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Awards

Academy Awards, USA

1982 Winner
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
On Golden Pond (1981)

Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. Presenter Jon Voight accepted the award ... More

Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. Presenter Jon Voight accepted the award on her behalf.

1969 Winner
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Lion in Winter (1968)

Tied with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl (1968). Hepburn became the third performer to win ... More

Tied with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl (1968). Hepburn became the third performer to win consecutive awards, and the first to win three awards for lead roles. Anthony Harvey, the film's director, accepted the award on her behalf.

1968 Winner
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. George Cukor accepted the award on her ... More

Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. George Cukor accepted the award on her behalf.

1963 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
1960 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
1957 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Rainmaker (1956)
1956 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Summertime (1955)
1952 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The African Queen (1951)
1943 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Woman of the Year (1942)
1941 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
1936 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Alice Adams (1935)
1934 Winner
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Morning Glory (1933)
Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony.

Primetime Emmy Awards

1993 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Informational Special
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)
Shared with:
1986 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Informational Special
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
Shared with:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
For playing "Margaret Delafield".
1979 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
The Corn Is Green (1979)
For playing: "Lilly Moffat".
1975 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy
Love Among the Ruins (1975)
For playing: "Jessica Medlicott".
1974 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Best Lead Actress in a Drama
The Glass Menagerie (1973)
For playing: "Amanda Wingfield".

BAFTA Awards

1983 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Actress
On Golden Pond (1981)
1969 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Actress
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
1958 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Foreign Actress
The Rainmaker (1956)
USA.
1956 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Foreign Actress
Summertime (1955)
Italy/USA.
1953 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Foreign Actress
Pat and Mike (1952)
USA.

American Comedy Awards, USA

1989 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy

American Movie Awards

1982 Winner
Marquee
Best Actress
On Golden Pond (1981)

CableACE Awards

1994 Nominee
CableACE
Entertainment/Cultural Documentary or Informational Special
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)
Shared with:
Informational or Documentary Host
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)

Cannes Film Festival

1962 Winner
Best Actress
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)

David di Donatello Awards

1968 Winner
David
Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Tied with Faye Dunaway for Bonnie and Clyde (1967).

Faro Island Film Festival

1959 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Actress
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)

Golden Apple Awards

1981 Winner
Golden Apple
Female Star of the Year
1975 Winner
Golden Apple
Female Star of the Year

After many decades she is still a superstar whose vitality and ability were displayed this year in ... More

After many decades she is still a superstar whose vitality and ability were displayed this year in her Emmy-award winning Love Among the Ruins (1975) and Rooster Cogburn (1975). She has throughout the years earned the respect of her peers, the press and the public.


Golden Globes, USA

1993 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
The Man Upstairs (1992)
1982 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
On Golden Pond (1981)
1969 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Actress - Drama
The Lion in Winter (1968)
1968 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Actress - Drama
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
1963 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Actress - Drama
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
1960 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Actress - Drama
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
1957 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Actress - Drama
The Rainmaker (1956)
1953 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Actress - Comedy or Musical
Pat and Mike (1952)

Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA

1958 Winner
Woman of the Year

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

1972 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Actress
The Trojan Women (1971)
Tied with Cicely Tyson for Sounder (1972).

Laurel Awards

1971 Winner
Golden Laurel
Star, Female
1970 Winner
Golden Laurel
Female Dramatic Performance
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Female Star
1963 Nominee
Golden Laurel
Top Female Dramatic Performance
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
5th place.
1960 Nominee
Golden Laurel
Top Female Dramatic Performance
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
5th place.

Mexican Cinema Journalists

1965 Winner
Silver Goddess
Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera)
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)

Montréal World Film Festival

1984 Winner
Special Prize of the Jury
Grace Quigley (1984)
For her interpretation in the film and for her exceptional achievements in cinema.

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1955 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Actress
Summertime (1955)
1952 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Actress
The African Queen (1951)
1942 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Actress
Woman of the Year (1942)
1940 Winner
NYFCC Award
Best Actress
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
1937 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Actress
Stage Door (1937)
1936 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Actress
Alice Adams (1935)

Online Film & Television Association

1998 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Acting

People's Choice Awards, USA

1983 Winner
People's Choice Award
Favorite Motion Picture Actress
Tied with Jane Fonda.
1977 Nominee
People's Choice Award
Favorite Motion Picture Actress
1976 Winner
People's Choice Award
Favorite Motion Picture Actress
1975 Nominee
People's Choice Award
Favorite Motion Picture Actress

Screen Actors Guild Awards

1995 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
One Christmas (1994)
1980 Winner
Life Achievement Award

The Kennedy Center Honors

1990 Winner
Kennedy Center Honors

Venice Film Festival

1934 Winner
Golden Medal
Best Actress
Little Women (1933)

Walk of Fame

1960 Winner
Star on the Walk of Fame
Motion Picture
On 8 February 1960. At 6284 Hollywood Blvd.

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