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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by the American comedian and filmmaker Elaine May.
May is an American comedian, writer, director, producer and actor who is known for her work on film, television and theatre. She started her career as a improvisational comedian with Mike Nichols during the 1960s. Together, they performed onstage from clubs in Greenwich Village to the Broadway stage. They released multiple comedy albums, receiving four Grammy Award nominations and winning the Best Comedy Album award in 1962 for An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May. For her work on film, she has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for her work on Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Mike Nichols' Primary Colors (1998). She received an Academy Honorary Award in 2021. For her work on the Broadway stage, she received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for Kenneth Lonergan's revival of The Waverly Gallery in 2019.
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| Year
|
Category
|
Nominated work
|
Result
|
Ref.
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| 1969
|
Special Theatrical Award
|
Adaptation / Next
|
Won
|
[11]
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| Outstanding Direction of a Play
|
Won
|
| 2019
|
Outstanding Actress in a Play
|
The Waverly Gallery
|
Won
|
References[edit]
- ^ "51st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Academy Awards Database Search | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "71st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "Oscars to honor Elaine May, Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson". ABC News. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "Artist Elaine May". The Recording Academy. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Elaine May, a comedy great with Chicago roots, wins first Tony Award at 87". Chicago Sun-Times. 10 June 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards Search | BAFTA Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "Awards Database | Golden Globes". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "Elaine May Honored by Writers Guild of America". Variety. January 19, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "LAFCA To Honor Elaine May With Career Achievement Award". Deadline. October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Elaine May". Playbill. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
