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Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)

Awards

Cicely Tyson

51 wins & 56 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Sounder (1972)
    1973 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Sounder
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2019 Winner Honorary Award

Acapulco Black Film Festival

  • Laurence Fishburne, Andy Garcia, and Tim Roth in Hoodlum (1997)
    1998 Nominee Black Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Hoodlum

BAFTA Awards

  • Cicely Tyson in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
    1975 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

CableACE Awards

  • Luke Perry, Mario Van Peebles, and Melvin Van Peebles in Riot (1996)
    1997 Nominee CableACE
    • Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
    • Riot
  • The Road to Galveston (1996)
    1996 Nominee CableACE
    • Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
    • The Road to Galveston
  • Heat Wave (1990)
    1991 Winner ACE
    • Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
    • Heat Wave

Daytime Emmy Awards

  • 1982 Nominee Daytime Emmy
    • Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming
    • The Body Human: Becoming a Woman

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2020 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
    For playing: "Ophelia Harkness". For episode: "Stay".
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2019 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
    For playing: "Ophelia Harkness". For episode "Where Are Your Parents?".
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2018 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
    For playing "Ophelia Harkness". For episode "I'm Going Away"
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2017 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
    As Ophelia Harkness in Go Cry Somewhere Else (2017)
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
    For playing "Ophelia Hartness".

Golden Globes, USA

  • Sounder (1972)
    1973 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Sounder

Satellite Awards

  • The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
    2015 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • The Trip to Bountiful
  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    2011 Winner Special Achievement Award
    • Best Ensemble, Motion Picture
    • The Help
    Shared with: Emma Stone · Viola Davis · Bryce Dallas Howard · Octavia Spencer · Jessica Chastain · Ahna O'Reilly · Allison Janney · Christopher Lowell · Mike Vogel · Sissy Spacek · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor · Mary Steenburgen

Hollywood Film Awards

  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    2011 Winner Hollywood Film Award
    • Ensemble of the Year
    • The Help
    Shared with: Emma Stone · Viola Davis · Bryce Dallas Howard · Octavia Spencer · Jessica Chastain · Ahna O'Reilly · Allison Janney · Christopher Lowell · Sissy Spacek · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor · Mary Steenburgen

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2017 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2016 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
  • The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
    2015 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
    • The Trip to Bountiful
  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    2012 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
    • The Help
  • Relative Stranger (2009)
    2010 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
    • Relative Stranger

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Sounder (1972)
    1972 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Sounder
    Tied with Katharine Hepburn for The Trojan Women (1971).

Lone Star Film & Television Awards

  • The Road to Galveston (1996)
    1996 Winner Lone Star Film & Television Award
    • Best TV Actress
    • The Road to Galveston

NAMIC Vision Awards

  • Relative Stranger (2009)
    2010 Nominee Vision Award
    • Best Performance- Drama
    • Relative Stranger

National Board of Review, USA

  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    2011 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Acting by an Ensemble
    • The Help
    Shared with: Octavia Spencer · Allison Janney · Mary Steenburgen · Mike Vogel · Christopher Lowell · Ahna O'Reilly · Jessica Chastain · Bryce Dallas Howard · Viola Davis · Emma Stone · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor · Sissy Spacek
  • Sounder (1972)
    1972 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Actress
    • Sounder

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Sounder (1972)
    1973 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Sounder

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Sounder (1972)
    1972 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Sounder

Peabody Awards

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2020 Winner Career Achievement Award
    • Winner

Photoplay Awards

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    1978 Nominee Gold Medal
    • Favorite Female Motion Picture Star
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    1976 Nominee Gold Medal
    • Favorite Female Star
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    1975 Nominee Gold Medal
    • Favorite Female Star

Actors Awards

  • The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
    2015 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • The Trip to Bountiful
  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    2012 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • The Help
    Shared with: Jessica Chastain · Viola Davis · Bryce Dallas Howard · Allison Janney · Christopher Lowell · Ahna O'Reilly · Sissy Spacek · Octavia Spencer · Mary Steenburgen · Emma Stone · Mike Vogel
  • The Road to Galveston (1996)
    1997 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
    • The Road to Galveston
  • Diane Lane and Donald Sutherland in Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
    1995 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
    • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
  • Sweet Justice (1994)
    1995 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Sweet Justice

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    2011 Winner SEFCA Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • The Help
    Shared with: Emma Stone · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor · Jessica Chastain · Viola Davis · Bryce Dallas Howard · Christopher Lowell · Mike Vogel · Mary Steenburgen · Ahna O'Reilly · Allison Janney · Octavia Spencer

Walk of Fame

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    1997 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
    On 21 August 1997. At 7080 Hollywood Blvd.

