Emma Stone is an American actress who has received several awards including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, five Critics' Choice Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a prize from the Venice Film Festival as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. She has also received two MTV Movie Awards, a People's Choice Award, and three Teen Choice Awards.
Stone won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice for her roles as aspiring actress in Damien Chazelle's musical romance drama La La Land (2016) and a young woman resurrected by a scientist in the Yorgos Lanthimos science fantasy film Poor Things (2023), the later of which also earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture as one of the a producers on the film. She was previously Oscar-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a recovering drug addict in Alejandro González Iñárritu's black comedy-drama Birdman (2014), and for her portrayal of Abigail Masham in Lanthimos's absurdist period black comedy The Favourite (2018).
She started her career playing high school student in Superbad (2007), a woman trying to survive the apocalypse in the horror comedy film Zombieland (2009), and a rebellious highschooler in the teen comedy Easy A (2010), the later of which earned her nominations for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. Her role was also included in Time list of "Top 10 Everything of 2010". Stardom came with the romantic comedy-drama Crazy, Stupid, Love, the period drama The Help (2011) and for her portrayal of Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its 2014 sequel. She gained critical acclaim for her role in Birdman (2014) as well as nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She continued to garner acclaim for her leading performance in the musical La La Land (2016) for which she won the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She played Billie Jean King in the sports drama Battle of the Sexes (2017) where she earned nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Critics' Choice Movie Award. For The Favourite she was nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her role in Poor Things she won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award and Golden Globe Award.
On television, she played a woman with borderline personality disorder in the Netflix psychological dark comedy miniseries Maniac (2018) earning a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie, and a HGTV host in the Showtime satirical thriller series The Curse (2023) for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Best Supporting Actress Birdman 2017 Best Actress La La Land 2019 Best Supporting Actress The Favourite 2024 Best Picture Poor Things Best Actress 2026 Best Picture Bugonia Best Actress
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Help 2015 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 2017 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role La La Land 2019 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Maniac Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role The Favourite 2024 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Poor Things 2026 Bugonia
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2011 BAFTA Rising Star Award 2015 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2017 Best Actress in a Leading Role La La Land 2019 Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Favourite 2024 Best Film Poor Things Outstanding British Film Best Actress in a Leading Role 2026 Bugonia
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012Best Acting EnsembleThe Help 2015Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Best Supporting Actress 2017Best ActressLa La Land 2018Best Actress in a Comedy MovieBattle of the Sexes 2019 Best Acting Ensemble The Favourite Best Supporting Actress 2024 Best Picture Poor Things Best Actress 2026 Best Picture Bugonia Best Actress Critics' Choice Super Awards 2024 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Poor Things Best Actress in a Fantasy or Science Fiction Movie 2026 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Bugonia Best Actress in a Fantasy or Science Fiction Movie
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2026 Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series The Yogurt Shop Murders
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2011 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Easy A 2015 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2017 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy La La Land 2018 Battle of the Sexes 2019 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture The Favourite 2022Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Cruella 2024 Poor Things Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama The Curse 2026 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Bugonia
Venice Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 2016Volpi Cup for Best ActressLa La Land
Other awards and nominations Organizations Year Category Work Result AACTA Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actress – International Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2017 Best Lead Actress – International La La Land 2024 Best Film – International Poor Things Best Lead Actress – International British Independent Film Awards2018 Best Supporting Actress The Favourite Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 2016 Best ActressLa La Land 2025Bugonia The Comedy Awards 2011 Best Comedy Actress – FilmEasy A2012Crazy, Stupid, Love Dorian Awards 2017 Film Performance of the Year – Actress La La Land 2019 Supporting Film Performance of the Year – Actress The Favourite 2024 Film Performance of the Year – Actress Poor Things Gotham Awards 2018Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble PerformanceThe Favourite 2023Best International FeaturePoor Things 2025 Best Feature Bugonia Hollywood Film Awards 2011 Hollywood Ensemble AwardThe Help Independent Spirit Awards 2015 Best Supporting Female Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2025 Best Feature I Saw the TV Glow Best First Feature Problemista Best New Scripted Series Fantasmas Irish Film & Television Academy Awards 2017 Best International Actress La La Land 2024 Poor Things MTV Movie & TV Awards 2011 Best Female Performance Easy A Best Comedic Performance Best Line from a Movie 2012 Best Female Performance Crazy, Stupid, Love Best Kiss Best On-Screen Duo The Help Trailblazer Award— 2015Best KissThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 Best Female PerformanceBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2017Best Kiss La La Land Best Musical Moment National Board of Review Award 2012Best Acting by an Ensemble CastThe Help NAACP Image Award 2012Outstanding Actress in a Motion PictureThe Help NewNowNext Award 2011Brink of Fame— Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2015 Favorite Movie Actress The Amazing Spider-Man 2 2021 Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie The Croods: A New Age 2022 Favorite Movie ActressCruella Palm Springs International Film Festival 2017 Vanguard Award La La Land 2024 Desert Palm Achievement Award – Actress Poor Things People's Choice Awards 2012Favorite Movie ActressThe Help 2013The Amazing Spider-ManFavorite Face of HeroismFavorite On-Screen Chemistry 2014Favorite Dramatic Movie ActressGangster Squad 2015Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)The Amazing Spider-Man 2Favorite Movie ActressFavorite Movie Duo 2021The Drama Movie Star of 2021Cruella Producers Guild Awards 2019Outstanding Producer of Limited Series TelevisionManiac 2024 Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Poor Things 2025 A Real Pain 2026 Bugonia Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017 Outstanding Performer of the Year Award La La Land Satellite Awards 2011Best Cast in a FilmThe Help 2015Best Supporting Actress in a FilmBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2017Best Actress in a FilmLa La Land 2018Battle of the Sexes 2019Best Cast in a FilmThe FavouriteBest Supporting Actress in a Film Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television FilmManiac 2024Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or MusicalPoor Things 2025Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyThe Curse Saturn Awards 2015Best Supporting Actress in a FilmBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2022Best Actress in a FilmCruella Scream Awards 2010Best EnsembleZombielandBest Horror Actress Spike Guys' Choice Awards 2011Hot and FunnyEmma Stone 2012 2014Hottest Emma Spike Video Game Awards 2012Best Performance by a FemaleSleeping Dogs Teen Choice Awards 2010Choice Movie Actress: ComedyZombieland 2011Choice Movie Actress: Romantic ComedyEasy A 2012Choice Movie Actress: ComedyCrazy, Stupid, LoveChoice Movie: Liplock Choice Summer Movie Star: FemaleThe Amazing Spider-ManChoice Movie Actress: DramaThe Help 2014Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/FantasyThe Amazing Spider-Man 2Choice Movie: Liplock 2015Choice Movie Actress: ComedyAloha Young Hollywood Awards 2008Exciting New FaceSuperbad 2014Favorite ActressThe Amazing Spider-Man 2Best On-Screen Couple
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