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List of awards and nominations received by Melissa McCarthy

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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Melissa McCarthy.

Melissa McCarthy is American actress, comedian and producer. Over her career she has received two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

For her performance in the comedy film Bridesmaids (2011), McCarthy received nominations for the BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, SAG Award, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Along with the ensemble cast of Bridesmaids, she received nominations for the SAG Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and numerous other critics groups. For her performance in the action comedy film Spy (2015), she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. McCarthy portrayed Lee Israel in the biographical drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), for which she received nominations for the BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, SAG Award, Golden Globe Award, and Academy Award for Best Actress.

Among other accolades, McCarthy also received an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance, Comedy Award for Best Comedic Actress, and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Virtuoso Award and Montecito Award. In 2016, she became the first woman to ever win the Comedic Genius Award at the MTV Movie Awards. She is a recipient of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011 for her performance in the comedy series Mike & Molly and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017 for her performance in the variety series Saturday Night Live. In 2015, she received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In 2020, The New York Times ranked McCarthy as #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.[1]

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [2]
2019 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [3]

BAFTA Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2012 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Bridesmaids Nominated [4]
2019 Best Actress in a Leading Role Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [5]

Critics' Choice Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2012 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [6]
Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
2014 Best Actress in a Comedy The Heat Nominated [7]
2015 St. Vincent Nominated [8]
2016 Spy Nominated [9]
2019 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [10]

Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2011 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mike & Molly (episode: "First Date") Won [11]
2012 Mike & Molly (episode: "The Dress") Nominated [12]
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live (episode: "Melissa McCarthy / Lady Antebellum") Nominated
2013 Saturday Night Live (episode: "Melissa McCarthy / Phoenix") Nominated [13]
2014 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mike & Molly (episode: "Mind Over Molly") Nominated [14]
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live (episode: "Melissa McCarthy / Imagine Dragons") Nominated
2016 Saturday Night Live (episode: "Melissa McCarthy / Kanye West") Nominated [15]
2017 Saturday Night Live (episode: "Melissa McCarthy / Haim") Won [16]

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Spy Nominated [17]
2019 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [18]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role Bridesmaids Nominated [19]
Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2019 Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [20]

Miscellaneous awards

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Golden Raspberry Awards 2015 Worst Actress Tammy Nominated [21]
2019 Worst Picture The Happytime Murders Nominated [22]
[23]
Worst Actress Life of the Party Won
The Happytime Murders Won
Worst Screen ComboG Nominated
Razzie Redeemer Award Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won
2025 Worst Screen ComboG Unfrosted Nominated [24]
Kids' Choice Awards 2017 Favorite Movie Actress Ghostbusters Won [25]
2021 Superintelligence Nominated [26]
2024 The Little Mermaid Nominated [27]
Favorite Villain Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2012 Best Cast Bridesmaids Nominated [28]
Best Comedic Performance Won
Best WTF Moment[A] Won
Breakthrough Performance Nominated
2014 Best Comedic Performance The Heat Nominated [29]
Best Fight[B] Identity Thief Nominated
Best Musical Moment Nominated
2016 Best Comedic Performance Spy Nominated [30]
Best Fight (with Nargis Fakhri) [C] Nominated
2017 Trending "Sean Spicer's Press Conference"
(from Saturday Night Live) 		Nominated [31]
People's Choice Award 2014 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress The Heat / Identity Thief Nominated [32]
Favorite Movie Actress Nominated
Favorite Movie Duo[D] The Heat Nominated
Favorite Comedic TV Actress Mike & Molly Nominated
2015 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Tammy Won [33]
Favorite Movie Actress Nominated
Favorite Comedic TV Actress Mike & Molly Nominated
2016 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Spy Won [34]
Favorite Movie Actress Nominated
Favorite Comedic TV Actress Mike & Molly Won
2017 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Ghostbusters / The Boss Won [35]
Favorite Movie Actress Nominated
2018 The Comedy Movie Star of 2018 Life of the Party Won [36]
2024 The Movie Performance of the Year The Little Mermaid Nominated [37]
Palm Springs Film Festival 2019 Spotlight Award Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won [38]
Satellite Awards 2011 Best Actress: Television Series Musical or Comedy Mike & Molly Nominated [39]
2019 Best Actress – Motion Picture Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [40]
Saturn Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress The Little Mermaid Nominated [41]
Teen Choice Awards 2011 Choice Movie: Scene Stealer Bridesmaids Nominated [42]
2013 Choice Movie: Chemistry[E] The Heat Won [43]
Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Nominated
Choice Summer Movie Star: Female Nominated
Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Identity Thief Nominated
Choice Movie: Villain Nominated
2014 Choice Summer Movie Star Tammy Nominated [44]
2015 Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Spy Nominated [45]
Choice Summer Movie Star: Female Nominated
2016 Choice Movie Actress: Comedy The Boss Nominated [46]
Choice Summer Movie Star: Female Ghostbusters Nominated
2018 Choice Summer Movie Actress Life of the Party Nominated [47]

Critics awards

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2011 Best Ensemble Cast Bridesmaids Won [48]
2019 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [49]
Bravest Performance Nominated
Boston Society of Film Critics 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Won [50]
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won [51]
Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2012 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [52]
Best Ensemble Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [53]
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [54][55]
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [56]
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [57]
Denver Film Critics Society 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [58]
Detroit Film Critics Society 2011 Breakthrough Performance Bridesmaids Nominated [59]
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [60]
Houston Film Critics Society 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [61]
2019 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [62]
Indiana Film Journalists Association 2014 Best Supporting Actress St. Vincent Runner-Up [63]
Iowa Film Critics 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Won [64]
Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Won [65]
New York Film Critics Online Awards 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Won [66]
Best Ensemble Won
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won [67]
Online Film Critics Society Award 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [68]
Phoenix Film Critics Society 2011 Best Ensemble Acting Bridesmaids Nominated
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won
San Diego Film Critics Society 2018 Best Female Actor Can You Ever Forgive Me? Runner-up [69]
San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won [70]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012 Virtuoso Award Bridesmaids Won
2019 Montecito Award Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won [71]
Toronto Film Critics Association 2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [72]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award 2012 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [73]
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won1 [74]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [75]
Best Ensemble Won
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [76]
Women Film Critics Circle 2011 Best Comedic Actress Bridesmaids Won [77]
2013 The Heat Won [78]
2015 Spy Nominated
2016 Best Female Action Hero[F] Ghostbusters Won [79]
2018 Courage in Acting Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [80]
Best Comedic Actress Nominated

Honors and achievements

Organizations Year Award Result Ref.
Elle Magazine 2013 Woman of The Year Honored [81]
CinemaCon Award 2014 Female Star of the Year Honored [82]
Hollywood Walk of Fame 2015 Motion Picture - Star Honored [83]
MTV Movie Awards 2016 Comedic Genius Award Honored [30]
Time Magazine 2016 100 most influential people in the world Honored [84]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2019 Montecito Award Honored [85]
The New York Times 2020 Ranked her #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century Honored [86]

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