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Eddie Murphy
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (2)
American Comedy Awards, USA (1)
Annie Awards (3)
BET Awards (3)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (5)
BAFTA Awards (1)
Critics Choice Awards (3)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (5)
Golden Globes, USA (7)
Satellite Awards (4)
Grammy Awards (3)
Hollywood Film Awards (1)
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards (1)
Image Awards (NAACP) (11)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Kids' Choice Awards, USA (11)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1)
MTV Movie + TV Awards (6)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (1)
People's Choice Awards, USA (4)
Razzie Awards (15)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2)
ShoWest Convention, USA (2)
Teen Choice Awards (1)
Walk of Fame (1)
Black Reel Awards (6)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (1)
Austin Film Critics Association (1)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (2)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (2)
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US (1)
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) (2)
Jupiter Award (3)
CinEuphoria Awards (1)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (7)
Golden Schmoes Awards (1)
Women Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (1)
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards (2)
North Carolina Film Critics Association (1)
Black Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Phoenix Critics Circle (1)
Gold Derby Awards (3)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (1)
Bravo Otto (2)
Black Reel Awards for Television (1)
Soul Train Awards (1)
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (1)
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards (1)
American Film Awards (1)
Hollywood Critics Association (1)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) (1)
45 wins & 106 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2007 Nominee
Oscar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Dreamgirls
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2002 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Supporting Actor
Shrek
1997 Winner
Saturn Award
Best Actor
The Nutty Professor
American Comedy Awards, USA
1997 Nominee
American Comedy Award
Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
The Nutty Professor
Annie Awards
2008 Nominee
Annie
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
Shrek the Halls
As "Donkey".
2001 Winner
Annie
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production
Shrek
- As the voice of "Donkey".
1999 Nominee
Annie
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
The PJs
For playing "Thurgood Stubbs".
BET Awards
2020 Nominee
BET Award
Best Actor
2007 Nominee
BET Award
Best Actor
Norbit
Dreamgirls
2002 Nominee
BET Award
Best Actor
Showtime
Shrek
Dr. Dolittle 2
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2001 Nominee
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Actor - Comedy
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000 Nominee
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Comedy Team
Bowfinger
Shared with:
Steve Martin
2000 Nominee
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Comedy Team
Life
Shared with:
Martin Lawrence
1999 Nominee
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Actor - Comedy
Doctor Dolittle
1997 Winner
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Actor - Comedy
The Nutty Professor
BAFTA Awards
2002 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Shrek
Critics Choice Awards
2020 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
2007 Winner
Critics Choice Award
Best Supporting Actor
Dreamgirls
2007 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Acting Ensemble
Dreamgirls
Shared with:
Beyoncé
·
Jennifer Hudson
·
Anika Noni Rose
·
Jamie Foxx
·
Keith D. Robinson
·
Sharon Leal
·
Danny Glover
·
Hinton Battle
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2006 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Dreamgirls
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2006 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Dreamgirls
Primetime Emmy Awards
2020 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live
For playing "Host" in episode "
Eddie Murphy/Lizzo (2019)
".
1999 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
The PJs
For episode "He's Gotta Have It".
Shared with:
Steve Tompkins
·
Larry Wilmore
·
Brian Grazer
·
Ron Howard
·
Tony Krantz
·
Will Vinton
·
Tom Turpin
·
Bill Freiberger
·
David Flebotte
·
Mary Sandell
·
David Bleiman Ichioka
·
Michael Price
·
J. Michael Mendel
·
Al Jean
·
Mike Reiss
·
Les Firestein
·
Donald R. Beck
·
Mark Gustafson
1984 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Saturday Night Live
1984 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Saturday Night Live
For show #378.
Shared with:
Andrew Smith
·
Jim Belushi
·
Andy Breckman
·
Robin Duke
·
Adam Green
·
Mary Gross
·
Nate Herman
·
Tim Kazurinsky
·
Kevin Kelton
·
Andrew Kurtzman
·
Michael C. McCarthy
·
Pamela Norris
·
Margaret Oberman
·
Joe Piscopo
·
Herbert Sargent
·
Bob Tischler
·
Eliot Wald
1983 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series
Saturday Night Live
For playing "Various Characters".
Golden Globes, USA
2023 Winner
Cecil B. DeMille Award
2020 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Dolemite Is My Name
2007 Winner
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Dreamgirls
1997 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
The Nutty Professor
1985 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Beverly Hills Cop
2 more
All
Satellite Awards
2019 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Dolemite Is My Name
2017 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mr. Church
2001 Nominee
Golden Satellite Award
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
1997 Nominee
Golden Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
The Nutty Professor
Grammy Awards
1984 Winner
Grammy
Best Comedy Recording
For "Eddie Murphy: Comedian".
1983 Nominee
Grammy
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
For "Boogie In Your Butt (Instrumental Version)"
1983 Nominee
Grammy
Best Comedy Recording
For "Eddie Murphy"
Hollywood Film Awards
2016 Winner
Career Achievement Award
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
2021 Winner
Distinguished Artisan Award
Image Awards (NAACP)
2022 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
Coming 2 America
Album: Coming 2 America (Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Shared with:
Craig Brewer
·
Kevin Misher
·
Randy Spendlove
·
Jeffrey Harleston
·
Brittney Ramsdell
2021 Winner
Hall of Fame
2020 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Dolemite Is My Name
2012 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Tower Heist
2007 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Dreamgirls
6 more
All
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2019 Nominee
KCFCC Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
2011 Winner
Blimp Award
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Shrek Forever After
2008 Nominee
Blimp Award
Favorite Male Movie Star
Norbit
2008 Winner
Blimp Award
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Shrek the Third
2005 Nominee
Blimp Award
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Shrek 2
2004 Nominee
Blimp Award
Favorite Movie Actor
The Haunted Mansion
Daddy Day Care
6 more
All
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1996 Nominee
LAFCA Award
Best Actor
The Nutty Professor
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2002 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best Comedic Performance
Shrek
2002 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best On-Screen Team
Shrek
Shared with:
Cameron Diaz
·
Mike Myers
2001 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best Comedic Performance
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
1997 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best Male Performance
The Nutty Professor
1997 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best Comedic Performance
The Nutty Professor
1 more
All
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1997 Winner
NSFC Award
Best Actor
The Nutty Professor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2006 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor
Dreamgirls
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2007 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Supporting Actor
Dreamgirls
People's Choice Awards, USA
2021 Nominee
People's Choice Award
Favorite Male Movie Star
Coming 2 America
2002 Winner
People's Choice Award
Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy
1989 Winner
People's Choice Award
Favorite Comedy Motion Picture Actor
1985 Winner
People's Choice Award
Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
Tied with
Tom Selleck
.
