Award | Wins | Nominations |
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0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | |
1 | 6 | |
1 | 3 | |
1 | 5 | |
1 | 2 |
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor Eddie Murphy.
Murphy earned both a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for Eddie Murphy: Comedian (1983), and an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for hosting Saturday Night Live (2019).
He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs., the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, The Nutty Professor, and Dolemite Is My Name. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Dreamgirls | Nominated | [1] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
British Academy Film Awards | ||||
2002 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Shrek | Nominated | [2] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | New Star of the Year – Actor | 48 Hrs. | Nominated | [3] |
1984 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Trading Places | Nominated | [4] |
1985 | Beverly Hills Cop | Nominated | [5] | |
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Nominated | [6] | |
2007 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Dreamgirls | Won | [7] |
2020 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Dolemite Is My Name | Nominated | [8] |
2023 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Honoured | [9] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | Best R&B Instrumental Performance | ”Boogie in Your Butt" | Nominated | [10] |
Best Comedy Album | Eddie Murphy | Nominated | ||
1984 | Eddie Murphy: Comedian | Won | [11] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
1983 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | [12] |
1984 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Nominated | [13] | |
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Nominated | |||
1999 | Outstanding Animated Program | The PJs: He's Gotta Have It | Nominated | [14] |
2020 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Won | [15] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | Dreamgirls | Won | [16] |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | — | Gala Tribute | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | The PJs | Best Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production | Nominated | |
2001 | Shrek | Best Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature | Won | |
2008 | Shrek the Halls | Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Best Actor | Nominated | |
Showtime | ||||
Shrek | ||||
2007 | Dreamgirls | Nominated | ||
Norbit |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Life | Outstanding Film (shared with Brian Grazer) | Nominated | |
2000 | Bowfinger | Outstanding Actor | Nominated | |
2002 | Shrek | Outstanding Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
2007 | Dreamgirls | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Favorite Lead Actor - Comedy | Won | |
1999 | Dr. Dolittle | Nominated | ||
2000 | Life | Favorite Comedy Team (shared with Martin Lawrence) | Nominated | |
Bowfinger | Favorite Comedy Team (shared with Steve Martin) | Nominated | ||
2001 | Nutty Professor 2 | Favorite Lead Actor - Comedy | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Best Lead Actor | Nominated | |
1988 | Coming to America | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | — | Honorary Award | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | Harlem Nights | Worst Director | Nominated | |
Worst Screenplay | Won | |||
2003 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash, I Spy and Showtime | Worst Actor | Nominated | |
Worst Screen Couple | Nominated [a] | |||
2008 | Norbit | Worst Actor | Won [b] | |
Worst Supporting Actor | Won [c] | |||
Worst Supporting Actress | Won [d] | |||
Worst Screen Couple | Nominated [e] | |||
Worst Screenplay | Nominated | |||
2009 | Meet Dave | Worst Actor | Nominated | |
Worst Screen Couple | Nominated [f] | |||
2010 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash, I Spy, Imagine That, Meet Dave, Norbit and Showtime | Worst Actor of the Decade | Won | |
Imagine That | Worst Actor | Nominated | ||
2013 | A Thousand Words | Nominated | ||
2020 | Dolemite Is My Name | Razzie Redeemer Award | Won | [18] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Shrek | Coolest Character of the Year | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | — | Career Achievement Award | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Best Male Performance | Nominated | |
Best Comedic Performance | Nominated | |||
2001 | Nutty Professor 2 | Nominated | ||
2002 | Shrek | Nominated | ||
Best On-Screen Team (shared with Cameron Diaz & Mike Myers) | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | Trading Places | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Won | |
1990 | — | Entertainer of the Year | Won | |
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
2007 | Dreamgirls | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
2012 | Tower Heist | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
2020 | Dolemite Is My Name | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Favorite Movie Actor | Won | |
1989 | Coming to America | Nominated | ||
1990 | Harlem Nights | Nominated | [19] | |
1991 | TBA | Nominated | [20] | |
1999 | Dr. Dolittle | Nominated | ||
2001 | Nutty Professor 2 | Nominated | ||
2002 | Shrek | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Won | |
Dr. Dolittle 2 | Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
2004 |
The Haunted Mansion Daddy Day Care |
Nominated | ||
2005 | Shrek 2 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Nominated | |
2008 | Shrek the Third | Won | ||
Norbit | Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
2011 | Shrek Forever After | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Best Lead Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Beverly Hills Cop | Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer | Won | |
1989 | Coming to America | Favorite Comedy Motion Picture Actor | Won | |
2002 | Shrek | Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Nominated | |
2001 | Nutty Professor 2 | Nominated | ||
2016 | Mr. Church | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Best Actor | Won | |
2002 | Shrek | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Beverly Hills Cop | Star of the Year | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | The Nutty Professor | Star on the Walk of Fame - Motion Picture 7000 Hollywood, Blvd. | Won |
Award | Wins | Nominations |
---|---|---|
0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | |
1 | 6 | |
1 | 3 | |
1 | 5 | |
1 | 2 |
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor Eddie Murphy.
