Marlee Matlin awards Matlin's star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California Totals Award Wins NominationsAcademy AwardsCableACE AwardsEmmy AwardsGallaudet University AwardsGolden GlobesHollywood Walk of FameJefferson AwardsLAFCA AwardsOFTA AwardsPeople's Choice AwardsSAG AwardsUFCA AwardsVQT Awards colspan=2 width=50 colspan=2 width=50
American actress Marlee Matlin won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama as well as the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for her screen debut in the 1986 romantic drama film Children of a Lesser God. At age 21, she is the youngest Best Actress winner and was the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award. Since then, Matlin, who is deaf, has received a number of awards and nominations for her acting work, including two additional Golden Globe nominations and four Emmy Award nominations for her television appearances. In 2009, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Matlin has also received honors for her public service on behalf of the deaf, including a national Jefferson Award in 1988. Gallaudet University, a private university that focuses on educating deaf and hard of hearing persons, awarded her an honorary doctorate in 1987.
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1986 Children of a Lesser God Best Actress
CableACE Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1995 Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
Gallaudet University Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1987 Herself Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
Golden Globe Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1986 Children of a Lesser God Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama 1991 Reasonable Doubts Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama 1992 Gotham Independent Film Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2021 CODA Outstanding Supporting Performance
Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2014 -Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards
Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2022 CODA Best Supporting Actress Hollywood Walk of Fame Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Motion Picture Star
Jefferson Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1988 Herself Samuel S. Beard Award for Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1986 Children of a Lesser God Best Actress
Online Film Critics Association Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2000 The Practice Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series The West Wing
Peoples Choice Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1991 Reasonable DoubtsFavorite Female Performer in a New Television Series 1999 Where the Truth Lies
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1994 Seinfeld: "The Lip Reader" Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Picket Fences: "Dancing Bandit" Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series 2000 The Practice: "Life Sentence" 2004 Law & Order: SVU: "Painless"
San Diego International Film Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result 2025 Lifetime AchievementVisionary Impact Award
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1995 Picket Fences Outstanding Drama Series Cast 2022 CODA Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture
Satellite Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2022 CODA Best Supporting Actress Utah Film Critics Association Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1986 Children of a Lesser God Best Actress
Viewers for Quality Television Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1991 Reasonable Doubts Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series 1992 1994 Picket Fences Specialty Player
Women Film Critics Circle Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2021 CODABest Screen Couple (shared with Troy Kotsur)
See also Marlee Matlin filmography List of Academy Award records List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Youngest winners for Best Actress in a Leading Role List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Youngest nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role List of Jewish Academy Award winners and nominees List of actors with Academy Award nominations
References
"Marlee Matlin – Milestones". TCM Movie Database. TBS. tcm.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
External links MarleeMatlin.net > About Marlee > Awards at the Official website