List of awards and nominations received by Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey's career is mostly as an actor, although he has written and produced a number of his films also. He appeared in several blockbusters as a lead actor, including Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Dumb and Dumber.
Prestigious Awards
Golden Globe awards
2 wins of 6 nominations
Grammy awards
0 wins of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
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2006 | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning | Nominated | Christopher Cerf
Nick Cipriano |
Screen Actors Guild awards
0 wins of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
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2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Man on the Moon | Nominated | Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) |
Audience Awards
Golden Schmoes awards
0 wins of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
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2004 | Best Actor of the Year | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Jamie Foxx (Ray) |
MTV Movie + TV awards
11 wins of 25 nominations
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice awards
6 wins of 13 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
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1995 | Favorite Movie Actor | The Mask
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
Won | |
1996 | Favorite Movie Actor | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Batman Forever |
Won | |
1997 | Favorite Movie Actor | The Cable Guy | Won | |
1998 | Favorite Movie Actor | Liar Liar | Nominated | Will Smith (Men in Black) |
1999 | Favorite Movie Actor | The Truman Show | Nominated | Adam Sandler (The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer) |
2001 | Favorite Movie Actor | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Won | |
2004 | Favorite Movie Actor | Bruce Almighty | Won | |
2005 | Favorite Movie Actor | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Nominated | Adam Sandler (50 First Dates) |
2006 | Favorite Movie Actor | Fun with Dick and Jane | Nominated | Will Smith (Hitch) |
2009 | Favorite Movie Actor | Yes Man | Nominated | Will Smith (Hancock) |
2009 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Horton Hears a Who! | Nominated | Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda) |
2010 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | A Christmas Carol | Won | |
2012 | Favorite Movie Actor | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Nominated | Adam Sandler (Jack and Jill) |
People's Choice awards
4 wins of 8 nominations
Year | Category | Title/Recipient | Results | Lost to |
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1996 | Favorite Actor in a Comedy Motion Picture | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Won | |
2001 | Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Won | |
2005 | Favorite Leading Man | Jim Carrey | Nominated | Brad Pitt |
2005 | Favorite Funny Male Star | Jim Carrey | Won | |
2005 | Favorite On-Screen Chemistry (shared with Kate Winslet) | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Adam Sandler & Drew Barrymore (50 First Dates) |
2009 | Favorite Funny Male Star | Jim Carrey | Nominated | Adam Sandler |
2010 | Favorite Comedy Star | Jim Carrey | Won | |
2012 | Favorite Television Guest Star | The Office | Nominated | Katy Perry (How I Met Your Mother) |
Teen Choice awards
5 wins of 17 nominations
Year | Category | Title/Recipient | Results | Lost to |
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2000 | Choice Movie - Wipeout Scene of the Summer | Me, Myself & Irene | Won | |
2001 | Choice Movie - Hissy Fit | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Won | |
2003 | Choice Movie Actor - Comedy | Bruce Almighty | Won | |
2003 | Choice Movie - Chemistry (shared with Morgan Freeman) | Bruce Almighty | Nominated | Paul Walker (2 Fast 2 Furious) |
2003 | Choice - Comedian | Jim Carrey | Won | |
2004 | Choice - Comedian | Jim Carrey | Nominated | Adam Sandler |
2005 | Choice Movie Actor - Action/Adventure-Thriller | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Nominated | Chad Michael Murray (House of Wax) |
2005 | Choice Movie - Liar | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Nominated | Angelina Jolie (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) |
2005 | Choice Movie - Bad Guy | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Won | |
2005 | Choice - Comedian | Jim Carrey | Nominated | Adam Sandler |
2006 | Choice Movie Actor - Comedy | Fun with Dick and Jane | Nominated | Johnny Depp (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) |
2006 | Choice - Comedian | Jim Carrey | Nominated | Adam Sandler |
2007 | Choice Movie Actor - Horror/Thriller | The Number 23 | Nominated | Shia LaBeouf (Disturbia) |
2009 | Choice Movie Actor - Comedy | Yes Man | Nominated | Zac Efron (17 Again) |
2009 | Choice Movie - Hissy Fit | Yes Man | Nominated | Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana: The Movie) |
2009 | Choice Movie - Rockstar Moment | Yes Man | Nominated | Zac Efron (17 Again) |
2015 | Choice Movie Actor - Comedy | Dumb and Dumber To | Nominated | Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect 2) |