Murphy earned both a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for Eddie Murphy: Comedian (1983), and an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for hosting Saturday Night Live (2019).
He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs., the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, The Nutty Professor, and Dolemite Is My Name. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Dreamgirls | Nominated | [1] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
British Academy Film Awards | ||||
2002 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Shrek | Nominated | [2] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | New Star of the Year – Actor | 48 Hrs. | Nominated | [3] |
1984 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Trading Places | Nominated | [4] |
1985 | Beverly Hills Cop | Nominated | [5] | |
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Nominated | [6] | |
2007 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Dreamgirls | Won | [7] |
2020 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Dolemite Is My Name | Nominated | [8] |
2023 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Honoured | [9] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | Best R&B Instrumental Performance | ”Boogie in Your Butt" | Nominated | [10] |
Best Comedy Album | Eddie Murphy | Nominated | ||
1984 | Eddie Murphy: Comedian | Won | [11] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
1983 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | [12] |
1984 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Nominated | [13] | |
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Nominated | |||
1999 | Outstanding Animated Program | The PJs: He's Gotta Have It | Nominated | [14] |
2020 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Won | [15] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | Dreamgirls | Won | [16] |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | — | Gala Tribute | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | The PJs | Best Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production | Nominated | |
2001 | Shrek | Best Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature | Won | |
2008 | Shrek the Halls | Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Best Actor | Nominated | |
Showtime | ||||
Shrek | ||||
2007 | Dreamgirls | Nominated | ||
Norbit |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Life | Outstanding Film (shared with Brian Grazer) | Nominated | |
2000 | Bowfinger | Outstanding Actor | Nominated | |
2002 | Shrek | Outstanding Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
2007 | Dreamgirls | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Favorite Lead Actor - Comedy | Won | |
1999 | Dr. Dolittle | Nominated | ||
2000 | Life | Favorite Comedy Team (shared with Martin Lawrence) | Nominated | |
Bowfinger | Favorite Comedy Team (shared with Steve Martin) | Nominated | ||
2001 | Nutty Professor 2 | Favorite Lead Actor - Comedy | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Best Lead Actor | Nominated | |
1988 | Coming to America | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | — | Honorary Award | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | Harlem Nights | Worst Director | Nominated | |
Worst Screenplay | Won | |||
2003 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash, I Spy and Showtime | Worst Actor | Nominated | |
Worst Screen Couple | Nominated [a] | |||
2008 | Norbit | Worst Actor | Won [b] | |
Worst Supporting Actor | Won [c] | |||
Worst Supporting Actress | Won [d] | |||
Worst Screen Couple | Nominated [e] | |||
Worst Screenplay | Nominated | |||
2009 | Meet Dave | Worst Actor | Nominated | |
Worst Screen Couple | Nominated [f] | |||
2010 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash, I Spy, Imagine That, Meet Dave, Norbit and Showtime | Worst Actor of the Decade | Won | |
Imagine That | Worst Actor | Nominated | ||
2013 | A Thousand Words | Nominated | ||
2020 | Dolemite Is My Name | Razzie Redeemer Award | Won | [18] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Shrek | Coolest Character of the Year | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | — | Career Achievement Award | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Best Male Performance | Nominated | |
Best Comedic Performance | Nominated | |||
2001 | Nutty Professor 2 | Nominated | ||
2002 | Shrek | Nominated | ||
Best On-Screen Team (shared with Cameron Diaz & Mike Myers) | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | Trading Places | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Won | |
1990 | — | Entertainer of the Year | Won | |
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
2007 | Dreamgirls | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
2012 | Tower Heist | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
2020 | Dolemite Is My Name | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Favorite Movie Actor | Won | |
1989 | Coming to America | Nominated | ||
1990 | Harlem Nights | Nominated | [19] | |
1991 | TBA | Nominated | [20] | |
1999 | Dr. Dolittle | Nominated | ||
2001 | Nutty Professor 2 | Nominated | ||
2002 | Shrek | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Won | |
Dr. Dolittle 2 | Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
2004 |
The Haunted Mansion Daddy Day Care |
Nominated | ||
2005 | Shrek 2 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Nominated | |
2008 | Shrek the Third | Won | ||
Norbit | Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
2011 | Shrek Forever After | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Best Lead Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Beverly Hills Cop | Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer | Won | |
1989 | Coming to America | Favorite Comedy Motion Picture Actor | Won | |
2002 | Shrek | Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Nominated | |
2001 | Nutty Professor 2 | Nominated | ||
2016 | Mr. Church | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Nutty Professor | Best Actor | Won | |
2002 | Shrek | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Beverly Hills Cop | Star of the Year | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | The Nutty Professor | Star on the Walk of Fame - Motion Picture 7000 Hollywood, Blvd. | Won |