List of awards and nominations received by Adam McKay

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List of Adam McKay awards
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Award Wins Nominations
Academy Awards
 1 7
BAFTA Film Awards
 1 5
Golden Globe Awards
 0 6
Primetime Emmy Award
 2 15

This is a list of awards and nominations received by American film director, producer, screenwriter, comedian and actor Adam McKay.

Major associations[]

Academy Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Best Director The Big Short Nominated [1]
Best Adapted Screenplay Won
2019 Best Picture Vice Nominated [2]
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2022 Best Picture Don't Look Up Pending [3]
Best Original Screenplay Pending

BAFTA Film Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Best Direction The Big Short Nominated [4]
Best Adapted Screenplay Won
2019 Best Original Screenplay Vice Nominated [5]
2022 Best Film Don't Look Up Pending [6]
Best Original Screenplay Pending

Golden Globe Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Best Screenplay – Motion Picture The Big Short Nominated [7]
2019 Best Director – Motion Picture Vice Nominated [8]
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Nominated
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated
2022 Don't Look Up Nominated [9]
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2001 Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Saturday Night Live Nominated [10]
2009 Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush Nominated
2015 Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Drunk History Nominated
2016 Nominated
2017 Nominated
2018 Nominated
I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman Nominated
2019 Nominated
Drunk History Nominated
Outstanding Variety Special (Live) Live in Front of a Studio Audience Won
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Succession Nominated
Outstanding Drama Series Nominated
2020 Won
Outstanding Comedy Series Dead to Me Nominated
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Drunk History Nominated

Guilds[]

Directors Guild of America Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film The Big Short Nominated
2019 Vice Nominated
Outstanding Directing – Drama Series Succession Won

Writers Guild of America Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2001 Best Comedy-Variety Talk Series Saturday Night Live Nominated
2002 Nominated
2010 Won
2015 Best Adapted Screenplay The Big Short Won
2018 Best Original Screenplay Vice Nominated
Paul Selvin Award Won

Other awards and nominations[]

AACTA Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Best Direction The Big Short Nominated

Alliance of Women Film Journalists[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Best Screenplay, Adapted The Big Short Nominated
2019 Best Director Vice Nominated
Best Screenplay, Original Nominated

Austin Film Critics Association[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Best Director The Big Short Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Best Original Screenplay Vice Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Best Adapted Screenplay The Big Short Won
2019 Best Director Vice Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2021 Best Picture Don't Look Up Pending
Best Original Screenplay Pending
Best Comedy Pending

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Best Director Vice Nominated

Detroit Film Critics Society[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Best Director Vice Won
Best Screenplay Won

Empire Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Best Screenplay The Big Short Won

Golden Raspberry Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Worst Picture Holmes & Watson Won

USC Scripter Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Best Adapted Screenplay The Big Short Won

St. Louis Film Critics Association[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Best Director Vice Nominated
Best Screenplay Won

Toronto Film Critics Association[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Best Screenplay The Big Short Won

References[]

  1. ^ ""Spotlight" wins best picture". The Denver Post. February 28, 2016. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Oscars 2019: Roma and The Favourite vie for glory with 10 nominations each". The Guardian. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "2022". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Lodderhose, Diana (February 14, 2016). "'The Revenant,' Leonardo DiCaprio Dominate BAFTA Awards". Variety. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2019: Olivia Colman's The Favourite leads nominations". BBC News. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: Nominations". www.bafta.org. January 11, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "The Golden Globes: Full List of Winners and Nominees". NBC News. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  8. ^ Barnes, Brooks (January 6, 2018). "Golden Globes 2019: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Green Book' Share Spotlight". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Winners & Nominees 2022". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Adam McKay". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

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