+ Glenn Close awards and nominations Close at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012 Totals Award Wins NominationsAcademy AwardsActor AwardsBritish Academy Film AwardsGolden Globe AwardsGrammy Awards Primetime Emmy AwardsSatellite AwardsTony AwardsOther awards colspan=2 width=50 colspan=2 width=50 Glenn Close is an American actress known for her extensive roles on stage and screen. Over her lengthy prolific career she has received numerous accolades for acting including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Actor Awards as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards, three Grammy Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award. Additionally, she has been nominated eight times for a competitive Academy Award, holding the record for the most Oscar nominations in an acting category without a win (tied with Peter O'Toole). She has been honored with the Academy Honorary Award in 2026.
Close is one of the seven most-nominated actresses in Academy history. She is tied with Judi Dench and Geraldine Page for fifth place with eight nominations. She has received Academy Award nominations for her roles as feminist mother in The World According to Garp (1982), a baby boomer in The Big Chill (1983), the romantic interest in The Natural (1984), a psychotic ex-lover in Fatal Attraction (1987), noblewoman in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), an English butler in Albert Nobbs (2011), the titular wife in The Wife (2018), and JD Vance's maternal grandmother Bonnie in Hillbilly Elegy (2020). She won the Golden Globe and an Actor Award for Best Actress for The Wife (2018).
For her performances on television she received three Primetime Emmy Awards, her first for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for playing Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer in the NBC film Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995), followed by two consecutive wins for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as a brilliant and ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes in the FX legal drama series Damages (2007–2010). She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and an Actor Award for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for playing Eleanor of Aquitaine in the Showtime film The Lion in Winter (2003).
On stage, Close won three Tony Awards for her roles on Broadway, two for Best Actress in a Play for playing a woman engaging in an affair in the Tom Stoppard play The Real Thing (1984) and a former political prisoner in the Ariel Dorfman play Death and the Maiden (1992) with her latest win for Best Actress in a Musical portraying the fictional former silent-film star Norma Desmond in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Sunset Boulevard (1995). She reprised the role on the West End stage earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2017.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Work Result 1983 Best Supporting Actress The World According to Garp 1984 The Big Chill 1985 The Natural 1988 Best Actress Fatal Attraction 1989 Dangerous Liaisons 2012 Albert Nobbs 2019 The Wife 2021 Best Supporting Actress Hillbilly Elegy Governors Awards 2027 Academy Honorary Award
Actor Awards + Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story 1998 In the Gloaming 2005 The Lion in Winter 2008 Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Damages (season one) 2010 Damages (season two) 2011 Damages (season three) 2012 Damages (season four) Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role Albert Nobbs 2019 The Wife 2021 Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role Hillbilly Elegy
BAFTA Awards + British Academy Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1990 Best Actress in a Leading Role Dangerous Liaisons 2019 The Wife
Emmy Awards + Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1984 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Something About Amelia 1991 Outstanding Limited Series (as executive producer) Sarah, Plain and Tall Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie 1993 Skylark 1995 Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Outstanding Television Movie (as executive producer) 1997 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie In the Gloaming 2002 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Will and Grace (episode: "Hocus Focus") 2004 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie The Lion in Winter 2005 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Shield (episode: "Hurt") 2008 Damages (episode: "Get Me a Lawyer") 2009 Damages (episode: "Trust Me") 2010 Damages (episode: "Your Secrets Are Safe") 2012 Damages (episode: "I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl")
Golden Globe Awards + Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1985 Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie Something About Amelia 1986 Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Maxie 1988 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Fatal Attraction 1992 Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie Sarah, Plain and Tall 1996 Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Best Miniseries or Television Film (executive producer) 1997 Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 101 Dalmatians 2005 Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie The Lion in Winter 2006 Best Actress in a TV Drama Series The Shield 2008 Damages 2010 2012 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Albert Nobbs Best Original Song "Lay Your Head Down" (from Albert Nobbs) 2013 Best Actress in a TV Drama Series Damages 2019 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama The Wife 2021 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Hillbilly Elegy
Grammy Awards + Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1985 Best Spoken Word AlbumThe Real Thing (with Jeremy Irons) 1988Best Recording for ChildrenThe Emperor and the Nightingale 1989The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Laurence Olivier Awards + Laurence Olivier Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017 Best Actress in a Musical Sunset Boulevard
