Editing Meryl Streep (section)

==Acting credits and awards==
{{main|Meryl Streep on screen and stage|List of awards and nominations received by Meryl Streep}}

One of the most prolific actresses of [[Meryl Streep on screen and stage|screen and stage]] since her career's inception in the late 1970s, Streep's most acclaimed and highest-grossing films, according to the review aggregator site [[Rotten Tomatoes]], include ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' (1977), ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'' (1978), ''[[Kramer vs. Kramer]]'' (1979), ''[[The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|The French Lieutenant's Woman]]'' (1981), ''[[Sophie's Choice (film)|Sophie's Choice]]'' (1982), ''[[Silkwood]]'' (1983), ''[[Evil Angels (film)|A Cry in the Dark]]'' (1988),{{efn|name="evil"|The film was released worldwide as ''A Cry in the Dark'', except in Australia and New Zealand, where it was released under the title ''Evil Angels''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1068622 |title=A Cry in the Dark |last=Landazuri |first=Margarita |website=Turner Classic Movies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417064301/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article.html?isPreview=&id=1288866%7C1068622&name=A-Cry-in-the-Dark |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |access-date=July 22, 2018}}</ref>}} ''[[Postcards from the Edge (film)|Postcards from the Edge]]'' (1990), ''[[Defending Your Life]]'' (1991), ''[[The Bridges of Madison County (film)|The Bridges of Madison County]]'' (1995), ''[[Marvin's Room (film)|Marvin's Room]]'' (1996), ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]'' (2002), ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'' (2007), ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia]]'' (2008), ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'' (2009), ''[[The Homesman]]'' (2014), ''[[Florence Foster Jenkins (film)|Florence Foster Jenkins]]'' (2016), ''[[Little Women (2019 film)|Little Women]]'' (2019), and ''[[Let Them All Talk (film)|Let Them All Talk]]'' (2020). Her television projects include the miniseries ''[[Holocaust (miniseries)|Holocaust]]'' (1978), the television film ''[[...First Do No Harm]]'' (1997), the miniseries ''[[Angels in America (miniseries)|Angels in America]]'' (2003), and the drama series ''[[Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/meryl_streep|title=Meryl Streep|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=March 11, 2022}}</ref> Her stage roles include the [[Broadway theatre]] productions ''[[A Memory of Two Mondays]]'', ''[[27 Wagons Full of Cotton]]'' (both 1976) and ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' (1977), as well as multiple plays at the [[Delacorte Theater]].

Streep has been recognised by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS) for the following performances:
{| class="wikitable"
! Awards
! Category
! Work
! Win/nomination
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| [[51st Academy Awards]] || [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] || ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'' (1978) || {{nominated}}
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| [[52nd Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Supporting Role || ''[[Kramer vs. Kramer]]'' (1979) || {{won}}
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| [[54th Academy Awards]] || [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role]] || ''[[The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|The French Lieutenant's Woman]]'' (1981) || {{nominated}}
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| [[55th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[Sophie's Choice (film)|Sophie's Choice]]'' (1982) || {{won}}
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| [[56th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[Silkwood]]'' (1983) || {{nominated}}
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| [[58th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out of Africa]]'' (1985) || {{nominated}}
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| [[60th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[Ironweed (film)|Ironweed]]'' (1987) || {{nominated}}
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| [[61st Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[Evil Angels (film)|A Cry in the Dark]]'' (1988){{efn|name="evil"}} || {{nominated}}
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| [[63rd Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[Postcards from the Edge (film)|Postcards from the Edge]]'' (1990) || {{nominated}}
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| [[68th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[The Bridges of Madison County (film)|The Bridges of Madison County]]'' (1995) || {{nominated}}
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| [[71st Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[One True Thing]]'' (1998) || {{nominated}}
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| [[72nd Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[Music of the Heart]]'' (1999) || {{nominated}}
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| [[75th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Supporting Role || ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]'' (2002) || {{nominated}}
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| [[79th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'' (2006) || {{nominated}}
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| [[81st Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[Doubt (2008 film)|Doubt]]'' (2008) || {{nominated}}
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| [[82nd Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[Julie & Julia]]'' (2009) || {{nominated}}
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| [[84th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady]]'' (2011)<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2012 |title=Meryl Streep wins third Oscar for Iron Lady |url=https://www.channel4.com/news/the-artist-takes-best-picture-at-the-oscars |access-date=April 19, 2023 |website=Channel4}}</ref> || {{won}}
|-
| [[86th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[August: Osage County (film)|August: Osage County]]'' (2013) || {{nominated}}
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| [[87th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Supporting Role || ''[[Into the Woods (film)|Into the Woods]]'' (2014) || {{nominated}}
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| [[89th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[Florence Foster Jenkins (film)|Florence Foster Jenkins]]'' (2016) || {{nominated}}
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| [[90th Academy Awards]] || Best Actress in a Leading Role || ''[[The Post (film)|The Post]]'' (2017) || {{nominated}}
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These nominations make Streep the [[List of actors with two or more Academy Award nominations in acting categories|most Academy Award-nominated performer in history]], with 21 in total (17 for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] and four for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]), as well as [[List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories|one of only 13 performers to win an Oscar in both acting categories]] and one of only three performers to win three Academy Awards across the two acting categories (with [[Ingrid Bergman]] and [[Jack Nicholson]] being the only others to achieve this feat).

She has also received six [[Grammy Award]] nominations, six [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations (with three wins plus a [[Children's and Family Emmy Awards|Children's and Family Emmy Award]] win), and one [[Tony Award]] nomination. Streep is one of few performers to be nominated for the [[Triple Crown of Acting#Missing a Tony Award|Triple Crown of Acting]] and [[List of EGOT winners#Four nominations|EGOT]]. Her [[List of awards and nominations received by Meryl Streep|other accolades]] include two [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role]] (for ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'' and ''The Iron Lady''), nine [[Golden Globe Awards]] (as well as the honorary [[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award|Cecil B. DeMille Award]]), a [[Silver Bear for Best Actress|Silver Bear]] and [[Honorary Golden Bear]] in [[Berlin International Film Festival]], [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], [[Palme d'Or|Honorary Palme d'Or]] in [[Cannes Film Festival]] and two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]].