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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Sarah Paulson.
Sarah Paulson is an American actress known for her roles on stage and screen. Over her career she has received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award, three Critics' Choice Television Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award.
For her portrayal of Marcia Clark in the FX miniseries The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie. She was Emmy-nominated for playing Nicolle Wallace in the HBO television film Game Change (2012), and Linda Tripp in the FX on Hulu limited series Impeachment: American Crime Story (2022).
For her roles in the Ryan Murphy created FX horror anthology series she was Emmy-nominated for Asylum (2013), Coven (2014), Freak Show (2015), Hotel (2016), Cult (2018). She was also nominated for her role as a therapist in the Amazon Prime Video series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024). She was Golden Globe-nominated for her roles as Harriet Hayes in the NBC comedy-drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Mildred Ratched in the Netflix series Ratched (2021). For her work in film, Paulson was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture along with the ensemble of the historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013).
On stage, Paulson won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for playing a daughter who discovers a dark secret about her father's past in the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play Appropriate (2024). For her performance she also received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, and the Drama League Distinguished Performance Award as well as a nomination for an Outer Critics Circle Award.
Major associations Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2014 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 12 Years a Slave 2017 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Television Awards2013 Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries American Horror Story: Asylum 2015 American Horror Story: Freak Show 2016 American Horror Story: Hotel 2016 Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Critics' Choice Super Awards2021 Best Villain in a Series Ratched
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2012 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie Game Change 2013 American Horror Story: Asylum 2014 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie American Horror Story: Coven 2015Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie American Horror Story: Freak Show 2016 American Horror Story: Hotel Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story 2018 American Horror Story: Cult 2022 Impeachment: American Crime Story 2024Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Best Supporting Actress – Television Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 2012 Game Change 2017 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story 2021 Best Actress – Television Series DramaRatched Best Television Series – Drama
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Best Leading Actress in a Play Appropriate
Other theatre awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Broadway.com Audience Awards 2024 Favorite Performance of the Year (Play) Appropriate Favorite Leading Actress in a Play Drama Desk Awards 2024 Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play Appropriate Drama League Awards 2024 Distinguished Performance Appropriate Outer Critics Circle Awards 2024 Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play Appropriate
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Black Film Critics Circle 2013 Best Ensemble 12 Years a Slave Dorian Awards 2017 TV Performance of the Year — Actress The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story 2024 Outstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Play Appropriate Fangoria Chainsaw Awards2015 Favorite Actress on TV American Horror Story: Freak Show 2017 Best TV Supporting Actress American Horror Story: Roanoke Gotham Awards2011 Best Ensemble Cast Martha Marcy May Marlene Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2021 Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama Ratched 2022 Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series Impeachment: American Crime Story Independent Spirit Awards 2013 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award Mud People's Choice Awards 2019 Favorite Drama Movie Star Glass Satellite Awards2006 Best Actress – Television Series Drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 2012 Best Supporting Actress – Television Game Change 2014 American Horror Story: Freak Show 2017 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story 2022 Best Supporting Actress – Television Impeachment: American Crime Story Saturn Awards 2013 Best Actress on TV American Horror Story: Asylum 2017 American Horror Story: Roanoke 2018 American Horror Story: Cult Television Critics Association Awards 2016 Individual Achievement in Drama The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2021 Worst Screen Mom of the Year Award Run Diva Awards 2021 Actor of the Year Award TV & film
See also Sarah Paulson filmography
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