Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Perfect Pie | Nominated |
| 2004 | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | Slings and Arrows
(A Mirror up to Nature – Season 1, Episode 5) |
Won |
| 2005 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Breakthrough Female Performance | Mean Girls | Won |
| 2005 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Mean Girls | Nominated |
| 2005 | MTV Movie Awards | Best On-Screen Team (shared with Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert and Amanda Seyfried) | Mean Girls | Won |
| 2005 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Female Performance | The Notebook | Nominated |
| 2005 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss (shared with Ryan Gosling) | The Notebook | Won |
| 2005 | ShoWest Awards | Supporting Actress of the Year | Mean Girls and The Notebook | Won |
| 2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress – Drama | The Notebook | Won |
| 2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Ryan Gosling) | The Notebook | Won |
| 2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Ryan Gosling) | The Notebook | Won |
| 2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Love Scene (shared with Ryan Gosling) | The Notebook | Won |
| 2006 | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series | Slings and Arrows
(Season's End – Season 2, Episode 1) |
Nominated |
| 2006 | British Academy Film Awards | Rising Star Award | Nominated | |
| 2006 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Performance | Red Eye | Nominated |
| 2006 | Saturn Awards | Saturn Award for Best Actress | Red Eye | Nominated |
| 2006 | Satellite Award | Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress Comedy or Musical | The Family Stone | Nominated |
| 2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress – Comedy | Wedding Crashers and The Family Stone | Won |
| 2009 | ShoWest | Female Star of the Year | Won | |
| 2009 | Saturn Awards | Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress | Sherlock Holmes | Nominated |
| 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress – Action Adventure | Sherlock Holmes | Won |
| 2011 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Midnight in Paris | Nominated |
| 2011 | Screen Actors Guild | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Midnight in Paris | Nominated |
| 2012 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss | The Vow | Nominated |
| 2012 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress – Drama | The Vow | Nominated |
| 2013 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Drama Movie Actress | The Vow | Pending |
| 2013 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite On-Screen Chemistry | The Vow | Pending |
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