American singer, songwriter, actress, author, and comedian Bette Midler has received many awards and award nominations for her work on both the screen and stage.[ 1]
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^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
During her musical career, Midler received fifteen Grammy Award nominations. In her first year, the artist won the trophy for Best New Artist . In 1981, she won the prize for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song "The Rose ", and in 1990, the song "Wind Beneath My Wings " in her performance was recognized as Record of the Year .[ 2]
For her work in film, Midler was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in the drama film The Rose (1979) and the musical comedy-drama film For the Boys (1991);[ 3] [ 4] both of which won her a Golden Globe Award in the same category .[ 5] Moving to television, Midler received Emmy nominations for her roles in Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair is Back (1978), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1992), the television film Gypsy (1993), Bette Midler in Concert: Diva Las Vegas (1998), the comedy series Murphy Brown (1998), Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (2011), and The Politician (2020); winning three.[ 6]
Midler has also achieved success on stage, winning a 1974 Special Tony Award and a 2017 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in a Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! .[ 7] In addition, Midler has held several concert tours, with Diva Las Vegas winning her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program in 1998.[ 6]
In 1985, Midler was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .[ 8] In 2021, she received the Kennedy Center Honors Medal .[ 9]
^ Prior to the inauguration of the Billboard Music Awards in 1990, the magazine had the "Number One Awards" to honor the top-performing artists of the year on each of chart categories.
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