| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Resurrection (1980) |
| 1979 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Same Time, Next Year (1978) |
| 1975 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) Ellen Burstyn was not present at the awards ceremony. Martin Scorsese accepted the award on her behalf. |
| 1974 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Exorcist (1973) |
| 1972 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: The Last Picture Show (1971) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actress for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actress for: Resurrection (1980) |
| American Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Nominated | Marquee |
Best Actress for: Same Time, Next Year (1978) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1976 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actress for: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | - | Berlinale Camera | |
| Boston Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Film Excellence Award | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Actress for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Actress for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Actress for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| Daytime Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy |
Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for: Mermaid (2000) (TV) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) For playing "Bernadette Stabler". For episode "Swing". |
| 2008 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for: "Big Love" (2006) For playing "Nancy Dutton". |
| 2006 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for: Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) |
| 1987 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for: "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Pack of Lies (#36.3)" (1987) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special for: The People vs. Jean Harris (1981) (TV) |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | FFCC Award |
Best Actress for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| Genie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Genie |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: The Stone Angel (2007) |
| 1982 | Nominated | Genie |
Best Performance by a Foreign Actress for: Silence of the North (1981) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 1982 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: The People vs. Jean Harris (1981) (TV) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: Resurrection (1980) |
| 1979 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy for: Same Time, Next Year (1978) |
| 1975 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) |
| 1974 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: The Exorcist (1973) |
| 1972 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture for: The Last Picture Show (1971) |
| Hamptons International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | - | Golden Starfish Award for Career Achievement |
For her compelling and memorable work in acting. |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Female Lead for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actress for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Sierra Award |
Best Actress for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | - | Career Achievement Award | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1972 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Supporting Actress for: The Last Picture Show (1971) |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Supporting Actress for: The Last Picture Show (1971) |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Actress for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | PFCS Award |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| Prism Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Prism Award |
Performance in a Drama Episode for: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) |
| Retirement Research Foundation, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Special Achievement Award | |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007) (TV) |
| 2001 | Won | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| Savannah Film and Video Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007) (TV) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast for: How to Make an American Quilt (1995) Shared with: Maya Angelou Anne Bancroft Samantha Mathis Kate Nelligan Winona Ryder Jean Simmons Lois Smith Alfre Woodard |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Actress for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| Stockholm Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Best Actress |
for: Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
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