This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Alan Alda.
Alan Alda is an American actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades including six Primetime Emmy Awards and six Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Grammy Award, and three Tony Awards. He was inducted in the Television Hall of Fame in 1994, and received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018.
For his role as Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the CBS sitcom M*A*S*H (1972–1983) he received two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series out of eleven nominations. He also won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for M*A*S*H. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Senator Arnold Vinick in Aaron Sorkin's NBC political drama The West Wing in 2005.
For his comedic role as a pompous TV producer Lester in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) he received the New York Critics Circle, and the National Board of Review Awards for Best Supporting Actor as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He portrayed Owen Brewster in Martin Scorsese's biographical film The Aviator (2004) earning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He is known for his roles on Broadway receiving Tony Award nominations for his performances in the musical The Apple Tree (1967), the Neil Simon play Jake's Women (1992), and the David Mamet play Glengarry Glen Ross (2005).
Major associations
Academy Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | Best Supporting Actor | The Aviator | Nominated |
BAFTA Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | Best Supporting Actor | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Nominated | |
2004 | Best Supporting Actor | The Aviator | Nominated |
Emmy Awards
Golden Globe Award
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1969 | Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Paper Lion | Nominated | |
1972 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Nominated | |
1973 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | Nominated | ||
1974 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | Nominated | ||
1975 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | Won | ||
1976 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | Won | ||
1977 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | Nominated | ||
1978 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | Nominated | ||
1979 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | Nominated | ||
Best Film Actor – Comedy of Musical | Same Time, Next Year | Nominated | ||
1980 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Won | |
1981 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | Won | ||
1982 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | Won | ||
Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | The Four Seasons | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay – Film | Nominated | |||
1983 | Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical | M*A*S*H | Won | |
1994 | Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film | White Mile | Nominated |
Grammy Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Spoken Word Album | Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself | Nominated |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Club Land | Nominated | |
2004 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Aviator | Nominated | |
2005 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated | |
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | |||
2018 | Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award | Won |
Tony Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1967 | Best Actor in a Musical | The Apple Tree | Nominated | |
1992 | Best Actor in a Play | Jake's Women | Nominated | |
2005 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Glengarry Glen Ross | Nominated |
Other awards
Drama Desk Award
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2005 | Outstanding Ensemble Performance | Glengarry Glen Ross | Won |
Directors Guild of America Award
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1977 | Outstanding Directorial – Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Dear Sigmund" | Won | |
1982 | Outstanding Directorial – Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "The Life You Save" | Won | |
1983 | Outstanding Directorial – Comedy Series | M*A*S*H: "Where There's a Will, There's a War" | Won |
National Board of Review
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1989 | Best Supporting Actor | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Won |
New York Film Critics Circle
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1989 | Best Supporting Actor | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Won |
Honorary awards
- Induction into the Television Hall of Fame in 1994
- Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2014
- 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Broadcasters
- 2021 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) – Section on General Interest in Science and Engineering
Honorary degrees
Alan Alda has been awarded several honorary degrees in recognition of his acting career and promotion of educational initiatives. These include:
Location | Date | School | Degree | Ref. |
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New Jersey | 1974 | Saint Peter's University | Doctorate | |
New York | 1978 | Fordham University | Doctorate | |
New Jersey | 1979 | Drew University | Doctorate | |
Connecticut | 1983 | Wesleyan University | Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) | |
New York | 2004 | Long Island University | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) | |
Pennsylvania | May 17, 2015 | Carnegie Mellon University | Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) | |
Scotland | 21 June 2017 | University of Dundee | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) | |
New York | May 2019 | Stony Brook University | Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) |
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