List of awards and nominations received by Meryl Streep


American actress Meryl Streep has been recognized with multiple awards and nominations for her work in film, television, and stage. She holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor, having been nominated twenty-one times—seventeen for Best Actress, and four for Best Supporting Actress—since the first nomination in 1978 for her performance in The Deer Hunter. She has won three times for her work in Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice, and The Iron Lady, making her the fifth actor to win three competitive acting Academy Awards. In 2009, Streep became the most-nominated performer in the Golden Globe Awards history when her Best Actress nominations for Doubt and Mamma Mia! gave her twenty-three in total. Three years later, she garnered her eighth win for The Iron Lady, more than any actors. At the 74th Golden Globe Awards, she was nominated for the record-breaking thirtieth time for her performance in Florence Foster Jenkins, and received the honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award.
With her fifteenth nomination for Florence Foster Jenkins in 2017, Streep ties with Judi Dench for the most-nominated actor at the British Academy Film Awards. She has won the award for Best Actress twice for her performances in The French Lieutenant's Woman and The Iron Lady. For her work in The Hours, Streep received a Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival, who later recognized her with an Honorary Golden Bear at their 62nd ceremony. In Italy, she consecutively won the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress in 1984 and 1985 for Falling in Love and Out of Africa. At the 1986 Valladolid International Film Festival, she received the award for Best Actress for her role in Heartburn. Her portrayal as Lindy Chamberlain in Evil Angels earned her a Cannes Film Festival Award and AACTA Award for Best Actress, both in 1989.
In 1976, Streep won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance for her stage debut in Trelawny of the "Wells" and Tennessee Williams' 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. The latter work also earned her nominations for Best Actress at the Drama Desk and Tony Award. The following year, she was a double nominee at the Drama Desk Award for the featured role in The Cherry Orchard and starred in the musical Happy End. Streep won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie for her roles in the miniseries Holocaust and Angels in America at the 2004 Ceremony. She also won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for her work on documentary Five Came Back at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2017.
In 1983, Yale University, from which Streep graduated in 1975, awarded her an Honorary Degree, a Doctorate of Fine Arts. The first university to award her an Honorary Degree was Dartmouth College, where she spent time as a transfer student in 1970, in 1981. In 1998, Women in Film awarded Streep with the Crystal Award, an honor for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. The same year, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1999, she was awarded a George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film. In 2003, Streep was awarded an Honorary César by the French Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. In 2004, at the Moscow International Film Festival, she was honored with the Stanislavsky Award for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principles of Stanislavsky's school. Also in 2004, she received the AFI Life Achievement Award. In 2008, Streep was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. In 2009, she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts by Princeton University. In 2010, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts, elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts degree by Harvard University. On December 4, 2011, Streep, along with Neil Diamond, Yo-Yo Ma, Sonny Rollins, and Barbara Cook, received the 2011 Kennedy Center Honor. On February 14, 2012, she received the Honorary Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 2014, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Major awards

OrganizationsYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Academy Awards1979Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards1980Best Supporting ActressKramer vs. Kramer
Academy Awards1982Best Actress
Academy Awards1983Best ActressSophie's Choice
Academy Awards1984Best ActressSilkwood
Academy Awards1986Best ActressOut of Africa
Academy Awards1988Best ActressIronweed
Academy Awards1989Best ActressA Cry in the Dark
Academy Awards1991Best ActressPostcards from the Edge
Academy Awards1996Best Actress
Academy Awards1999Best ActressOne True Thing
Academy Awards2000Best ActressMusic of the Heart
Academy Awards2003Best Supporting ActressAdaptation
Academy Awards2007Best Actress
Academy Awards2009Best ActressDoubt
Academy Awards2010Best ActressJulie & Julia
Academy Awards2012Best Actress
Academy Awards2014Best Actress'
Academy Awards2015Best Supporting ActressInto the Woods
Academy Awards2017Best ActressFlorence Foster Jenkins
Academy Awards2018Best Actress
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards1989Best Actress in a Leading RoleEvil Angels
British Academy Film Awards1980Best Actress in a Supporting RoleManhattan
British Academy Film Awards1980Best Actress in a Leading Role
British Academy Film Awards1981Best Actress in a Leading RoleKramer vs. Kramer
British Academy Film Awards1982Best Actress in a Leading Role
British Academy Film Awards1984Best Actress in a Leading RoleSophie's Choice
British Academy Film Awards1985Best Actress in a Leading RoleSilkwood
British Academy Film Awards1987Best Actress in a Leading RoleOut of Africa
British Academy Film Awards2003Best Actress in a Leading Role
British Academy Film Awards2003Best Actress in a Supporting RoleAdaptation
British Academy Film Awards2005Best Actress in a Supporting Role
British Academy Film Awards2007Best Actress in a Leading Role
British Academy Film Awards2009Best Actress in a Leading RoleDoubt
British Academy Film Awards2010Best Actress in a Leading RoleJulie & Julia
British Academy Film Awards2012Best Actress in a Leading Role
British Academy Film Awards2017Best Actress in a Leading RoleFlorence Foster Jenkins
César Awards2003Honorary César
Golden Globe Awards1979Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Golden Globe Awards1980Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureKramer vs. Kramer
Golden Globe Awards1982Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Awards1983Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaSophie's Choice
Golden Globe Awards1984Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaSilkwood
Golden Globe Awards1986Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaOut of Africa
Golden Globe Awards1989Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaA Cry in the Dark
Golden Globe Awards1990Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or MusicalShe-Devil
Golden Globe Awards1991Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or MusicalPostcards from the Edge
Golden Globe Awards1993Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or MusicalDeath Becomes Her
Golden Globe Awards1995Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaThe River Wild
Golden Globe Awards1996Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Awards1997Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaMarvin's Room
Golden Globe Awards1998Best Actress – Mini-Series or Television Film...First Do No Harm
Golden Globe Awards1999Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaOne True Thing
Golden Globe Awards2000Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaMusic of the Heart
Golden Globe Awards2003Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Awards2003Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureAdaptation
Golden Globe Awards2004Best Actress – Mini-Series or Television FilmAngels in America
Golden Globe Awards2005Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Golden Globe Awards2007Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
Golden Globe Awards2009Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaDoubt
Golden Globe Awards2009Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or MusicalMamma Mia!
Golden Globe Awards2010Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or MusicalIt's Complicated
Golden Globe Awards2010Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or MusicalJulie & Julia
Golden Globe Awards2012Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Awards2013Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or MusicalHope Springs
Golden Globe Awards2014Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical'
Golden Globe Awards2015Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureInto the Woods
Golden Globe Awards2017Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or MusicalFlorence Foster Jenkins
Golden Globe Awards2017Cecil B. DeMille Award
Golden Globe Awards2018Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Awards2020Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmBig Little Lies
Grammy Awards1986Best Album for ChildrenThe Velveteen Rabbit
Grammy Awards1989Best Album for ChildrenThe Tailor of Gloucester
Grammy Awards1989Best Album for ChildrenThe Tale of Peter Rabbit
Grammy Awards2008Best Spoken Word Album for ChildrenThe One and Only Shrek!
Grammy Awards2009Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaMamma Mia!
Primetime Emmy Awards1978Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Television MovieHolocaust
Primetime Emmy Awards1997Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie...First Do No Harm
Primetime Emmy Awards2004Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Television MovieAngels in America
Primetime Emmy Awards2017Outstanding NarratorFive Came Back
Primetime Emmy Awards2020Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesBig Little Lies
Screen Actors Guild Awards1995Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleThe River Wild
Screen Actors Guild Awards1996Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Screen Actors Guild Awards1997Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureThe cast of Marvin's Room
Screen Actors Guild Awards1999Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleOne True Thing
Screen Actors Guild Awards2000Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleMusic of the Heart
Screen Actors Guild Awards2003Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureThe cast of Adaptation
Screen Actors Guild Awards2003Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureThe cast of
Screen Actors Guild Awards2004Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Mini-Series or Television MovieAngels in America
Screen Actors Guild Awards2007Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Screen Actors Guild Awards2009Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleDoubt
Screen Actors Guild Awards2009Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureThe cast of Doubt
Screen Actors Guild Awards2010Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleJulie & Julia
Screen Actors Guild Awards2012Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Screen Actors Guild Awards2014Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role'
Screen Actors Guild Awards2014Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureThe cast of '
Screen Actors Guild Awards2015Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleInto the Woods
Screen Actors Guild Awards2017Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleFlorence Foster Jenkins
Screen Actors Guild Awards2020Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesThe cast of Big Little Lies
Tony Awards1976Best Featured Actress in a Play27 Wagons Full of Cotton

Miscellaneous awards

State and academic honours

Country or organizationYearAward
Barnard College of Columbia University2010Medal of Distinction
Dartmouth College1981Honorary Degree
France2003Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Harvard University2010Honorary Doctor of Arts
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce1998Hollywood Walk of Fame
Indiana University Bloomington2014Doctor of Humane Letters
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts2011Kennedy Center Honors
Middlebury College2004Honorary Doctor of Arts
New Jersey Hall of Fame2008Arts & Entertainment
New York City2012Made in NY
Princeton University2009Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts
United States2010National Medal of Arts
United States2014Presidential Medal of Freedom
University of New Hampshire2003Doctor of Humane Letters
Yale University1983Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts