List of awards and nominations received by Julia Louis-Dreyfus

This article is a list of awards and nominations received by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is an American actress, comedian and producer. She is known for leading roles on television and film. She has received numerous accolades including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards. She received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2018 and the National Medal of Arts in 2021. Louis–Dreyfus started her career on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (1982–1985). She gained stardom for her role as Elaine Benes in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1990–1998) for which she earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 1994 and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1996, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series in 1996 and 1997. She then played Christine Campbell in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010) earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2006 as well as a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2007. She earned acclaim for her role as Selina Meyer in the HBO satirical political comedy series Veep (2012–2017) where she earned six consecutive wins for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. As of 2017, she holds the record for the most Primetime Emmy wins as an actor for the same role and is tied with Cloris Leachman for the most acting Primetime Emmy wins (with eight). She also earned three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series as a producer on the series. Additionally, as an actress on the show, she earned three Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series and two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series as well as nominations for five Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. On film, Louis-Dreyfus took a leading role as a divorced mother looking for love in the romantic comedy-drama Enough Said (2013) where she received nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. She portrayed Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Thunderbolts* (2025) for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie.