Over the course of her 50-year-long film career, American actress Karen Black received numerous critical accolades for her performances in films and theater. In 1965, she received a nomination for Best Actress by the New York Drama Critics' Circle for her Broadway performance in The Playroom. She later garnered critical acclaim for her performance in the film Five Easy Pieces (1970), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and for which she won a Golden Globe Award. Black won her second Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Myrtle Wilson in The Great Gatsby (1974). The following year, she earned her third Golden Globe nomination, this time in the category of Best Actress, for her role in The Day of the Locust (1975). Black was also nominated for a Grammy Award for her songwriting and singing on the soundtrack for Nashville (1975), in which she starred as a glamorous country singer.
Academy Awards The Academy Awards are a set of awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences annually for excellence of cinematic achievements.
Year Nominated work Category Result 1970 Five Easy Pieces Best Supporting Actress
Chicago Alt.film Fest The Chicago Alt.film Fest is a film festival held in Chicago which screens and celebrates achievements in independent and experimental cinema.
Year Nominated work Category Result 1999 Fallen Arches Best Acting
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards are an award ceremony focused on horrors and thriller films, inaugurated in 1992.
Year Nominated work Category Result 2003 House of 1000 Corpses Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Award is bestowed by the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Year Nominated work Category Result 1970 Five Easy Pieces Best Supporting Actress 1974 The Great Gatsby 1975 The Day of the Locust Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards are presented annually by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry.
Year Nominated work Category Result 1975 Nashville: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Hermosa Beach Film Festival Award The Hermosa Beach Film Festival Award is held annually in Hermosa Beach, Florida. Year Nominated work Category Result 1998 Dogtown and Sugar: The Fall of the West Best Actress
National Board of Review The National Board of Review was founded in 1909 in New York City to award "film, domestic and foreign, as both art and entertainment". Year Nominated work Category Result 1970 Five Easy Pieces Best Supporting Actress
New York Drama Critics' Circle The New York Drama Critics' Circle awards is made up of 19 drama critics from daily newspapers, magazines and wire services based in the New York City metropolitan area.
Year Nominated work Category Result 1965 The Playroom Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Founded in 1935, the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) is an American film critics' organization founded in 1935, and whose membership includes over 30 film critics from New York-based daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, online publications.
Year Nominated work Category Result 1970 Five Easy Pieces Best Supporting Actress Best Actress
Sitges Film Festival Founded in 1968, the Sitges Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Spain, screening and celebrating achievements in fantasy and horror films.
Year Nominated work Category Result 1976 Burnt Offerings Best Actress
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External links Karen Black awards at IMDb