List of awards and nominations received by Amy Adams

Amy Adams is an American actress who has received various awards and nominations, including two Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Additionally, she has been nominated for six Academy Awards and seven British Academy Film Awards. In 2017, Adams received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the motion picture industry.^[1]

Amy Adams awards and nominations

Totals Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 0 6 British Academy Film Awards 0 7 Critics Choice Awards 4 9 Golden Globe Awards 2 10 Primetime Emmy Awards 0 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 10
Wins	37
Nominations	135

Adams' breakthrough role in the 2005 acclaimed independent comedy-drama Junebug earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and won her the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[2][3] In 2007, she starred in Walt Disney Pictures' romantic musical Enchanted, for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress, and three MTV Movie Awards.^[2] Adams' performances in the critically acclaimed dramas Doubt (2008), The Fighter (2010), and The Master (2012) garnered her several accolades, including nominations from the Oscar, Golden Globes, BAFTA, SAG, and Critics' Choice Awards.^[2][3]

Since 2013, Adams has received two People's Choice and four Teen Choice Awards nominations for her role as Lois Lane in the DC Extended Universe. For her performance as a con artist in the 2013 crime comedy-drama American Hustle, Adams won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy, and received her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.^[2] The following year, she starred as Margaret Keane in the autobiographical drama Big Eyes, which won her a second consecutive Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, making her the fourth actress to achieve this feat.^[a] She also received her second nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal.^[2] In 2016, Adams won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, the SAG Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Critic's Choice Award for Best Actress, for playing a linguist in the science fiction film Arrival.^[5]

Major associations

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are a set of awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences annually for excellence of cinematic achievements.^[6] Adams has received six nominations, tying her with Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter as the actresses with the second most nominations without winning (surpassed only by Glenn Close, who has eight nominations).

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2006	Best Supporting Actress	Junebug	Nominated	[7]
2009		Doubt	Nominated	[8]
2011		The Fighter	Nominated	[9]
2013		The Master	Nominated	[10]
2014	Best Actress	American Hustle	Nominated	[11]
2019	Best Supporting Actress	Vice	Nominated	[12]

BAFTA Awards

The British Academy Film Award is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.^[13]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2009	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Doubt	Nominated	[14]
2011		The Fighter	Nominated	[15]
2013		The Master	Nominated	[16]
2014	Best Actress in a Leading Role	American Hustle	Nominated	[17]
2015		Big Eyes	Nominated	[18]
2017		Arrival	Nominated	[19]
2019	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Vice	Nominated	[20]

Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences which honors achievements in the television industry.^[21]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2019	Outstanding Limited Series[b]	Sharp Objects	Nominated	[22]
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie		Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television.^[23]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2008	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Enchanted	Nominated	[24]
2009	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Doubt	Nominated	[25]
2011		The Fighter	Nominated	[26]
2013		The Master	Nominated	[27]
2014	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	American Hustle	Won	[28]
2015		Big Eyes	Won	[29]
2017	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama	Arrival	Nominated	[30]
2019	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Sharp Objects	Nominated	[31]
	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Vice	Nominated	[31]
2024	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Nightbitch	Nominated	[32]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are organized by the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. First awarded in 1995, the awards aim to recognize excellent achievements in film and television.^[33]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2006	Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role	Junebug	Nominated	[34]
2009		Doubt	Nominated	[35]
	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated[c]	[35]
2011	Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role	The Fighter	Nominated	[36]
	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated[c]	[36]
2014		American Hustle	Won[c]	[37]
2017	Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role	Arrival	Nominated	[38]
2019	Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role	Vice	Nominated	[39]
	Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Sharp Objects	Nominated
2021	Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role	Hillbilly Elegy	Nominated	[40]

Miscellaneous accolades

AACTA International Awards

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to recognize and honor achievements in the film and television industry.^[41]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Best Actress	American Hustle	Nominated	[42]
2016		Arrival		[43]
2018	Best Supporting Actress	Vice		[44]

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are presented annually since 1995 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for outstanding achievements in the cinema industry.^[45]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2006	Best Supporting Actress	Junebug	Won	[46]
2008	Best Actress	Enchanted	Nominated	[47]
2009	Best Acting Ensemble	Doubt	Nominated[c]	[48]
2011	Best Supporting Actress	The Fighter	Nominated	[49]
	Best Acting Ensemble		Won[c]	[49]
2013	Best Supporting Actress	The Master	Nominated	[50]
2014	Best Actress in a Comedy	American Hustle	Won	[51]
	Best Acting Ensemble		Won[c]	[51]
2017	Best Actress	Arrival	Nominated	[52]
2019	Best Supporting Actress	Vice	Nominated	[53]
	Best Acting Ensemble		Nominated[c]	[53]

