Amanda Seyfried is an American actress who has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and two Actor Awards.
Seyfried came to prominence following her feature film debut in the teen comedy Mean Girls (2004), for which she received an MTV Movie & TV Award. She then appeared in the romantic comedy films Dear John and Letters to Juliet (both 2010), earning various nominations at the Teen Choice Awards, and the black comedy horror Jennifer's Body (2009), which won her a second MTV Movie & TV Award. She starred in the ABBA-inspired musicals Mamma Mia! (2008) and its sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), for which she was nominated for two People's Choice Awards.
Seyfried is also known for her dramatic roles, including Cosette in the Tom Hooper-directed period musical Les Misérables (2012), for which she was nominated for the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Marion Davies in David Fincher's biopic Mank (2020), earning nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the corresponding prizes at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Her portrayal of the titular character in the historic musical drama The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
On television, Seyfried continued to earn praise for her starring role as Elizabeth Holmes in the drama miniseries The Dropout (2022), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film. She received a second Golden Globe Award nomination in the same category for the Peacock detective miniseries Long Bright River (2025).
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2013 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Les Misérables 2023 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Film 2013 Best Acting Ensemble Les Misérables 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank 2026 Best Actress The Testament of Ann Lee Television 2023 Best Limited Series Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2022 Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Golden Globes Year Category Nominated work Result 2021 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Mank 2023 Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film 2026 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Testament of Ann Lee Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film Long Bright River
Producers Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2023 Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
Miscellaneous awards Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2021 Best International Supporting Actress Mank Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 2021 Best Supporting Actress Dorian Awards 2021 Best Film Performance – Supporting Actress 2022 Best TV Performance 2026 Film Performance of the Year Gracie Awards 2023 Best Leading Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie Golden Raspberry Awards 2016 Worst Supporting Actress Love the Coopers and Pan 2019 Worst Actress Gotham Awards 2005 Best Ensemble Performance Nine Lives 2025 Outstanding Lead Performance Huading Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank Locarno Festival Awards 2005 Best Actress Nine Lives MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005 Best On-Screen Team Mean Girls 2009 Best Breakthrough Performance – Female Mamma Mia! 2010 Best Female Performance Dear John Best Scared-As-Shit Performance Jennifer's Body 2022 Best Performance in a Show National Board of Review 2013 Best Ensemble Les Misérables Palm Springs International Film Festival 2026 Desert Palm Achievement Award for Best Actress People's Choice Awards 2009 Favorite Cast Mamma Mia! 2018 Favorite Comedy Star Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2021 Montecito Award Satellite Awards 2012 Best Cast – Motion Picture Les Misérables 2021 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Mank 2026 Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Long Bright River Saturn Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actress in a Film Mank SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2025 Vanguard Award ShoWest Awards 2010 Breakthrough Female Star of the Year 2022 Individual Achievement in Drama Teen Choice Awards 2010 Choice Movie Actress: Drama Dear John Choice Movie: Chemistry Choice Movie Actress: Romance Letters to Juliet 2013 Les Misérables Women's Image Network Awards 2025 Best Actress in a Feature Film
Critics associations Association Year Category Nominated work Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2012 Actress Most in Need of a New Agent 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank Most Egregious Lovers' Age Difference Astra Film Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actress 2026 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Impact Award Astra TV Awards 2022 Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie 2025 Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie Long Bright River Austin Film Critics Association 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank 2025 Best Actress Boston Society of Film Critics 2020 Best Supporting Actress Mank Chicago Film Critics Association 2020 Best Supporting Actress 2025 Best Actress Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank Georgia Film Critics Association 2021 Best Supporting Actress Houston Film Critics Society 2021 Best Supporting Actress IndieWire Critics Poll 2025 Best Performance Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank 2026 Best Actress London Film Critics' Circle 2021 Supporting Actress of the Year Mank Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2020 Best Supporting Actress National Society of Film Critics 2021 Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Online 2025 Best Actress Online Film Critics Society 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank 2026 Best Actress San Diego Film Critics Society 2012 Best Ensemble Performance Les Misérables 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 2021 Best Supporting Actress Seattle Film Critics Society 2021 Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2025 Best Actress in a Leading Role St. Louis Film Critics Association 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank 2025 Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank 2024 Best Actress in a Canadian Film Seven Veils Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2012 Best Ensemble Les Misérables 2021 Best Supporting Actress Mank Women Film Critics Circle 2025 Best Actress
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