Matthew David McConaughey is an American actor. He first gained notice for his supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused.

Born on November 4, 1969 (age 52 years), in Uvalde, Texas, in the United States of America, Matthew is married to his beautiful wife by the name of Camila Alves.

He is said to be a father of three children by the names of  Levi Alves McConaughey, Vida Alves McConaughey and Livingston Alves McConaughey.

Awards and nominations

Organizations Year Category/award Work Result Ref.
AACTA International Awards 2014 Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Nominated
Academy Awards 2014 Best Actor won
EDA Awards 2013 Best Actor Won
Austin Film Critics Association 2012 Special Honorary Award BernieKiller Joe

Magic Mike
The Paperboy

Won
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1998 Favorite Actor – Drama Contact Nominated
2001 Favorite Actor – Action U-571 Nominated
2013 Best Cast The Wolf of Wall Street Runner-up
1997 Most Promising Actor A Time to Kill Nominated
Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Nominated
Crime Thriller Awards 2014 The Best Actor Dagger True Detective Won
Critics’ Choice Movie Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor Magic Mike Nominated
2014 Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Won
Best Acting Ensemble The Wolf of Wall Street Nominated
Critics’ Choice Television Awards 2014 Best Actor in a Drama Series True Detective Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2013 Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Won
Detroit Film Critics Society 2012 Best Supporting Actor Magic Mike Nominated
2013 Mud Nominated
Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Won
Best Ensemble The Wolf of Wall Street Nominated
Dorian Awards 2014 Film Performance of the Year – Actor Dallas Buyers Club Won
2015 TV Performance of the Year – Actor True Detective Nominated
Dublin Film Critics’ Circle 2012 Best Actor Killer Joe 5th place[d]
2013 Mud 6th place
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2015 Best TV Actor True Detective Won
Film Independent Spirit Awards 2013 Best Supporting Male Magic Mike Won
Best Male Lead Killer Joe Nominated
2014 Dallas Buyers Club Won
Robert Altman Award Mud Won
Florida Film Critics Circle 2003 Best Cast Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Won
Goldene Kamera Awards 2013 Best International Actor Dallas Buyers Club Won
Golden Globe Awards 2014 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Won
2015 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film True Detective Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards 2019 Worst Actor Serenity Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association 2013 Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Nominated
Best Ensemble The Wolf of Wall Street Nominated
Gotham Awards 2012 Best Ensemble Cast Bernie Nominated
2013 Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Won
Hollywood Film Awards 2013 Best Actor Won
2016 Ensemble of the Year Gold Won
Houston Film Critics Society 2013[e] Best Supporting Actor Magic Mike Nominated
2013[f] Mud Nominated
Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Nominated
Irish Film & Television Academy 2014 Best International Actor Nominated
MTV Movie Awards 1997 Best Breakthrough Performance A Time to Kill Won
2014 Best On-Screen Transformation Dallas Buyers Club Nominated
Best Male Performance Nominated
Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Jared Leto) Nominated
National Society of Film Critics 2013 Best Supporting Actor Bernie
Magic Mike
Won
New York Film Critics Circle 2013 Best Supporting Actor Bernie
Magic Mike
Won
Online Film Critics Society 2013 Best Supporting Actor Mud Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2014 Desert Palm Achievement Award Dallas Buyers Club Won
People’s Choice Awards 2006 Favorite Male Action Star Sahara Won
Primetime Emmy Awards 2014 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series True Detective Nominated
Outstanding Drama Series[g] Nominated
Producers Guild of America Award 2015 Best Episodic Drama[g] Nominated
Rome Film Festival 2013 Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Won
Russian National Movie Awards 2015 Foreign Actor of the Year Dallas Buyers Club
Interstellar
The Wolf of Wall Street
True Detective
Won
Foreign Hero of the Year Interstellar Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society 2012 Best Supporting Actor Killer Joe Nominated
2013 Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2013 Best Actor Nominated
Sant Jordi Awards 2014 Best Foreign Actor Mud Won
Satellite Awards 2014 Best Actor – Motion Picture Dallas Buyers Club Won
Saturn Awards 2013 Best Actor Killer Joe Won
2015 Interstellar Nominated
2017 Gold Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Dallas Buyers Club Won
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2015 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series True Detective Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 2013 Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Runner-up
TCA Awards 2014 Individual Achievement in Drama True Detective Won
Teen Choice Awards 2001 Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Jennifer Lopez) The Wedding Planner Nominated
2003 Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Kate Hudson) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Nominated
Choice Movie Liar Nominated
2005 Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Penélope Cruz) Sahara Nominated
Choice Movie Actor: Action/Thriller Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association 2013 Best Actor Dallas Buyers Club Runner-up
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2014 Best Actor Nominated
Village Voice Film Poll 2012 Best Supporting Actor Bernie 9th place
Killer Joe 5th place
Magic Mike Won
Best Actor Killer Joe 7th place
2013 Dallas Buyers Club 8th place
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2013 Best Actor Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle 2016 Best Actor Free State of Jones Nominated

Other honors

Year Award Ref.
2006 Texas Film Hall of Fame
2014 American Cinematheque Award
Texas Exes Distinguished Alumni Award
2015 New Orleans Film Society Celluloid Hero Award