2015 | Choice Movie - Chemistry (shared with Jeff Daniels) | Dumb and Dumber To | Nominated | Anna Kendrick & Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect 2) |
Critics & Association Awards
Award Circuit Community awards
0 wins of 5 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
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1998 | Best Lead Actor | The Truman Show | Nominated | Edward Norton (American History X) |
1999 | Best Lead Actor | Man on the Moon | Nominated | Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) |
2004 | Best Lead Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator) |
2004 | Best Cast Ensemble | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Cast of (Sideways) |
2010 | Best Lead Actor | I Love You Phillip Morris | Nominated | Colin Firth (The King's Speech) |
Boston Society of Film Critics awards
1 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Lead Actor | Man on the Moon | Won |
Chicago Film Critics Association awards
0 wins of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Most Promising Actor | The Mask
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
Nominated | Hugh Grant (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Sirens) |
1999 | Best Actor | The Truman Show | Nominated | Ian McKellen (Gods and Monsters) |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association awards
1 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
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1999 | Best Lead Actor | The Truman Show | Won |
International Cinephile Society awards
1 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Best Lead Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won |
International Online Cinema awards
1 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Best Lead Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won |
London Critics Circle Film awards
1 win of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Newcomer of the Year | The Mask
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
Won | |
2001 | Actor of the Year | Man on the Moon
How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Nominated | Russell Crowe (Gladiator, The Insider) |
Online Film & Television Association awards
0 wins of 6 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
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1999 | Best Lead Actor | The Truman Show | Nominated | Ian McKellen (Gods and Monsters) |
1999 | Best Drama Actor | The Truman Show | Nominated | Ian McKellen (Gods and Monsters) |
1999 | Best Cinematic Moment (shared with Ed Harris & Natashca McElhone) | The Truman Show | Nominated | Tom Hanks (Saving Private Ryan) |
2000 | Best Lead Actor | Man on the Moon | Nominated | Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) |
2001 | Best Music, Adaption Song ("You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch") | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Nominated | Elton John (Almost Famous "Tiny Dancer") |
2005 | Best Lead Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Jamie Foxx (Ray) |
Online Film Critics Society awards
0 wins of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Best Lead Actor | Man on the Moon | Nominated | Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) |
2005 | Best Lead Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Paul Giamatti (Sideways) |
San Diego Film Critics Society awards
1 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Best Lead Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won |
Toronto Film Critics Association awards
0 wins of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Performance, Male | Man on the Moon | Nominated | Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) |
Washing DC Area Film Critics Association awards
0 wins of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Best Lead Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Jamie Foxx (Ray) |
Film Festival Awards
ShoWest Convention awards
2 wins of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title/Recipient | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Comedy Star of the Year | Jim Carrey | Won | |
2000 | Male Star of the Year | Jim Carrey | Won |
US Comedy Arts Festival awards
1 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title/Recipient | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | AFI Star award | Jim Carrey | Won |
International Awards
American Comedy awards
0 wins of 5 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Nominated | Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump) |
1996 | Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Nominated | John Travolta (Get Shorty) |
1999 | Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | The Truman Show | Nominated | Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful) |
1999 | Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a Television Series | The Larry Sanders Show | Nominated | David Duchovny (The Larry Sanders Show) |
2000 | Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Man on the Moon | Nominated | Mike Myers (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me) |
British Academy Film awards
0 wins of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Best Lead Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Jamie Foxx (Ray) |
Canadian Comedy awards
