List of awards and nominations received by Melissa McCarthy
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress Melissa McCarthy. For her performance in the comedy film Bridesmaids, 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, 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?, 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.
Major associations
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2019 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2012 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2019 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2016 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Spy | ||
| 2019 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Primetime Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mike & Molly | ||
| 2012 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mike & Molly | ||
| 2012 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | ||
| 2013 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | ||
| 2014 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mike & Molly | ||
| 2014 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | ||
| 2016 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | ||
| 2017 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2012 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2012 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2019 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Popular awards
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2012 | Best Acting Ensemble | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2014 | Best Actress in a Comedy | The Heat | ||
| 2015 | Best Actress in a Comedy | St. Vincent | ||
| 2016 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Spy | ||
| 2019 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Kids' Choice Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2017 | Favorite Movie Actress | Ghostbusters |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2012 | Best Cast | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2012 | Best Comedic Performance | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2012 | Best WTF Moment | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2012 | Breakthrough Performance | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2014 | Best Comedic Performance | The Heat | ||
| 2014 | Best Fight | Identity Thief | ||
| 2014 | Best Musical Moment | Identity Thief | ||
| 2016 | Best Comedic Performance | Spy | ||
| 2016 | Best Fight | Spy | ||
| 2017 | Trending | "Sean Spicer's Press Conference" – Saturday Night Live |
People's Choice Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2014 | Favorite Comedic Movie Actress | The Heat / Identity Thief | ||
| 2014 | Favorite Movie Actress | The Heat / Identity Thief | ||
| 2014 | Favorite Movie Duo | The Heat | ||
| 2014 | Favorite Comedic TV Actress | Mike & Molly | ||
| 2015 | Favorite Comedic Movie Actress | Tammy | ||
| 2015 | Favorite Movie Actress | Tammy | ||
| 2015 | Favorite Comedic TV Actress | Mike & Molly | ||
| 2016 | Favorite Comedic Movie Actress | Spy | ||
| 2016 | Favorite Movie Actress | Spy | ||
| 2016 | Favorite Comedic TV Actress | Mike & Molly | ||
| 2017 | Favorite Comedic Movie Actress | Ghostbusters / The Boss | ||
| 2017 | Favorite Movie Actress | Ghostbusters / The Boss | ||
| 2018 | The Comedy Movie Star of 2018 | Life of the Party |
Satellite Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Best Actress: Television Series Musical or Comedy | Mike & Molly | ||
| 2019 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Teen Choice Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Choice Movie: Scene Stealer | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2013 | Choice Movie: Chemistry | The Heat | ||
| 2013 | Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | The Heat | ||
| 2013 | Choice Summer Movie Star: Female | The Heat | ||
| 2013 | Choice Movie Actress: Comedy | Identity Thief | ||
| 2013 | Choice Movie: Villain | Identity Thief | ||
| 2014 | Choice Summer Movie Star | Tammy | ||
| 2015 | Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | Spy | ||
| 2015 | Choice Summer Movie Star: Female | Spy | ||
| 2016 | Choice Movie Actress: Comedy | The Boss | ||
| 2016 | Choice Summer Movie Star: Female | Ghostbusters | ||
| 2018 | Choice Summer Movie Actress | Life of the Party |
Other awards and nominations
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Best Ensemble Cast | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2019 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | ||
| 2019 | Bravest Performance | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Boston Society of Film Critics
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award
Chicago Film Critics Association Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Denver Film Critics Society Award
Detroit Film Critics Society Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Breakthrough Performance | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Golden Raspberry Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2015 | Worst Actress | Tammy | ||
| 2019 | Worst Picture | The Happytime Murders | ||
| 2019 | Worst Actress | Life of the Party | rowspan="2" | |
| 2019 | Worst Actress | The Happytime Murders | - | |
| 2019 | The Razzie Redeemer Award | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Houston Film Critics Society Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2019 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Indiana Film Journalists Association Award
Iowa Film Critics Award
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award
New York Film Critics Online Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2011 | Best Ensemble | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Online Film Critics Society Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Bridesmaids |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2019 | Spotlight Award | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award
San Diego Film Critics Society Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2018 | Best Female Actor | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2012 | Virtuoso Award | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2019 | Montecito Award | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Toronto Film Critics Association Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2018 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | 1 |
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
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2011 | Best Ensemble | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Women Film Critics Circle Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
| 2011 | Best Comedic Actress | Bridesmaids | ||
| 2013 | Best Comedic Actress | The Heat | ||
| 2015 | Best Comedic Actress | Spy | ||
| 2016 | Best Female Action Hero | Ghostbusters | ||
| 2018 | Courage in Acting | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | ||
| 2018 | Best Comedic Actress | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |