| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: On Golden Pond (1981) Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. Presenter Jon Voight accepted the award on her behalf. |
| 1969 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Lion in Winter (1968) Tied with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl (1968). Hepburn became the third performer to win consecutive awards, and the first to win three awards for lead roles. |
| 1968 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. George Cukor accepted the award on her behalf. |
| 1963 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) |
| 1960 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) |
| 1957 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Rainmaker (1956) |
| 1956 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Summertime (1955) |
| 1952 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The African Queen (1951) |
| 1943 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Woman of the Year (1942) |
| 1941 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Philadelphia Story (1940) |
| 1936 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Alice Adams (1935) |
| 1934 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Morning Glory (1933) Katharine Hepburn was not present at the awards ceremony. |
| American Comedy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy | |
| American Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1982 | Won | Marquee |
Best Actress for: On Golden Pond (1981) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actress for: On Golden Pond (1981) |
| 1969 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actress for: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) |
Best Actress for: The Lion in Winter (1968) |
| 1958 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actress for: The Rainmaker (1956) USA. |
| 1956 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actress for: Summertime (1955) Italy/USA. |
| 1953 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Actress for: Pat and Mike (1952) USA. |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1962 | Won | Best Actress |
for: Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera) for: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Tied with Faye Dunaway for Bonnie and Clyde (1967). |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Informational Special for: Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993) (TV) Shared with: Joan Kramer (producer) David Heeley (producer) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Informational Special for: The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) (TV) Shared with: George Paris (executive producer) George Paige (executive producer) David Heeley (producer) Joan Kramer (producer) |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for: Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986) (TV) |
| 1979 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special for: The Corn Is Green (1979) (TV) |
| 1975 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy for: Love Among the Ruins (1975) (TV) |
| 1974 | Nominated | Emmy |
Best Lead Actress in a Drama for: The Glass Menagerie (1973) (TV) |
| Golden Apple Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Won | Golden Apple |
Female Star of the Year |
| 1975 | Won | Golden Apple |
Female Star of the Year After many decades she is still a superstar whose vitality and ability were displayed this year in her Emmy-award winning Love Among the Ruins (1975) (TV) and Rooster Cogburn (1975). She has throughout the years earned the respect of her peers, the press and the public. |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: The Man Upstairs (1992) (TV) |
| 1982 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: On Golden Pond (1981) |
| 1969 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: The Lion in Winter (1968) |
| 1968 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) |
| 1963 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) |
| 1960 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) |
| 1957 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: The Rainmaker (1956) |
| 1953 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy for: Pat and Mike (1952) |
| Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1958 | - | Woman of the Year | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1973 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actress for: The Trojan Women (1971) Tied with Cicely Tyson for Sounder (1972). |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | Won | Golden Laurel |
Star, Female |
| 1970 | Won | Golden Laurel |
Female Dramatic Performance for: The Lion in Winter (1968) |
Female Star |
| 1963 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Female Dramatic Performance for: Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) 5th place. |
| 1960 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Female Dramatic Performance for: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) 5th place. |
| Mexican Cinema Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1965 | Won | Silver Goddess |
Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera) for: Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) |
| Montréal World Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | Special Prize of the Jury |
for: Grace Quigley (1984) For her interpretation in the film and for her exceptional achievements in cinema. |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1940 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Actress for: The Philadelphia Story (1940) |
| People's Choice Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Won | People's Choice Award |
Favorite Motion Picture Actress Tied with Jane Fonda. |
| 1976 | Won | People's Choice Award |
Favorite Motion Picture Actress |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for: One Christmas (1994) (TV) |
| 1980 | - | Life Achievement Award | |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1934 | Won | Golden Medal |
Best Actress for: Little Women (1933) |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| unknown | - | Star on the Walk of Fame |
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