| 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 |
| 2007 | Nominated | Grammy Award (Recording) | Best Pop Vocal Album, Traditional | Cool Yule |
| 2012 | Inducted | Songwriters Hall Of Fame | Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award | Lifetime Achievement of Work |