Amy Lou Adams is popularly known as Amy Adams. Amy Adams was born on 20th August 1974 in Vicenza, Italy. Amy is among the world’s highest-paid actresses. Amy was born and brought up in an American family and has been nominated for seven British Academy Film Awards and six Academy Awards. The gorgeous American actress received numerous awards and nominations for her exceptional work in the American film industry and received two Golden Globe awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and four Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. For her extraordinary contributions to the motion picture industry, Amy Adams was given a star on the Hollywood Walk for Fame in 2017.
In 2005 Amy Adams was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Comedy Drama for her breathtaking role in Junebug, she was also awarded the Independence Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress and Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress for the same movie. 2007 was one of the best years for Amy Adams, as she won numerous awards this year because of her role in World Disney pictures. She won various awards including three MTV movie awards, the Saturn Award for Best Actress, and the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress, and she was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Amy was very appreciated because of her performance in Doubt, which was released in 2008, her role in The Fighter, which was released in 2010 and The Master which was released in 2012 gave her nominations for Oscar Hollywood Foreign Press BAFTA, SAG, and various award ceremonies.
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Amy Adams’s role in the DC Extended Universe as Lois Lane which was released in 2013, gave Amy two People Choice Awards and she was also nominated for four Teen Choice Awards. In 2013 Amy worked as a con artist in a crime comedy-drama named American Hustle, for which Amy received an award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, won the Golden Globe Award and Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. For this drama, Amy was also nominated for the first time as best actress at the Academy Awards. In the same year, Amy worked as Margaret Keane, in Big Eyes which is an autobiographical drama, in which she won her second Golden Globe award for Best Actress. Amy was nominated for the second time by the BAFTA Awards for the best actress in a leading role because of her exceptional role in Big Eyes. In 2016 Adams was given the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress. Amy received numerous awards for her role in the science fiction movie Arrival, some of her awards for this movie are the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award, the SAG Award, and was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award.
Amy Adams Academy Awards Nominations
Academy Awards are given for cinematic achievement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science every year. Amy received 6 Academy Award nominations from 2006 to 2019. She was nominated continuously for the 4th time in the Academy Awards for best supporting actress, because of her works in Junebug, Doubt, The Fighter, and The Master. In 2014 she was nominated as Best Actress because of her work in American Hustle, and in 2019 she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for a role in Vice.
Amy Adams BAFTA Awards Nominations
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts presents the British Academy Film Award annually. Adams was nominated 7 times in the British Academy Film Awards. In 2009, 2011, and 2013 she was nominated as the best actress in the supporting role for her work in Doubt, The Fighter, and The Master. In 2014, 2015, and 2017 she was nominated as the best actress in the leading roles for American Hustle, Big Eyes, and Arrival. In 2019 she was nominated as best actress in a supporting role for her exceptional work in Vice.
Amy Adams Emmy Awards Nominations
The Academy of Television Arts & Science presents Emmy awards annually to honor achievements in the TV industry. Amy Adams was nominated two times for her exceptional work in Sharp Objects, in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited Series.
Amy Adams Golden Globe Award
Amy Adams received two Golden Globe awards for her extraordinary work in American Hustle and Big Eyes in the category of Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. In 2008 Amy was nominated for the best actress in a motion picture musical or comedy because of her work in Exchanted. In 2009, 2011, and 2013 Amy was nominated for Best Supporting Actress because of her role in Doubt, The Fighter, and The Master. In 2017 Amy was nominated as Best Actress in Motion Picture – Drama because of her work in Arrival. In 2019 Amy had two nominations: first one for the best actress in Motion Picture – Drama and second one for Best Supporting Actress – motion picture for her work in Vice.
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Various Awards won by Amy Adams
- American Hustle 2014
- Junebug. 2006
- The Fighter. 2011
- Sharp Objects. 2018
- The master. 2012
- Doubt. 2008
- Arrival. 2016
Conclusion
The American actress Amy Adams won numerous awards because of her extraordinary work in the American film industry. Amy is known worldwide for her comic and dramatic roles. Her huge fan following from around the world is only because of her exceptional talent, till now she is continuing to rule the hearts of audiences with her exceptional works.