Eddie MurphyAwards

Born:
April 3, 1961 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, NY
Occupation:
Actor
Biography:
The son of a Brooklyn policeman who died when he was eight, African-American comedy superstar Eddie Murphy was raised in the comfortable middle-class community of Hempstead, NY, by his mother and stepfather. A natural-born class clown, he was voted the most popular student at Roosevelt Junior and...Read More

  • Dreamgirls

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

    Won
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    2006

  • Dreamgirls

    Best Supporting Actor

    Won
    Broadcast Film Critics Association
    2006

  • Dreamgirls

    Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up)

    Won
    New York Film Critics Society
    2006

  • Dreamgirls

    Best Supporting Actor

    Won
    Screen Actors Guild
    2006

  • Dreamgirls

    Best Supporting Actor

    Nominated
    Black Reel Awards
    2006

  • Dreamgirls

    Best Supporting Actor

    Nominated
    Online Film Critics Association
    2006

  • Dreamgirls

    Best Supporting Actor

    Nominated
    Chicago Film Critics Association
    2006

  • Dreamgirls

    Best Supporting Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    2006

  • Shrek

    Best Supporting Actor

    Nominated
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    2001

  • The Nutty Professor

    Best Actor

    Won
    National Society of Film Critics
    1996

  • Beverly Hills Cop

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1984

  • Trading Places

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1983

  • 48 Hrs.

    New Star of the Year - Male

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1982

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