List of awards and nominations received by Steve Carell

Steve Carell is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director. He has received a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Writers Guild of America Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, Carell received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to motion pictures.^[1]

Steve Carell awards and nominations

Carell at the 2014 Montclair Film Festival
Awards and nominations[a] Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 0 1 AACTA Awards 0 2 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 1 3 American Comedy Awards 0 1 Annie Awards 0 2 BAFTA Awards 0 1 Critic's Choice Movie Awards 1 4 Critics' Choice Television Awards 0 1 Dorian Awards 0 1 Golden Globe Awards 1 9 Gotham Awards 1 2 Hollywood Film Awards 1 1 Independent Spirit Awards 1 1 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards 0 1 Kids' Choice Awards 0 5 MTV Movie Awards 1 9 People's Choice Awards 1 7 Primetime Emmy Awards 0 11 Satellite Awards 0 5 Screen Actors Guild Awards 3 19 Teen Choice Awards 3 15 Writers Guild of America Awards 2 5 Festival awards 4 5 Critics groups 7 18
Totals
Awards won	27
Nominations	129

Carell gained stardom for his portrayal of Michael Scott in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2011). He received numerous accolades including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2006 as well as nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and six Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. For his role as a television anchor accused of sexual misconduct in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2020) he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He played a mourning therapist in the FX on Hulu series The Patient (2022) for which he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.

On film, he played John du Pont in the Bennett Miller directed sports drama Foxcatcher (2014) for which he earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his roles as a man looking for love in the romantic comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), a troubled scholar in the tragicomedy Little Miss Sunshine (2006), a businessman and investor in the biographical dramedy The Big Short (2015), and Bobby Riggs in the sports comedy Battle of the Sexes (2017).

On stage, Carell made his Broadway debut playing the title character in Lincoln Center Theater revival of the Anton Chekov play Uncle Vanya (2024) for which he was nominated for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Best Actor	Foxcatcher	Nominated	[2]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2014	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Foxcatcher	Nominated	[3]

Critics' Choice Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2006	Best Acting Ensemble[b]	Little Miss Sunshine	Won	[4]
2015	Best Actor in a Comedy	The Big Short	Nominated	[5]
	Best Acting Ensemble[b]		Nominated
2017	Best Actor in a Comedy	Battle of the Sexes	Nominated	[6]
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2011	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	The Office	Nominated	[7]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2006	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	The Office (episode: "The Injury")	Nominated	[8]
2007	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	The Office (episode: "Business School")	Nominated	[9]
2008	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Office (season 4)	Nominated	[10]
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	The Office (episode: "Goodbye, Toby")	Nominated
2009	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Office (season 5)	Nominated	[11]
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	The Office (episode: "Broke")	Nominated
2010	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Office (season 6)	Nominated	[12]
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	The Office (episode: "The Cover-Up")	Nominated
2011	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Office (season 7)	Nominated	[13]
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	The Office (episode: "Goodbye, Michael)	Nominated
2020	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	The Morning Show (episode: "Lonely at the Top")	Nominated	[14]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	The Office (season 2)	Won	[15]
2006		The Office (season 3)	Nominated	[16]
2007		The Office (season 4)	Nominated	[17]
2008		The Office (season 5)	Nominated	[18]
2009		The Office (season 6)	Nominated	[19]
2010		The Office (season 7)	Nominated	[20]
2014	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Foxcatcher	Nominated	[21]
2015	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	The Big Short	Nominated	[22]
2017		Battle of the Sexes	Nominated	[23]

Peabody Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2022	Entertainment	The Patient	Nominated	[24]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2006	Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture[b]	Little Miss Sunshine	Won	[25]
	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series[b]	The Office (season 2)	Won
	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2007	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series[b]	The Office (season 3)	Won	[26]
	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2008	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series[b]	The Office (season 4)	Nominated	[27]
	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2009	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series[b]	The Office (season 5)	Nominated	[28]
	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2010	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series[b]	The Office (season 6)	Nominated	[29]
	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2011	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series[b]	The Office (season 7)	Nominated	[30]
	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2014	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture	Foxcatcher	Nominated	[31]
2015	Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture[b]	The Big Short	Nominated	[32]
2017	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Battle of the Sexes	Nominated	[33]
2019	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	The Morning Show (season 1)	Nominated	[34]
2021	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series[b]	The Morning Show (season 2)	Nominated	[35]
2022	Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie	The Patient	Nominated	[36]

