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 is the only deaf performer to have won an Academy Award.[1][2][3] 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[]
| Year
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Nominated work
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Category
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Result
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| 1995
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Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
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- Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
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Nominated
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- Gallaudet University Awards
| Year
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Nominated work
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Category
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Result
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| 1987
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Herself
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|
Won
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- Gotham Independent Film Awards
| Year
|
Nominated work
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Category
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Result
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| 2021
|
CODA
|
|
Nominated
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- Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards
| Year
|
Nominated work
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Category
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Result
|
| 2022
|
CODA
|
|
Pending
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| Year
|
Nominated work
|
Category
|
Result
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| 2009
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N/A
|
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Won
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| Year
|
Nominated work
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Category
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Result
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| 1988
|
Herself
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- Samuel S. Beard Award for Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under
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Won
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- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
| Year
|
Nominated work
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Category
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Result
|
| 1986
|
Children of a Lesser God
|
|
Runner-up
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- Online Film Critics Association Awards
| Year
|
Nominated work
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Category
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Result
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| 2000
|
The Practice
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- Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
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Nominated
|
| The West Wing
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Nominated
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| Year
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Nominated work
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Category
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Result
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| 1991
|
Reasonable Doubts
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- Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series
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Nominated
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| 1999
|
Where the Truth Lies
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Nominated
|
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year
|
Nominated work
|
Category
|
Result
|
| 1995
|
Picket Fences
|
|
Nominated
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| 2022
|
CODA
|
|
Pending
|
| Year
|
Nominated work
|
Category
|
Result
|
| 2022
|
CODA
|
|
Pending
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- Utah Film Critics Association Awards
| Year
|
Nominated work
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Category
|
Result
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| 1986
|
Children of a Lesser God
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|
Won
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- Viewers for Quality Television Awards
| Year
|
Nominated work
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Category
|
Result
|
| 1991
|
Reasonable Doubts
|
- Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series
|
Nominated
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| 1992
|
Nominated
|
| 1994
|
Picket Fences
|
|
Nominated
|
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Awards for Marlee Matlin |
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| 1928–1950 | |
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| 1951–1975 | |
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| 1976–2000 | |
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| 2001–present | |
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| 1943–1975 | |
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| 1976–2000 | |
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| 2001–present | |
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Matlin's star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California