Steve Carell is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director. He has received a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Writers Guild of America Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, Carell received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to motion pictures.
Carell gained stardom for his portrayal of Michael Scott in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2011). He received numerous accolades including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2006 as well as nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and six Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. For his role as a television anchor accused of sexual misconduct in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2020) he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He played a mourning therapist in the FX on Hulu series The Patient (2022) for which he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
On film, he played John du Pont in the Bennett Miller directed sports drama Foxcatcher (2014) for which he earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his roles as a man looking for love in the romantic comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), a troubled scholar in the tragicomedy Little Miss Sunshine (2006), a businessman and investor in the biographical dramedy The Big Short (2015), and Bobby Riggs in the sports comedy Battle of the Sexes (2017).
On stage, Carell made his Broadway debut playing the title character in Lincoln Center Theater revival of the Anton Chekov play Uncle Vanya (2024) for which he was nominated for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Best Actor Foxcatcher
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Little Miss Sunshine Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series The Office (season 2) Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series 2008 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesThe Office (season 3) Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series 2009 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesThe Office (season 4) Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series 2010 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesThe Office (season 5) Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series 2011 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesThe Office (season 6) Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series 2012 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesThe Office (season 7) Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series 2015 Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role Foxcatcher 2016 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Big Short 2018 Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role Battle of the Sexes 2020 Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series The Morning Show (season 1) 2022 Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series The Morning Show (season 2) 2023 Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie The Patient
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2015 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Foxcatcher
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards2007 Best Acting Ensemble Little Miss Sunshine 2016 The Big Short Best Actor in a Comedy 2018 Battle of the Sexes Critics' Choice Television Awards 2011 Best Actor in a Comedy Series The Office
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2006Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series The Office (episode: "The Injury") 2007 The Office (episode: "Business School") 2008 The Office (episode: "Goodbye, Toby") Outstanding Comedy Series The Office (season 4) 2009 The Office (season 5) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series The Office (episode: "Broke") 2010 The Office (episode: "The Cover-Up") Outstanding Comedy Series The Office (season 6) 2011 The Office (season 7) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series The Office (episode: "Goodbye, Michael) 2020 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Morning Show (episode: "Lonely at the Top") 2026 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Rooster
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy The Office (season 2) 2007 The Office (season 3) 2008 The Office (season 4) 2009 The Office (season 5) 2010 The Office (season 6) 2011 The Office (season 7) 2015 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Foxcatcher 2016Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Big Short 2018 Battle of the Sexes
Peabody Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2022EntertainmentThe Patient
Miscellaneous awards AwardYearCategoryNominated workResult AACTA Awards2014Best Actor Foxcatcher 2015 The Big Short AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor The Way, Way Back 2014Best Actor Foxcatcher 2017 Battle of the Sexes American Comedy Awards2013 Comedy Supporting Actor — Film Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Annie Awards2010Voice Acting in a Feature Production Despicable Me 2013 Despicable Me 2 Drama League Award 2024 Distinguished Performance Uncle Vanya Dorian Awards2014 Film Performance of the Year – Actor Foxcatcher Film Independent Spirit Awards2014 Special Distinction Award Foxcatcher Gotham Awards2006 Best Ensemble Cast Little Miss Sunshine 2014 Special Jury Award – Ensemble Performance Foxcatcher Hollywood Film Awards2014 Ensemble Award Foxcatcher Irish Film & Television Academy Awards2014 Best International Actor Foxcatcher Kids' Choice Awards 2011 Favorite Buttkicker Despicable Me 2014 Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Despicable Me 2 2015 Favorite Movie Actor Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 2023 Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Male) Minions: The Rise of Gru 2025 Favorite Male Voice from an Animated Movie Despicable Me 4 MTV Movie Awards 2005 Best On-Screen Team Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Best Musical Performance 2006 Best Comedic Performance The 40-Year-Old Virgin Best Performance Best On-Screen Team 2009 Best Comedic Performance Get Smart 2014 Best Fight Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Best WTF Moment 2015 Best On-Screen Transformation Foxcatcher People's Choice Awards2009 Favorite Funny Male Star 2010 Favorite TV Comedy Actor 2011 Favorite Comedic Star Favorite On-Screen Team Date Night Favorite TV Comedy Actor 2012 Favorite Comedic Movie Actor 2020 Male TV Star Space Force Satellite Awards 2006Best Actor – Television Series Musical or ComedyThe Office 2007 2010 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Dinner for Schmucks 2014 Best Actor – Motion Picture Foxcatcher Teen Choice Awards2006 Choice TV Actor – Comedy The Office 2007 Choice Movie Actor – ComedyEvan Almighty Choice Hissy Fit Choice Scream Choice TV Actor – ComedyThe Office 2008 2009 2010 Choice Movie Actor – Comedy Date Night Choice Dance Choice TV Actor – ComedyThe Office 2011 2012 Choice Chemistry Crazy, Stupid, Love Choice Hissy Fit 2013 Choice Movie Actor – Comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Choice Hissy Fit Despicable Me 2 Writers Guild of America Awards2005 Best Original Screenplay The 40-Year-Old Virgin 2006 Comedy SeriesThe Office Episodic Comedy (Episode: "Casino Night") 2007Comedy Series 2008
Festivals AwardYearCategoryNominated workResult Monte-Carlo Television Festival2008Outstanding Actor – Comedy SeriesThe Office 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival2014 Creative Impact in Acting Award Foxcatcher 2015 Ensemble Performance Award The Big Short Santa Barbara International Film Festival2014 Outstanding Performer of the Year Foxcatcher
Critics groups AwardYearCategoryNominated workResult Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2013 Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award Seeking a Friend for the End of the World 2019 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Vice Dublin Film Critics' Circle2015 Best Actor Foxcatcher National Board of Review2015 Best Cast The Big Short New York Film Critics Circle2006 Best Supporting Actor Little Miss Sunshine St. Louis Film Critics Association2006 Best Supporting Actor Little Miss Sunshine 2018 Vice Television Critics Association2006 Individual Achievement in Comedy The Office 2009 Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2006 Best Supporting Actor Little Miss Sunshine Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association2006Best Ensemble Little Miss Sunshine 2013 The Way, Way Back 2015 The Big Short
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