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John Lithgow awards and nominations
Award Wins Nominations
Totals
Academy Awards
0 2
American Comedy Awards
1 1
British Academy Television Awards
0 1
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
0 3
Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 4
Drama Desk Awards
1 2
Golden Globe Awards
2 6
Grammy Awards
0 4
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 2
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 2
People's Choice Awards
0 4
Primetime Emmy Awards
6 12
Satellite Awards
2 3
Saturn Awards
1 4
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 9
TCA Awards
0 2
Tony Awards
2 6
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
0 4
Awards won 21
Nominations 70

John Lithgow is an American actor, musician, singer, comedian and author. Over his extensive career with diverse roles on stage and screen he has received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, an American Comedy Award, four Drama Desk Awards and has also been nominated for two Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards. Lithgow has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

Lithgow received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his performances as a transexual ex-football player in the comedy-drama The World According to Garp (1982) and a lonely banker in the family drama Terms of Endearment (1983). He portrayed Roger Ailes in the political drama Bombshell (2019) and prosecutor Peter Leaward in the western crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). For each film, Lithgow along with ensemble received nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

For his roles on television, he has received six Primetime Emmy Awards. He won his first for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series playing lonely man in Amazing Stories (1986), followed by three wins for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996—2001). He later won for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for playing a serial killer in the crime series Dexter (2010), and for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series playing Winston Churchill in the Netflix historical drama series The Crown (2017).

Lithgow started his career acting in numerous productions at The Public Theatre and off Broadway. He gained acclaim for his extensive work on Broadway, where he has received two Tony Awards. He won his first for Best Featured Actor in a Play for playing a rugby player in The Changing Room (1973), and Best Actor in a Musical playing newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker in Sweet Smell of Success (2002). Lithgow was also Tony-nominated for his roles in Requiem for a Heavyweight (1985), M. Butterfly (1988), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005), and The Columnist (2012).

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1982 Best Supporting Actor The World According to Garp Nominated
1983 Terms of Endearment Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Television Awards
2017 Best Supporting Actor The Crown Nominated

Critics' Choice Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2020 Best Acting Ensemble Bombshell Nominated
2024 Killers of the Flower Moon Nominated
2025 Conclave Pending
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2016 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Crown Won
2021 Perry Mason Nominated
2023 The Old Man Nominated
2025 Pending

Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1984 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie The Day After Nominated
1986 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Amazing Stories (episode: "The Doll") Won
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Resting Place Nominated
1995 My Brother's Keeper Nominated
1996 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 3rd Rock from the Sun (episode: "Dick, Smoker") Won
1997 3rd Rock from the Sun (episode: "See Dick Continue to Run") Won
1998 3rd Rock from the Sun (episode: "Stuck with Dick") Nominated
1999 3rd Rock from the Sun (episode: "What's Love Got to Do with Dick?") Won
2000 3rd Rock from the Sun (episode: ""Frankie Goes to Rutherford") Nominated
2001 3rd Rock from the Sun (episode: "Red, White, and Dick") Nominated
2010 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Dexter (episode: "Road Kill") Won
2017 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Crown (episode: "Assassins") Won
2021 Perry Mason (episode: "Chapter 4") Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1997 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy 3rd Rock from the Sun Won
1998 Nominated
1999 Nominated
2010 Best Supporting Actor – Television Dexter Won
2017 The Crown Nominated
2023 Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series The Old Man Nominated

Grammy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2002 Best Spoken Word Album for Children Ogden Nash's the Christmas that Almost Wasn't Nominated
2004 Best Spoken Word Album The World According to Mr. Rogers Nominated
Best Spoken Word Album for Children Carnival of the Animals Nominated
2006 Best Musical Album for Children The Sunny Side of the Street Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1996 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 3rd Rock from the Sun Won
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
1997 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Won
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
1999 Nominated
2000 Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film Don Quixote Nominated
2009 Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Dexter Nominated
2016 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series The Crown Won
Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2019 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Bombshell Nominated
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Nominated
2024 Conclave Pending

Tony Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1973 Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play The Changing Room Won
1985 Best Leading Actor in a Play Requiem for a Heavyweight Nominated
1988 M. Butterfly Nominated
2002 Best Leading Actor in a Musical Sweet Smell of Success Won
2005 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Nominated
2012 Best Leading Actor in a Play The Columnist Nominated

Theatre awards

Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref.
Drama Desk Awards 1973 Outstanding Performance The Changing Room Won
1985 Outstanding Actor in a Play Requiem for a Heavyweight Won
1988 M. Butterfly Nominated
2002 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Sweet Smell of Success Won
2004 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Mrs. Farnsworth Nominated
Outer Critics Circle 2002 Best Actor in a Musical Sweet Smell of Success Won
2018 Outstanding Solo Performance John Lithgow: Stories by Heart Nominated

Critics awards

Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref.
New York Film Critics Circle 1982 Best Supporting Actor The World According to Garp Won
1983 Terms of Endearment / Twilight Zone: The Movie Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association 1982 Best Supporting Actor The World According to Garp Won
1983 Terms of Endearment / Twilight Zone: The Movie Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref.
AACTA Awards 2020 Best International Supporting Actor – Cinema Bombshell Nominated
People's Choice Awards 1996 Favorite Male Television Performer 3rd Rock from the Sun Nominated
1997 Nominated
1998 Nominated
1999 Nominated
Satellite Awards 1997 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy 3rd Rock from the Sun Won
1998 Nominated
2009 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Dexter Won
Saturn Awards 1984 Best Supporting Actor Twilight Zone: The Movie Won
1985 Best Supporting Actor The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Nominated
1993 Best Actor Raising Cain Nominated
2010 Best Guest Starring Role on Television Dexter Nominated
2019 Best Supporting Actor Pet Sematary Nominated

Honorary awards

Organizations Year Award Result Ref.
Hollywood Walk of Fame 2001 Inductee Honored
American Theater Hall of Fame 2005 Inductee Honored
Harvard University 2005 Honorary Doctorate Honored
American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2010 Fellow Honored
Harvard University 2017 Harvard Arts Medal Honored

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Awards for John Lithgow
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
1975–2000
2001–2022
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
1975–2000
2001–2022
Drama League Distinguished Performance Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
1952–1975
1976–2000
2001–present
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
1975–1986
1989–2019
2020–present
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
1977–2000
2001–2021
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
1969–2000
2001–present
Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, Limited Series or Television Film
Also see Best Supporting Actor – Television Series.
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical
1948–1975
1976–2000
2001–present
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
1949–1975
1976–2000
2001–present
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