Miscellaneous awards

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
AACTA Awards	2014	Best Actor	Foxcatcher	Nominated	[37]
	2015		The Big Short	Nominated	[38]
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards	2013	Best Supporting Actor	The Way, Way Back	Nominated	[39]
	2014	Best Actor	Foxcatcher	Won	[40]
	2017		Battle of the Sexes	Nominated	[41]
American Comedy Awards	2013	Comedy Supporting Actor — Film	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Nominated	[42]
Annie Awards	2010	Voice Acting in a Feature Production	Despicable Me	Nominated	[43]
	2013		Despicable Me 2	Nominated	[44]
Drama League Award	2024	Distinguished Performance	Uncle Vanya	Nominated	[45]
Dorian Awards	2014	Film Performance of the Year – Actor	Foxcatcher	Nominated	[46]
Film Independent Spirit Awards	2014	Special Distinction Award	Foxcatcher	Won	[47]
Gotham Awards	2006	Best Ensemble Cast	Little Miss Sunshine	Nominated[b]	[48]
	2014	Special Jury Award – Ensemble Performance	Foxcatcher	Won[b]	[49]
Hollywood Film Awards	2014	Ensemble Award	Foxcatcher	Won[b]	[50]
Irish Film & Television Academy Awards	2014	Best International Actor	Foxcatcher	Nominated	[51]
Kids' Choice Awards	2011	Favorite Buttkicker	Despicable Me	Nominated	[52]
	2014	Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie	Despicable Me 2	Nominated	[53]
	2015	Favorite Movie Actor	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Nominated	[54]
	2023	Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Male)	Minions: The Rise of Gru	Nominated	[55]
	2025	Favorite Male Voice from an Animated Movie	Despicable Me 4	Nominated	[56]
MTV Movie Awards	2005	Best On-Screen Team	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Nominated[c]	[57]
		Best Musical Performance [d]		Nominated
	2006	Best Comedic Performance	The 40-Year-Old Virgin	Won	[58][59]
		Best Performance		Nominated
		Best On-Screen Team		Nominated[e]
	2009	Best Comedic Performance	Get Smart	Nominated	[60]
	2014	Best Fight	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Nominated[f]	[61]
		Best WTF Moment		Nominated[g]
	2015	Best On-Screen Transformation	Foxcatcher	Nominated	[62]
People's Choice Awards	2009	Favorite Funny Male Star	—	Nominated	[63]
	2010	Favorite TV Comedy Actor	—	Won	[64][65]
	2011	Favorite Comedic Star	—	Nominated	[66][67]
		Favorite On-Screen Team	Date Night	Nominated[h]
		Favorite TV Comedy Actor	—	Nominated
	2012	Favorite Comedic Movie Actor	—	Nominated	[68][69]
	2020	Male TV Star	Space Force	Nominated	[70]
Satellite Awards	2006	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	The Office	Nominated	[71]
	2007			Nominated	[72]
	2010			Nominated	[73]
		Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Dinner for Schmucks	Nominated
	2014	Best Actor – Motion Picture	Foxcatcher	Nominated	[74]
Teen Choice Awards	2006	Choice TV Actor – Comedy	The Office	Nominated	[75]
	2007	Choice Movie Actor – Comedy	Evan Almighty	Nominated	[76][77]
		Choice Hissy Fit		Nominated
		Choice Scream		Won
		Choice TV Actor – Comedy	The Office	Won
	2008			Won	[78]
	2009			Nominated	[79]
	2010	Choice Movie Actor – Comedy	Date Night	Nominated	[80]
		Choice Dance		Nominated[h]
		Choice TV Actor – Comedy	The Office	Nominated
	2011			Nominated	[81]
	2012	Choice Chemistry	Crazy, Stupid, Love	Nominated[i]	[82]
		Choice Hissy Fit		Nominated
	2013	Choice Movie Actor – Comedy	The Incredible Burt Wonderstone	Nominated	[83][84]
		Choice Hissy Fit	Despicable Me 2	Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards	2005	Best Original Screenplay	The 40-Year-Old Virgin	Nominated[j]	[85]
	2006	Comedy Series	The Office	Won	[86]
		Episodic Comedy (Episode: "Casino Night")		Won
	2007	Comedy Series		Nominated	[87]
	2008			Nominated	[88]

Festivals

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Monte-Carlo Television Festival	2008	Outstanding Actor – Comedy Series	The Office	Nominated
	2010			Won	[89]
Palm Springs International Film Festival	2014	Creative Impact in Acting Award	Foxcatcher	Won	[90]
	2015	Ensemble Performance Award	The Big Short	Won[b]	[91]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival	2014	Outstanding Performer of the Year	Foxcatcher	Won	[92]

Critics groups

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	2013	Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award	Seeking a Friend for the End of the World	Nominated	[93]
	2019	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Vice	Nominated	[94]
Dublin Film Critics' Circle	2015	Best Actor	Foxcatcher	3rd Place	[95]
National Board of Review	2015	Best Cast	The Big Short	Won[b]	[96]
New York Film Critics Circle	2006	Best Supporting Actor	Little Miss Sunshine	3rd Place	[97]
St. Louis Film Critics Association	2006	Best Supporting Actor	Little Miss Sunshine	Nominated
	2018		Vice	Nominated	[98]
Television Critics Association	2006	Individual Achievement in Comedy	The Office	Won	[99]
	2009			Nominated	[100]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle	2006	Best Supporting Actor	Little Miss Sunshine	Nominated	[101]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	2006	Best Ensemble	Little Miss Sunshine	Won[b]	[102]
	2013		The Way, Way Back	Nominated[b]	[103]
	2015		The Big Short	Nominated[b]	[104]

Notes

1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients and have runners-up. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
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