Melissa McCarthy awards McCarthy at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012, where she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her comic role in Bridesmaids Totals Award Wins NominationsAcademy AwardsBAFTA AwardsCritics' Choice AwardsGolden Globe AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsScreen Actors Guild Awards colspan=2 width=50 colspan=2 width=50 colspan=2 width=50
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Melissa McCarthy.
Melissa McCarthy is American actress, comedian and producer. Over her career she has received two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
For her performance in the comedy film Bridesmaids (2011), McCarthy received nominations for the BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, SAG Award, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Along with the ensemble cast of Bridesmaids, she received nominations for the SAG Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and numerous other critics groups. For her performance in the action comedy film Spy (2015), she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. McCarthy portrayed Lee Israel in the biographical drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), for which she received nominations for the BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, SAG Award, Golden Globe Award, and Academy Award for Best Actress.
Among other accolades, McCarthy also received an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance, Comedy Award for Best Comedic Actress, and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Virtuoso Award and Montecito Award. In 2016, she became the first woman to ever win the Comedic Genius Award at the MTV Movie Awards. She is a recipient of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011 for her performance in the comedy series Mike & Molly and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017 for her performance in the variety series Saturday Night Live. In 2015, she received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2020, The New York Times ranked McCarthy as #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids 2019 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2012 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Bridesmaids 2019 Best Actress in a Leading Role Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Best Acting Ensemble 2014Best Actress in a Comedy The Heat 2015 St. Vincent 2016 Spy 2019 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2011 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mike & Molly (episode: "First Date") 2012 Mike & Molly (episode: "The Dress") Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live (episode: "Melissa McCarthy / Lady Antebellum") 2013 Saturday Night Live (episode: "Melissa McCarthy / Phoenix") 2014 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mike & Molly (episode: "Mind Over Molly") Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live (episode: "Melissa McCarthy / Imagine Dragons") 2016 Saturday Night Live (episode: "Melissa McCarthy / Kanye West") 2017 Saturday Night Live (episode: "Melissa McCarthy / Haim")
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Spy 2019 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012 Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role Bridesmaids Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 2019 Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Miscellaneous awards + Award Year Category Nominated work Result Golden Raspberry Awards 2015 Worst Actress Tammy 2019 Worst Picture The Happytime Murders Worst Actress Life of the Party The Happytime Murders Worst Screen Combo Razzie Redeemer Award Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2025 Worst Screen Combo Unfrosted Kids' Choice Awards 2017 Favorite Movie Actress Ghostbusters 2021 Superintelligence 2024 The Little Mermaid Favorite Villain MTV Movie & TV Awards 2012 Best Cast Bridesmaids Best Comedic Performance Best WTF Moment Breakthrough Performance 2014 Best Comedic Performance The Heat Best Fight Identity Thief Best Musical Moment 2016 Best Comedic Performance Spy Best Fight 2017 Trending "Sean Spicer's Press Conference" (from Saturday Night Live) People's Choice Award 2014 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress The Heat / Identity Thief Favorite Movie Actress Favorite Movie Duo The Heat Favorite Comedic TV Actress Mike & Molly 2015 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Tammy Favorite Movie Actress Favorite Comedic TV Actress Mike & Molly 2016 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Spy Favorite Movie Actress Favorite Comedic TV Actress Mike & Molly 2017 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Ghostbusters / The Boss Favorite Movie Actress 2018 The Comedy Movie Star of 2018Life of the Party 2024 The Movie Performance of the Year The Little Mermaid Palm Springs Film Festival 2019 Spotlight Award Can You Ever Forgive Me? Satellite Awards 2011 Best Actress: Television Series Musical or Comedy Mike & Molly 2019 Best Actress – Motion Picture Can You Ever Forgive Me? Saturn Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress The Little Mermaid Teen Choice Awards 2011 Choice Movie: Scene Stealer Bridesmaids 2013 Choice Movie: Chemistry The Heat Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Choice Summer Movie Star: Female Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Identity Thief Choice Movie: Villain 2014 Choice Summer Movie Star Tammy 2015 Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Spy Choice Summer Movie Star: Female 2016 Choice Movie Actress: Comedy The Boss Choice Summer Movie Star: Female Ghostbusters 2018 Choice Summer Movie Actress Life of the Party
Critics awards + Award Year Category Nominated work Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2011 Best Ensemble Cast Bridesmaids 2019 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Bravest Performance Boston Society of Film Critics 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2012 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Best Ensemble Chicago Film Critics Association 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Denver Film Critics Society 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Detroit Film Critics Society 2011 Breakthrough Performance Bridesmaids 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Houston Film Critics Society 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids 2019 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Indiana Film Journalists Association 2014 Best Supporting Actress St. Vincent Iowa Film Critics 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids New York Film Critics Online Awards 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Best Ensemble 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Online Film Critics Society Award 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Phoenix Film Critics Society 2011 Best Ensemble Acting Bridesmaids 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? San Diego Film Critics Society 2018 Best Female Actor Can You Ever Forgive Me? San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012 Virtuoso Award Bridesmaids 2019 Montecito Award Can You Ever Forgive Me? Toronto Film Critics Association 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award 2012 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? 1 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Best Ensemble 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Women Film Critics Circle 2011 Best Comedic Actress Bridesmaids 2013 The Heat 2015 Spy 2016 Best Female Action Hero Ghostbusters 2018 Courage in Acting Can You Ever Forgive Me? Best Comedic Actress
Honors and achievements Organizations Year Award Result Elle Magazine 2013 Woman of The Year CinemaCon Award 2014 Female Star of the Year Hollywood Walk of Fame 2015 Motion Picture - Star MTV Movie Awards 2016 Comedic Genius Award Time Magazine 2016 100 most influential people in the world Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2019 Montecito Award The New York Times 2020 Ranked her #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century
References Notes A Shared award with Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper. B Shared award with Jason Bateman. C Shared award with Nargis Fakhri. D Shared award with Sandra Bullock. E Shared award with Sandra Bullock. F Shared award with Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. G Shared with the entire cast
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External links
Melissa McCarthy at Emmys.com