This article is a list of awards and nominations received by Mariska Hargitay.
Mariska Hargitay is an American actress known for her roles in television. Over her career she has received several awards including three Primetime Emmy Awards, a News and Documentary Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two People Choice Awards, and an MTV Video Music Award.
She is best known for her role as Detective Olivia Benson in the NBC police procedural crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present). The role earned her eight nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winning once at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards for the episode "911" (2006). She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama at the 62nd Golden Globe Awards. She also earned nominations for six Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.
She won the News and Documentary Emmy Award for Best Documentary for producing the HBO documentary I Am Evidence (2017) about the investigation into rape kits. At the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards she won the Video of the Year Award for the Taylor Swift music video "Bad Blood".
Major associations Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2004 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2026 Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program News and Documentary Emmy Awards 2017 Best Documentary I Am Evidence Outstanding Investigative Documentary
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2004 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2008
Producers Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2025 Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2025 Best Documentary My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay Astra Film Awards 2025 Best Documentary Feature Astra TV Awards 2021 Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2024 Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Cannes Film Festival 2025 L'Œil d'or My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay Cinema Eye Honors 2025 Outstanding Broadcast Film Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2025 Best First Documentary Feature Best Biographical Documentary Gotham TV Awards 2024 Anniversary Tribute Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Gracie Allen Awards 2004 Individual Achievement for Best Female Lead – Drama – Series 2009 Outstanding Female Lead – Drama Series 2014 2017 Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama MTV Video Music Awards 2015 Video of the Year "Bad Blood" Muse Awards 2012 New York Women in Film & Television Law & Order: Special Victims Unit People's Choice Awards 2009 Favorite Female TV Star 2010 Favorite TV Drama Actress 2011 Favorite TV Crime Fighter 2014 Best Dramatic Actress 2015Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress 2016 2017 2018 The Drama TV Star of 2018 2020 The Female TV Star of 2020 The Drama TV Star of 2020 2021 The Female TV Star of 2021 The Drama TV Star of 2021 2022 The Drama TV Star of 2022 The Female TV Star of 2022 2023 The Drama TV Star of the Year The Female TV Star of the Year Premi Flaiano 2024 International Flaiano Award Satellite Awards 1999 Best Actress in a Series, Drama TV Guide Awards 2000 Favorite Actress in a New Series 2012 Favorite Actress 2014 TV Land Awards 2007 Favorite Lady Gumshoe Viewers for Quality Television Awards 2000 Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series
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