Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 2009 | Best Supporting Actress | Then She Found Me | Nominated |
American Cinematheque Gala Tribute | 1987 | American Cinematheque Award | Won |
American Comedy Awards | Funniest Female Performer of the Year | Won |
Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy | Won |
Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture | Ruthless People | Won |
1988 | Outrageous Fortune | Won |
1989 | Big Business | Won |
1990 | Beaches | Won |
1993 | Funniest Female Performer in a Television Special | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Won |
1996 | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Get Shorty | Won |
1997 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture | The First Wives Club | Nominated |
1998 | Funniest Female Performer in a Television Special | Bette Middler in Concert: Diva Las Vegas | Won |
British LGBT Awards | 2016 | Global Icon | Nominated |
CableACE Awards | 1985 | Performance in a Musical Special | Bette Midler: Art or Bust | Nominated |
1989 | Entertainment Host | The Mondo Beyondo Show | Nominated |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 1992 | Best Actress | For the Boys | Nominated |
Disney Legend | 2019 | Honored as a Disney Legend by The Walt Disney Company | Inducted |
Golden Apple Awards | 1996 | Female Star of the Year | The First Wives Club | Won |
Gold Derby Awards | 2020 | Comedy Guest Actress | The Politician | Nominated |
Golden Raspberry Awards | 1991 | Worst Actress | Stella | Nominated |
2001 | Isn't She Great | Nominated |
Hasty Pudding Theatricals | 1976 | Woman of the Year | Won |
Hollywood Walk of Fame | 1985 | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Inducted |
Kid's Choice Awards | 1989 | Favorite Movie Actress | Beaches | Nominated |
MTV Video Music Awards | 1984 | Best Stage Performance in a Video | Bette Midler: Beast of Burden | Nominated |
Best Female Video | Nominated |
National Board of Review Awards | 1996 | Best Acting by an Ensemble | The First Wives Club | Won |
National Society of Film Critics Awards | 1980 | Best Actress | The Rose | Nominated |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 1979 | Best Actress | Nominated |
OFTA Film Awards | 1997 | Best Adapted Song for "You Don't Own Me" | The First Wives Club | Nominated |
OFTA Television Awards | 2001 | Best Actress in a New Comedy Series | Bette | Nominated |
Online Film & Television Association | 1997 | Best Adapted Song | The First Wives Club | Nominated |
2001 | Best Actress in a New Comedy Series | Bette | Won |
2020 | Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | The Politician | Nominated |
People's Choice Awards | 1980 | Favorite Motion Picture Actor | The Rose | Nominated |
1981 | Divine Madness! | Nominated |
1987-88 | Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer | Won |
1989 | Favorite Comedy Motion Picture Actress | Beaches | Won |
2001 | Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Series | Bette | Won |
Saturn Awards | 1994 | Best Actress | Hocus Pocus | Nominated |
ShoWest Convention | 1988 | Female Star of the Year | Won |
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | 1997 | Worst Actress | That Old Feeling | Nominated |
Worst On-Screen Couple | Won (shared with Dennis Farina) |
2000 | Worst Actress | Isn't She Great | Nominated |
TV Guide Awards | 2001 | Actress of the Year in a New Series | Bette | Won |
Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards | 1985 | Jack Oakie Comedy Award | Won |
1997 | Crystal Award | Won |