Critics' Choice Television Awards

The Critics' Choice Television Awards are presented annually since 2011 by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. The awards were launched "to enhance access for broadcast journalists covering the television industry".^[54]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries	Sharp Objects	Won[d]	[53]

Dorian Awards

The Dorian Awards are organized by the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA).^[55]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	TV Performance of the Year – Actress	Sharp Objects	Nominated	[56]

Empire Awards

The Empire Awards is a British awards ceremony held annually to recognize cinematic achievements.^[57]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Best Actress	American Hustle	Nominated	[58]
2016		Arrival	Nominated	[59]

Golden Raspberry Awards

The Golden Raspberry Awards is a parody awards show honoring the worst of cinematic under-achievements.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2022	Worst Actress	The Woman in the Window	Nominated
	Worst Supporting Actress	Dear Evan Hansen	Nominated

Gotham Awards

Presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, the Gotham Awards award the best in independent film.^[60]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	Breakthrough Actor	Junebug	Won	[61]
2016	Tribute Award		Won	[62]

Hollywood Film Festival

The Hollywood Film Awards are held annually to recognize talent in the film industry.^[63]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2012	Best Supporting Actress	The Master	Won	[64]

Independent Spirit Awards

The Independent Spirit Awards are presented annually by Film Independent, to award best in the independent film community.^[65]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	Best Supporting Actress	Junebug	Won	[66]
2024	Best Lead Performance	Nightbitch (film)	Nominated

Irish Film & Television Awards

The Irish Film & Television Academy Awards are presented annually to award best in films and television.^[67]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Best International Actress	American Hustle	Nominated	[68]

MTV Movie Awards

The MTV Movie Awards is an annual award show presented by MTV to honor outstanding achievements in films. Founded in 1992, the winners of the awards are decided online by the audience.^[69]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2007	Best Comedic Performance	Enchanted	Nominated	[70]
	Best Female Performance		Nominated	[70]
	Best Kiss		Nominated[e]	[70]
2010	Best Fight	The Fighter	Nominated	[71]
2013	Best Female Performance	American Hustle	Nominated	[72]
	Best On-Screen Duo		Nominated[f]	[72]
	Best Kiss		Nominated[g]	[72]

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the Kids Choice Awards (KCAs), is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel that honors the year's biggest television, film, and music acts, as voted by Nickelodeon viewers.^[73]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2011	Favorite Movie Actress	The Muppets	Nominated	[74]
2017		Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Nominated	[75]

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Founded in 1989 in Palm Springs, California, the Palm Springs International Film Festival is held annually in January.^[76]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2008	Spotlight Award	Doubt	Won	[77]
2014	Ensemble Cast Award	American Hustle	Won	[78]
2016	Chairman's Award	Arrival	Won	[77]

People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975, and is voted on by the general public.^[79]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress	Man of Steel	Nominated	[80]
2016		Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Nominated	[81]

Satellite Awards

The Satellite Awards are a set of annual awards given by the International Press Academy.^[82]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Junebug	Nominated	[83]
2007	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Enchanted	Nominated	[84]
2010	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	The Fighter	Nominated	[85]
2012		The Master	Nominated	[86]
2013	Best Actress – Motion Picture	American Hustle	Nominated	[87]
2016		Nocturnal Animals	Nominated	[88]
2018	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Sharp Objects	Won	[89]

Saturn Awards

The Saturn Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror films, television, and home video.^[90]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2008	Best Actress	Enchanted	Won	[91]
2017		Arrival	Nominated	[92]

Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival is the largest film festival held annually in United States.^[93]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	Special Jury Prize for Acting	Junebug	Won	[94]

Television Critics Association Awards

The TCA Awards are awards presented by the Television Critics Association in recognition of excellence in television.^[95]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	Individual Achievement in Drama	Sharp Objects	Nominated	[96]

Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox Network. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion, and other categories, voted by teen viewers.^[97]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2007	Choice Movie Actress: Comedy	Enchanted	Nominated	[98]
2009		Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Nominated	[99]
2013	Summer Movie Star: Female	Man of Steel	Nominated	[100]
	Choice Movie: Liplock		Nominated	[100]
2016		Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Nominated	[101]
	Choice Movie Actress – Sci-Fi/Fantasy		Nominated	[102]
2017		Arrival	Nominated	[103]

Other awards

This is to include awards which are not related to any particular movie or project.

