George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film. In 2004, at the Moscow International Film Festival, she was honored with the Stanislavsky Award for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principles of Stanislavsky's school. In 2008, Streep was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. In 2009, she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts by Princeton University. In 2010 she elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts degree by Harvard University.

## Major awards

Key :
| † | Indicates non-competitive categories |

### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Received by |
| 1979 | Best Supporting Actress | The Deer Hunter | Nominated | Maggie Smith (California Suite) |
| 1980 | Best Supporting Actress | Kramer vs. Kramer | Won | — |
| 1982 | Best Actress | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Nominated | Katharine Hepburn (On Golden Pond) |
| 1983 | Best Actress | Sophie's Choice | Won | — |
| 1984 | Best Actress | Silkwood | Nominated | Shirley MacLaine (Terms of Endearment) |
| 1986 | Best Actress | Out of Africa | Nominated | Geraldine Page (The Trip to Bountiful) |
| 1988 | Best Actress | Ironweed | Nominated | Cher (Moonstruck) |
| 1989 | Best Actress | A Cry in the Dark | Nominated | Jodie Foster (The Accused) |
| 1991 | Best Actress | Postcards from the Edge | Nominated | Kathy Bates (Misery) |
| 1996 | Best Actress | The Bridges of Madison County | Nominated | Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) |
| 1999 | Best Actress | One True Thing | Nominated | Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love) |
| 2000 | Best Actress | Music of the Heart | Nominated | Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry) |
| 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Nominated | Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago) |
| 2007 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | Helen Mirren (The Queen) |
| 2009 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | Kate Winslet (The Reader) |
| 2010 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) |
| 2012 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Won | — |
| 2014 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Nominated | Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) |
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated | Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) |
| 2017 | Best Actress | Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated | Emma Stone (La La Land) |
| 2018 | Best Actress | The Post | Nominated | Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) |

### BAFTA Awards

British Academy Film Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 1980 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Manhattan | Nominated |
| 1980 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Deer Hunter | Nominated |
| 1981 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kramer vs. Kramer | Nominated |
| 1982 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Won |
| 1984 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Sophie's Choice | Nominated |
| 1985 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Silkwood | Nominated |
| 1987 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Out of Africa | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Hours | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Adaptation | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Manchurian Candidate | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Doubt | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Julie & Julia | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Iron Lady | Won |
| 2017 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards :
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 1978 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Holocaust | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | ...First Do No Harm | Nominated |
| 2003 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Angels in America | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Narrator | Five Came Back | Won |
| 2020 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Big Little Lies | Nominated |
| 2024 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Only Murders in the Building | Nominated |
| Children's and Family Emmy Awards |||||
| 2025 | Outstanding Children's Personality | Storyline Online | Won |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 1979 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Deer Hunter | Nominated |
| 1980 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Kramer vs. Kramer | Won |
| 1982 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Won |
| 1983 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Sophie's Choice | Won |
| 1984 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Silkwood | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Out of Africa | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | A Cry in the Dark | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | She-Devil | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Postcards from the Edge | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Death Becomes Her | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The River Wild | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Bridges of Madison County | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Marvin's Room | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film | ...First Do No Harm | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | One True Thing | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Music of the Heart | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Hours | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Adaptation | Won |
| 2004 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Angels in America | Won |
| 2005 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Manchurian Candidate | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Devil Wears Prada | Won |
| 2009 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Doubt | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Mamma Mia! | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | It's Complicated | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Julie & Julia | Won |
| 2012 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Iron Lady | Won |
| 2013 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Hope Springs | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | August: Osage County | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Into the Woods | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated |
| 2017 | Cecil B. DeMille Award † | Cecil B. DeMille Award † | Won |
| 2018 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Post | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Big Little Lies | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Only Murders in the Building | Nominated |

### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Won |
| 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Won |
| 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Into The Woods | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Comedy Actress | Florence Foster Jenkins | Won |
| 2017 | Best Actress | The Post | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Only Murders in the Building | Won |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 1987 | Best Album for Children | The Velveteen Rabbit | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Album for Children | The Tailor of Gloucester | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Album for Children | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | The One and Only Shrek! | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Mamma Mia! | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Spoken Word Album | Charlotte's Web (E. B. White) | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Spoken Word Album | Big Tree | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 1995 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | The River Wild | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | The Bridges of Madison County | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Marvin's Room | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | One True Thing | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Music of the Heart | Nominated |
| 2003 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Adaptation | Nominated |
| 2003 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The Hours | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Angels in America | Won |
| 2007 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Doubt | Won |
| 2009 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Doubt | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Julie & Julia | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | The Iron Lady | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | August: Osage County | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | August: Osage County | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Into the Woods | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated |
| 2020 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series | Big Little Lies | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Don't Look Up | Nominated |
| 2024 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Only Murders in the Building | Won |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 1976 | Best Featured Actress in a Play | 27 Wagons Full of Cotton | Nominated | |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| AACTA Awards | 1989 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Evil Angels | Won | |
| AACTA International Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Won | |
| AACTA International Awards | 2014 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Nominated | |
| AACTA International Awards | 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2003 | Best Actress | Adaptation | Won | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2005 | Best Actress | The Manchurian Candidate | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2005 | Breakaway Performance | Stuck on You | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2007 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2008 | Best Actress | Lions for Lambs | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2009 | Best Actress | Doubt | Won | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2009 | Best Grown-Up Love Story | Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan for Mamma Mia! | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2010 | Best Grown-Up Love Story | Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci for Julie & Julia | Won | [120] [121] |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2010 | Best Grown-Up Love Story | Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin for It's Complicated | Runner-up | [120] [121] |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2010 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Runner-up | [120] [121] |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2010 | Best Actress | It's Complicated | Runner-up | [120] [121] |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2012 | Best Grown-Up Love Story | Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent for The Iron Lady | Won | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2013 | Best Grown-Up Love Story | Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones for Hope Springs | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2013 | Best Actress | Hope Springs | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2014 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2017 | Best Actress | Florence Foster Jenkins | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2017 | Best Grown-Up Love Story | Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant for Florence Foster Jenkins | Runner-up | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2018 | Best Actress | The Post | Runner-up | [126] [127] |
| Aftonbladet TV Prize | 1986 | Female Foreign TV Personality of the Year | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2006 | Best Actress in a Comedic Performance | The Devil Wears Prada | Won | [129] [130] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2007 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Meryl Streep | Nominated | [131] [132] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | [133] [134] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2008 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Mamma Mia! | Nominated | [133] [134] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2008 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Meryl Streep | Nominated | [133] [134] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2008 | Women's Image Award | Meryl Streep | Nominated | [133] [134] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2009 | Best Animated Female | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Nominated | [135] [136] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2009 | Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction | Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin for It's Complicated | Won | [135] [136] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2009 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | It's Complicated Julie & Julia | Won | [135] [136] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2009 | Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry | It's Complicated Julie & Julia | Nominated | [135] [136] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | [135] [136] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2009 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Meryl Streep | Nominated | [135] [136] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2009 | Women's Image Award | Meryl Streep | Nominated | [135] [136] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2012 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | [137] [138] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2012 | Female Icon Award | The Iron Lady | Nominated | [137] [138] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2012 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | The Iron Lady | Nominated | [137] [138] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2013 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | August: Osage County | Nominated | [139] [140] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2015 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Into the Woods | Nominated | [141] [142] |
