Editing Helen Hayes (section)

== Awards and honors ==
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! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
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|[[5th Academy Awards|1931]] || rowspan=2|[[Academy Awards]] || [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || ''[[The Sin of Madelon Claudet]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1933|title= 5th Academy Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars.org]]|date= October 9, 2014|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[43rd Academy Awards|1970]] || [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || ''[[Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1970|title= 43rd Academy Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars.org]]|date= October 4, 2014|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[14th Golden Globe Awards|1956]] || rowspan=2|[[Golden Globe Awards]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]] || ''[[Anastasia (1956 film)|Anastasia]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1957|title= 14th Golden Globe Awards|website= [[Golden Globe Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022|archive-date= January 19, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120543/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1957|url-status= dead}}</ref>
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|[[32nd Golden Globe Awards|1974]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]] || ''[[Herbie Rides Again]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1975|title= 32nd Golden Globe Awards|website= [[Golden Globe Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022|archive-date= January 19, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120530/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1975|url-status= dead}}</ref>
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|[[19th Annual Grammy Awards|1977]] || rowspan=2|[[Grammy Awards]] || rowspan=2|[[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album|Best Spoken Word Album]] || ''Great American Documents'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.grammy.com/awards/19th-annual-grammy-awards|title= 19th Grammy Awards|website= [[Grammy Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[22nd Annual Grammy Awards|1980]] || ''Orson Welles & Helen Hayes at Their Best'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.grammy.com/awards/22nd-annual-grammy-awards|title= 22nd Grammy Awards|website= [[Grammy Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[5th Primetime Emmy Awards|1951]] || rowspan=9|[[Primetime Emmy Awards]] || colspan="2" rowspan="3" |[[5th Primetime Emmy Awards|Best Actress]] || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1951|title= 5th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[6th Primetime Emmy Awards|1952]] || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1952|title= 6th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref> 
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|[[7th Primetime Emmy Awards|1953]] || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1953|title= 7th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[10th Primetime Emmy Awards|1958]] || rowspan=3|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Best Single Performance by an Actress]] || ''[[The Alcoa Hour]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1958|title= 10th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[11th Primetime Emmy Awards|1959]] || ''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1959|title= 11th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[24th Primetime Emmy Awards|1972]] || ''[[Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1972|title= 24th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[26th Primetime Emmy Awards|1974]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Best Actress in a Limited Series]] || ''[[The Snoop Sisters]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1974|title= 26th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[28th Primetime Emmy Awards|1976]] || [[28th Primetime Emmy Awards|Outstanding Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series]] || ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1976|title= 28th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[30th Primetime Emmy Awards|1978]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special]] || ''[[A Family Upside Down]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1978|title= 30th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[1st Tony Awards|1947]] || rowspan=4|[[Tony Awards]] || rowspan=3|[[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play|Best Actress in a Play]] || ''[[Happy Birthday (play)|Happy Birthday]]'' || {{won}} || rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/person/helen-hayes-vault-0000028169|title= Helen Hayes – Performer|website= Playbill|accessdate= June 27, 2022}}</ref>
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|[[12th Tony Awards|1958]] || ''Time Remembered'' || {{won}}
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|[[24th Tony Awards|1970]] || ''[[Harvey (play)|Harvey]]'' || {{nom}}
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|[[34th Tony Awards|1980]] || colspan=2|[[34th Tony Awards#Special Awards|Lawrence Langer Award]] || {{won|Received}}
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Hayes was in the inaugural class of inductees to the [[American Theater Hall of Fame]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaterhalloffame.org/members|title=Theater Hall of Fame|access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref>

In 1972, she received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Photo of Helen Hayes, Lowell Thomas, and Leon Jaworski at the 1974 Banquet of the Golden Plate Award ceremonies in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo of Helen Hayes presenting the Golden Plate Award to Jimmy Stewart.|publisher=[[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/}}</ref> The following year, in 1973, Hayes was inducted into the [[National Women's Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/helen-hayes/|title=Hayes, Helen|website=National Women's Hall of Fame}}</ref> In 1979, the [[Supersisters]] trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Hayes's name and picture.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wulf |first=Steve |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/12535055/original-roster |title=Supersisters: Original Roster |work=ESPN |date=March 23, 2015 |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> In 1983, Hayes received the Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged, an award given out annually by [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service|Jefferson Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national|title=Jefferson Awards FoundationNational – Jefferson Awards Foundation|work=Jefferson Awards Foundation|access-date=January 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national|archive-date=November 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1979, she received the [[Laetare Medal]] from the [[University of Notre Dame]].