Year	Award Name	Given By	Awarded For	Ref.
2017	American Cinematheque Award	American Cinematheque	Significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures	[104]
2018	Giving Tree Award	Baby2Baby Organisation	Aiding low-income children	[105][106]

Critics associations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	Florida Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress	Junebug	Won	[107]
	National Society of Film Critics	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[108]
	New York Film Critics Online	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[109]
	San Francisco Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[110]
	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[111]
	Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[112]
	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[113]
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[114]
	Online Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[115]
	Dublin Film Critics Circle	Breakthrough Award		Nominated	[116]
2007	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Breakthrough Performance	Enchanted	Nominated	[117]
	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Actress		Nominated	[118]
2008	Houston Film Critics Society	Best Cast	Doubt	Won[c]	[119]
	National Board of Review	Best Cast		Won[c]	[120]
	Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble		Won[c]	[121]
	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[122]
	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[123]
	Online Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[124]
2010	Alliance of Women Film Journalists		The Fighter	Nominated	[125]
	Boston Society of Film Critics	Best Ensemble		Won[c]	[126]
	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[127]
		Best Ensemble		Nominated[c]	[127]
	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[128]
	National Society of Film Critics			Nominated	[129]
	Online Film Critics Society			Nominated	[130]
	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Ensemble		Nominated[c]	[131]
	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[132]
	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[133]
	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[134]
	Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association			Nominated	[135]
		Best Ensemble		Nominated[c]	[135]
	Las Vegas Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[136]
2012	Alliance of Women Film Journalists		The Master	Nominated	[137]
	Chicago Film Critics Association			Won	[138]
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association			Won	[139]
	National Society of Film Critics			Won	[140]
	Vancouver Film Critics Circle			Won	[141]
	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association			Nominated	[142]
	Detroit Film Critics Society			Nominated	[143]
	Houston Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[144]
	Online Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[145]
	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[146]
	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[147]
	Toronto Film Critics Association			Nominated	[148]
	Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association			Nominated	[149]
2013	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Ensemble Cast	American Hustle	Won[c]	[150]
	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Ensemble		Won[c]	[151]
	New York Film Critics Online	Best Ensemble		Won[c]	[109]
	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Cast		Won[c]	[152]
	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Actress		Nominated	[151]
	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Actress		Nominated	[153]
	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[154]
	Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble		Nominated[c]	[155]
2016	National Board of Review	Best Actress	Arrival	Won	[156]
	Utah Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actress		Won
	Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association			Nominated	[157]
	San Francisco Film Critics Circle	Best Actress		Nominated	[158]
	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[159]
	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[160]
	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[161]
	Austin Film Critics Association			Nominated	[162]
	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Actress		Nominated	[163]
	Houston Film Critics Society	Best Actress		Nominated	[164]
	Vancouver Film Critics Circle			Nominated	[165]
	Alliance of Women Film Journalists			Nominated	[166]
	London Film Critics Circle	Actress of the Year		Nominated	[167]
	Online Film Critics Society	Best Actress		Nominated	[168]
2018	Kansas City Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress	Vice	Won	[169]
	Detroit Film Critics Society			Nominated	[170]
	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards			Nominated	[171]
	Houston Film Critics Society Awards			Nominated	[172]
	Denver Film Critics Society			Nominated	[173]
	Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society			Nominated	[174]
	Austin Film Critics Association			Nominated	[175]
	Phoenix Critics Circle			Nominated	[176]
	San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards			Nominated	[177]
	Georgia Film Critics Association			Nominated	[178]
	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association			Nominated	[179]
2024	Michigan Movie Critics Guild	Best Actress	Nightbitch	Pending
	San Diego Film Critics Society			Runner-up

Notes

1. The three previous actresses to have done so are: Rosalind Russell, Julie Andrews, and Kathleen Turner.^[4]
2. As executive producer
3. Shared with the cast of that respective film.
4. Tied with Patricia Arquette for Escape at Dannemora
5. Shared with Patrick Dempsey
6. Shared with Christian Bale
7. Shared with Jennifer Lawrence