| Year | Movie | Award | Category | |||
| 1982 | On Golden Pond | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Actress | |||
| 1981 | On Golden Pond | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | |||
| 1981 | On Golden Pond | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress | |||
| 1975 | Love Among the Ruins | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program, Drama or Comedy | |||
| 1968 | The Lion in Winter | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | |||
| 1968 | The Lion in Winter | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Actress | |||
| 1968 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | British Academy of Film and Television | Best Actress | |||
| 1968 | The Lion in Winter | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress | |||
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress | |||
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | |||
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress | |||
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actress | |||
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | |||
| 1959 | Suddenly, Last Summer | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress | |||
| 1959 | Suddenly, Last Summer | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | |||
| 1956 | The Rainmaker | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress | |||
| 1956 | The Rainmaker | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | |||
| 1955 | Summertime | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress | |||
| 1952 | Pat and Mike | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or C | |||
| 1951 | The African Queen | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress | |||
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress | |||
| 1940 | The Philadelphia Story | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress | |||
| 1940 | The Philadelphia Story | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | |||
| 1935 | Alice Adams | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress | |||
| 1934 | Little Women | Venice International Film Festival | Best Actress | |||
| 1932-1933 | Morning Glory | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Best Actress |