Lily Tomlin
Awards & Honours
58
Awards Won
6
Honours
4
Rankings
6
Covers
2
Records
Lily Tomlin's career is marked by historic firsts and record-breaking achievements. She was the first solo female comedian to win a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, setting a standard for women in comedy. Her seven Emmy Awards place her among the most honored performers in television history. Tomlin's Tony Award for The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe cemented her status as a stage legend, and her Kennedy Center Honor and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award recognize her lasting impact on American culture. In 2021, she became the first woman to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor as a solo recipient, a testament to her unparalleled influence in comedy.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Kennedy Center Honor
Lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
Highest honor SAG gives for career achievement and humanitarian work.
Women in Film Hall of Fame
Inducted for contributions to the film industry.
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
First woman to receive the prize as a solo recipient.
Carol Burnett Award
Lifetime achievement award for television.
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Star at 6625 Hollywood Boulevard.
Rankings & Lists
50 Best Stand-Up Comedians of All Time
100 Most Influential Comedians of All Time
100 Most Influential People
100 Greatest Comedians of All Time
Magazine Covers
Time
August 10, 1970
The New Comediennes
Rolling Stone
September 25, 1975
Lily Tomlin: The Funny Lady of Nashville
People
December 22, 1980
Lily Tomlin: 9 to 5's Comic Genius
Vanity Fair
March 2015
The Grace and Frankie Girls
Entertainment Weekly
April 2015
Lily Tomlin: Still Funny After All These Years
AARP The Magazine
April/May 2015
Lily Tomlin: The Legend Returns
Records & Feats
First solo female to win Grammy for Best Comedy Album
Won in 1972 for This Is a Recording, a landmark for women in comedy.
First woman to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor as solo recipient
Received the prize in 2021, recognizing her lifetime contribution to humor.