An eight-time Academy Award nominee, she was nominated for Hondo (1953), Summer and Smoke (1961), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Interiors (1978) and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), before winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Carrie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful (1985).
Isu ket namin-walo a nominado iti Gunguna ti Akademia, nainominado isuna idi para iti Hondo (1953), Summer and Smoke (1961), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Interiors (1978) ken ti The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), sakbay a nangabak iti Kalaingan nga Aktres para iti pannagiladawanna a kas ni Carrie Watts iti The Trip to Bountiful (1985).