List of awards and nominations received by Adam McKay explained

List of Adam McKay awards

Award	Wins	Nominations
Academy Awards
BAFTA Film Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Primetime Emmy Award

This is a list of awards and nominations received by American film director, producer, screenwriter, comedian and actor Adam McKay.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	Best Director	The Big Short		^[1]
	Best Adapted Screenplay
2018	Best Picture	Vice		^[2]
	Best Director
	Best Original Screenplay
2021	Best Picture	Don't Look Up		^[3]
	Best Original Screenplay

BAFTA Film Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	Best Direction	The Big Short		^[4]
	Best Adapted Screenplay
2018	Best Original Screenplay	Vice		^[5]
2021	Best Film	Don't Look Up		^[6]
	Best Original Screenplay

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	Best Screenplay – Motion Picture	The Big Short		^[7]
2018	Best Director – Motion Picture	Vice		^[8]
	Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
	Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
2021		Don't Look Up		^[9]
	Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2001	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program	Saturday Night Live		^[10]
2009	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special	You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush
2015	Outstanding Variety Sketch Series	Drunk History
2016
2017
2018
		I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman
2019
		Drunk History
	Outstanding Variety Special (Live)	Live in Front of a Studio Audience
	Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series	Succession
	Outstanding Drama Series
2020
	Outstanding Comedy Series	Dead to Me
	Outstanding Variety Sketch Series	Drunk History
2022	Outstanding Drama Series	Succession
2023	Outstanding Drama Series	Succession

Guilds

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	Outstanding Directing – Feature Film	The Big Short		^[11]
2018		Vice		^[12]
	Outstanding Directing – Drama Series	Succession

Producers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2018	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Vice		^[13]
2019	Best Episodic Drama	Succession		^[14]
2021				^[15]
	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Don't Look Up

Writers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2000	Best Comedy-Variety Talk Series	Saturday Night Live
2001
2009
2015	Best Adapted Screenplay	The Big Short		^[16]
2018	Best Original Screenplay	Vice		^[17]
	Paul Selvin Award
2021	Best Original Screenplay	Don't Look Up		^[18]

Other awards and nominations

AACTA International Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	Best Direction	The Big Short
2018	Best Film	Vice

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	Best Screenplay, Adapted	The Big Short
2018	Best Director	Vice
	Best Screenplay, Original

Austin Film Critics Association

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	Best Director	The Big Short
	Best Adapted Screenplay

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2010	Best Comedy	The Other Guys		^[19]
2015	Best Adapted Screenplay	The Big Short		^[20]
	Best Comedy
2018	Best Picture	Vice		^[21]
	Best Director
	Best Original Screenplay
2021	Best Picture	Don't Look Up		^[22]
	Best Original Screenplay
	Best Comedy

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2018	Best Film	Vice
	Best Director

Detroit Film Critics Society

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2018	Best Director	Vice
	Best Screenplay
2021	Best Director	Don't Look Up

St. Louis Film Critics Association

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2018	Best Director	Vice
	Best Screenplay

Toronto Film Critics Association

Notes and References

1. News: "Spotlight" wins best picture. July 18, 2016. The Denver Post. February 28, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817202607/http://www.denverpost.com/2016/02/28/spotlight-wins-best-picture/. August 17, 2016.
2. Web site: Oscars 2019: Roma and The Favourite vie for glory with 10 nominations each. January 22, 2019. The Guardian. January 23, 2019.
3. Web site: 2022. 2022-02-09. Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. en.
4. News: Diana. Lodderhose. 'The Revenant,' Leonardo DiCaprio Dominate BAFTA Awards. Variety. February 14, 2016. February 15, 2016.
5. Web site: Bafta Film Awards 2019: Olivia Colman's The Favourite leads nominations. January 9, 2019. BBC News. January 9, 2019.
6. Web site: 2022-01-11. 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: Nominations. 2022-02-09. www.bafta.org. en.
7. Web site: The Golden Globes: Full List of Winners and Nominees. NBC News. January 10, 2016. January 12, 2016.
8. News: Golden Globes 2019: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Green Book' Share Spotlight. Barnes. Brooks. January 6, 2018. The New York Times. January 7, 2018.
9. Web site: Winners & Nominees 2022. 2022-02-09. www.goldenglobes.com. en.
10. Web site: Adam McKay . Emmys.com . . August 15, 2019.
11. Web site: Kilday . Gregg . 2016-02-06 . 2016 DGA Awards: The Complete Winners List . 2023-07-28 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
12. Web site: 71st Annual DGA Awards Winners - . 2023-07-28 . www.dga.org . en.
13. Web site: T. H. R. Staff . 2019-01-19 . Producers Guild Awards: ‘Green Book’ Named Outstanding Motion Picture . 2023-07-28 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
14. Web site: Vary . Adam B. . 2020-01-19 . ‘1917,’ ‘Succession’ Among Top PGA Award Winners . 2023-07-28 . Variety . en-US.
15. Web site: Donnelly . Matt . 2022-03-20 . ‘CODA,’ ‘Succession’ Take Top Prizes at Producers Guild Awards . 2023-07-28 . Variety . en-US.
16. Web site: Pond . Steve . 2016-02-14 . 'The Big Short' and 'Spotlight' Win Writers Guild Awards: Complete Winners List . 2023-07-28 . TheWrap . en-US.
17. Web site: 2019 . 2023-07-28 . Writers Guild of America, East.
18. Web site: Lewis . Hilary . 2022-03-20 . WGA Awards: ‘CODA,’ ‘Don’t Look Up’ Win Best Adapted, Original Screenplays . 2023-07-28 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
19. Web site: Alexander . Bryan . 2011-01-14 . ‘Social Network’ Snags Best Picture at the Critics’ Choice Awards . 2023-07-28 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
20. Web site: T. H. R. Staff . 2016-01-17 . Critics’ Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List . 2023-07-28 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
21. Web site: Tapley . Kristopher . 2019-01-14 . ‘Roma,’ ‘The Americans’ and ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Win Top Critics’ Choice Honors . 2023-07-28 . Variety . en-US.
22. Web site: Topel . Erik Pedersen,Rosy Cordero,Fred . Pedersen . Erik . Cordero . Rosy . Topel . Fred . 2022-03-14 . Critics Choice Awards: ‘The Power Of The Dog’ Wins Best Picture & Jane Campion Is Best Director; ‘Ted Lasso’ & ‘Succession’ Top TV – Full List . 2023-07-28 . Deadline . en-US.