Bette Midler's Array of Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) Project/Source
1972 Won Ruby Award Entertainer of the Year After Dark Magazine
1973 Won Grammy Award (Recording) Best New Artist The Divine Miss M
1973 Nominated Grammy Award (Recording) Female Vocalist The Divine Miss M
1973 Nominated Grammy Award (Recording) Album of the Year The Divine Miss M
1974 Awarded Tony Award (Broadway Special Category Palace Concert Show
1976 Awarded Hasty Pudding Award Woman of the Year Harvard
1978 Won Emmy Award (Television) Outstanding Comedy or Variety Special Ol' Red Hair is Back
1979 Nominated The Academy Award (Oscar) Best Actress The Rose
1979 Won Golden Globe
(Hollywood Foreign Press) Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy The Rose
1979 Won Golden Globe
(Hollywood Foreign Press) Best Newcomer to Film The Rose
1980 Won Grammy Award (Recording) Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "The Rose"
1981 Nominated Golden Globe
(Hollywood Foreign Press) Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Divine Madness
1982 Won Grammy Award (Recording) Best Recording for Children In Harmony/A Sesame Street Record
1986 Awarded Hollywood Star Walk of Fame Music Contributions
1987 Nominated Golden Globe
(Hollywood Foreign Press) Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1987 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Female in a Motion Picture Ruthless People
1987 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Performance on a Record Mud Will Be Flung Tonight
1987 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Female of the Year Bette's Body of Work for the Year
1987 Won American Comedy Award Lifetime Achievement Award for a Female Bette's Body of Work
1987 Awarded American Cinematheque Award Achievement in Film Film Work
1988 Nominated Golden Globe
(Hollywood Foreign Press) Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Outrageous Fortune
1988 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Female in a Motion Picture Outrageous Fortune
1988 Awarded ShoWest Award Female Star of the Year Box Office
1989 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Female in a Motion Picture Big Business
1989 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Comedy Motion Picture Actress Outrageous Fortune
1989 Won Grammy Award (Recording) Record Of The Year Wind Beneath My Wings
1991 Nominated The Academy Award (Oscar) Best Actress For The Boys
1991 Won Golden Globe
(Hollywood Foreign Press) Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy For The Boys
1991 Awarded Lifetime Achievement/Commitment Award AIDS Project Los Angeles Charity Work
1992 Won Emmy Award (Television) Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Johnny Carson's Farewell Show
1993 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Female in a Television Special Johnny Carson's Farewell Show
1994 Nominated Emmy Award (Television) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special Gypsy
1994 Won Golden Globe
(Hollywood Foreign Press) Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV Gypsy
1996 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Get Shorty
1997 Awarded Crystal Awards Women in Film Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and Diane Keaton
1997 Won Emmy Award (Television) Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program Diva Las Vegas Concert Special (HBO)
1997 Nominated Emmy Award (Television) Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special Diva Las Vegas Concert Special (HBO)
1997 Won Cable Ace Award Best Performance in a Musical/Variety Program Diva Las Vegas Concert Special (HBO)
1997 Awarded UNEP United Nation award influential women for the environment United Nations/NYRP
1998 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Female in a Television Special Diva Las Vegas Concert Special (HBO)
1998 Nominated Emmy Award (Television) Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Murphy Brown
2001 Nominated Golden Globe
(Hollywood Foreign Press) Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical Bette
2001 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series Bette
2001 Nominated TV Guide Award Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series Bette
2001 Won TV Guide Award Actress of the Year in a New Series Bette
2002 Awarded Governor's Award for Parks and Preservation (June 2002) For her Commitment to NYC's parklands, open spaces, roadsides, and waterfronts New York Restoration Project
2002 Awarded Medal of Distinction Award (Nov 2002) For NYRP and the Adopt-A-Highway Program Lenox Hill Hospital
2003 Nominated Grammy Award (Recording) Best Pop Vocal Album, Traditional Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook
2004 Awarded Master Builder's Award For her Commitment to NYC's parklands, open spaces, roadsides, and waterfronts New York Restoration Project
2006 Nominated Grammy Award (Recording) Best Pop Vocal Album, Traditional Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook