List of Jane Fonda
Oscar nominations, wins
Updated: May 2025
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Jane Fonda. Jane Fonda has been nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won 2. She has received 6 Oscar nominations for best actress in a leading role and won 2. She has received 1 Oscar nomination for best actress in a supporting role. Year indicates year/period for which films were judged, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
1986 (59th Academy Awards): The Morning After (Best Actress) (Alex Sternbergen) — lost to Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God). Other nominees: Kathleen Turner (Peggy Sue Got Married), Sigourney Weaver (Aliens), Sissy Spacek (Crimes of the Heart)
1981 (54th): On Golden Pond (Best Supporting Actress) (Chelsea Thayer Wayne) — lost to Maureen Stapleton (Reds). Other nominees: Melinda Dillon (Absence of Malice), Elizabeth McGovern (Ragtime), Joan Hackett (Only When I Laugh)
1979 (52nd): The China Syndrome (Best Actress) (Kimberly Wells) — lost to Sally Field (Norma Rae). Other nominees: Bette Midler (The Rose), Jill Clayburgh (Starting Over), Marsha Mason (Chapter Two)
WON: 1978 (51st): Coming Home (Best Actress) (Sally Hyde) — Other nominees: Ingrid Bergman (Autumn Sonata), Jill Clayburgh (An Unmarried Woman), Ellen Burstyn (Same Time Next Year), Geraldine Page (Interiors)
Jane Fonda accepts the best actress Oscar for “Klute.”
1977 (50th): Julia (Best Actress) (Lillian) — lost to Diane Keaton (Annie Hall). Other nominees: Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl), Shirley MacLaine (The Turning Point), Anne Bancroft (The Turning Point)
WON: 1971 (44th): Klute (Best Actress) (Bree Daniel) — Other nominees: Julie Christie (McCabe & Mrs. Miller), Vanessa Redgrave (Mary, Queen of Scots), Glenda Jackson (Sunday Bloody Sunday), Janet Suzman (Nicholas and Alexandra)
1969 (42nd): They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (Best Actress) (Gloria) — lost to Maggie Smith (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie). Other nominees: Liza Minnelli (The Sterile Cuckoo), Jean Simmons (The Happy Ending), Geneviève Bujold (Anne of the Thousand Days)