Razzie Awards
2020 Winner
Redeemer Award
Dolemite Is My Name
2013 Nominee
Razzie Award
Worst Actor
A Thousand Words
2010 Nominee
Razzie Award
Worst Actor
Imagine That
2010 Winner
Razzie Award
Worst Actor of the Decade
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
I Spy
Imagine That
Meet Dave
Norbit
Showtime
Nominated for 12 "achievements", "winner" of 3 Razzies.
2009 Nominee
Razzie Award
Worst Actor
Meet Dave
10 more
All
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2019 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
2019 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Comedic Performance
Dolemite Is My Name
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2007 Winner
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Dreamgirls
2007 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Dreamgirls
Shared with:
Hinton Battle
·
Jamie Foxx
·
Danny Glover
·
Jennifer Hudson
·
Beyoncé
·
Sharon Leal
·
Keith D. Robinson
·
Anika Noni Rose
ShoWest Convention, USA
1992 Winner
Special Award
Star of the Decade
1985 Winner
Special Award
Star of the Year
Teen Choice Awards
2001 Nominee
Teen Choice Award
Choice Comedian
Walk of Fame
1996 Winner
Star on the Walk of Fame
Motion Picture
On 26 June 1996. At 7000 Hollywood Blvd.
Black Reel Awards
2020 Winner
Black Reel
Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
Dolemite Is My Name
2020 Winner
Black Reel
Outstanding Motion Picture
Dolemite Is My Name
Shared with:
John Fox
·
John Davis
2007 Nominee
Black Reel
Best Supporting Actor
Dreamgirls
2002 Nominee
Black Reel
Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor
Shrek
2000 Nominee
Black Reel
Theatrical - Best Actor
Bowfinger
1 more
All
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2007 Winner
COFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Dreamgirls
Austin Film Critics Association
2020 Nominee
AFCA Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2019 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
2006 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Dreamgirls
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2020 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
2020 Nominee
EDA Special Mention Award
Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest
Dolemite Is My Name
Eddie Murphy (58) and Da'Vine Joy Randolph (33) 25
Shared with:
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2019 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2019 Winner
AAFCA Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
2006 Winner
AAFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Dreamgirls
Jupiter Award
1988 Nominee
Jupiter Award
Best International Actor
Beverly Hills Cop II
1986 Nominee
Jupiter Award
Best International Actor
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 Nominee
Jupiter Award
Best International Actor
Trading Places
CinEuphoria Awards
2018 Winner
CinEuphoria
Career - Honorary Award
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2020 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
Online Film & Television Association
2024 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Character
Beverly Hills Cop
2020 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Individual Host or Panelist in a Reality or Non-Fiction Program
Saturday Night Live
2007 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Supporting Actor
Dreamgirls
2007 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Music, Original Song
Dreamgirls
For the song "Patience".
Shared with:
Henry Krieger
·
Willie Reale
·
Keith D. Robinson
·
Anika Noni Rose
1999 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Family Actor
Mulan
2 more
All
Golden Schmoes Awards
2019 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Actor of the Year
Dolemite Is My Name
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2007 Winner
WFCC Award
Hall of Shame
Norbit
"See Hairspray above, but with stereotypically shrewish personality to match."
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2020 Nominee
INOCA TV
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
2002 Nominee
Stinker Award
Worst Actor
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
I Spy
Showtime
2002 Nominee
Stinker Award
Worst On-Screen Couple
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
I Spy
Showtime
and anyone forced to co-star with him
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2020 Nominee
NCFCA Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2019 Winner
BFCC Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
Phoenix Critics Circle
2019 Nominee
PCC Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
Gold Derby Awards
2020 Winner
Gold Derby TV Award
Comedy Guest Actor
Saturday Night Live
2007 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Supporting Actor
Dreamgirls
As James "Thunder" Early
2007 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Ensemble Cast
Dreamgirls
Shared with:
Hinton Battle
·
Jamie Foxx
·
Danny Glover
·
Jennifer Hudson
·
Beyoncé
·
Sharon Leal
·
Keith D. Robinson
·
Anika Noni Rose
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2020 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
Bravo Otto
1988 Nominee
Bravo Otto Germany
Best Actor (Schauspieler)
1987 Nominee
Bravo Otto Germany
Best Actor (Schauspieler)
Black Reel Awards for Television
2020 Winner
Black Reel
Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live
Soul Train Awards
1993 Winner
Soul Train Award
Heritage Award
For the year: "1993"
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards
2019 Nominee
PFCC Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
2015 Winner
Mark Twain Prize
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards
2020 Nominee
MCFCA Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
American Film Awards
2020 Winner
American Film Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
Hollywood Critics Association
2020 Nominee
HCA Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)
2020 Nominee
CIC Award
Best Actor
Dolemite Is My Name
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