Owen Wilson is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.
Wilson is known for his career as an onscreen comedian and member of the Frat Pack, having starred in such comedies as Zoolander (2001), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), and You, Me and Dupree (2006). He is also known for the family films Marley and Me (2008), and the Night at the Museum film series (2005–2014). Among his notable voice acting credits are Lightning McQueen in the Cars film series (2006–present) and Coach Skip in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). Wilson starred as Mobius M. Mobius in the Disney+ limited series Loki (2021–2023).
Wilson has collaborated on multiple occasions with independent filmmaker Wes Anderson, the two jointly having been nominated for an Academy Award and British Academy Film Award for their screenplay The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). In 2011, he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in the Woody Allen time traveling romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011). He also received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture for Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011), and Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). In 2014, he received the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award along with the cast of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice (2014).
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best Original ScreenplayThe Royal Tenenbaums
British Academy Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best Original ScreenplayThe Royal Tenenbaums
Golden Globe Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2012Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or MusicalMidnight in Paris
Screen Actors Guild Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2012Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion PictureMidnight in Paris2015The Grand Budapest Hotel
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2015Robert Altman AwardInherent Vice
Writers Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best Original ScreenplayThe Royal Tenenbaums
Critics awards YearTitleAssociationCategoryResults1998New York Film Critics Circle AwardBest ScreenplayRushmoreNational Society of Film Critics Award 2001New York Film Critics Circle AwardBest Screenplay The Royal Tenenbaums2001Toronto Film Critics Association AwardBest Screenplay 2002Chicago Film Critics Association AwardBest Screenplay Las Vegas Film Critics Society AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society AwardBest Screenplay - Original Best Acting Ensemble 2004Boston Society of Film Critics AwardBest Ensemble CastThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2005Critics Choice Movie AwardBest Acting EnsembleThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2011Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardBest Acting Ensemble Midnight in Paris2014Detroit Film Critics Society AwardBest EnsembleThe Grand Budapest HotelFlorida Film Critics Circle AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society AwardBest Acting EnsembleSan Diego Film Critics Society AwardBest EnsembleSoutheastern Film Critics Association AwardWashing DC Area Film Critics Association AwardBest Acting Ensemble2015Central Ohio Film Critics Association AwardBest EnsembleGeorgia Film Critics Association Award
Miscellaneous awards YearTitleAssociationCategoryResults1996Lone Star Film & Television AwardDebut of the YearBottle Rocket1999Best ScreenplayRushmore2000Blockbuster Entertainment AwardFavorite Supporting Actor - HorrorThe HauntingChlotrudis AwardBest Screenplay Rushmore2001Awards Circuit Community AwardBest Cast EnsembleThe Royal TenenbaumsBlockbuster Entertainment AwardFavorite Supporting Actor - ComedyMeet the ParentsFavorite Action Team - Internet OnlyShanghai NoonSatellite AwardBest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or MusicalShanghai NoonThe Stinkers Bad Movie AwardWorst On-Screen HairstyleZoolander2002MTV Movie + TV AwardBest On-Screen Team ZoolanderOnline Film & Television Association AwardBest Original Screenplay The Royal TenenbaumsSatellite AwardBest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical2003Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Screen CoupleI SpyMTV Movie + TV AwardBest On-Screen TeamShanghai Knights2004MTV Movie + TV AwardBest On-Screen TeamStarsky & HutchBest KissTeen Choice AwardChoice Movie Actor - ComedyChoice Movie - Chemistry2005Oldenburg Film Festival AwardGerman Independence Honorary Award People's Choice AwardFavorite On-Screen ChemistryStarsky & Hutch2006MTV Movie + TV AwardBest Comedic PerformanceWedding CrashersBest On-Screen TeamPeople's Choice AwardFavorite On-Screen Match-UpTeen Choice AwardChoice Movie - Liplock2009Choice Movie - LiplockMarley & Me2011Dubai International Film Festival AwardInternational Star of the YearGold Derby AwardEnsemble CastMidnight in ParisPeople's Choice AwardFavorite Animated VoiceCars 22013CinemaCon AwardComedy Duo of the YearThe Internship 2015Gold Derby AwardEnsemble CastInherent Vice2017Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Supporting ActorZoolander 2Worst Screen ComboNickelodeon Kid's Choice AwardBFFs (Best Friends Forever)Teen Choice AwardChoice Movie Actor - ComedyCars 3Choice Summer Movie Star - Male2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best TeamLoki Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama 2024 Astra TV Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Drama Series
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