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^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Lily Tomlin is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer who has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including a Daytime Emmy Award , a Grammy Award , six Primetime Emmy Awards , two Tony Awards , and nominations for an Academy Award , two British Academy Film Awards and seven Golden Globe Awards . She is one of the few performers to have been nominated for the four major American entertainment awards (EGOT) .[ 1]
Tomlin's breakout role was on the variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1969 until 1973,[ 2] which earned her one Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She received four nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording , winning once for the 1971 comedy album This Is a Recording . She won her first two Emmy Awards for the 1973 CBS special Lily , in the categories of Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special and Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special .
In 1975, Robert Altman cast Tomlin in the satirical musical film Nashville , who at the time had no prior film experience, having worked exclusively in television.[ 3] Her performance earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles , two Golden Globe Awards including Best Supporting Actress and New Star of the Year , and wins at the National Society of Film Critics and New York Film Critics Circle awards. She had her subsequent film role in The Late Show (1977), which was a critical success,[ 4] with Tomlin winning the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival and being nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical . In 1985, Tomlin starred in the one-woman Broadway show The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe , written by her long-time life partner, writer/producer Jane Wagner .[ 5] The production won her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play , two Drama Desk Awards , a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award . She then won the 1995 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for her voice acting in the animated series The Magic School Bus (1994–97) and had a recurring role in the political drama series The West Wing (1999–2006),[ 6] that earned her three nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards . In 2015, she starred opposite to Jane Fonda in the successful comedy series Grace and Frankie (2015–2022),[ 7] for which she received four consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series .
For her lifetime achievements, Tomlin was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor , the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award , the TCA Career Achievement Award and a medallion at the Kennedy Center Honors .
Golden Globe Awards [ edit ] Screen Actors Guild Awards [ edit ] Kennedy Center Honors [ edit ] Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1996 Area of Excellence The Celluloid Closet Won [ 28] Edith Ann's Christmas - Just Say Noël Won 2023 Career Achievement Award Honoree Won [ 29]
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor [ edit ] Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award [ edit ] Miscellaneous awards [ edit ] ^ Jones, Nate; Bashein, Rachel; Haylock, Zoe (April 4, 2022). "EGOT Watch: Who Will Be Next to Complete the Awards Show Grand Slam?" . Vulture . Retrieved June 22, 2022 . ^ Braxton, Greg (July 4, 2017). "Still crazy after all these 50 years: Lily Tomlin and producer George Schlatter reminisce about 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.' " . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 21, 2022 . ^ Polowy, Kevin (August 22, 2015). "Role Recall: Lily Tomlin on PJ Parties With Fonda and Parton, Those 'Huckabees' Fights, and More" . Yahoo! Entertainment . Retrieved June 21, 2022 . ^ "The Late Show" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved June 21, 2022 . ^ Itzkoff, Dave (December 22, 2021). "Continuing 'The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe' " . The New York Times . Retrieved June 21, 2022 . ^ Rhiannon, Alexis (August 7, 2015). "Debbie Fiderer Is 'The West Wing's Unsung Hero" . Bustle . Retrieved June 21, 2022 . ^ Kuiper, El (May 7, 2022). "Grace & Frankie's Success Makes Netflix's Recent Approach Even Worse" . Screen Rant . Retrieved June 21, 2022 . ^ "The 48th Academy Awards | 1976" . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ "Film in 1976 | BAFTA Awards" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "Film in 1978 | BAFTA Awards" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ Margulies, Lee (May 30, 1985). "ABC Leads Emmy Race in Daytime" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ Margulies, Lee (May 22, 1995). " 'General Hospital' Leads the Field in Daytime Emmys" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ "Daytime Emmy Awards" . The Washington Post . May 19, 1996. Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ Paulsen, Rob (2019). Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life . Viva Editions. ISBN 978-1-6322-8066-4 . ^ Lowry, Brian (March 12, 1998). "ABC Tops CBS in Daytime Emmy Nods" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ "Lily Tomlin | Emmy Awards" . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ a b "Lily Tomlin | Golden Globes" . Hollywood Foreign Press Association . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ Persall, Steve (January 25, 1994). "What's luck got to do with it?" . Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "Lily Tomlin | Grammy Awards" . The Recording Academy . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "The 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" . Screen Actors Guild . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" . Screen Actors Guild . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" . Screen Actors Guild . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" . Screen Actors Guild . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" . Screen Actors Guild . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "1977 / Special Tony Award" . American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ Gans, Andrew (July 21, 2006). "DIVA TALK: A Backwards Glance—the 1986 Tony Awards PLUS McDonald and Evita Recordings" . Playbill . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ Harris, Paul (September 4, 2014). "Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin, Sting to Receive Kennedy Center Honors" . Variety . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "Lily Tomlin" . Kennedy Center Honors . Retrieved June 21, 2022 . ^ Hipes, Patrick (April 20, 2023). "Peabodys Honor Lily Tomlin With Career Achievement Award, Issa Rae With Trailblazer Award" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 5, 2023 . ^ "On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize – Lily Tomlin" . PBS . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "53rd Lifetime Achievement Recipient – Lily Tomlin" . Screen Actors Guild . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "2015 EDA Award Winners" . Alliance of Women Film Journalists . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ Newcott, Bill. "Movies for Grownups Awards 2006" . AARP . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ Pond, Steve (January 5, 2016). " 'Spotlight' Named Best 'Movie for Grownups' by AARP" . TheWrap . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ Coates, Tyler (March 18, 2022). "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Picture" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ "Bette Midler Wins 4 Comedy Awards" . The New York Times . May 21, 1987. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ Christon, Lawrence (May 19, 1988). "Comedy Review: And the Winner Is... the Writers' Strike" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ "Who Are Funniest Americans? The Nominees Are..." Chicago Tribune . April 6, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 . ^ "People" . The Roanoke Times . March 11, 1991. Retrieved June 18, 2022 – via Virginia Tech . ^ Kleid, Beth (March 30, 1992). "Awards" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ "Comedy Awards list top laughers" . Variety . January 25, 1994. Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ Karlin, Susan (March 7, 1994). "Comedy vet trio honored" . Variety . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ Davies, Jonathan (January 11, 1996). "Jokes on them: NBC, Fox top comedy noms". The Hollywood Reporter . Vol. 340, no. 30. pp. 1, 57. ProQuest 2467875116 . ^ "American Comedy" . The Washington Post . February 16, 1997. Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ "Prizes & Honours 1977" . Berlinale . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ "The 12th Critics' Choice Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners" . Critics Choice Association . Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 14, 2015). "Critics' Choice Awards Nominations: 'Mad Max' Leads Film; ABC, HBO, FX Networks & 'Fargo' Top TV" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 18, 2022 . ^ "Dorian Awards – Past Winners" . GALECA . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "Nominees And Recipients – 1986 Awards" . Drama Desk . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "2015 Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Announced" . Entertainment.ie . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "IFP Gotham Awards name noms" . Variety . October 23, 2006. Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ Cox, Gordon (November 30, 2015). " 'Spotlight' Wins Big at 2015 Gotham Awards (FULL LIST)" . Variety . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "38 Years of Nominees and Winners (1986–2023)" (PDF) . Film Independent . pp. 44, 49. Retrieved December 2, 2023 . ^ Hipes, Patrick (April 7, 2015). "Lily Tomlin Starrer 'Grandma' To Open 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "Past Awards" . National Society of Film Critics . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "Past Awards" . New York Drama Critics' Circle . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "1975 Awards" . New York Film Critics Circle . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "Past Muse Award Honorees" . New York Women in Film & Television . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "Boradway Awards Database by Year – Outer Critics Circle Awards" . BroadwayWorld . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "Kennedy, wife to present award at P'town festival" . Cape Cod Times . May 20, 2000. Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "Lily Tomlin | Satellite Awards" . International Press Academy . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "1981 | 9th Saturn Awards" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "Golden Space Needle History 1990–1999" . Seattle International Film Festival . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "1978 | 1st Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ Calvario, Liz (August 6, 2016). " 'The People v. O.J. Simpson' Tops Television Critics Association Awards" . IndieWire . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "Cockettes doc honored at Comedy Arts Festival" . The Advocate . March 9, 2002. Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ Schneider, Steven (2011). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (4th ed.). Barron's Educational Series . ISBN 978-0-7641-6422-4 . ^ Lee, Ashley (December 17, 2015). "Women Film Critics Salute 'Suffragette' and 'Mad Max', Slam 'Jurassic World' and 'Steve Jobs' " . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "WIF Awards Retrospective" . Women in Film . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "The Women's Image Network (WIN) Awards 14 NOMINATIONS Announced" . Women's Image Network . PRLog. September 19, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2022 . ^ "The 17th Annual WIN Awards" . Women's Image Network . Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2022 .