| American Academy of Arts and Letters | 2010 | Honorary Member † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| American Comedy Awards | 1991 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture | Postcards from the Edge | Won | [144] [145] |
| American Comedy Awards | 1993 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture | Death Becomes Her | Nominated | [146] [147] |
| American Film Institute | 2004 | AFI Life Achievement Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | [148] [149] |
| Audie Awards | 2008 | Children's Title for Ages Up to Eight | The One and Only Shrek! | Nominated | |
| Audie Awards | 2009 | Audiobook Adaptation | English Majors: A Comedy Collection for the Highly Literate | Won | [151] [152] |
| Audie Awards | 2020 | Audiobook of the Year | Charlotte's Web | Nominated | |
| Audie Awards | 2020 | Middle Grade Title | Charlotte's Web | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | 2019 | Best Ensemble | Little Women | Nominated | |
| Berlin International Film Festival | 1999 | Berlinale Camera † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Berlin International Film Festival | 2003 | Silver Bear for Best Actress | The Hours | Won | |
| Berlin International Film Festival | 2012 | Honorary Golden Bear † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 1996 | Favorite Actress – Drama (Theatrical) | The Bridges of Madison County | Nominated | [158] [159] |
| Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards | 2020 | Best Ensemble | Little Women | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 1982 | Best Actress | Sophie's Choice | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Runner-up | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Runner-up | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 2019 | Best Cast | Little Women | Won | |
| Britannia Awards | 2015 | Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2012 | Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film | The Iron Lady | Nominated | [167] [168] |
| Cannes Film Festival | 1989 | Best Actress | A Cry in the Dark | Won | |
| Cannes Film Festival | 2024 | Honorary Palme d'Or † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | 2013 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Won | |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | 2013 | Best Ensemble Cast | August: Osage County | Won | |
| César Awards | 2003 | Honorary César Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 1996 | Best Actress | The Bridges of Madison County | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2006 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | [175] [176] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | [178] [179] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Nominated | [180] [181] |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film | 1997 | Best Supporting Actress | Marvin's Room | Nominated | |
| Costume Designers Guild | 2017 | Distinguished Collaborator Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2003 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Hours | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2007 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2007 | Best Acting Ensemble | A Prairie Home Companion | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2009 | Best Acting Ensemble | Doubt | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2009 | Best Actress | Doubt | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2010 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2014 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Nominated | [189] [190] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2014 | Best Acting Ensemble | August: Osage County | Nominated | [189] [190] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2015 | Best Acting Ensemble | Into the Woods | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2016 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Florence Foster Jenkins | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2018 | Best Actress | The Post | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2018 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Post | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2020 | Best Acting Ensemble | Little Women | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Big Little Lies | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2024 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Only Murders in the Building | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Runner-up | [196] [197] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | The Manchurian Candidate | 5th place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2006 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | 3rd place | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Runner-up | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Runner-up | [201] [202] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | 3rd place | [203] [204] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | 4th place | [205] [206] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Actress | The Post | 5th place | |
| David di Donatello | 1982 | Best Foreign Actress | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Nominated | |
| David di Donatello | 1984 | Best Foreign Actress | Sophie's Choice | Nominated | |
| David di Donatello | 1985 | Best Foreign Actress | Falling in Love | Won | |
| David di Donatello | 1986 | Best Foreign Actress | Out of Africa | Won | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2013 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2013 | Best Ensemble | August: Osage County | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2014 | Best Ensemble | Into the Woods | Nominated | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Ensemble | The Post | Won | |
| Dorian Awards | 2012 | Film Performance of the Year | The Iron Lady | Won | |
