Winner
2018 | Drama League Awards [Theatre]
Special Recognition: Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater
2014 | Broadway.com Audience Awards [Theatre]
Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical, If/Then
2014 | Broadway.com Audience Awards [Theatre]
Favorite On Stage Pair (with James Snyder), If/Then
2014 | Broadway.com Audience Awards [Theatre]
Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical, If/Then
2014 | Academy Awards [Film]
Best Original Song, “Let It Go” (awarded to songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez)
2014 | Billboard’s Women in Music Awards [Music]
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
2006 | WhatsOnStage.com Theatregoer’s Choice Awards [Theatre]
Best Actress in a Musical, Wicked (West End)
2004 | Tony Awards [Theatre]
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Wicked
2004 | Broadway.com Audience Awards [Theatre]
Favorite Leading Actress in a Broadway Musical, Wicked
2004 | Broadway.com Audience Awards [Theatre]
Favorite Diva Performance, Wicked
2004 | Broadway.com Audience Award [Theatre]
Favorite Onstage Pair (with Kristin Chenoweth), Wicked
2004 | BroadwayWorld.com Theater Fan’s Choice Awards [Theatre]
Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Wicked
Nominated
1996 | Tony Awards [Theatre]
Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Rent
2000 | Drama Desk Awards [Theatre]
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, The Wild Party [MTC]
2004 | Drama Desk Awards [Theatre]
Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Wicked
2004 | Outer Critics Circle Awards [Theatre]
Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Wicked
2004 | Drama League Awards [Theatre]
Distinguished Performance, Wicked
2005 | Critics’ Choice Awards [Film]
Best Acting Ensemble, Rent
2006 | Drama League Awards [Theatre]
Distinguished Performance, See What I Wanna See
2006 | Drama Desk Awards [Theatre]
Outstanding Actress in a Musical, See What I Wanna See
2014 | Golden Globe Awards [Film]
Best Original Song, “Let It Go” (songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez)
2014 | Drama Desk Awards [Theatre]
Outstanding Actress in a Musical, If/Then
2014 | Tony Awards [Theatre]
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, If/Then
Other Awards/Honors
2014 | Variety Power of Women honoree for founding her charity, A BroaderWay Foundation.
2011 | Matrix Award honoree for “extraordinary achievements of outstanding women in the communications industry” from the New York Women in Communications, Inc.