Tony Awards + Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1980 Best Featured Actress in a Musical Barnum 1984 Best Actress in a Play The Real Thing 1992 Death and the Maiden 1995 Best Actress in a Musical Sunset Boulevard
Other theatre awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Drama Desk Awards 1992 Outstanding Actress in a Play Death and the Maiden 1995 Outstanding Actress in a Musical Sunset Boulevard Drama League Awards1992 Distinguished Performance Death and the Maiden Evening Standard Awards 2016 Best Musical Performance Sunset Boulevard Obie Awards 1982 Best Actress in a Play The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs
Miscellaneous awards Year Association Category Project Result 1982 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting ActressThe World According to Garp National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress 1985 Saturn Award Best ActressMaxie1987 Goldene Kamera Award Best Actress Fatal Attraction David di Donatello – Award Best Foreign Actress People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actress1988 Chicago Film Critics Association Best ActressDangerous Liaisons Goldene Kamera Award Best Actress1990 David di Donatello Award Best Foreign ActressHamlet1991 Venice Film Festival Best Actress - Golden CiakMeeting Venus1996 BE Award Favorite Actor/Actress – Family Film101 Dalmatians Satellite Award Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress Online Film and Television Award Best Comedy Musical Actress 1997 BE Award Favorite Supporting Actress Action/Adventure FilmAir Force One CableACE Award Guest Actress in a Dramatic Special/SeriesIn the Gloaming Online Film and Television Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror ActressMars Attacks! 1997 Satellite Award Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy 101 Dalmatians 1998 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film In the Gloaming 2000 Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy 102 Dalmatians 2002 Online Film and Television Award Best Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesWill & Grace 2004 Best Actress in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesThe Lion in Winter Online Film and Television AwardThe West Wing 2005 Best Actress in a Drama SeriesThe Shield Locarno IFF Bronze Leopard Award for Best ActressNine Lives Gotham Independent Film Award Best Ensemble Cast2008 Online Film and Television Award Best Actress in a Drama SeriesDamages Television Critics Association Individual Achievement in Drama2009 Online Film and Television Award Best Actress in a Drama Series 2010 Gracie Award Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Series2011 AACTA International Award Best ActressAlbert Nobbs Houston Film Critics Society Best Original SongIrish Film & Television Award Best International Actress Best Film Best Script for Film Phoenix Film Society Award Best Actress Tokyo International Film Festival Award Best Actress Women Film Critics Circle Award Courage in Acting 2011 Satellite Award Best Actress Albert Nobbs Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with John Banville) Best Original Song "Lay Your Head Down" (from Albert Nobbs) 2013 Online Film and Television Award Best Actress in a Drama SeriesDamages 2014 Phoenix Film Society Award Best Ensemble ActingGuardians of the Galaxy2018 AARP Movies for Grownups Award Best ActressThe Wife Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Actress Gotham Independent Film Award Best Actress Hollywood Film Award Best Actress Independent Spirit Award Best Female Lead Palm Springs International Film Festival Icon Award San Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Actress 2018 Satellite Award Best Actress Motion Picture – DramaThe Wife2020AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best Supporting ActressHillbilly Elegy Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Supporting Actress Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Music City Film Critics' Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Nevada Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress San Francisco International Film Festival Acting Award Sunset Circle Awards Best Actress Best EnsembleGolden Raspberry AwardsWorst Supporting Actress 2025AACTA International AwardsBest Supporting ActressWake Up Dead Man Astra Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress – Comedy or Musical Kansas City Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActressNew York Film Critics OnlineBest Supporting Actress St. Louis Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actress 2026Jussi AwardsBest Ensemble (with Emily Matthews)The Summer Book
Honorary awards Organizations Year Award Result New York Women in Film & TV 1989Muse AwardSho/West Convention USA 1989Female Star of the YearHasty Pudding Theatricals 1990Hasty Pudding Woman of the YearWomen in Film 2001Crystal AwardGLAAD 2002GLAAD Excellence in Media AwardGotham Award 2003Tribute AwardCommon Wealth Award 2008Outstanding Achievement in the Dramatic ArtsHollywood Walk of Fame 2009Motion Picture Star Mill Valley Film Festival 2011 Tribute Award San Sebastián IFF 2011Donostia Award Hollywood Film Awards 2011Career Achievement AwardChase Community Giving 2012 American Giving Award New York Women in Communications 2012 Matrix Award Palm Springs IFF 2012 Career Achievement Award Sundance Film Festival 2014 Vanguard Leadership Award American Theater Hall of Fame2016 Inductee Zurich Film Festival 2017 Golden Icon Award Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2019 Maltin Modern Master Award Variety Creative Impact Awards 2021 Creative Impact in Acting Award
Academic honors Organizations Year Award Result Choate Rosemary Hall 1982Rosemary Hall Alumnae AwardCollege of William and Mary 1989Honorary Doctor of Arts Mount Holyoke College 1989Honorary Doctor of Humane LettersQueen's University 2013Honorary Doctor of Laws DegreeBates College 2014Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts
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External links Official Golden Globes website