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Awards
| 1932 | Wins Best Actress Oscar for The Sin of Madelon Claudet, making her the first stage actress to win an Academy Award. |
| 1936 | Wins Drama League of New York Medal for her role in Victoria Regina. |
| 1937 | Named Radio's Favorite Actress. |
| 1940 | Wins Best Radio Actress Award for The Helen Hayes Theatre. |
| Wins Outstanding Young Women of America Award. | |
| 1942 | Receives American Legion Award for entertaining the American Armed Forces during World War II. |
| 1944 | Receives Peabody Award for Cavalcade of America radio program. |
| 1947 | Wins Outstanding Performance by an Actress for Happy Birthday at first-ever Tony Awards. |
| 1948 | Wins Theatre Arts Magazine Top Stage Performance of the Past Quarter-Century Citation for Victoria Regina. |
| 1950 | Wins award for Best Actress from Academy of Radio and Television. |
| 1952 | Wins Emmy for her work in television. |
| 1955 | Fulton Theatre renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre for her 50th anniversary in theater. |
| 1956 | Receives honorary degree from Princeton University. |
| 1958 | Wins Tony for Time Remembered. |
| Receives honorary degree from Brown University. | |
| 1959 | Receives Washington, D.C. Key to the City |
| Wins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Great Living American Award. | |
| 1960 | Receives a star at 6258 Hollywood Boulevard for motion pictures, and another at 6551 for radio. |
| 1964 | Receives honorary degree for "Revolution in Education" from Brandeis University. |