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Footnotes |
The Austin Powers franchise is a series of action-comedy films consisting of International Man of Mystery (1997), The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). Each film starred and was written by Canadian-English actor Mike Myers, who portrayed the titular character along with several other roles, such as Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard and Goldmember. The series has also featured Basil Exposition ( Michael York), Number 2 ( Robert Wagner and Rob Lowe), Frau Farbissina ( Mindy Sterling), Scott Evil ( Seth Green) and Vanessa Kensington ( Elizabeth Hurley). The franchise was directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema.
The films have received mixed to positive reviews: International Man of Mystery earned a 70% "fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes, [3] The Spy Who Shagged Me gained 52%, [4] and In Goldmember 55%. [5] The films are parodies of the earlier features in the James Bond series as well as other 1960s spy films. [6]
Austin Powers has received over 40 award nominations and over 20 wins, with one Academy Award nomination for The Spy Who Shagged Me under the category of Best Makeup [7] and one Grammy Award nomination for Best Soundtrack Album [8] and one Grammy win for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for Madonna's 1999 song " Beautiful Stranger". [9] Other awards for the franchise include four MTV Movie Award wins (with eight nominations), [1] [2] two Teen Choice Awards (two nominations), [10] [11] one Saturn Award (four nominations), [12] [13] [14] one Golden Globe Award nomination, [15] three Satellite Award nominations [16] and two Empire Award nominations. [17]
Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actor – Comedy | Mike Myers | Nominated |
Favorite Actress – Comedy | Elizabeth Hurley | Nominated | |
Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Original Screenplay [18] | Mike Myers | Nominated |
MTV Movie Awards | Best Dance Sequence – "Some London Citizens" [1] | Mike Myers | Won |
Best Villain [1] | Mike Myers | Won | |
Best Comedic Performance [1] | Mike Myers | Nominated | |
Best Movie [1] | — | Nominated | |
Saturn Awards | Best Fantasy Film [13] | — | Won |
Best Costume [14] | Deena Appel | Nominated |
Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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Academy Awards | Best Makeup [7] | Michèle Burke, Mike Smithson | Nominated |
American Comedy Awards | Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture in a Leading Role [19] | Mike Myers | Won |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actress – Comedy [20] | Heather Graham | Won |
Favorite Soundtrack [20] | — | Won | |
Favorite Villain [20] | Mike Myers | Won | |
Favorite Actor – Comedy [20] | Mike Myers | Nominated | |
Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy [20] | Verne Troyer | Nominated | |
Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy [20] | Mindy Sterling | Nominated | |
BMI Awards | BMI Film Music Award [21] | George S. Clinton | Won |
Brit Awards | Best Soundtrack [22] | — | Won |
Canadian Comedy Awards | Film – Performance – Male [18] | Mike Myers | Won |
Film – Writing – Original [18] | Mike Myers | Won | |
Costume Designers Guild | Excellence in Costume Design for Film – Period/Fantasy [23] | Deena Appel | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song (for " Beautiful Stranger") [15] | Madonna, William Orbit | Nominated |
Golden Trailer Awards | Best Comedy Trailer [24] | — | Won |
Best of Show [24] | — | Nominated | |
Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media (for " Beautiful Stranger") [9] | Madonna, William Orbit | Won |
Best Soundtrack Album [8] | — | Nominated | |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | Best Period Hair Styling – Feature [25] | Candy L. Walken, Jeri Baker, Jennifer Bower O'Halloran, Toni-Ann Walker | Nominated |
Best Period Makeup – Feature [26] | Patty York, Cheryl Ann Nick, Michèle Burke, Steve Artmont | Nominated | |
Best Special Effects Makeup – Feature [26] | Michèle Burke, Kenny Myers, Will Huff, Kevin Haney | Nominated | |
Best Special Effects Makeup – Feature [25] | Stan Winston, Mike Smithson | Nominated | |
Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie [27] | — | Nominated |
Favorite Movie Actor [27] | Mike Myers | Nominated | |
Favorite Movie Couple [27] | Heather Graham, Mike Myers | Nominated | |
Favorite Song from a Movie [27] | Madonna | Nominated | |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Home Video Packaging [28] | — | Won |
Best Song (for " Beautiful Stranger") [28] | Madonna | Won | |
MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain [2] | Mike Myers | Won |
Best Comedic Performance [2] | Mike Myers | Nominated | |
Best Fight [2] | Mike Myers, Verne Troyer | Nominated | |
Best Movie [2] | — | Nominated | |
Best Musical Performance [2] | Mike Myers, Verne Troyer | Nominated | |
Saturn Awards | Best Actress [12] | Heather Graham | Nominated |
Best Fantasy Film [12] | — | Nominated | |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Comedy Movie [10] | — | Won |
Choice Movie Villain for "Fat Bastard" [10] | Mike Myers | Won |
Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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BMI Film & Television Awards | BMI Film Music Award [30] | George S. Clinton | Won |
Canadian Comedy Awards | Film – Pretty Funny Male Performance [31] | Mike Myers | Won |
Film – Pretty Funny Writing [31] | Mike Myers | Won | |
Empire Awards | Best Actor [17] | Mike Myers | Nominated |
Scene of the Year [32] | The opening sequence | Nominated | |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | Best Character Hair Styling – Feature [33] | Candy L. Walken, Jeri Baker, Susan V. Kalinowski | Nominated |
Best Period Hair Styling – Feature [33] | Candy L. Walken, Jeri Baker, Susan V. Kalinowski | Nominated | |
Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie [19] [34] | — | Won |
Favorite Female Butt Kicker [35] | Beyoncé Knowles | Nominated | |
Favorite Male Movie Star [35] | Mike Myers | Nominated | |
Favorite Fart in a Movie [35] | — | Nominated | |
MTV Movie Awards | Best Comedic Performance [29] | Mike Myers | Won |
Best Villain [29] | Mike Myers | Nominated | |
Best Female Breakthrough Performance [29] | Beyoncé Knowles | Nominated | |
Satellite Awards | Best Costume Design [16] | Deena Appel | Nominated |
Best Original Song [16] | "Work It Out" | Nominated | |
Best Overall DVD [16] | — | Nominated | |
Saturn Awards | Best Costume [36] | Deena Appel | Nominated |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Comedy Movie Actor [11] | Mike Myers | Nominated |
Choice Breakout Movie Actress [11] | Beyoncé Knowles | Nominated |