+ Cicely Tyson awards and nominations Award Wins NominationsAcademy AwardsTony AwardDaytime Emmy AwardPrimetime Emmy AwardGolden Globe Awards
Cicely Tyson was the recipient of numerous accolades, including an honorary Academy Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. One of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation, she is known for her portrayals of determined, elegant and dignified female characters in film, on television and in the theatre.
Tyson won three Primetime Emmy Awards for her work in television, winning for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) and Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994). She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Trip to Bountiful in 2014. Tyson won her Honorary Academy Award in 2018 with the inscription reading, "Whose unforgettable performances and personal integrity have inspired generations of filmmakers, actors and audiences."
Major associations Academy Awards Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result 1973Best ActressSounder2018Academy Honorary Award –
British Academy Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1974 Best Actress in a Leading Role The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Emmy Award Year Category Nominated work Result Daytime Emmy Award1982Outstanding Individual Achievement inChildren's Programming – PerformersThe Human Body: Becoming a WomanPrimetime Emmy Award1974Outstanding Lead Actress in a DramaThe Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanActress of the Year – Special1977Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actressin a Comedy or Drama SeriesRoots1978Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited SeriesKing1982Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a SpecialHallmark Hall of Fame1994Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or SpecialOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All1995Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesSweet Justice1999Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieA Lesson Before Dying2009Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or MovieRelative Stranger2014Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieThe Trip to BountifulOutstanding Television Movie2015Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesHow to Get Away with Murder2017201820192020
Golden Globe Awards Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result 1973Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Sounder
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1995 Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Sweet Justice Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All 1996 The Road to Galveston 2011 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Help 2014 Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie The Trip to Bountiful
Tony Awards Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result 2013Best Actress in a PlayThe Trip to Bountiful
Honours Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony Year Award Result 2015 Kennedy Center Honor 2016Presidential Medal of Freedom2020Career Achievement Peabody2020Television Hall of Fame
Critics awards Year Award Nominated work Result1972 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Sounder National Board of Review Award for Best Actress National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress 1997 Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Actress Hoodlum NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Theatrical Film Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 2011 Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble The Help Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Ensemble Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble 2014 Black Reel Award for Best Actress: T.V. Movie/Cable The Trip to Bountiful NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film 2017 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series How to Get Away with Murder 2016 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2017
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