| Dorian Awards | 2018 | Timeless Star † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1976 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Secret Service A Memory of Two Mondays 27 Wagons Full of Cotton Trelawny of the "Wells" | Nominated | |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1977 | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Happy End | Nominated | |
| Drama Desk Awards | 1977 | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | The Cherry Orchard | Nominated | |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | The Seagull | Nominated | |
| Drama Desk Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Mother Courage and Her Children | Nominated | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | 3rd place | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | 2009 | Best Actress | Doubt | 5th place | |
| Empire Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |
| Entertainment Industries Council | 2014 | Performance in a Feature Film | August: Osage County | Nominated | [223] [224] |
| Eugene O'Neill Theater Center | 2014 | Monte Cristo Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Film Society of Lincoln Center | 2008 | Chaplin Award Gala Tribute † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | 2019 | Best Cast | Little Women | Won | |
| George Eastman Museum | 1999 | George Eastman Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2018 | Best Ensemble | The Post | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2020 | Best Ensemble | Little Women | Won | |
| Giffoni Film Festival | 2014 | Fellowship Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Golden Schmoes Awards | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress of the Year | Adaptation | Nominated | |
| Golden Schmoes Awards | 2008 | Best Actress of the Year | Doubt | Nominated | |
| Golden Schmoes Awards | 2009 | Best Actress of the Year | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |
| Goldene Kamera | 2009 | Best Actress – International | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Gotham Awards | 1999 | Career Tribute † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Gotham Awards | 2006 | Best Ensemble Cast | A Prairie Home Companion | Nominated | |
| Gracie Awards | 2005 | Individual Achievement Award – Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Special | Angels in America | Won | |
| Guinness World Records | 2017 | Most Golden Globes Won by an Actress † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Guinness World Records | 2017 | Most Golden Globes † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Guinness World Records | 2018 | Most Golden Globes Nominations for an Actress † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Guinness World Records | 2018 | Most Oscar Nominations for an Actress † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Hasty Pudding Theatricals | 1980 | Woman of the Year † | Meryl Streep | Won | [241] [242] |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2013 | Hollywood Ensemble Award | August: Osage County | Won | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2008 | Best Ensemble Cast | Doubt | Won | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | [245] [246] |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2013 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Nominated | [248] [249] |
| IGN Movie Awards | 2014 | Best Movie Supporting Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 2006 | Best Supporting Performance | A Prairie Home Companion | 8th place | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 2006 | Best Lead Performance | The Devil Wears Prada | 7th place | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | 2009 | Best Lead Performance | Julie & Julia | 8th place | |
| International Cinephile Society | 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | A Prairie Home Companion | Runner-up | |
| International Cinephile Society | 2010 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | [254] [255] |
| Iowa Film Critics Association | 2009 | Best Actress | Doubt | Won | |
| Irish Film & Television Academy Awards | 1999 | Best Actress | Dancing at Lughnasa | Nominated | |
| Irish Film & Television Academy Awards | 2009 | Best International Actress | Mamma Mia! | Won | |
| Irish Film & Television Academy Awards | 2010 | Best International Actress | It's Complicated | Won | |
| Irish Film & Television Academy Awards | 2012 | Best International Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |
| Italian Online Movie Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Won | |
| Italian Online Movie Awards | 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Won | |
| Jupiter Award | 2013 | Best International Actress | Hope Springs | Nominated | |
| Jupiter Award | 2015 | Best International Actress | August: Osage County | Nominated | |
| Jupiter Award | 2016 | Best International Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated | |
| Jupiter Award | 2017 | Best International Actress | Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Won | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Won | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 1985 | Best Actress | Out of Africa | Won | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 1983 | Best Actress | Silkwood | Won | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 1982 | Best Actress | Sophie's Choice | Won | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 1979 | Best Supporting Actress | Kramer vs Kramer | Won | |
| L.A Outfest | 2003 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | The Hours | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2004 | Actress of the Year | Adaptation | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2007 | Actress of the Year | The Devil Wears Prada | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2009 | Actress of the Year | Doubt | Nominated | [267] [268] |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2010 | Actress of the Year | Julie & Julia | Nominated | [269] [270] |
| London Film Critics' Circle | 2012 | Actress of the Year | The Iron Lady | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 1979 | Best Supporting Actress | Kramer vs. Kramer Manhattan The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 1981 | Best Actress | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 1982 | Best Actress | Sophie's Choice | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 1985 | Best Actress | Out of Africa | Won | |
| Made in NY Awards | 2012 | Honoree | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Moscow International Film Festival | 2004 | Stanislavsky Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| MTV Movie Awards | 2007 | Best Villain | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | [277] [278] |
| MTV Movie Awards | 2015 | Best Villain | Into the Woods | Won | |
| Nastro d'Argento | 1984 | Best Foreign Actress | Silkwood | Nominated | |
| Nastro d'Argento | 1986 | Best Foreign Actress | Out of Africa | Nominated | |
| National Board of Review | 1979 | Best Supporting Actress | Kramer vs. Kramer Manhattan The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Won | [282] [283] |
