American singer, songwriter, actress, author, and comedian Bette Midler has received many awards and nominations for her work on screen, on stage, and in the studio.
During her musical career, Midler has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations. In her first year she won Best New Artist. In 1981, she won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "The Rose", and in 1990, the song "Wind Beneath My Wings" was recognized as Record of the Year.
For her work in film, Midler was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her performances in the drama The Rose (1979) and the musical comedy-drama For the Boys (1991), both of which won her a Golden Globe Award in the same category. Moving to television, Midler received Emmy nominations for her roles in Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair is Back (1978), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1992), television film Gypsy (1993), Bette Midler in Concert: Diva Las Vegas (1998), comedy series Murphy Brown (1998), Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (2011), and The Politician (2020), of which she won three.
Midler has also achieved success on stage, winning a 1974 Special Tony Award and a 2017 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in a Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! In addition, Midler has held several concert tours, with Diva Las Vegas winning her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program in 1998.
In 1985, Midler was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2021, she received the Kennedy Center Honors Medal.