# List of awards and nominations received by Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack is an American actress, and comedian.
She has appeared in minor roles in classic films of the 1980s such films as Sixteen Candles (1984), Broadcast News (1987), Working Girl (1988), and Say Anything... (1989). She continued working in supporting roles in film such as the romantic comedy Nine Months (1995), the thriller Grosse Point Blank (1997), the comedy In & Out (1997), the romantic comedy Runaway Bride (1998), romance High Fidelity (2000), the musical School of Rock (2003), and the coming of age film The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). She is also known for her voice as Jessie the Cowgirl in the Pixar animated Toy Story franchise (1999–present) and in Chicken Little (2005), and Arthur Christmas (2011). She also starred in the family films, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002), Ice Princess (2003), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003, and Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008). She is also known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986. She also starred in the Showtime drama series Shameless (2011–2015).
Cusack has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Mike Nichols' Working Girl (1988) and for the Frank Oz comedy In & Out (1997). She has also received five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her performance as Sheila Gallagher in Shameless. She won the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the show's fifth and her character's final season.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1989 | Best Supporting Actress | Working Girl | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out | Nominated | |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 2011 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Shameless | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Shameless | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Shameless | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Shameless | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Shameless | Won |
| Daytime Emmy Awards |||||
| 2005 | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Peep and the Big Wide World | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | In & Out | Nominated | |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1989 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Working Girl | Won |
| 1989 | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Married to the Mob Stars and Bars Working Girl | Won |
| 1991 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Men Don't Leave | Nominated |
| 1991 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Most Promising Actress | Men Don't Leave | Nominated |
| 1994 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Addams Family Values | Nominated |
| 1994 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Addams Family Values | Nominated |
| 1996 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nine Months | Nominated |
| 1997 | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out | Runner-up |
| 1997 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out | Won |
| 1997 | Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out | Won |
| 1998 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | In & Out | Won |
| 1998 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actress – Comedy | In & Out | Nominated |
| 1998 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out | Nominated |
| 1998 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out | Won |
| 1998 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Comedy or Musical | In & Out | Won |
| 1998 | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Grosse Pointe Blank In & Out | Won |
| 1998 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Grosse Pointe Blank | Nominated |
| 2000 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Runaway Bride | Won |
| 2000 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy/Romance | Runaway Bride | Won |
| 2000 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Commitment to Chicago Award | — | Won |
| 2000 | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Arlington Road Toy Story 2 Runaway Bride | Nominated |
| 2000 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Arlington Road | Nominated |
| 2000 | Annie Awards | Best Female Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Toy Story 2 | Won |
| 2000 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Hissy Fit | Toy Story 2 | Nominated |