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Helen Hunt

Awards

Helen Hunt

47 wins & 68 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • The Sessions
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1998 Winner Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • As Good as It Gets

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    1997 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Actress
    • Twister

American Comedy Awards, USA

  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1999 Nominee American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication
    • Mad About You
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1998 Winner American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
    • As Good as It Gets
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1998 Nominee American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1996 Winner American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1995 Winner American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication
    • Mad About You

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

  • Promo poster
    2001 Nominee Blockbuster Entertainment Award
    • Favorite Actress - Drama/Romance
    • Pay It Forward
  • Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt in What Women Want (2000)
    2001 Winner Blockbuster Entertainment Award
    • Favorite Actress - Comedy/Romance
    • What Women Want
  • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
    2001 Winner Blockbuster Entertainment Award
    • Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama
    • Cast Away
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1999 Winner Blockbuster Entertainment Award
    • Favorite Actress - Video
    • As Good as It Gets
  • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    1997 Winner Blockbuster Entertainment Award
    • Favorite Actress - Action/Adventure
    • Twister

BAFTA Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions

Critics Choice Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions
  • Bobby (2006)
    2007 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Acting Ensemble
    • Bobby
    Shared with: Demi Moore · Sharon Stone · Nick Cannon · Joy Bryant · Anthony Hopkins · Lindsay Lohan · Elijah Wood · Freddy Rodríguez · Ashton Kutcher · William H. Macy · Martin Sheen · Christian Slater · Shia LaBeouf · Laurence Fishburne · Heather Graham · Jacob Vargas · Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Svetlana Metkina · Harry Belafonte

CableACE Awards

  • Page Fletcher in The Hitchhiker (1983)
    1988 Nominee ACE
    • Actress in a Dramatic Series
    • The Hitchhiker
    For episode "Why Are You Here?"

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Sessions
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1998 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • As Good as It Gets

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Helen Hunt
    2012 Winner Career Achievement Award

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1999 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
    For playing: "Jamie Buchman".
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1998 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
    For playing: "Jamie Buchman".
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1997 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
    For playing: "Jamie Buchman".
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1997 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
    Shared with: Larry Charles · Danny Jacobson · Paul Reiser · Victor Levin · Richard Day · Robert Heath · Craig Knizek · Maria Semple · Jenji Kohan · Mary Connelly
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1996 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
    For playing "Jamie Buchman".

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1998 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • As Good as It Gets

Golden Globes, USA

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • The Sessions
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1998 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • As Good as It Gets
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1998 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1997 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1996 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Mad About You

Satellite Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • The Sessions
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1999 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
    • Mad About You
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1998 Winner Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
    • As Good as It Gets
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1998 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1997 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
    • Mad About You

Hollywood Film Awards

  • Bobby (2006)
    2006 Winner Hollywood Film Award
    • Ensemble of the Year
    • Bobby
    Shared with: Harry Belafonte · Joy Bryant · Nick Cannon · Emilio Estevez · Laurence Fishburne · Brian Geraghty · Heather Graham · Anthony Hopkins · Joshua Jackson · David Krumholtz · Ashton Kutcher · Shia LaBeouf · Lindsay Lohan · William H. Macy · Svetlana Metkina · Demi Moore · Freddy Rodríguez · Martin Sheen · Christian Slater · Sharon Stone · Jacob Vargas · Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Elijah Wood

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Supporting Female
    • The Sessions

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee ALFS Award
    • Actress of the Year
    • The Sessions

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1997 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • As Good as It Gets

Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)

  • Helen Hunt, Rashida Jones, Samantha Morton, Aaron Paul, and Bradley Whitford in Decoding Annie Parker (2013)
    2014 Winner Leonardo's Horse
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Decoding Annie Parker

MTV Movie + TV Awards

  • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
    2001 Nominee MTV Movie Award
    • Best Kiss
    • Cast Away
    Shared with: Tom Hanks
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1998 Nominee MTV Movie Award
    • Best Female Performance
    • As Good as It Gets
  • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    1997 Nominee MTV Movie Award
    • Best Female Performance
    • Twister

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Winner Spotlight Award
    • The Sessions
  • Then She Found Me (2007)
    2008 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • Then She Found Me