0 wins of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Film - Performance - Male | Man on the Moon | Nominated | Mike Myers (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me) |
2001 | Film - Pretty Funny Male Performance | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Nominated | Eugene Levy (Best In Show) |
CinEuphoria awards
1 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Best Actor - International Competition | I Love You Phillip Morris | Won |
Empire awards
0 wins of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Best Actor | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Nominated | Russell Crowe (Gladiator) |
2005 | Best Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Matt Damon (The Bourne Supremacy) |
Italian Online Movie awards
0 wins of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Best Lead Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Toni Servillo (The Consequences of Love) |
Jupiter awards
0 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Best International Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Will Smith (Hitch) |
MTV Movie awards, Mexico
1 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Most Divine Miracle in a Movie (For the chest of Grace) | Bruce Almighty | Won |
Order of Arts and Letters awards, France
1 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title/Recipient | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters award | Jim Carrey | Won |
Russian National Movie awards
0 wins of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title/Recipient | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Best Foreign Actor of the Year | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Johnny Depp (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) |
2014 | Best Foreign Actor of the Decade | Jim Carrey | Nominated | Leonardo DiCaprio |
Miscellaneous Awards
Blockbuster Entertainment awards
4 wins of 6 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Favorite Male Newcomer, On Video | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Won | |
1995 | Favorite Actor - Comedy, On Video | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Won | |
1998 | Favorite Actor - Comedy | Liar Liar | Won | |
1999 | Favorite Actor - Drama | The Truman Show | Nominated | Tom Hanks (Saving Private Ryan) |
2001 | Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance | Me, Myself & Irene | Nominated | Nicolas Cage (The Family Man) |
2001 | Favorite Actor - Comedy | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Won |
Cinema Eye Honors awards
1 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | The Unforgetabbles | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton | Won |
Gold Derby awards
0 wins of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Best Lead Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Paul Giamatti (Sideways) |
2004 | Best Ensemble Cast | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Cast of (Closer) |
Golden Raspberry awards
0 wins of 2 nominations
Year | Catgegory | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Worst New Star | The Mask
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Dumb and Dumber |
Nominated | Anna Nicole Smith (Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult) |
2008 | Worst Lead Actor | The Number 23 | Nominated | Eddie Murphy (Norbit) |
MovieGuide awards
1 win of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Lead Actor | The Truman Show | Won | |
2012 | Most Inspiring Performance in Movies | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Nominated | Alex Kendrick (Courageous) |
MTV Video Music awards
0 wins of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Best Video from a Film | The Mask
"Jim Carrey: Cuban Pete" |
Nominated | Batman Forever ("Seal: Kiss from a Rose") |
Satellite awards
0 wins of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Man on the Moon | Nominated | Philip Seymour Hoffman (Flawless) |
2005 | Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Jamie Foxx (Ray) |
Saturn awards
0 wins of 3 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Lead Actor | The Truman Show | Nominated | James Woods (Vampires) |
2001 | Best Lead Actor | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Nominated | Hugh Jackman (X-Men) |
2005 | Best Lead Actor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man 2) |
The Stinkers Bad Movie awards
0 wins of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Worst Lead Actor | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Nominated | Sylvester Stallone (Assassins, Judge Dredd) |
2005 | Worst On-Screen Couple (shared with Tea Leoni) | Fun with Dick and Jane | Nominated | Jamie Kennedy (Son of the Mask) |
TV Land awards
1 win of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Big Star/Little Screen Favorite | In Living Color | Nominated | Robin Williams (Mork & Mindy) |
2012 | Groundbreaking Show | In Living Color | Won |
Village Voice Film Poll awards
0 wins of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Best Lead Actor | I Love You Phillip Morris | Nominated | Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) |
The Webby awards
1 win of 1 nomination
Year | Category | Title | Results | Lost to |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Best Individual Performance | Presidential Reunion | Won |