List of awards and nominations received by Ellen Burstyn explained

Ellen Burstyn
Wins:67
Nominations:203

Ellen Burstyn is an American actress of the stage and screen.

Burstyn has received what's known as the Triple Crown of Acting winning the Emmy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award. She has received six Oscar nominations winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974). She was also nominated for her roles in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971), William Friedkin's The Exorcist (1973), and Darren Arronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (2000). She also received the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. She has been nominated for 7 Golden Globe Awards winning Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Same Time, Next Year (1976).

For her work in television she has received eight Primetime Emmy Awards nominations winning twice for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for in 2009 and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Political Animals in 2013. For her work on the Broadway stage she received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Same Time, Next Year in 1975. She also received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 1996.

Triple Crown of Acting

Academy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1972Best Supporting ActressThe Last Picture Show[1]
1974Best ActressThe Exorcist[2]
1975Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore[3]
1979Same Time, Next Year[4]
1981Resurrection[5]
2001Requiem for a Dream[6]
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1981Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or MovieThe People vs. Jean Harris
1988Pack of Lies
2006Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or MovieMrs. Harris[7]
2008Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesBig Love
2009
2013Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or MoviePolitical Animals
2014Flowers in the Attic
2016Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesHouse of Cards
2001Outstanding Performer in Children's ProgrammingMermaid

Tony Award

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Same Time, Next Year

Major associations

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1976Best Actress in a Leading RoleAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore[8]

Golden Globe Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1972Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureThe Last Picture Show[9]
1974Rowspan=2Best Actress – Motion Picture DramaThe Exorcist
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1979Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or ComedySame Time, Next Year
1981Best Actress – Motion Picture DramaResurrection
1982Best Actress – Mini-Series or Television FilmThe People vs. Jean Harris
2001Best Actress – Motion Picture DramaRequiem for a Dream
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Grow Old Along With Me The Best Is Yet To Be

Independent Spirit Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2001Best Female LeadRequiem For A Dream
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1996Outstanding Cast in a Motion PictureHow to Make an American Quilt[10]
2001Outstanding Actress in a Leading RoleRequiem for a Dream[11]
2008Rowspan=2Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television MovieMitch Albom's For One More Day[12]
2014Flowers in the Attic[13]

Critics Awards

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

!Year!Category!Nominated work!Result!Ref.
2021Best Supporting ActressPieces of a Woman
Actress Defying Age and Ageism

Chicago Film Critics Association

!Year!Category!Nominated work!Result!Ref.
2013Best Movie/Mini-Series Supporting ActressPolitical Animals[15]
2015Flowers in the Attic[16]
2016 Best Guest Performer - Drama SeriesHouse of Cards
Best Guest Performer - Comedy SeriesMom[17]
2021Best Supporting ActressPieces of a Woman[18]

National Society of Film Critics

!Year!Category!Nominated work!Result!Ref.
1971Rowspan=2Best Supporting ActressThe Last Picture Show[21]
2000Requiem for a Dream[22]

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

Miscellaneous Awards

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2003Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodBest Grownup Love Story
2008Lovely, StillBest Actress
2011Another Happy DayBest Supporting Actress

Awards Circuit Community Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2000Requiem for a DreamBest Actress
2012ComaBest Supporting Actress (TV Movie or Mini-Series)

Berlin International Film Festival

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Boston Film Festival

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  • Film Excellence Award

CinEuphoria Awards

!Year!Category!Nominated work!Result
1982Best Foreign ActressSilence of the North
2008Best ActressThe Stone Angel
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align=center 2001Requiem For A Dream
!Year!Category!Nominated work!Result!Ref.
1981Best ActressResurrection
2001Requiem for a Dream
2021Best Supporting Actress in a FilmLucy in the Sky
!Year!Category!Nominated work!Result!Ref.
2000Best Actress - Motion PictureRequiem for a Dream
2008Best Actress – Mini-Series or Television FilmFor One More Day

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1972 Oscars. Oscars.org. February 8, 2021.
  2. Web site: 1974 Oscars. Oscars.org. February 8, 2021.
  3. Web site: 1975 Oscars. Oscars.org. February 8, 2021.
  4. Web site: 1979 Oscars. Oscars.org. February 8, 2021.
  5. Web site: 1981 Oscars. Oscars.org. February 8, 2021.
  6. Web site: 2001 Oscars. Oscars.org. February 8, 2021.
  7. Web site: Ellen Burstyn. Television Academy. en. March 21, 2020.
  8. Web site: Film in 1976 BAFTA Awards. awards.bafta.org. March 21, 2020.
  9. Web site: Ellen Burstyn. www.goldenglobes.com. en. March 21, 2020.
  10. Web site: The 2nd Annual Screen Actuals Guild Awards. sagawards.org. February 8, 2021.
  11. Web site: The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards. www.sagawards.org. en. March 21, 2020.
  12. Web site: The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards. www.sagawards.org. en. March 21, 2020.
  13. Web site: January 26, 2015. SAG Award Winners 2015: Full List. March 21, 2020. Variety. en.
  14. Web site: BSFC Winners 2000s. July 27, 2018. Boston Society of Film Critics. en. March 21, 2020.
  15. Web site: Critics' Choice TV Awards 2013: winners. Goodacre. Kate. June 11, 2013. Digital Spy. en-GB. March 21, 2020.
  16. Web site: Critics' Choice Television Awards 2014: Complete Winners List. The Hollywood Reporter. June 19, 2014 . en. March 21, 2020.
  17. Web site: Critics' Choice Awards Nominations: 'Mad Max' Leads Film; ABC, HBO, FX Networks & 'Fargo' Top TV. Hipes. Patrick. December 14, 2015. Deadline. en. March 21, 2020.
  18. Web site: Critics' Choice TV Awards 2013: winners. Goodacre. Kate. June 11, 2013. Digital Spy. en-GB. March 21, 2020.
  19. Web site: 2000 FFCC Award Winners. Florida Film Critics Circle. en. March 21, 2020.
  20. Web site: Past Awards. December 19, 2009. National Society of Film Critics. en. March 21, 2020.
  21. Web site: Awards - New York Film Critics Circle - NYFCC. en-US. March 21, 2020.
  22. News: Holden. Stephen. 'Traffic' Captures Awards From New York Film Critics. December 25, 2017. The New York Times. December 14, 2000.
  23. Web site: torontofilmcritics.com - TFCA Awards 2000. December 21, 2000. Toronto Film Critics. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111006010525/http://torontofilmcritics.com/blog/2000/12/21/tfca-awards-2000/. October 6, 2011.