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