# List of awards and nominations received by Helen Hunt

The following is the list of awards and nominations received by Helen Hunt throughout her career.
She is best known for her role as Jamie Buchman in the NBC sitcom Mad About You (1992–1999) for which she earned four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series. She also starred as Carol Connelly, a struggling mother and waitress in the romantic comedy film As Good as It Gets (1997) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1997 | Best Actress | As Good as It Gets | Won | |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | The Sessions | Nominated | |

### BAFTA Awards

British Academy Film Awards :
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Sessions | Nominated | |

### Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards :
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1993 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You (episode: "Pilot") | Nominated |
| 1994 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You (episode: "Cold Feet") | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You (episode: "The Ride Home") | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You (episode: "The Finale") | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You (episode: "The Birth") | Won |
| 1998 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You (episode: "Moody Blues") | Won |
| 1999 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You (episode: "The Final Frontier") | Won |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1992 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mad About You (Season 1) | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mad About You (Season 2) | Won |
| 1994 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mad About You (Season 3) | Won |
| 1995 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mad About You (Season 4) | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mad About You (Season 5) | Won |
| 1997 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mad About You (Season 6) | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Sessions | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1994 | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You | Won |
| 1994 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series | Mad About You | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series | Mad About You | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series | Mad About You | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Mad About You | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series | Mad About You | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 2006 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Bobby | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | The Sessions | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards
### American Comedy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1994 | Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) – Network, Cable or Syndication | Mad About You | Won |
| 1995 | Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) – Network, Cable or Syndication | Mad About You | Won |
| 1996 | Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) – Network, Cable or Syndication | Mad About You | Won |
| 1998 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 1998 | Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) – Network, Cable or Syndication | Mad About You | Nominated |
| 1999 | Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) – Network, Cable or Syndication | Mad About You | Nominated |

### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Best Cast | Bobby | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | The Sessions | Nominated | |

### Hollywood Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2006 | Hollywood Ensemble Award | Bobby | Won | |

### Independent Spirit Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Best Supporting Female | The Sessions | Won | |

### MTV Movie and TV Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1997 | Best Performance in a Movie | Twister | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Performance in a Movie | As Good as It Gets | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Kiss in a Movie | Cast Away | Nominated |

### People's Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work |
| 1996 | Favorite Female TV Performer | Nominated |
| 1997 | Favorite Female TV Performer | Nominated |
| 1998 | Favorite Female TV Performer | Nominated |
| 1999 | Favorite Female TV Performer | Won |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1997 | Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical | Mad About You | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | As Good as It Gets | Won |
| 1998 | Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical | Mad About You | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical | Mad About You | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | The Sessions | Nominated |

### Saturn Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1997 | Best Actress | Twister | Nominated | |