Kristen Bell is an American actress and producer in film and television. In her career, she received forty-three award nominations and won ten awards. Bell's first award nomination was for a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her performance as the title character in the television series Veronica Mars in 2005. She won her first award at the Gold Derby Awards in the 'Drama Lead Actress' category the same year.
In 2016, Bell won a People's Choice Award for House of Lies. From 2016–2020, she starred in the lead role of Eleanor Shellstrop on the critically acclaimed NBC comedy series The Good Place (2016–2020), winning two more People's Choice Awards and receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role. In 2019, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2024, Bell starred in the series Nobody Wants This and was nominated for a second time at the Golden Globes in addition to her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role the following year.
Until 2025, Bell has never been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Awards, which Vanity Fair has described as a "snub". She has, however, been nominated for three Children's and Family Emmy Awards as a producer, winning in 2025 and 2026.
Awards and nominations + Award Year Category Role Work Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2013 Best Animated Female Anna Frozen 2020 Frozen 2 Children's and Family Emmy Awards 2024 Outstanding Preschool Animated Series Executive Producer The Tiny Chef Show 2025 2026 Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 #SeeHer Award Filmography Critics' Choice Television Awards 2018 Best Actress in a Comedy Series Eleanor Shellstrop The Good Place 2025 Joanne Nobody Wants This Daytime Emmy Awards 2019 Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime Herself Momsplaining with Kristen Bell Gold Derby Awards 2005 Drama Lead Actress Veronica Mars Veronica Mars Breakthrough Performer of the Year Filmography 2006 Drama Lead Actress Veronica Mars Veronica Mars 2018 Comedy Actress Eleanor Shellstrop The Good Place Ensemble of the Year 2019 Comedy Actress of the Decade Golden Globe Awards 2019 Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy 2025 Joanne Nobody Wants This Gotham Awards 2012 Best Ensemble Performance Belinda Safety Not Guaranteed Hollywood Walk of Fame 2019 Motion picture star Filmography MTV Movie Awards 2009 Best WTF Moment (shared with Jason Segel) Sarah Marshall Forgetting Sarah Marshall Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2019 Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie Jade Wilson Teen Titans Go! To the Movies 2020 Anna Frozen 2 2024 Janet Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie People's Choice Awards 2015 Favorite Cable TV Actress Jeannie van der Hooven House of Lies 2016 Favorite Premium Cable TV Actress 2017 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Kiki Moore & Claire Rawlings Bad Moms & The Boss Favorite Actress in a New TV Series Eleanor Shellstrop The Good Place 2018 Comedy TV Star of 2018 2019 Comedy TV Star of 2019 2020 Comedy TV Star of the Year Primetime Emmy Awards 2025 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Joanne Nobody Wants This Outstanding Comedy SeriesExecutive Producer2026 Satellite Awards 2005 Outstanding Actress in a Series, Drama Veronica Mars Veronica Mars Saturn Awards 2005 Best Actress on Television 2006 2007 2009 Best Guest Starring Role in a Television Series Elle Bishop Heroes Scream Awards 2011 Best Cameo (shared with Anna Paquin) Chloe Patterson Scream 4 Screen Actors Guild Awards 2025 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Joanne Nobody Wants This Streamy Awards 2013 Best Female Performance: Comedy Mandy Burning Love TCA Awards 2005 Individual Achievement in Drama Veronica Mars Veronica Mars 2017 Individual Achievement in Comedy Eleanor Shellstrop The Good Place Teen Choice Awards2008 Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Sarah Marshall Forgetting Sarah Marshall Choice Movie Breakout Female 2009 Choice TV Actress: Action/Adventure Elle Bishop Heroes 2010 Choice Movie Actress: Romantic Comedy Beth When in Rome Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Cynthia Couples Retreat 2014 Choice Movie Actress: Drama Veronica Mars Veronica Mars
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