Awards
On record for their credited titles
Oscars
3 nominations
Golden Globes
3 nominations
- Nominated Oscar · Best Actress Requiem for a Dream · 2000
- Nominated Oscar · Best Actress The Exorcist · 1973
- Nominated Oscar · Best Supporting Actress The Last Picture Show · 1971
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Requiem for a Dream · 2000
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama The Exorcist · 1973
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture The Last Picture Show · 1971
18
Wins
27
Nominations
45 awards — Ellen Burstyn
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Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Female Lead | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
| Best Actress | The Exorcist · 1973 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | The Last Picture Show · 1971 | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Exorcist · 1973 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Last Picture Show · 1971 | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Pieces of a Woman · 2021 | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards (2000)
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
SESC Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actress (Audience Award) | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
| Best Foreign Actress (Critics Award) | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Pieces of a Woman · 2021 | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards (2000)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | House of Cards · 2016 | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | The Last Picture Show · 1971 | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | The Last Picture Show · 1971 | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Pieces of a Woman · 2021 | Nominee |
| Grand Dame Award for defying ageism | Pieces of a Woman · 2021 | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
| Best Cast | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | House of Cards · 2016 | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Pieces of a Woman · 2021 | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Pieces of a Woman · 2021 | Nominee |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | House of Cards · 2016 | Nominee |
Outstanding Guest Actress – Drama Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Guest Actress – Drama Series | Big Love · 2008 | Nominee |
Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Pieces of a Woman · 2021 | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Pieces of a Woman · 2021 | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream · 2000 | Nominee |
All credits
The Exorcist: Believer
The First Lady
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Pieces of a Woman
Lucy in the Sky
Custody
Wiener-Dog
The Age of Adaline
Draft Day
Interstellar
House of Cards
Main Street
According to Greta
W.
Big Love
The Fountain
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Red Dragon
Requiem for a Dream
The Yards
Playing by Heart
How to Make an American Quilt
When a Man Loves a Woman
The Cemetery Club