Won1977 Female Entertainer of the Year – Country Albums
Won1977 Female Vocalist of the Year – Country Albums
Won1977 Female Vocalist of the Year – Country Singles
Won1975 Top Duo – SinglesPorter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
Won1975 Top Female Vocalist – Singles
Won1968 Most Promising Up and Coming Female Artist
IBMA Awards4 wins 6 nominations
Won2017 Gospel Recorded Performance of the YearSacred Memories (Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers with Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White Skaggs; Dolly Parton, songwriter)
Won2004 Recorded Event of the YearLivin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers (with various artists)
Won2002 Recorded Event of the YearClinch Mountain Sweethearts (Ralph Stanley and Friends)
Nominated2001 Best Female Vocalist
Won2000 Album of the YearThe Grass Is Blue
Nominated2000 Best Female Vocalist
American Guild of Variety Artists Awards4 wins 4 nominations
Won1980 Country Star of the Year
Won1980 Entertainer of the Year
Won1979 Country Star of the Year
Won1978 Country Star of the Year
Billboard4 wins 4 nominations
Won1981 Distinguished Achievement Award
Won1978 Bill Williams Memorial Artist of the Year
Won1978 Country Artist of the Year
Won1978 Country Singles Artist of the Year
People's Choice Awards3 wins 9 nominations
Nominated2017 Favorite Female Country Artist
Nominated2015 Favorite Female Country Artist
Nominated2005 Favorite Combined ForcesDolly Parton and Norah Jones for The Grass Is Blue (Live at the 37th Annual Country Music Association Awards)
Nominated1994 Favorite Female Country Artist
Nominated1993 Favorite Female Country Artist
Nominated1992 Favorite Female Country Artist
Won1988 Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer
Won1988 Favorite Female Performer in a New TV ProgramDolly Parton in Dolly
Won1981 Favorite Song from a Motion Picture9 to 5 from 9 to 5
Emmy Awards3 wins 6 nominations
Won2021 Outstanding Television MovieDolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Nominated2020 Outstanding Television MovieDolly Parton's Heartstrings : These Old Bones
Won2018 Governors' Award for Lifetime Achievement
Won2018 Outstanding Community Service ProgramSmoky Mountains Rise
Nominated2017 Outstanding Television MovieDolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
Nominated1978 Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music ProgramCher... Special
Association for Independent Music Awards2 wins 2 nominations
Won2002 Best Bluegrass AlbumLittle Sparrow
Won2000 Best Bluegrass AlbumThe Grass Is Blue
Christian Fan Awards2 wins 2 nominations
Won2004 Duo of the YearDottie Rambo and Dolly Parton
Won2004 Song of the YearStand by the River (with Dottie Rambo)
Record World Awards2 wins 2 nominations
Won1977 Tom Female Vocalist — Album
Won1975 Tom Female Vocalist — Singles
The Tennessean2 wins 2 nominations
Won2016 Tennessean of the Year
Won2006 Tennessean of the Year
American Association of School Administrators1 win 1 nomination
Won2002 Galaxy Award
American Legion1 win 1 nomination
Won2004 James V. Day Good Guy Award
BBC1 win 1 nomination
Won2004 Dolly PartonInternational Artist Achievement Award
Billboard Women in Music1 win 1 nomination
Won2020 Hitmaker Award
Broadway.com Audience Awards1 win 1 nomination
Won2009 Favorite New Broadway SongGet Out and Stay Out (performed by the Cast of 9 to 5: The Musical)
Canadian Country Music Association Awards1 win 1 nomination
Won1985 Top Selling Album of the YearOnce Upon a Christmas (with Kenny Rogers)
Country Radio Broadcasters1 win 1 nomination
Won2005 Career Achievement Award
Country Weekly1 win 1 nomination
Won2003 Career Achievement Award
Daughters of the American Revolution1 win 1 nomination
Won2009 Founders Medal for Education
GLAAD Media Awards1 win 1 nomination
Won2020 Best Individual Television EpisodeDolly Parton's Heartstrings : Two Doors Down
Grand Master Fiddler Championship1 win 1 nomination
Won2009 Dr. Perry F. Harris Award
K-Love Fan Awards1 win 1 nomination
Won2021 Song of the YearThere Was Jesus (with Zach Williams)
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards1 win 1 nomination
Won2009 Best Musical Score9 to 5: The Musical
Ms. Magazine1 win 1 nomination
Won1986 Woman of the Year
MusiCares1 win 1 nomination
Won2019 MusiCares Person of the Year
NashvilleREAD1 win 1 nomination
Won2004 Reading Works Award
National State Teachers of the Year1 win 1 nomination
Won2002 Chasing Rainbows Award
Parents as Teachers National Center1 win 1 nomination
Won2003 Child and Family Advocacy Award
Sevierville Chamber of Commerce1 win 1 nomination
Won1989 Citizen of the Year
Sierra Awards1 win 1 nomination
Won2005 Best SongTravelin' Thru (from Transamerica)
Soul Train Music Awards1 win 1 nomination
Won1994 Song of the YearI Will Always Love You (performed by Whitney Houston)
Stennis Center for Public Service1 win 1 nomination
Won2006 Lindy Boggs Award
Theatre Fans' Choice Awards1 win 1 nomination
Won2009 Best Original Score9 to 5: The Musical
TV Land Awards1 win 1 nomination
Won2009 Most Memorable Female Guest Star in a Comedy as herselfDolly Parton in Designing Women , The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century, Part 1 and Part 2
United States Fish and Wildlife Service1 win 1 nomination
Won2003 Partnership Award
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution1 win 1 nomination
Won2007 Woodrow Wilson Public Service Award
Golden Globe Awards 6 nominations
Nominated2018 Best Original SongGirl in the Movies (from Dumplin')
Nominated2005 Best Original SongTravelin' Thru (from Transamerica)
Nominated1983 Best Motion Picture Actress – Musical/ComedyThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Nominated1980 Best Motion Picture Actress – Musical/Comedy9 to 5
Nominated1980 Best Original Song9 to 5 (from 9 to 5)
Nominated1980 New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – FemaleHerself
Academy Awards 2 nominations
Nominated2005 Best Original SongTravelin' Thru from Transamerica
Nominated1980 Best Original Song9 to 5 from 9 to 5
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2 nominations
Nominated2018 Best SongGirl in the Movies from Dumplin'
Nominated2005 Best SongTravlin' Thru from Transamerica
Drama Desk Awards 2 nominations
Nominated2009 Outstanding Lyrics9 to 5: The Musical
Nominated2009 Outstanding Music9 to 5: The Musical
Drama League Awards 1 nomination
Nominated2009 Distinguished Productions of a Musical9 to 5: The Musical
Fennecus Awards 1 nomination
Nominated1982 Best Song ScoreThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (with Carol Hall and Patrick Williams)
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 1 nomination
Nominated2019 Best Original SongGirl in the Movies from Dumplin'
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 1 nomination
Nominated2019 Best Song/Recording Created for a FilmGirl in the Movies from Dumplin'
Juno Awards 1 nomination
Nominated1984 Best Selling Single
Ovation Awards 1 nomination
Nominated2009 Best Book/Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical9 to 5: The Musical
Tony Awards 1 nomination
Nominated2009 Best Original Score9 to 5: The Musical