How many Oscars and Emmys has Sally Field won in her career?
Sally Field has won two Oscars and three Emmys over a career spanning more than 60 years. Her record of accolades is so extensive that she has a separate Wikipedia page dedicated solely to listing her awards.
Field came up in the conversation on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! when she joined Peter Sagal and the panel at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago. The show introduced her as a "legendary actor" — a description her résumé fully supports. From early television roles like Gidget and The Flying Nun to demanding dramatic parts such as Mary Todd Lincoln, Field has demonstrated a range that few actors sustain across six decades.
The occasion for her appearance was a fresh Emmy nomination — this time for her starring role in Remarkably Bright Creatures, now streaming on Netflix. It is a reminder that Field's award-season story is still being written. You can listen to the full episode on Listenly to hear her discuss the role and much more.
"I've done such strange things that I would have a hard time remembering. But they would not be things that anyone else would remember either."
— Sally Field, on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!About Sally Field
Sally Field's career in film and television stretches back more than 60 years, placing her among the most decorated and enduring actors of her generation. She first became a household name through television — playing the title roles in Gidget and The Flying Nun, the latter of which famously required her to be suspended on a 50-foot crane during filming in the 1960s.
From those early television roles, Field made a remarkable transition to prestige cinema and stage work, earning two Academy Awards along the way and adding three Emmy Awards to her shelf. Her ability to embody roles as varied as Mary Todd Lincoln and a woman navigating life alongside an octopus in Remarkably Bright Creatures on Netflix illustrates why critics and peers continue to take her nominations seriously. That latest Netflix project earned her yet another Emmy nod, demonstrating that six decades into her career, her work still commands the industry's top recognition. The breadth and volume of her honors is such that Wikipedia maintains an entire separate page dedicated exclusively to cataloguing them.
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Sally Field was nominated for an Emmy for her starring role in Remarkably Bright Creatures, streaming on Netflix. In the show, she plays a woman whose life intersects with an octopus — a co-star the Emmys notably did not recognize.