| Year | Event | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | (2017) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | Florence Foster Jenkins | Nominated |
| 2015 | Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Into the Woods | Nominated |
| 2014 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | (2013) | Nominated |
| 2010 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | Julie & Julia | Nominated |
| 2009 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | Doubt | Nominated |
| 2007 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | The Devil Wears Prada | Nominated |
| 2003 | Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | (2002) | Nominated |
| 2000 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | Music of the Heart | Nominated |
| 1999 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | One True Thing | Nominated |
| 1996 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | The Bridges of Madison County | Nominated |
| 1991 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | Postcards from the Edge | Nominated |
| 1989 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | (1988) | Nominated |
| 1988 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | Ironweed | Nominated |
| 1986 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | Out of Africa | Nominated |
| 1984 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | Silkwood | Nominated |
| 1982 | Academy Awards | Best Actress | (1981) | Nominated |
| 1979 | Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | (1978) | Nominated |