| National Board of Review | 1982 | Best Actress | Sophie's Choice | Won | [284] [285] |
| National Board of Review | 2008 | Best Acting by an Ensemble | Doubt | Won | [286] [287] |
| National Board of Review | 2009 | Best Acting by an Ensemble | It's Complicated | Won | [286] [288] |
| National Board of Review | 2017 | Best Actress | The Post | Won | [284] [289] |
| National Movie Awards | 2008 | Best Performance – Female | Mamma Mia! | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1978 | Best Supporting Actress | The Deer Hunter | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1979 | Best Supporting Actress | Kramer vs. Kramer Manhattan The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1982 | Best Actress | Sophie's Choice | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1995 | Best Actress | The Bridges of Madison County | 3rd place | |
| National Society of Film Critics | 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | The Devil Wears Prada A Prairie Home Companion | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia Fantastic Mr. Fox | Runner-up | |
| National Society of Film Critics | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | 3rd place | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1978 | Best Supporting Actress | The Deer Hunter | 3rd place | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1979 | Best Supporting Actress | Kramer vs. Kramer The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Won | [296] [297] |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1982 | Best Actress | Sophie's Choice | Won | [298] [299] |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1983 | Best Actress | Silkwood | 3rd Place | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1985 | Best Actress | Out of Africa Plenty | Runner-up | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1988 | Best Actress | A Cry in the Dark | Won | [298] [302] |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 2006 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Runner-up | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Won | [298] [304] |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Won | [298] [305] |
| New York Film Critics Online | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Won | |
| New York Women in Film & Television | 1983 | Muse Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2015 | Favorite Villain | Into the Woods | Nominated | |
| Obie Award | 1981 | Distinguished Performance by an Actress | Alice in Concert | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2002 | Best Ensemble | Adaptation | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2006 | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Ensemble | The Post | Nominated | |
| Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) Awards | 1997 | Film Hall of Fame | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) Awards | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | Adaptation | Won | |
| Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) Awards | 2003 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Angels in America | Won | |
| Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) Awards | 2003 | Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Angels in America | Won | |
| Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) Awards | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Won | |
| Outer Critics Circle Award | 1976 | Outstanding Performance | A Memory of Two Mondays 27 Wagons Full of Cotton | Won | [320] [321] |
| Outfest | 2003 | Screen Idol Awards | The Hours | Won | [322] [323] |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2014 | Icon Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | [324] [325] |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2019 | Ensemble Cast Award | Mary Poppins Returns | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 1984 | Favorite Motion Picture Actress | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 1985 | Favorite Motion Picture Actress | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 1986 | Favorite Motion Picture Actress | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 1986 | Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 1987 | Favorite Motion Picture Actress | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 1989 | Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 1990 | World-Favorite Motion Picture Actress | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 1990 | Favorite Motion Picture Actress | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2009 | Favorite Cast | Mamma Mia! | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2009 | Favorite Song from a Soundtrack | "Mamma Mia" | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2013 | Favorite Movie Icon | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2013 | Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2015 | Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2016 | Favorite Movie Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2024 | TV Performance of the Year | Only Murders in the Building | Pending | |
| Rembrandt Award | 2007 | Best Foreign Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Won | |
| Rembrandt Award | 2009 | Best Foreign Actress | Mamma Mia! | Won | |
| Rembrandt Award | 2013 | Best Foreign Actress | The Iron Lady | Won | |
| Rome Film Festival | 2009 | Golden Marc'Aurelio Acting Award† | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Rungstedlund Foundation | 1993 | Rungstedlund Award † | Out of Africa, based on a memoir written by Karen Blixen | Won | |
| Russian National Movie Awards | 2007 | Best Foreign Actress | The Ant Bully The Devil Wears Prada A Prairie Home Companion | Won | |
| Russian National Movie Awards | 2009 | Best Foreign Actress | Mamma Mia! | Won | |
| Russian National Movie Awards | 2010 | Best Foreign Actress | Doubt Julie & Julia | Nominated | |
| Russian National Movie Awards | 2014 | Best Foreign Actress of the Decade | Meryl Streep | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Ensemble | The Post | Nominated | [346] [347] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 2013 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Nominated | |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 2008 | Donostia Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | [350] [351] |
| Satellite Awards | 1998 | Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV | ...First Do No Harm | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 1999 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | One True Thing | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2003 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Hours | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Adaptation | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2004 | Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV | Angels in America | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2007 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | The Devil Wears Prada | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2008 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Mamma Mia! | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2008 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Doubt | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2009 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Julie & Julia | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2011 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2013 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | August: Osage County | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2014 | Best Ensemble – Motion Picture | Into the Woods | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2016 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Mini-Series, or TV Film | Big Little Lies | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2021 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | The Prom | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | 1992 | Best Actress | Defending Your Life | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | 1993 | Best Actress | Death Becomes Her | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | The Manchurian Candidate | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Actress | The Post | Nominated | [369] [370] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 2017 | Best Ensemble Cast | The Post | Nominated | [369] [370] |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 2019 | Best Ensemble Cast | Little Women | Nominated | [371] [372] |
| Society of Operating Cameramen | 2018 | President's Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Runner-up | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Runner-up | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Actress | The Post | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2006 | Choice Movie: Chemistry | Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway for The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | [376] [377] |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2006 | Choice Movie: Sleazebag | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated | [376] [377] |
| Telluride Film Festival | 1998 | Silver Medallion † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Theatre World Award | 1976 | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debuts | 27 Wagons Full of Cotton | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | [380] [381] |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | [380] [382] |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | [380] [383] |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2019 | TIFF Tribute Actor Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 1986 | Best Actress | Heartburn | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated | [386] [387] |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | [388] [389] |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | [390] [391] |
| Village Voice Film Poll | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | 5th place | |
| Village Voice Film Poll | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | 8th place | |
| Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 | Best Actress | The Post | 18th place | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2008 | Best Acting Ensemble | Doubt | Won | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2008 | Best Actress | Doubt | Won | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2009 | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Actress | August: Osage County | Nominated | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Acting Ensemble | August: Osage County | Nominated | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2014 | Best Acting Ensemble | Into the Woods | Nominated | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Post | Nominated | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2017 | Best Actress | The Post | Nominated | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | 2019 | Best Acting Ensemble | Little Women | Nominated | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2006 | Best Comedic Performance | The Devil Wears Prada | Won | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2008 | Lifetime Achievement Award † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2008 | Best Comedic Actress | Mamma Mia! | Won | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2009 | Best Comedic Actress | Julie & Julia | Won | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Best Actress | The Iron Lady | Nominated | [405] [406] |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Best Screen Couple | Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent for The Iron Lady | Nominated | [405] [406] |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2013 | Woman's Work / Best Ensemble | August: Osage County | Runner-up | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2014 | Woman's Work / Best Ensemble | The Homesman | Won | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | 2015 | Woman's Work / Best Ensemble | Suffragette | Won | |
| Women in Film and Television International | 1998 | Crystal Awards † | Meryl Streep | Won | |
| Women's Image Network Awards | 2008 | Outstanding Actress Feature Film | Mamma Mia! | Won | |
| Women's Image Network Awards | 2009 | Outstanding Actress Feature Film | Julie & Julia | Nominated | |
| Women's Image Network Awards | 2018 | Outstanding Actress Feature Film | The Post | Nominated | |

## State and academic honours

State and academic honours for Streep :
| Country or organization | Year | Award | Ref(s) |
| Barnard College of Columbia University | 2010 | Medal of Distinction | |
| Dartmouth College | 1981 | Honorary Degree | |
| France | 2003 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | |
| Harvard University | 2010 | Honorary Doctor of Arts | |
| Hollywood Chamber of Commerce | 1998 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | |
| Indiana University Bloomington | 2014 | Doctor of Humane Letters | [419] [420] |
| John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | 2011 | Kennedy Center Honors | [421] [422] |
| Middlebury College | 2004 | Honorary Doctor of Arts | |
| New Jersey Hall of Fame | 2008 | Arts & Entertainment | |
| New York City | 2012 | Made in NY | |
| Princeton University | 2009 | Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts | |
| Spain | 2023 | Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts | |
| United States | 2010 | National Medal of Arts | |
| United States | 2014 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | |
| University of New Hampshire | 2003 | Doctor of Humane Letters | |
| Yale University | 1983 | Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts | [434] [435] |