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Melissa McCarthy at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012, where she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her comic role in Bridesmaids

Awards 31
Nominations 108
Honors 4

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress Melissa McCarthy. 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 received further critical acclaim for her performance 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[edit]

Academy Awards[edit]

Main article: 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[edit]

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

Golden Globe Awards[edit]

Main article: Golden Globe Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Spy Nominated [6]
2019 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [7]

Primetime Emmy Awards[edit]

Main article: Primetime Emmy Award
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mike & Molly Won [8]
2012 Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live Nominated
2013 Nominated
2014 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mike & Molly Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live Nominated
2016 Nominated
2017 Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards[edit]

Main article: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Bridesmaids Nominated [9]
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2019 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [10]

Other awards[edit]

Golden Raspberry Awards[edit]

Main article: Golden Raspberry Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Worst Actress Tammy Nominated [11]
2019 Worst Picture The Happytime Murders Nominated [12]
[13]
Worst Actress Life of the Party Won
The Happytime Murders
Razzie Redeemer Award Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won

Kids' Choice Awards[edit]

Main article: Kids' Choice Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Favorite Movie Actress Ghostbusters Won [14]
2021 Superintelligence Nominated [15]

MTV Movie & TV Awards[edit]

Main article: MTV Movie & TV Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Best Cast Bridesmaids Nominated [16]
Best Comedic Performance Won
Best WTF Moment[A] Won
Breakthrough Performance Nominated
2014 Best Comedic Performance The Heat Nominated [17]
Best Fight[B] Identity Thief Nominated
Best Musical Moment Nominated
2016 Best Comedic Performance Spy Nominated [18]
Best Fight (with Nargis Fakhri) [C] Nominated
2017 Trending "Sean Spicer's Press Conference" – Saturday Night Live Nominated [19]

People's Choice Award[edit]

Main article: People's Choice Award
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress The Heat / Identity Thief Nominated [20]
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 [21]
Favorite Movie Actress Nominated
Favorite Comedic TV Actress Mike & Molly Nominated
2016 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Spy Won [22]
Favorite Movie Actress Nominated
Favorite Comedic TV Actress Mike & Molly Won
2017 Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Ghostbusters / The Boss Won [23]
Favorite Movie Actress Nominated
2018 The Comedy Movie Star of 2018 Life of the Party Won [24]
2024 The Movie Performance of the Year The Little Mermaid Pending [25]

Palm Springs International Film Festival[edit]

Main article: Palm Springs International Film Festival
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Spotlight Award Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won [26]

Satellite Awards[edit]

Main article: Satellite Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Actress: Television Series Musical or Comedy Mike & Molly Nominated [27]
2019 Best Actress – Motion Picture Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [28]

Saturn Awards[edit]

Main article: Saturn Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2023 Best Supporting Actress The Little Mermaid Nominated [29]

Teen Choice Award[edit]

Main article: Teen Choice Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Choice Movie: Scene Stealer Bridesmaids Nominated [30]
2013 Choice Movie: Chemistry[E] The Heat Won [31]
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 [32]
2015 Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Spy Nominated [33]
Choice Summer Movie Star: Female Nominated
2016 Choice Movie Actress: Comedy The Boss Nominated [34]
Choice Summer Movie Star: Female Ghostbusters Nominated
2018 Choice Summer Movie Actress Life of the Party Nominated [35]

Critics awards[edit]

Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award[edit]

Main article: Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Ensemble Cast Bridesmaids Won [36]
2019 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [37]
Bravest Performance Nominated

Boston Society of Film Critics[edit]

Main article: Boston Society of Film Critics
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Won [38]
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won [39]

Critics' Choice Movie Awards[edit]

Main article: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [40]
Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
2014 Best Actress in a Comedy The Heat Nominated [41]
2015 St. Vincent Nominated [42]
2016 Spy Nominated [43]
2019 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [44]

Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [45]
Best Ensemble Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association Award[edit]

Main article: Chicago Film Critics Association
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [46]
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [47][48]

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award[edit]

Main article: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [49]
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [50]

Denver Film Critics Society Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [51]

Detroit Film Critics Society Award[edit]

Main article: Detroit Film Critics Society
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Breakthrough Performance Bridesmaids Nominated [52]
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [53]

Houston Film Critics Society Award[edit]

Main article: Houston Film Critics Society
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [54]
2019 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [55]

Indiana Film Journalists Association Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Best Supporting Actress St. Vincent Runner-Up [56]

Iowa Film Critics Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Won [57]

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Won [58]

New York Film Critics Online Award[edit]

Main article: New York Film Critics Online Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Won [59]
Best Ensemble Won
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won [60]

Online Film Critics Society Award[edit]

Main article: Online Film Critics Society Award
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [61]

Phoenix Film Critics Society Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Ensemble Acting Bridesmaids Nominated
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won

San Diego Film Critics Society Award[edit]

Main article: San Diego Film Critics Society
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Best Female Actor Can You Ever Forgive Me? Runner-up [62]

San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won [63]

Santa Barbara International Film Festival[edit]

Main article: Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Virtuoso Award Bridesmaids Won
2019 Montecito Award Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won [64]

Toronto Film Critics Association Award[edit]

Main article: Toronto Film Critics Association
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [65]

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award[edit]

Main article: Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [66]
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Won1 [67]

1: 3-way tie with Olivia Colman for The Favourite and Regina Hall for Support the Girls.

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award[edit]

Main article: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated [68]
Best Ensemble Won
2018 Best Actress Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [69]

Women Film Critics Circle Award[edit]

Main article: Women Film Critics Circle
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Comedic Actress Bridesmaids Won [70]
2013 The Heat Won [71]
2015 Spy Nominated [citation needed]
2016 Best Female Action Hero[F] Ghostbusters Won [72]
2018 Courage in Acting Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nominated [73]
Best Comedic Actress Nominated

Honors and achievements[edit]

Award Result Ref
Honored [74]
Honored [75]
Honored [76]
Honored [18]
Honored [77]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

General[edit]

  • "Melissa McCarthy – Awards". AllMovie. AMN. allmovie.com. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  • "Melissa McCarthy – Awards". Internet Movie Database. IMDb. imdb.com. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

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