# List of awards and nominations received by Melanie Lynskey

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by New Zealand actress Melanie Lynskey. Since winning her first accolade (Best Actress, 1995) at the New Zealand Film Awards for her portrayal of Pauline Parker in Heavenly Creatures, Lynskey has received various awards for her work in film and on television, including three Critics' Choice Awards, a HCA Award, a Gracie, a Hollywood Film Award and a Sundance Special Jury Award, as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmys, three Gothams, two Satellite Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, one Golden Nymph, and one Screen Actors Guild Award.
Lynskey was nominated for the 2015 Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work on HBO's Togetherness. She won the 2022 Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for playing Shauna on Showtime's Yellowjackets, and later earned two Primetime Emmy nominations (Lead Actress in a Drama Series; 2022, 2023) for the same role. She received another Critics' Choice nomination (Supporting Actress in a Miniseries, 2023) for co-starring as Betty Gore in Candy, and a further Emmy nomination (Guest Actress in a Drama Series, 2023) for her role as Kathleen on the first season of HBO's The Last of Us.

## Major associations

Primetime Emmy Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2023 | Yellowjackets | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2023 | The Last of Us (Episode: "Endure and Survive") | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
Screen Actors Guild Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Don't Look Up | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (shared with the cast) | Nominated | |

## Critics awards

Central Ohio Film Critics Association :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Up in the Air | Best Ensemble (shared with the cast) | Nominated | |
Critics' Choice Super Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress in a Horror Series | Won |
| 2024 | The Last of Us | Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie | Won |
| 2024 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie | Nominated |
Critics' Choice Television Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2015 | Togetherness | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2023 | Candy | Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Nominated |
Denver Film Critics Society :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Up in the Air | Best Acting Ensemble (shared with the cast) | Nominated | |
Dorian Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Best TV Performance | Won | |
| 2023 | Yellowjackets | Best TV Performance – Drama | Nominated | |
Hollywood Critics Association :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series – Drama | Won |
| 2022 | Candy | Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series | Nominated |
| 2023 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series – Drama | Nominated |
| 2023 | The Last of Us | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Best Performance by an Ensemble (shared with the cast) | Won | |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2009 | Up in the Air | Best Ensemble (shared with the cast) | Nominated | |

## Festival awards

Fargo Film Festival :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2014 | Putzel | Best Actress | Nominated | |
Monte-Carlo Television Festival :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Sunshine | Outstanding Actress (Long Fiction Program) | Nominated | |
Sundance Film Festival :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | The Intervention | Individual Performance | Won | |

## Miscellaneous awards

"An Irish Person" TV Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Outstanding Leading Actress in a Drama Series | Won | |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) | Won | |
Autostraddle TV Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Outstanding Performance by a Straight Actress in a Straight Role | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Yellowjackets | Outstanding Performance by a Straight Actress in a Straight Role | Won | |
Awards Circuit Community Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2009 | Up in the Air | Best Cast Ensemble (shared with the cast) | Runner-up | |
| 2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Best Cast Ensemble (shared with the cast) | Nominated | |
Awards Daily Cooler Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Won | |
| 2023 | Yellowjackets | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
Behind the Voice Actors Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series (People's Choice) (shared with the cast) | Won |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series (shared with the cast) | Nominated |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series – Comedy/Musical | Nominated |
Chicago Alt.Film Fest :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | Foreign Correspondents | Best Actress | Nominated | |
CinEuphoria Awards [es] :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2011 | Away We Go | Best Supporting Actress – International Competition | Won | |
Gold Derby Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2010 | Up in the Air | Ensemble Cast (shared with the cast) | Nominated |
| 2022 | Don't Look Up | Best Ensemble (shared with the cast) | Nominated |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress – Drama | Nominated |
| 2023 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress – Drama | Nominated |
| 2023 | The Last of Us | Best Guest Actress – Drama | Nominated |
Gotham Independent Film Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2012 | Hello I Must Be Going | Breakthrough Actor | Nominated |
| 2017 | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Outstanding Performance in a New Series | Nominated |
Gracie Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Actress in a Leading Role – Drama | Won | |
Independent Spirit Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Yellowjackets | Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series | Nominated | |
International Online Cinema Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Won | |
Just About Write Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Yellowjackets | Outstanding Lead Performance – Drama | 3rd place | |
Lady Parts TV Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
New Zealand Film and Television Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1995 | Heavenly Creatures | Best Actress | Won |
| 2001 | Snakeskin | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2009 | Show of Hands | Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film | Nominated |
Online Film & Television Association :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2023 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2023 | The Last of Us | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
Pena de Prata :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Best Lead Acting in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Best Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) | Nominated | |
Satellite Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Candy | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Nominated | |
Saturn Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Best Actress in a Network/Cable Series | Nominated | |
TCA Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Individual Achievement in Drama | Nominated | |
Tell-Tale TV Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Yellowjackets | Favorite Performer in a Cable or Streaming Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Yellowjackets | Favorite Performer in a Cable or Streaming Drama Series | Nominated | |
Visa Entertainment Screen Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | The Informant! | Best New Zealand Actress in a Film | Nominated | |

## Honours

CinEuphoria Awards :
| Year | Nominee | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Melanie Lynskey | Merit – Honorary Award (shared with the cast of The Last of Us) | Won | |
Hollywood Film Awards :
| Year | Nominee | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2009 | Melanie Lynskey | Spotlight Award | Won | |
Miami Film Festival :
| Year | Nominee | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | Melanie Lynskey | Precious Gem Award | Won | |
RiverRun International Film Festival :
| Year | Nominee | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2014 | Melanie Lynskey | Emerging Master | Won | |
Visa Entertainment Screen Awards :
| Year | Nominee | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Melanie Lynskey | Best New Zealand Export | Nominated | |