1995
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for One Christmas

1993
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for The Man Upstairs

1986
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Lead Actress for a Miniseries or Special for Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry

1982
• Academy Award, Actress in a Leading Role for On Golden Pond
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Actress for On Golden Pond
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for On Golden Pond

1979
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for The Corn Is Green

1974
• Emmy (Primetime), Best Lead Actress in a Drama for The Glass Menagerie

1969
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Actress for The Lion in Winter
• Academy Award, Actress for The Lion in Winter
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Lion in Winter
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Actress for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1968
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
• Academy Award, Actress for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1963
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for Long Day's Journey Into Night
• Academy Award, Actress for Long Day's Journey Into Night

1960
• Academy Award, Actress for Suddenly, Last Summer
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for Suddenly, Last Summer

1958
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Foreign Actress for The Rainmaker

1957
• Golden Globe, Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Rainmaker
• Academy Award, Actress for The Rainmaker

1956
• Academy Award, Actress for Summertime
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Foreign Actress for Summertime

1953
• British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Foreign Actress for Pat and Mike
• Golden Globe, Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy for Pat and Mike

1952
• Academy Award, Actress for The African Queen

1943
• Academy Award, Actress for Woman of the Year

1941
• Academy Award, Actress for The Philadelphia Story

1936
• Academy Award, Actress for Alice Adams

1934
• Academy Award, Actress for Morning Glory