List of awards and nominations received by Julie Andrews
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Dame Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer, and director. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she has received several accolades including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, seven Golden Globe Awards, two Grammy Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as a nomination for three Tony Awards.[1] She has been honored with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001 the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007, the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion in 2019 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022.
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| Wins | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 135 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrews started her career on stage making her Broadway debut in the musical The Boy Friend (1954) earning a Theater World Award. She gained her breakthrough for her role as Eliza Doolittle in the Lerner and Loewe musical My Fair Lady (1957) for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She continued to gain acclaim and Tony-award nominations for her portrayals of Queen Guinevere in the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot (1961), and Victoria Grant in the Blake Edwards musical Victor/Victoria (1996). The later of which earned her the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. She acted in the off-Broadway Stephen Sondheim revue Putting It Together (1993) for which she earned an Outer Critics Circle Award as well as a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.
On film, she made her debut portraying the title role in the Walt Disney family fantasy film Mary Poppins (1964) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She portrayed Maria von Trapp in the musical epic The Sound of Music (1965) earning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress. She won another Golden Globe for her leading role in the Blake Edwards comedy Victor/Victoria (1982) and was Globe-nominated for her roles in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), Star! (1969), Darling Lili (1970), 10 (1979), That's Life! (1986), and Duet for One (1986).
On television, she gained national prominence for playing the title role in the CBS live staging of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella (1957) for which she was nominated for the Best Single Performance – Lead or Supporting Actress. She hosted the ABC variety series The Julie Andrews Hour (1972–1973), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series. She played a kind Nanny in the family Christmas film Eloise at Christmastime (2003) for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. She currently portrays Lady Whistledown in the Netflix costume romance series Bridgerton (2020–present) and Queen Charlotte (2023), for which she's received four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance, winning once.
She earned a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1979, and received the Disney Legend in 1991 for her work on Mary Poppins. She has also won accolades from the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Laurel Awards, People's Choice Awards, and Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
Major associations
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Best Actress | Mary Poppins | Won | [2] |
| 1965 | The Sound of Music | Nominated | [3] | |
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria | Nominated | [4] | |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 1965 | Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | Mary Poppins | Won | [5] |
| 1966 | Best British Actress | The Americanization of Emily / The Sound of Music | Nominated | [6] |
Emmy Awards
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Mary Poppins | Won | [18] |
| 1965 | The Sound of Music | Won | [19] | |
| 1966 | Henrietta Award — World Film Favorite — Female | — | Won | [20] |
| 1967 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Nominated | [21] |
| Henrietta Award — World Film Favorite — Female | — | Won | ||
| 1968 | Won | [22] | ||
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Star! | Nominated | ||
| 1969 | Henrietta Award — World Film Favorite — Female | — | Won | [23] |
| 1970 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Darling Lili | Nominated | [24] |
| 1972 | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | The Julie Andrews Hour | Nominated | [25] |
| 1979 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 10 | Nominated | [26] |
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria | Won | [27] | |
| 1986 | That's Life! | Nominated | [28] | |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Duet for One | Nominated | ||
Grammy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Best Recording for Children | Mary Poppins | Won | [29] |
| 1996 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Broadway: The Music of Richard Rodgers | Nominated | [30] |
| 1998 | Broadway: Here I'll Stay — The Words of Alan Jay Lerner | Nominated | [31] | |
| 2011 | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies | Won | [32] |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Bridgerton | Nominated | [33] |
Tony Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Best Actress in a Musical | My Fair Lady | Nominated | [34] |
| 1961 | Camelot | Nominated | [35] | |
| 1996 | Victor/Victoria † | Nominated | [36] | |
- † Andrews declined the nomination for her role in Victor/Victoria, citing she felt the rest of the company had been overlooked.[37]
Miscellaneous awards
| Association | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David di Donatello Awards | 1966 | Best Foreign Actress | The Sound of Music | Won | |
| 1983 | Best Foreign Actress | Victor/Victoria | Won | ||
| Drama Desk Award | 1993 | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Putting It Together | Nominated | |
| 1996 | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Victor/Victoria | Won | ||
| Eddie Awards | 1965 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Film Debut | My Fair Lady | Won | [38] |
| 1966 | Best Actress in a Feature Motion Picture | The Sound of Music | Won | [39] | |
| Golden Plate Award | 2004 | The Arts[40] | Herself | Won | [41] |
| Hasty Pudding Theatricals | 1982 | Woman of the Year | Herself | Won | |
| Helpmann Awards | 2017 | Best Direction of a Musical[a] | My Fair Lady | Nominated | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 1982 | Best Actress | Victor/Victoria | Won | |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 2005 | William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award | Herself | Won | |
| Laurel Awards | 1965 | Best Female Musical Performance | My Fair Lady | Won | |
| Female Star (3rd Place) | Herself | Nominated | |||
| 1966 | Best Female Musical Performance | The Sound of Music | Won | ||
| Female Star (2nd Place) | Herself | Nominated | |||
| 1967 | Female Star | Herself | Won | ||
| 1968 | Best Female Comedy Performance | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Won | ||
| 1970 | Female Star (6th Place) | Herself | Nominated | ||
| 1971 | Female Star (10th Place) | Herself | Nominated | ||
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1964 | Best Actress | Mary Poppins | Runner-up | |
| 1965 | Best Actress | The Sound of Music | Runner-up | ||
| People's Choice Awards | 1982 | Favorite Movie Actress | Herself | Won | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2002 | Favorite Movie Actress | The Princess Diaries | Nominated | |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | 1993 | Special Award | Putting It Together | Won | |
| 1996 | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Victor/Victoria | Won | ||
| Sant Jordi Awards | 1982 | Best Performance in a Foreign Film | Victor/Victoria | Nominated | |
| Theatre World Award | 1955 | Outstanding Broadway Debut | The Boy Friend | Won | [42] |
| Women in Film | 1993 | Crystal Award | Herself | Won | [43] |
Honorary awards
Honorary degrees
Andrews has received many honorary degrees in recognition of her distinguished career in entertainment. These include:
- 1970: University of Maryland – Doctor of Fine Arts[48]
- 1999: Yale University – Doctor of Fine Arts[49]
- 2012: Stony Brook University – Doctor of Letters[50]