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: The Morning After (best actress) — 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: On Golden Pond (best supporting actress) — lost to Maureen Stapleton (Reds). Other nominees: Melinda Dillon (Absence of Malice), Elizabeth McGovern (Ragtime), Joan Hackett (Only When I Laugh)
1979: The China Syndrome (best actress) — lost to Sally Field (Norma Rae). Other nominees: Bette Midler (The Rose), Jill Clayburgh (Starting Over), Marsha Mason (Chapter Two)
WON: 1978: Coming Home (best actress) — 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: Julia (best actress) — 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: Klute (best actress) — Other nominees: Julie Christie (McCabe & Mrs. Miller), Vanessa Redgrave (Mary, Queen of Scots), Glenda Jackson (Sunday Bloody Sunday), Janet Suzman (Nicholas and Alexandra)
1969: They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (best actress) — 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)
