American actress Marlee Matlin won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama as well as the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for her screen debut in the 1986 romantic drama film Children of a Lesser God. At age 21, she is the youngest Best Actress winner and was the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award.[1][2][3] Since then, Matlin, who is deaf, has received a number of awards and nominations for her acting work, including two additional Golden Globe nominations and four Emmy Award nominations for her television appearances. In 2009, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Matlin has also received honors for her public service on behalf of the deaf, including a national Jefferson Award in 1988. Gallaudet University, a private university that focuses on educating deaf and hard of hearing persons, awarded her an honorary doctorate in 1987.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1995 | Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story | - Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
| Nominated |
- Gallaudet University Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1987 | Herself | | Honored |
- Gotham Independent Film Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2021 | CODA | | Nominated |
- Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2014 | - | | Won |
- Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2022 | CODA | | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2009 | — | | Honored |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1988 | Herself | | Won |
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1986 | Children of a Lesser God | | Runner-up |
- Online Film Critics Association Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2000 | The Practice | - Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
| Nominated |
| The West Wing | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubts | - Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series
| Nominated |
| 1999 | Where the Truth Lies | Nominated |
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1995 | Picket Fences | | Nominated |
| 2022 | CODA | | Won |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2022 | CODA | | Nominated |
- Utah Film Critics Association Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1986 | Children of a Lesser God | | Won |
- Viewers for Quality Television Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubts | - Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series
| Nominated |
| 1992 | Nominated |
| 1994 | Picket Fences | | Nominated |
- Women Film Critics Circle Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2021 | CODA | | Nominated |
See also
References
External links
Matlin's star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California