The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Association Award Recipient Result
American Film Institute Awards Movie of the Year Won
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Box Office Films Lyle Workman Won
Award Circuit Community Awards Best Original Screenplay Judd Apatow Steve Carell Nominated
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Catherine Keener Won
Critics Choice Awards Best Comedy Movie Won
Gold Derby Awards Best Original Screenplay Judd Apatow Steve Carell Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards Best Comedy of the Year Won
Golden Schmoes Awards Best Surprise of the Year Won
Golden Schmoes Awards Best Breakthrough Performance of the Year Steve Carell Won
Golden Schmoes Awards Best Line of the Year ( You know how I know you 're gay ? ) Won
Golden Schmoes Awards Best Screenplay of the Year Judd Apatow Steve Carell Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards Favorite Movie Poster of the Year Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards Most Memorable Scene in a Movie ( Chest waxing scene ) Nominated
International Online Cinema Awards Best Original Screenplay Judd Apatow Steve Carell Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Catherine Keener Won
MTV Movie Awards Best Movie Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Breakthrough Performance Romany Malco Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Male Performance Steve Carell Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Comedic Performance Steve Carell Won
MTV Movie Awards Best On-Screen Team Steve Carell Paul Rudd Seth Rogen Romany Malco Nominated
Reception -- Accolades
In December 2005 , the film was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the ten best movies of the year , the only comedy film to be so recognized ( though the comedy-drama The Squid and the Whale was also chosen ) . The film was also ranked No . 30 on Bravo 's 100 Funniest Movies .
The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 American sex comedy film directed by Judd Apatow in his directorial debut. The film stars Steve Carell (who co-wrote the film's screenplay with Apatow) as the titular 40-year-old virgin Andy Stitzer, a stock supervisor at an electronics store and a toy hobbyist, whose friends resolve to help him lose his virginity. Catherine Keener and Paul Rudd also star. The screenplay features a great deal of improvised dialogue. The film was released theatrically in North America on August 19, 2005. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $177 million worldwide.