Jane Fonda is an American actress and activist. She has been the recipient of numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and seven Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for four Actor Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Grammy Award.
Fonda began her career by performing in film and Broadway theatres in early 1960s. For her debut theatre role in There Was a Little Girl (1960) she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play and won the Theatre World Award. For her debut film role in Tall Story (1960) she received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. In the following years, she received two nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress and three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. She gained critical acclaim for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), for which she received her first nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress, along with nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She received her first Academy Award and second Golden Globe Award for Klute (1971). She won her second Academy Award for Coming Home (1978) and received additional nominations for Julia (1977), The China Syndrome (1979), On Golden Pond (1981) and The Morning After (1986) She also won BAFTA Awards for Julia and The China Syndrome, as well as Golden Globe Awards for Julia and Coming Home. In television, she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Special for the television film The Dollmaker (1984).
In 1991, she retired from the film industry. After returning in 2005, she appeared in multiple films and television series. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for 33 Variations (2009). In 2012–2014 she had a recurring role in the HBO television series The Newsroom, for which she received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. In 2015–2022, she starred in the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and three nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series.
She has received multiple numerous honorary accolades including Career Achievement Award from National Board of Review (2005), Honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival (2007), AFI Life Achievement Award (2014), Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival (2017), Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (2021) and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (2025).
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Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Work Result 1970 Best Actress They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1972 Klute 1978 Julia 1979 Coming Home 1980 1982 Best Supporting Actress On Golden Pond 1987 Best Actress
Actor Awards Year Category Work Result 2014 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 2017 Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series Grace and Frankie 2018 2019 2025 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
American Film Institute Year Category Work Result 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award
BAFTA Awards Year Category Work Result British Academy Film Awards 1966 Best Foreign Actress Cat Ballou 1968 Barefoot in the Park 1971 Best Actress in a Leading Role They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1972 Klute 1979 Julia 1980 1983 Best Actress in a Supporting Role On Golden Pond Britannia Awards 2019 Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film
Emmy Awards Year Category Work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 1984 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special 1995 Outstanding Informational Series 2013 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series 2014 2017 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Grace and Frankie
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Work Result 1962 New Star of the Year – Actress Tall Story 1963 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Period of Adjustment 1966 Cat Ballou 1967 Any Wednesday 1970 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1972 Klute 1973 World Film Favorites 1978 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Julia 1979 Coming Home World Film Favorites 1980 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama World Film Favorites 1982 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture On Golden Pond 1985 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film 2016 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Youth 2021 Cecil B. DeMille Award
Grammy Awards Year Category Work Result 1984 Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording Jane Fonda's Work Out Record for Pregnancy, Birth and Recovery
Tony Awards Year Category Work Result 1960 Best Featured Actress in a Play There Was a Little Girl 2009 Best Actress in a Play 33 Variations
Miscellaneous awards
+ Award Year Category Work Result AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2015 Best Actress This Is Where I Leave You 2016 Best Supporting Actress Youth ACLU of Southern California 2025 Impact Entertainment Visionaries Award Committee for the First Amendment Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2024 She Deserves a New Agent Book Club: The Next Chapter CableACE Award 1992 Best Informational or Documentary Host Fonda on Fonda Cannes Film Festival 2007 Honorary Palme d'Or 2015 Woman in Motion Award Critics' Choice Television Awards 2013 Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series David di Donatello 1978 Best Foreign Actress Julia Dorian Awards 2016 TV Performance of the Year – Actress Grace and Frankie Timeless Star Drama Desk Awards 2009 Outstanding Actress in a Play 33 Variations Drama League Awards 2009 Distinguished Performance 33 Variations 2026 Honoree Elle Women in Hollywood 2008 Elle Women in Hollywood Award Environmental Media Association 2018 EMA Lifetime Achievement Award Film Society of Lincoln Center 2001 Chaplin Award German Sustainability Award Foundation 2019 Golden Apple Awards 1970 Sour Apple Female Star of the Year Golden Boot Awards 1993 Golden Boot Award Golden Raspberry Awards 1990 Worst Actress Old Gringo Goldene Kamera 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award Gracie Awards 2014 Outstanding Female Actor in a Featured or Guest Role Hasty Pudding Theatricals 1961 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Hollywood Film Awards 2015 Supporting Actress Award Youth Kansas City Film Critics Circle 1970 Best Actress They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1971 Klute Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 1986 Best Actress Agnes of God Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center 2025 Spirit of Katharine Hepburn Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association 1977 Best Actress Julia 1978 Comes a Horseman, Coming Home and California Suite Los Angeles Press Club 2014 Visionary Award Lumière Festival 2018 Lumière Award Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies 2023 John Steinbeck Award NAACP Image Awards 1971 Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Klute National Board of Review 2005 Career Achievement Award National Corporate Theatre Fund 2009 Theatre Artist Award National Society of Film Critics 1971 Best Actress Klute 1977 Julia 1978 Comes a Horseman, Coming Home and California Suite New York Film Critics Circle 1969 Best Actress They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1971 Klute 1978 Coming Home Comes a Horseman New York Women's Agenda 2009 Elinor Guggenheimer Lifetime Achievement Award People's Choice Awards 1979 Favorite Motion Picture Actress 1980 1981 1982 1983 1987 2017 Favorite Premium Series Actress Producers Guild of America Awards 2019 Stanley Kramer Award Public Counsel 2025 William O. Douglas Award Publicists Guild of America 1982 Motion Picture Showmanship Award Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2015 Kirk Douglas Award Satellite Awards 2016 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Youth Savannah Film Festival 2001 Lifetime Achievement Award Teen Choice Awards 2005 Choice Movie: Sleazebag Monster-in-Law Choice Movie: Chemistry Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Choice Movie: Liar Theatre World Awards 1960 Theatre World Award There Was a Little Girl Traverse City Film Festival 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award USC School of Dramatic Arts 2014 Robert Redford Award for Engaged Artists Venice Film Festival 2017 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Women Film Critics Circle 2019 Acting and Activism Award Women in Film Honors 1981 Crystal Award 2021 Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award
Honors Organization Year Honor 2008 California Hall of Fame Council of Paris 2010 Medal of the City of Paris Hollywood Chamber of Commerce 2025 Hollywood Walk of Fame National Women's Hall of Fame 2019 National Women's Hall of Fame
See also Jane Fonda filmography List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories List of actors with Academy Award nominations List of actors with more than one Academy Award nomination in the acting categories List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars
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External links Awards and nominations for Jane Fonda on the Internet Movie Database Awards and nominations for Jane Fonda on the Internet Broadway Database