Melissa Barrera as a Mexican actress and singer has received various accolades for her work in film, television, and musical theatre. After rising to prominence in Mexican telenovelas, she gained international recognition for her starring role in the musical drama In the Heights (2021) and the Scream franchise, which she received a Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture nomination in 2022, and a Golden Scythe Horror Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2023.
For her performance in the horror-romance as Laura Franco in Your Monster (2024), she won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and a Sin Fronteras Award at the Los Cabos International Film Festival in 2024, and received a nomination for Best Actress at the Imagen Awards in 2025. For playing Lyn Hernandez in Vida (2018-2020), she was nominated for Best Actress at the Imagen Awards in 2021, and received another Imagen Award for Best Actress nomination for Keep Breathing in 2023.
Major associations Satellite Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult2022In the HeightsBest Actress in a Motion Picture
Imagen Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult2021 VidaBest Actress – Television (Comedy)2023Keep BreathingBest Actress – Television (Drama)2025Your MonsterBest Actress2026The Copenhagen TestBest Actress – Drama (Television)
Miscellaneous awards OrganizationsYearCategoryWorkResultAgrupación de Periodistas Teatrales2015Revelation in TheatreHoy no me puedo levantarAgrupación de Críticos y Periodistas de TeatroFemale Revelation in a MusicalNational Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards2019Outstanding Television SeriesVida49th Annual Nosotros Golden Eagle AwardsBreakout ArtistHerselfQueerty Awards2020Next Big ThingHollywood Critics Association2021Best ActressIn the HeightsWomen Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Screen Couple (shared with Anthony Ramos)Hollywood Music in Media AwardsBest Onscreen Performance (shared with Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Gregory Diaz IV, Noah Catala, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, and Dascha Polanco)IMDb STARmeter Awards2022Fan FavoriteHerselfGolden Scythe Horror Awards2023Best Actress in a Leading RoleScream VISun Valley Film Festival2024Best Narrative in a Feature FilmYour MonsterBest Performance in a Feature FilmSundance Film FestivalAudience AwardLos Cabos International Film FestivalSin Fronteras AwardLower East Side Film FestivalThe Best of The FestivalBrussels International Film FestivalInternational CompetitionCharlotte Film FestivalAudience Favorite AwardLatino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards2025Best ActressBroadway.com Audience Choice Awards 2026Favorite Featured Actress in a MusicalTitaniqueFavorite Breakthrough Performance (Female)Dorian AwardsOutstanding Featured Performance in a Broadway Musical
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