List of awards and nominations received by Cicely Tyson

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Cicely Tyson awards and nominations
Cicely Tyson 1973 (cropped).jpg
Tyson in 1973
Award Wins Nominations
Academy Awards
 1 2
Tony Award
 1 1
Daytime Emmy Award
 0 1
Primetime Emmy Award
 3 16
Golden Globe Awards
 0 1

Cicely Tyson is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award, one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting." One of the most acclaimed and groundbreaking actresses of her generation, she is known for her portrayals of determined, elegant and dignified female characters. She is known for her appearances in film, television and the theatre.

Tyson has 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 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 Ref.
1973 Best Actress Sounder Nominated [1]
2018 Academy Honorary Award – Won [2]

British Academy Film Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1974 Best Actress in a Leading Role The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Nominated

Emmy Award[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Daytime Emmy Award
1982 Outstanding Individual Achievement in
Children's Programming – Performers 		The Human Body: Becoming a Woman Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award
1974 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Won [3]
Actress of the Year – Special Won
1977 Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress
in a Comedy or Drama Series 		Roots Nominated
1978 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series King Nominated
1982 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special Hallmark Hall of Fame Nominated
1994 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Won
1995 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Sweet Justice Nominated
1999 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie A Lesson Before Dying Nominated
2009 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Relative Stranger Nominated
2014 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie The Trip to Bountiful Nominated
Outstanding Television Movie Nominated
2015 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series How to Get Away with Murder Nominated
2017 Nominated
2018 Nominated
2019 Nominated
2020 Nominated

Golden Globe Awards[]

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1973 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Sounder Nominated [4]

Screen Actors Guild Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1995 Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Sweet Justice Nominated
Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Nominated
1996 The Road to Galveston Nominated
2011 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Help Won
2014 Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie The Trip to Bountiful Nominated

Tony Awards[]

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Best Actress in a Play The Trip to Bountiful Won [5]

Honours[]

Kennedy Center Honor[]

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony

Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Kennedy Center Honor - Won

Presidential Medal of Freedom[]

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony

Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom - Won

Peabody Awards[]

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony

Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Career Achievement Peabody – Won [6]

Television Hall of Fame[]

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Television Hall of Fame – Won [7]

Critics awards[]

Year Award Nominated work Result
1972 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Sounder Won
National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Won
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Won
1997 Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Actress Hoodlum Nominated
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated
2005 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Diary of a Mad Black Woman Nominated
BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Theatrical Film Nominated
Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated
2011 Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble The Help Won
Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Won
Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year Won
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Won
Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Won
Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble Won
Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Ensemble Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated
2014 Black Reel Award for Best Actress: T.V. Movie/Cable The Trip to Bountiful Won
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Won
Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Won
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated
Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film Nominated
2017 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series How to Get Away with Murder Nominated
2016 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2017 Nominated

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Helsel, Phil (January 28, 2021). "Cicely Tyson, legendary actor known for 'Sounder' and other roles, dies at 96". NBC. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Bahr, Lindsay (September 5, 2018). "Cicely Tyson, Kathleen Kennedy among film academy honorees". APNews.com. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Cicely Tyson". Television Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cicely Tyson". Golden Globes. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Viagas, Robert (January 28, 2021). "Cicely Tyson, Tony-Winning Star of The Trip to Bountiful and More, Is Dead at 96". Playbill. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  6. ^ Schneider, Michael (June 10, 2020). "'Stranger Things,' 'When They See Us,' 'Watchmen' Among This Year's Peabody Award Winners". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 3, 2019). "TV Academy Hall Of Fame Adding Bob Iger, Geraldine Laybourne, Seth MacFarlane, Jay Sandrich & Cicely Tyson". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
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