Matthew McConaughey
Birth Name:
Matthew David McConaughey
Birth Place:
Uvalde, Texas, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer, Music department
Fast Facts
- Donated a signed wooden dog bone to a Mississippi Animal Rescue League auction
- Hosted the Mack, Jack & McConaughey event in Austin, Texas, which benefitted a number of charities, including Heart Gift, Cure Duchenne and Grounded in Music
- Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in 2006
- Supports several charities and organizations, including Children's Defense Fund, Dennis Quaid Charity Weekend, Entertainment Industry Foundation and Pacific Lodhe Boys' Home
- Time magazine included him as one of the "Most Influential People in the World" in 2014
- Established the Just Keep Livin Foundation, which aims to empower students to make healthy life choices
- Graduated from the University of Texas at Austin College of Communication in 1993
- Married Brazilian model Camila Alves in 2012
- Well known for the catchphrase "Alright, Alright, Alright․"
- Voiced an ad for the Peace Corps in 2006
Awards
- 1997CFCA Award - Most Promising Actor:Nominated
- 1997MTV Movie Award - Best Breakthrough Performance:Winner
- 1998Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - Drama:Nominated
- 1999Teen Choice Award - Film - Sexiest Love Scene:Nominated
- 2001Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - Action:Nominated
- 2001Teen Choice Award - Film - Choice Chemistry:Nominated
- 2003FFCC Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Winner
- 2003Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Liar:Nominated
- 2003Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Liplock:Nominated
- 2005Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure/Thriller:Nominated
- 2005Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Liplock:Nominated
- 2012Special Honorary AwardWinner
- 2012DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2012DFCC - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2012Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Nominated
- 2012ICP Award - Best Supporting Performance:Nominated
- 2012NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2012SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2012VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2012VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2012VVFP Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2012VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2013Saturn Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2013EDA Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2013ACCA - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2013COFCA Award - Actor of the Year:Winner
- 2013CFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2013Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2013DFWFCA Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2013DFCS Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2013DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2013DFCC - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Male:Winner
- 2013Independent Spirit Award - Best Male Lead:Nominated
- 2013Golden Schmoes - Best Actor of the Year:Nominated
- 2013Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2013Hollywood Film Award - Actor of the Year:Winner
- 2013HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2013HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2013HFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013IFJA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013ICP Award - Best Lead Performance:Nominated
- 2013ICS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2013INOCA - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2013Halfway Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013IOMA - Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista):Nominated
- 2013Sierra Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2013NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2013NFCS Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2013OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2013PFCS Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2013PFCS Award - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Winner
- 2013Best ActorWinner
- 2013SDFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013SFFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013SEFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013SLFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013TFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013VVFP Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013WAFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2014AACTA International Award - Best Lead Actor:Nominated
- 2014Oscar - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:Winner
- 2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:Winner
- 2014Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Lead Actor (Mejor Actor):Nominated
- 2014COFCA Award - Actor of the Year:Winner
- 2014COFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2014Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2014Dagger - Best Leading Actor:Winner
- 2014Critics Choice Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2014Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2014DFCS Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2014Dorian Award - Film Performance of the Year - Actor:Winner
- 2014Días de Cine Award - Best Foreign Actor:Winner
- 2014Robert Altman AwardWinner
- 2014Independent Spirit Award - Best Male Lead:Winner
- 2014GAFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2014Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Lead Actor:Nominated
- 2014Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2014Gold Derby Film Award - Lead Actor:Nominated
- 2014Golden Camera - Best International Actor:Winner
- 2014Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:Winner
- 2014IGN Award - Best TV Actor:Winner
- 2014IGN People's Choice Award - Best TV Actor:Winner
- 2014ICS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2014INOCA - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2014INOCA TV - Best Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2014IFTA Award - Best International Actor:Nominated
- 2014IOMA - Best Actor (Miglior attore protagonista):Winner
- 2014IOMA - Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista):Nominated
- 2014MTV Movie Award - Best On-Screen Transformation:Nominated
- 2014MTV Movie Award - Best On-Screen Duo:Nominated
- 2014MTV Movie Award - Best Male Performance:Nominated
- 2014NCFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2014OFCC Award - Best Body of Work:Winner
- 2014OFTA Film Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2014OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2014Desert Palm Achievement AwardWinner
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2014Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero):Winner
- 2014Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 2014Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2014Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2014TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Drama:Winner
- 2014VFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2015Saturn Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2015Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2015CinEuphoria - Best Actor - International Competition:Nominated
- 2015Cinema Bloggers Award - Best Actor - International Competition:Nominated
- 2015Cinema Bloggers Award - Best Actor - International Competition:Nominated
- 2015CCOP - Best Actor (Melhor Actor):Winner
- 2015Dorian Award - TV Performance of the Year - Actor:Nominated
- 2015Días de Cine Award - Best Foreign Actor:Nominated
- 2015Chainsaw Award - Best TV Actor:Winner
- 2015Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2015PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2015Georges Award - Best Foreign Hero of the Year:Nominated
- 2016Hollywood Film Award - Ensemble of the Year:Winner
- 2016WFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2017Saturn Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2017BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Winner
- 2017BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film:Nominated
- 2018IFJA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019Black Reel - Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2019Gold Derby TV Award - TV Movie/Mini Actor of the Decade:Nominated
- 2019IFJA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2020Razzie Award - Worst Actor:Nominated
- 2022Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best Narration:Nominated
- 2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:Nominated