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Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)

Awards

Shirley MacLaine

50 wins & 77 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
    1984 Winner Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Terms of Endearment
  • Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Leslie Browne in The Turning Point (1977)
    1978 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • The Turning Point
  • The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir (1975)
    1976 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Documentary, Features
    • The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
  • Irma la Douce (1963)
    1964 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Irma la Douce
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    1961 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • The Apartment

American Comedy Awards, USA

  • Nicolas Cage and Shirley MacLaine in Guarding Tess (1994)
    1995 Nominee American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
    • Guarding Tess
  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1993 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy
  • Postcards from the Edge (1990)
    1991 Nominee American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Postcards from the Edge
  • Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, and Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias (1989)
    1990 Nominee American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Steel Magnolias

American Film Institute, USA

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2012 Winner Life Achievement Award

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1999 Winner Honorary Golden Berlin Bear
  • Desperate Characters (1971)
    1971 Winner Silver Berlin Bear
    • Best Actress
    • Desperate Characters
    Tied with Simone Signoret for Le Chat (1971).
  • Ask Any Girl (1959)
    1959 Winner Silver Berlin Bear
    • Best Actress
    • Ask Any Girl

BAFTA Awards

  • Postcards from the Edge (1990)
    1991 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Postcards from the Edge
  • Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, and Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias (1989)
    1991 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Steel Magnolias
  • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
    1985 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Terms of Endearment
  • Being There (1979)
    1981 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Being There
  • Irma la Douce (1963)
    1965 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Foreign Actress
    • Irma la Douce
    • What a Way to Go!
    USA.

Critics Choice Awards

  • Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Black in Bernie (2011)
    2013 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Actress in a Comedy
    • Bernie

CableACE Awards

  • 1985 Nominee ACE
    • Performance in a Music Special
    • The Shirley MacLaine Show
  • 1985 Winner ACE
    • Writing a Music Special
    • The Shirley MacLaine Show
    Shared with: Larry Grossman · Buz Kohan

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, and Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias (1989)
    1990 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Steel Magnolias

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2005 Winner Career Achievement Award

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain

  • Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, and Louis Jourdan in Can-Can (1960)
    1962 Winner CEC Award
    • Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera)
    • Can-Can

David di Donatello Awards

  • Madame Sousatzka (1988)
    1989 Nominee David
    • Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera)
    • Madame Sousatzka
  • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
    1984 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera)
    • Terms of Endearment
  • Irma la Douce (1963)
    1964 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera)
    • Irma la Douce

Denver Film Festival

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2000 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Coco Chanel (2008)
    2009 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Coco Chanel
    For playing: "Coco Chanel".
  • 1980 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Variety or Music Program
    • Shirley MacLaine... 'Every Little Movement'
    Shared with: Gary Smith · Dwight Hemion
  • Shirley MacLaine at the Lido (1979)
    1979 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
    • Shirley MacLaine at the Lido
    Shared with: Gary Smith · Dwight Hemion
  • 1977 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music
    • The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
    Shared with: George Schlatter
  • Shirley MacLaine in Gypsy in My Soul (1976)
    1976 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music
    • Gypsy in My Soul
    Shared with: William O. Harbach · Cy Coleman · Fred Ebb

Film Society of Lincoln Center

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1995 Winner Gala Tribute

GLAAD Media Awards

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2002 Winner Vanguard Award

Golden Apple Awards

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1959 Winner Golden Apple
    • Most Cooperative Actress

Golden Camera, Germany

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1997 Winner Golden Camera for Lifetime Achievement
    • International

Golden Globes, USA

  • Coco Chanel (2008)
    2009 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Coco Chanel
  • Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette in In Her Shoes (2005)
    2006 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • In Her Shoes
  • Parker Posey, Shirley MacLaine, and Shannen Doherty in Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (2002)
    2003 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1998 Winner Cecil B. DeMille Award
    For outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.
  • Nicolas Cage and Shirley MacLaine in Guarding Tess (1994)
    1995 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Guarding Tess

Satellite Awards

  • Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette in In Her Shoes (2005)
    2005 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama
    • In Her Shoes
  • Brendan Fraser, Shirley MacLaine, and Ricki Lake in Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
    1997 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
    • Mrs. Winterbourne

Gotham Awards

  • Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Black in Bernie (2011)
    2012 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Best Ensemble Performance
    • Bernie
    Shared with: Jack Black · Matthew McConaughey

Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1963 Winner Woman of the Year

Laurel Awards

  • Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine in Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
    1971 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Best Comedy Performance, Female
    • Two Mules for Sister Sara
    5th place.
  • Shirley MacLaine and John McMartin in Sweet Charity (1969)
    1970 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Female Comedy Performance
    • Sweet Charity
  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1970 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Female Star
    5th place.
  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1968 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Female Star
    8th place.
  • Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine in Gambit (1966)
    1967 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Female Comedy Performance
    • Gambit

Lone Star Film & Television Awards

  • Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine in The Evening Star (1996)
    1997 Winner Lone Star Film & Television Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Evening Star

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2016 Winner Career Achievement Award
  • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
    1983 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Terms of Endearment

National Board of Review, USA

  • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
    1983 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Actress
    • Terms of Endearment

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
    1984 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Terms of Endearment

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
    1983 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Terms of Endearment
  • Desperate Characters (1971)
    1971 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Desperate Characters

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2006 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

People's Choice Awards, USA

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1980 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Favorite Motion Picture Actress

Photoplay Awards

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1976 Nominee Gold Medal
    • Favorite Female Star
  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1975 Nominee Gold Medal
    • Favorite Female Star

Razzie Awards

  • Frank Sinatra, Catherine Bach, Jackie Chan, Marilu Henner, Shirley MacLaine, Burt Reynolds, Susan Anton, Dom DeLuise, Richard Kiel, Dean Martin, Telly Savalas, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jamie Farr in Cannonball Run II (1984)
    1985 Nominee Razzie Award
    • Worst Actress
    • Cannonball Run II

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Coco Chanel (2008)
    2009 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • Coco Chanel

Society of Texas Film Critics Awards

  • Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine in The Evening Star (1996)
    1996 Nominee STFC Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Evening Star

Venice Film Festival

  • Madame Sousatzka (1988)
    1988 Winner Volpi Cup
    • Best Actress
    • Madame Sousatzka
    Tied with Isabelle Huppert for Story of Women (1988).
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    1960 Winner Volpi Cup
    • Best Actress
    • The Apartment

Walk of Fame

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
    On 8 February 1960. At 1617 Vine Street

Women in Film Crystal Awards

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1978 Winner Crystal Award

Telluride Film Festival

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    1996 Winner Silver Medallion Award

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette in In Her Shoes (2005)
    2005 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • In Her Shoes

Jupiter Award

  • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
    1985 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Actress
    • Terms of Endearment

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2019 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Career - Honorary Award

Online Film & Television Association

  • Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, Molly Shannon, Selena Gomez, and Kumail Nanjiani in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
    2023 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Only Murders in the Building
    2nd place
  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2023 Winner OFTA TV Hall of Fame
    • Actors and Actresses
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
    2013 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Downton Abbey
  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2003 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Acting

Elle Women in Hollywood Awards

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2012 Winner Woman of the Year
  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2005 Winner Icon Award
    Shared with: Charlize Theron · Rachel Weisz · Laura Linney

Village Voice Film Poll

  • Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Black in Bernie (2011)
    2012 Nominee VVFP Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Bernie
    5th place.

Women's Image Network Awards

  • Coco Chanel (2008)
    2009 Nominee WIN Award
    • Outstanding Actress Mini-Series / Made for Television Movie
    • Coco Chanel

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer in Elsa & Fred (2014)
    2014 Nominee WFCC Award
    • Best Screen Couple
    • Elsa & Fred
    Shared with: Christopher Plummer

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, Molly Shannon, Selena Gomez, and Kumail Nanjiani in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
    2023 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Only Murders in the Building
  • Coco Chanel (2008)
    2009 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Performance in a Miniseries or TV Movie
    • Coco Chanel

Gold Derby Awards

  • Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, Molly Shannon, Selena Gomez, and Kumail Nanjiani in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
    2023 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Comedy Guest Actress
    • Only Murders in the Building
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
    2013 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actress
    • Downton Abbey

The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2013 Winner Kennedy Center Honors

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2019 Winner Career Achievement Award
  • Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Black in Bernie (2011)
    2013 Nominee Movies for Grownups Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Bernie
  • Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette in In Her Shoes (2005)
    2006 Nominee Movies for Grownups Award
    • Best Actress
    • In Her Shoes

Texas Film Awards

  • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
    2017 Winner Texas Film Hall of Fame
    • Texas Film Hall Of Fame

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