| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Places in the Heart (1984) |
| 1980 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Norma Rae (1979) |
| American Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1982 | Won | Marquee |
Favorite Star - Female |
| 1980 | Won | Marquee |
Best Actress for: Norma Rae (1979) |
| American Society of Cinematographers, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | - | Board of the Governors Award | |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Forrest Gump (1994) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | - | Berlinale Camera | |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | Best Actress |
for: Norma Rae (1979) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for: "Brothers & Sisters" (2006) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for: "ER" (1994) For playing "Maggie Wyczenski". |
| 2001 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for: "ER" (1994) For playing "Maggie Wyczenski". |
| 2000 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for: A Cooler Climate (1999) (TV) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for: "A Woman of Independent Means" (1995) |
Outstanding Miniseries for: "A Woman of Independent Means" (1995) Shared with: Robert Greenwald (producer) Philip K. Kleinbart (supervising producer) Preston Fischer (co-executive producer) Steven P. Saeta (co-producer) |
| 1977 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special for: Sybil (1976) (TV) (Shown within "The Big Event" (1976)). |
| Golden Apple Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | Golden Apple |
Female Star of the Year |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama for: "Brothers & Sisters" (2006) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: "A Woman of Independent Means" (1995) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Steel Magnolias (1989) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: Murphy's Romance (1985) |
| 1985 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Places in the Heart (1984) |
| 1983 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) |
| 1982 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: Absence of Malice (1981) |
| 1980 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: Norma Rae (1979) |
| 1978 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy for: Smokey and the Bandit (1977) |
| Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | - | Woman of the Year | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actress for: Norma Rae (1979) |
| Kids' Choice Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Blimp Award |
Favorite Movie Actress for: Forrest Gump (1994) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Actress for: Norma Rae (1979) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Actress for: Norma Rae (1979) |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Actress for: Norma Rae (1979) |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Actress for: Norma Rae (1979) |
| People's Choice Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | People's Choice Award |
Favorite Female TV Star |
| 1982 | Won | People's Choice Award |
Favorite Motion Picture Actress Tied with Jane Fonda. |
| Prism Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Prism Award |
Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline for: "Brothers & Sisters" (2006) |
| Razzie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | Razzie Award |
Worst Actress for: Not Without My Daughter (1991) |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Ruby Award | |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Actress in a Series, Drama for: "Brothers & Sisters" (2006) |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for: "Brothers & Sisters" (2006) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for: "ER" (1994) |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: David Copperfield (2000) (TV) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: A Cooler Climate (1999) (TV) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for: "A Woman of Independent Means" (1995) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for: Forrest Gump (1994) |
| TV Land Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | TV Land Award |
Blockbuster Movie of the Week for: Sybil (1976) (TV) Shared with: Joanne Woodward |
| 2005 | Won | TV Land Award |
Favorite Airborne Character(s) for: "The Flying Nun" (1967) |
Little Screen/Big Screen Star |
| 2004 | Nominated | TV Land Award |
Favorite "Fish Out of Water" for: "The Flying Nun" (1967) |
Superlatively Supernatural for: "The Girl with Something Extra" (1973) |
| Women in Film Crystal Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Crystal Award | |