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Matthew McConaughey awards and nominations

Matthew McConaughey at the Academy Awards in 2011.
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Totals AACTA Awards 0 1 Academy Awards 1 1 Alliance of Women Film Journalists 1 1 American Cinematheque Award 1 1 Austin Film Critics Association 1 1 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 0 2 Boston Society of Film Critics 1 1 Chicago Film Critics Association 0 2 Crime Thriller Awards 1 1 Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1 3 Critics' Choice Television Awards 1 1 Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 1 1 Detroit Film Critics Society 1 4 Dorian Awards 1 2 Dublin Film Critics' Circle 0 2 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 1 1 Film Independent Spirit Awards 3 4 Florida Film Critics Circle 1 1 Goldene Kamera 1 1 Golden Globe Awards 1 2 Georgia Film Critics Association 0 2 Gotham Independent Film Awards 1 2 Hollywood Film Awards 2 2 Houston Film Critics Society 0 3 Irish Film & Television Academy 0 1 MTV Movie Awards 1 4 National Society of Film Critics 1 1 New Orleans Film Society 1 1 New York Film Critics Circle 1 1 Online Film Critics Society 0 1 Palm Springs International Film Festival 1 1 People's Choice Awards 1 1 Primetime Emmy Awards 0 2 Producers Guild of America Award 0 1 Rome Film Festival 1 1 Russian National Movie Awards 1 2 San Diego Film Critics Society 0 2 San Francisco Film Critics Circle 0 1 Sant Jordi Awards 1 1 Satellite Awards 1 1 Saturn Awards 1 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 3 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 1 1 TCA Awards 1 1 Teen Choice Awards 0 5 Toronto Film Critics Association 1 1 Vancouver Film Critics Circle 0 1 Village Voice Film Poll 1 5 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 0 1 Women Film Critics Circle 0 1
Wins	37
Runner-up	3
Nominations	86

Matthew McConaughey is a famous American actor and producer. He became well-known after starring in the 1993 comedy film Dazed and Confused. Critics really liked the movie. Since then, Matthew has won many awards. These include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He also won two Critics' Choice Awards, an MTV Movie Award, and a People’s Choice Award. He was also nominated for five Teen Choice Awards and two Emmys.

In 1996, Matthew played a lawyer in the movie A Time to Kill. For this role, he won an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance. He then appeared in the science fiction film Contact (1997) with Jodie Foster. He also starred in the war film U-571 (2000). These roles earned him two Blockbuster Entertainment Award nominations. In the early 2000s, Matthew was in many romantic comedies. Some of these were The Wedding Planner (2001) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003). For these films, he received four Teen Choice Awards nominations. He also won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Action Star for his role in the 2005 adventure film Sahara.

Matthew won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in Bernie (2011) and Magic Mike (2012). He also received a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Magic Mike. He starred in the crime film Killer Joe (2011) and won a Saturn Award for Best Actor for it. In 2012, Matthew was in Mud, which earned him the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award.

The next year, Matthew played Ron Woodroof in the drama Dallas Buyers Club. Ron Woodroof was a real person who helped others with a serious illness in the 1980s. Matthew's performance was highly praised. For this role, he won an Academy Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

In 2014, he starred in the exciting science fiction movie Interstellar. He was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor for this film. In November 2014, Matthew received a star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Matthew also worked as a producer and actor in the TV series True Detective. For his acting, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Golden Globe. He also received two Emmy nominations. One was for his acting, and the other was for his work as an executive producer. He was also nominated for a Producers Guild of America Award. Later, for his roles in the war film Free State of Jones and Gold (both from 2016), he received more nominations.

Key Awards and Recognitions

Here are some of the most important awards Matthew McConaughey has won or been nominated for:

• Academy Awards: Matthew won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Dallas Buyers Club (2014).
• Golden Globe Awards: He won a Golden Globe for Dallas Buyers Club (2014). He was also nominated for his role in the TV series True Detective (2015).
• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Matthew won a Screen Actors Guild Award for his leading role in Dallas Buyers Club (2014). He was also nominated for his work in True Detective (2015).
• Critics' Choice Awards: He won a Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor for Dallas Buyers Club (2014) and for Best Supporting Actor for Magic Mike (2013). He also won a Critics' Choice Television Award for True Detective (2014).
• Primetime Emmy Awards: Matthew was nominated twice for his work on True Detective (2014), once as an actor and once as a producer. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2024 for True Detective.
• MTV Movie Awards: He won the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for A Time to Kill (1997).
• People's Choice Awards: He won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Action Star for Sahara (2006).
• Saturn Awards: Matthew won a Saturn Award for Best Actor for Killer Joe (2013). He was also nominated for Interstellar (2015) and Gold (2017).
• Film Independent Spirit Awards: He won for Best Supporting Male for Magic Mike (2013) and Best Male Lead for Dallas Buyers Club (2014). He also received the Robert Altman Award for Mud (2014).

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