Women in Film Crystal Awards

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    1982 Winner Crystal Award

Black Reel Awards

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2018 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award
    • Sidney Poitier Life Achievement Award
  • The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
    2015 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
    • The Trip to Bountiful
    Shared with: Bill Haber · Hallie Foote · Jeffrey M. Hayes
  • The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
    2015 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
    • The Trip to Bountiful
  • The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
    2003 Winner Black Reel
    • Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress
    • The Rosa Parks Story
  • A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
    2000 Winner Black Reel
    • Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress
    • A Lesson Before Dying

Gracie Allen Awards

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2015 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

BET Comedy Awards

  • Tyler Perry in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
    2005 Nominee BET Comedy Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Theatrical Film
    • Diary of a Mad Black Woman

TV Land Awards

  • Roots (1977)
    2007 Winner Anniversary Award
    • Roots
    For its 30th anniversary.
    Shared with: LeVar Burton · Louis Gossett Jr. · Leslie Uggams · John Amos · Ben Vereen · Todd Bridges · Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs · Georg Stanford Brown · Olivia Cole

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    2012 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • The Help
    Shared with: Emma Stone · Bryce Dallas Howard · Viola Davis · Sissy Spacek · Mary Steenburgen · Mike Vogel · Octavia Spencer · Ahna O'Reilly · Allison Janney · Christopher Lowell · Jessica Chastain · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Black Movie Awards

  • Tyler Perry in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
    2005 Nominee Black Movie Award
    • Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Diary of a Mad Black Woman

New York Women in Film & Television

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    1999 Winner Muse Award

Critics Choice Television Awards

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2015 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
  • The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
    2014 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
    • The Trip to Bountiful

Sichuan TV Festival

  • The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
    2015 Winner Gold Panda
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • The Trip to Bountiful

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2012 Winner Special Achievement Award

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2020 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Career - Honorary Award

Online Film & Television Association

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2022 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Acting
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2020 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2019 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2018 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2017 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder

Elle Women in Hollywood Awards

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2017 Winner Woman of the Year

Women's Image Network Awards

  • The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
    2014 Nominee WIN Award
    • Actress MFT Movie / Mini-Series
    • The Trip to Bountiful

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    2011 Winner ACCA
    • Best Cast Ensemble
    • The Help
    Shared with: Jessica Chastain · Viola Davis · Bryce Dallas Howard · Allison Janney · Christopher Lowell · Ahna O'Reilly · Sissy Spacek · Emma Stone · Octavia Spencer · Mary Steenburgen · Mike Vogel

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Crystal Fox in A Fall from Grace (2020)
    2021 Winner Invisible Woman Award
    • A Fall from Grace
  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    2011 Winner WFCC Award
    • Women's Work/Best Ensemble
    • The Help
    Shared with: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor · Ahna O'Reilly · Octavia Spencer · Mary Steenburgen · Emma Stone · Bryce Dallas Howard · Jessica Chastain · Allison Janney · Viola Davis
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2011 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2018 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder

Black Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    2011 Winner BFCC Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • The Help
    Shared with: Jessica Chastain · Viola Davis · Bryce Dallas Howard · Allison Janney · Christopher Lowell · Ahna O'Reilly · Sissy Spacek · Octavia Spencer · Mary Steenburgen · Emma Stone · Mike Vogel

Gold Derby Awards

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2020 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actress
    • How to Get Away with Murder
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actress
    • How to Get Away with Murder
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actress of the Decade
    • How to Get Away with Murder
    2nd place
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2018 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actress
    • How to Get Away with Murder
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2015 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actress
    • How to Get Away with Murder

Nevada Film Critics Society

  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    2012 Winner NFCS Award
    • Best Ensemble Cast
    • The Help
    Shared with: Jessica Chastain · Viola Davis · Bryce Dallas Howard · Allison Janney · Christopher Lowell · Ahna O'Reilly · Sissy Spacek · Octavia Spencer · Mary Steenburgen · Emma Stone · Mike Vogel

The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2015 Winner Kennedy Center Honors

Black Reel Awards for Television

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2020 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2018 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
    • How to Get Away with Murder

Essence Black Women in Hollywood

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2010 Winner Honoree

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