rain man won an oscar for best actor
conversely rain man has also been seen as dispelling a number of other misconceptions about autism and improving public awareness of the failure of many agencies to accommodate autistic people and make use of the abilities they do have regardless of whether they have savant skills or not
academy awards2017 best supporting actress  fencesprimetime emmy awards2015 outstanding lead actress in a drama series  how to get away with murdergrammy awards2023 best audio book narration  storytelling recording  finding metony awards2001 best featured actress in a play  king hedley ii2010 best leading actress in a play  fences noncompetitive egot synopsis five additional artists have received all four awards though one was bestowed for an honorary or similar noncompetitive distinction barbra streisand has no competitive tony liza minnelli has no competitive grammy and harry belafonte james earl jones and quincy jones have no competitive oscar