People's Choice Awards, USA

  • Helen Hunt
    1999 Winner People's Choice Award
    • Favorite Female Television Performer
  • Helen Hunt
    1998 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Favorite Female Television Performer
  • Helen Hunt
    1997 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Favorite Female Television Performer
  • Helen Hunt
    1996 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Favorite Female TV Performer

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Nominee SDFCS Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Sessions

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • The Sessions
  • Bobby (2006)
    2007 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Bobby
    Shared with: Harry Belafonte · Joy Bryant · Nick Cannon · Emilio Estevez · Laurence Fishburne · Brian Geraghty · Heather Graham · Anthony Hopkins · Joshua Jackson · David Krumholtz · Ashton Kutcher · Shia LaBeouf · Lindsay Lohan · William H. Macy · Svetlana Metkina · Demi Moore · Freddy Rodríguez · Martin Sheen · Christian Slater · Sharon Stone · Jacob Vargas · Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Elijah Wood
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1998 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • As Good as It Gets
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1998 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1998 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
    Shared with: Robin Bartlett · Cynthia Harris · Leila Kenzle · John Pankow · Paul Reiser · Louis Zorich

ShoWest Convention, USA

  • Helen Hunt
    2008 Winner ShoWest Award
    • Breakthrough Director of the Year
  • Helen Hunt
    1998 Winner ShoWest Award
    • Actress of the Year

Sundance Film Festival

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • Dramatic
    • The Sessions
    For ensemble acting.
    Shared with: John Hawkes · William H. Macy · Annika Marks · Moon Bloodgood

TV Guide Awards

  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1999 Nominee TV Guide Award
    • Favorite Actress in a Comedy
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1993 Nominee TV Guide Award
    • Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series
    • Mad About You

Viewers for Quality Television Awards

  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1998 Nominee Q Award
    • Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1997 Winner Q Award
    • Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1996 Winner Q Award
    • Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1995 Nominee Q Award
    • Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1994 Winner Q Award
    • Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series
    • Mad About You

Ashland Independent Film Festival

  • Then She Found Me (2007)
    2008 Winner Rogue Award
    • Then She Found Me

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Winner SFFCC Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee VFCC Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions

Gracie Allen Awards

  • Paul Newman, Helen Hunt, Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Dennis Farina, Aidan Quinn, and Joanne Woodward in Empire Falls (2005)
    2006 Winner Gracie
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Special
    • Empire Falls

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Nominee PFCS Award
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • The Sessions

Chlotrudis Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Sessions
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1998 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Actress
    • As Good as It Gets

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions
    Tied with Ann Dowd for Compliance (2012) in 2nd place.

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions

Zurich Film Festival

  • Helen Hunt
    2012 Winner Career Achievement Award

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Winner SLFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions
    Tied with Ann Dowd for Compliance (2012).

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Winner EDA Special Mention Award
    • Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction
    • The Sessions
    Shared with: John Hawkes
  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee EDA Female Focus Award
    • Female Icon of the Year
    • The Sessions
  • Then She Found Me (2007)
    2008 Winner EDA Special Mention Award
    • Best Leap from Actress to Director
    • Then She Found Me

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Nominee IFJA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions

Iowa Film Critics Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee IFC Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions

Online Film & Television Association

  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1999 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1998 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • As Good as It Gets
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1998 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Comedy/Musical Actress
    • As Good as It Gets
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1998 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1997 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actress in a Series
    • Mad About You

American Television Awards

  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1993 Nominee American Television Award
    • Best Actress in a Situation Comedy
    • Mad About You

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • The Sessions
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    1997 Winner ACCA
    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • As Good as It Gets

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee IOMA
    • Best Supporting Actress (Miglior attrice non protagonista)
    • The Sessions

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Winner Courage in Acting Award
    • The Sessions

Gold Derby Awards

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2013 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Supporting Actress
    • The Sessions
  • Paul Newman, Helen Hunt, Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Dennis Farina, Aidan Quinn, and Joanne Woodward in Empire Falls (2005)
    2005 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress
    • Empire Falls

Nevada Film Critics Society

  • The Sessions (2012)
    2012 Winner NFCS Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Sessions
    Tied with Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (2012).

20/20 Awards

  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    2018 Nominee Felix
    • Best Actress
    • As Good as It Gets

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