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The Austin Powers franchise is a series of action-comedy films consisting of International Man of Mystery (1997), The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). Each film starred and was written by Canadian-English actor Mike Myers, who portrayed the titular character along with several other roles, such as Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard and Goldmember. The series has also featured Basil Exposition (Michael York), Number 2 (Robert Wagner and Rob Lowe), Frau Farbissina (Mindy Sterling), Scott Evil (Seth Green) and Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley). The franchise was directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema.
The films have received mixed to positive reviews: International Man of Mystery earned a 70% "fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes,[1] The Spy Who Shagged Me gained 52%,[2] and In Goldmember 55%.[3] The films are parodies of the earlier features in the James Bond series as well as other 1960s spy films.[4]
Austin Powers has received over 40 award nominations and over 20 wins, with one Academy Award nomination for The Spy Who Shagged Me under the category of Best Makeup and one Grammy Award nomination for Best Soundtrack Album and one Grammy win for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for Madonna's 1999 song "Beautiful Stranger". Other awards for the franchise include four MTV Movie Award wins (with eight nominations), two Teen Choice Awards (two nominations), one Saturn Award (four nominations), one Golden Globe Award nomination, three Satellite Award nominations and two Empire Award nominations.
| Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actor – Comedy | Mike Myers | |
| Favorite Actress – Comedy | Elizabeth Hurley | ||
| Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Mike Myers | |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Dance Sequence – "Some London Citizens"[5] | Mike Myers | |
| Best Villain | Mike Myers | ||
| Best Comedic Performance | Mike Myers | ||
| Best Movie | — | ||
| Saturn Awards | Best Fantasy Film[6] | — | |
| Best Costume[7] | Deena Appel |
| Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Makeup[8] | Michèle Burke, Mike Smithson | |
| American Comedy Awards | Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture in a Leading Role | Mike Myers | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actress – Comedy[9] | Heather Graham | |
| Favorite Soundtrack | — | ||
| Favorite Villain | Mike Myers | ||
| Favorite Actor – Comedy | Mike Myers | ||
| Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy | Verne Troyer | ||
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy | Mindy Sterling | ||
| BMI Awards | BMI Film Music Award[10] | George S. Clinton | |
| Brit Awards | Best Soundtrack[11] | — | |
| Canadian Comedy Awards | Film – Performance – Male[12] | Mike Myers | |
| Film – Writing – Original | Mike Myers | ||
| Costume Designers Guild | Excellence in Costume Design for Film – Period/Fantasy[13] | Deena Appel | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song (for "Beautiful Stranger")[14] | Madonna, William Orbit | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Comedy Trailer[15] | — | |
| Best of Show | — | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media (for "Beautiful Stranger")[16] | Madonna, William Orbit | |
| Best Soundtrack Album[17] | — | ||
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | Best Period Hair Styling – Feature[18] | Candy L. Walken, Jeri Baker, Jennifer Bower O'Halloran, Toni-Ann Walker | |
| Best Period Makeup – Feature[19] | Patty York, Cheryl Ann Nick, Michèle Burke, Steve Artmont | ||
| Best Special Effects Makeup – Feature | Michèle Burke, Kenny Myers, Will Huff, Kevin Haney | ||
| Best Special Effects Makeup – Feature | Stan Winston, Mike Smithson | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie[20] | — | |
| Favorite Movie Actor | Mike Myers | ||
| Favorite Movie Couple | Heather Graham, Mike Myers | ||
| Favorite Song from a Movie | Madonna | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Home Video Packaging[21] | — | |
| Best Song (for "Beautiful Stranger") | Madonna | ||
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain[22] | Mike Myers | |
| Best Comedic Performance | Mike Myers | ||
| Best Fight | Mike Myers, Verne Troyer | ||
| Best Movie | — | ||
| Best Musical Performance | Mike Myers, Verne Troyer | ||
| Saturn Awards | Best Actress[23] | Heather Graham | |
| Best Fantasy Film | — | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Comedy Movie[24] | — | |
| Choice Movie Villain for "Fat Bastard" | Mike Myers |
| Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI Film & Television Awards | BMI Film Music Award[25] | George S. Clinton | |
| Canadian Comedy Awards | Film – Pretty Funny Male Performance[26] | Mike Myers | |
| Film – Pretty Funny Writing | Mike Myers | ||
| Empire Awards | Best Actor[27] | Mike Myers | |
| Scene of the Year[28] | The opening sequence | ||
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | Best Character Hair Styling – Feature[29] | Candy L. Walken, Jeri Baker, Susan V. Kalinowski | |
| Best Period Hair Styling – Feature | Candy L. Walken, Jeri Baker, Susan V. Kalinowski | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie[30] [31] | — | |
| Favorite Female Butt Kicker[32] | Beyoncé Knowles | ||
| Favorite Male Movie Star | Mike Myers | ||
| Favorite Fart in a Movie | — | ||
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Comedic Performance[33] | Mike Myers | |
| Best Villain | Mike Myers | ||
| Best Female Breakthrough Performance | Beyoncé Knowles | ||
| Satellite Awards | Best Costume Design[34] | Deena Appel | |
| Best Original Song | "Work It Out" | ||
| Best Overall DVD | — | ||
| Saturn Awards | Best Costume[35] | Deena Appel | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Comedy Movie Actor[36] | Mike Myers | |
| Choice Breakout Movie Actress | Beyoncé Knowles |