List of accolades received by The Miracle Worker
# List of accolades received by The Miracle Worker

## Play (1959)

### Organizations

| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Tony Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Play | Anne Bancroft | Won |
| Tony Awards | Best Direction – Play | Arthur Penn | Won |
| Tony Awards | Best Play | Best Play | Won |
| Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design | George Jenkins | Nominated |
| Tony Awards | Best Stage Technician | John Walters | Won |
| Tony Awards | Theatre World Award | Patty Duke | Won |

## Film (1962)

### Organizations

| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Arthur Penn | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Anne Bancroft | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Patty Duke | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Screenplay – Adapted | William Gibson | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Costume Design – Black-and-White | Ruth Morley | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Film from any Source | Best Film from any Source | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Foreign Actress in a Leading Role | Anne Bancroft | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama | Anne Bancroft | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Patty Duke | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Film – Drama | Best Film – Drama | Nominated |

### Guilds

| Guild | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Belgian Film Critics Association | Grand Prix | Arthur Penn | Won |
| Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directing | Arthur Penn | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America | Best Written American Drama | William Gibson | Nominated |

### Film festivals

| Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| San Sebastián Film Festival | Prize San Sebastián: Best Actress | Anne Bancroft | Won |
| San Sebastián Film Festival | OCIC Award | Arthur Penn | Won |

## Television film (1979)

### Organizations

| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role – Limited Series or Special | Patty Duke | Won |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role – Limited Series or Special | Melissa Gilbert | Nominated |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography – Limited Series or Special | Ted Voigtlander | Nominated |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hairstyling | Larry Germain and Donna Barrett Gilbert | Won |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special – Comedy or Drama | Outstanding Special – Comedy or Drama | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Film Made for Television | Best Film Made for Television | Nominated |

### Guilds

| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| American Cinema Editors | Best Editing – Television Special | Gerald Lee Taylor | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directing – Special/Television Film/Actuality | Paul Aaron | Nominated |

## Television film (2000)

### Organizations

| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress (age ten or under) – Television Film | Hallie Kate Eisenberg | Nominated |

### Guilds

| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing, Television Film and Specials – Dialogue & ADR | John Benson, John Green and Sonya Henry | Nominated |
