Selma Blair is one of the most famous young actresses of our times. She has played in many films on the big screen and has various apparitions in television productions. Over the years, the roles Selma Blair played have gotten her a number of nominations and awards, due to the fact that she managed to portray every single character in an unique and amazing way. The evolution of her career, film choices and roles is very obvious, just by looking at the ceremonies in which Selma Blair was nominated or awarded.

At the beginning of her career, the names of the award shows in which Selma Blair was nominated, revolved on the industry makings for teenagers and young people. Her first nomination, in 1999, was at the Teen Choice Awards, for her role in Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane, in the TV – Breakout Performance Category. Another nomination came at the same show, but in 2002, for her role in The Sweetest Thing, in the Category for Film – Choice Actress, Comedy. In 2000, Selma Blair was nominated for two categories at the MTV Movie Awards, due to the most important role she has played so far in Cruel Intentions. Selma Blair was featured among the names to win the Breakthrough Female Performance Category and the Best Kiss Category, winning only on the second nomination. General awards for her start up career also came along in 2000 and 2002, at the Young Hollywood Awards. In the two years, Selma Blair won the titles of Exciting New Face – Female and the Next Generation award. Her acting skills were also taken into account for the nominations in the Best Actress Category, at the DVD Exclusive Awards, for the film Highway. 

Her last nomination is probably the most important, which shows that her career has finally reached one of the top levels of the industry. Selma Blair was one of the names rumored to win in the Best Spoken Word Album – Children, during the 2011 Grammy Awards, for her part in The Diary of Anne Frank.