The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Rachel McAdams.
Rachel McAdams is a Canadian actress. Known for both her dramatic and comedic roles on stage and screen, she has received numerous accolades throughout her career including a Critics' Choice Movie Award, a Independent Spirit Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for a Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Tony Award. She has also received several audience awards including three MTV Movie Awards, and six Teen Choice Awards with nominations for three People's Choice Awards.
McAdams gained acclaim for her role as Regina George in the teen comedy Mean Girls (2004) for which she won the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance. That same year she starred as the lead in the romance drama The Notebook (2004) earning several Teen Choice Awards including Choice Movie Actress in a Drama Film. In 2005 she was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. During this time she acted in a string of successful films such as the raunchy romantic comedy film Wedding Crashers (2005), the family drama The Family Stone (2005), the psychological thriller Red Eye (2005), the romance drama The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), the period mystery action film Sherlock Holmes (2009), the fantasy romance comedy Midnight in Paris (2011), the romance drama The Vow (2012), and the superhero film Doctor Strange (2016).
In 2015, she portrayed journalist Sacha Pfeiffer in the Tom McCarthy directed biographical drama Spotlight for which she earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role. She won an Independent Spirit Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award along with the film's ensemble. In 2018, she acted in the comedic action film Game Night for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. She portrayed a compassionate mother in the coming-of-age film Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023) for which she earned numerous critics awards and nominations including a win for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress.
On television, she portrayed a Detective Sergeant in the second season of the HBO mystery-anthology series True Detective (2015) earning a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries. She guest starred as herself in the FXX comedy series Dave (2023) earning a Hollywood Critics Association nomination. On stage, she made her Broadway debut playing a struggling single mother in the Amy Herzog play Mary Jane where she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Major Associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actress Spotlight
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2006 Rising Star Award
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2016Best Supporting ActressSpotlightBest Acting Ensemble 2019Best Actress in a ComedyGame Night Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016Best Actress in a Movie/MiniseriesTrue Detective Critics' Choice Super Awards 2026 Best Actress in a Horror Movie Send Help
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Outstanding Cast in a Motion PictureMidnight in Paris 2016Outstanding Actress in a Supporting RoleSpotlightOutstanding Cast in a Motion Picture
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2025 Best Actress in a Play Mary Jane
Miscellaneous Awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Broadway.com Audience Awards 2024 Favorite Performance of the Year (Play) Mary Jane Favorite Leading Actress in a Play Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female) Gemini Awards 2004 Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series Slings and Arrows 2006 Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series Slings and Arrows Genie Awards 2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Perfect Pie Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015 Ensemble Performance Spotlight 2023 Outstanding Supporting Performance Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Independent Spirit Awards 2015 Robert Altman Award (Best Ensemble) Spotlight MTV Movie Awards 2005 Best Breakthrough Female Performance Mean Girls Best Villain Best On-Screen Team Best Female Performance The Notebook Best Kiss 2006 Best Performance Red Eye 2012Best Kiss (shared with Channing Tatum)The Vow People's Choice Awards 2013Favorite Drama Movie ActressThe Vow Favorite On-Screen Chemistry (shared with Channing Tatum) 2016Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress Spotlight Teen Choice Awards 2004 Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Mean Girls Choice Movie: Blush Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Choice Movie: Villain Choice Movie Fight/Action Sequence Choice Movie: Female Breakout Star Mean Girls and The Notebook Choice Female Hottie Herself Choice Female Fashion Icon 2005 Choice Movie Actress: Drama The Notebook Choice Movie: Chemistry Choice Movie: Dance Scene Choice Movie: Liplock Choice Movie Love Scene 2006 Choice Movie: Scream Red Eye Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Wedding Crashers and The Family Stone Choice Movie: Liplock Wedding Crashers 2010 Choice Movie Actress: Action Sherlock Holmes Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi The Time Traveler's Wife 2012 Choice Movie Actress: Drama The Vow Choice Movie Actress: Romance Choice Movie: Liplock 2017 Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy Doctor Strange Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2015 American Riviera Award Spotlight Satellite Awards 2005 Best Supporting Actress Comedy or Musical The Family Stone 2011 Midnight in Paris 2015 Spotlight Saturn Awards 2005 Best Actress Red Eye 2009 Best Supporting Actress Sherlock Holmes ShowWest 2005 Supporting Actress of the Year Mean Girls / The Notebook 2009 Female Star of the Year
Critics Associations Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2015 Boston Online Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Spotlight Boston Society of Film Critics Best Cast Denver Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Detroit Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Florida Film Critics Circle Best Cast New York Film Critics Online Best Ensemble Cast San Diego Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Ensemble 2023Astra Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Austin Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Chicago Indie Critics Best Supporting Actress Denver Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Georgia Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Hawaii Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Hollywood Critics Association Best Supporting Actress - Midseason Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Dave Houston Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Supporting Performance Kansas City Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Las Vegas Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Best Supporting Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Performance Michigan Movie Critics Guild Best Supporting Actress Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Best Supporting Actress Music City Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Best Supporting Performance New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Online Association of Female Film Critics Best Supporting Actress Online Film and Television Association Best Supporting Actress Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Phoenix Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Portland Critics Association Best Supporting Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Seattle Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress North Texas Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress UK Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Utah Film Critics Association Best Supporting Performance, Female
Theatre Awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Drama Desk Awards 2024 Outstanding Lead Performance in a PlayMary Jane Drama League Awards 2024 Distinguished Performance Outer Critics Circle Awards 2024 Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play Theatre World Awards 2024 Outstanding Debut Performance
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