awards for Lady Sings the Blues on AllMovie

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Nominated	Best Actress Diana Ross	1972
Nominated	Best Adaptation and Original Song Score Gil Askey	1972
Nominated	Best Art Direction Reg Allen, Carl Anderson	1972
Nominated	Best Costume Design Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch	1972
Nominated	Best Original Screenplay Terence McCloy, Chris Clark, Suzanne De Passe	1972

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Nominated	Best Original Score Michel Legrand	1972
Nominated	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Diana Ross	1972
Won	New Star of the Year - Female Diana Ross	1972