Steve Carell in "Over the Hedge" (2006), "Horton Hears a Who!" (2008) and the "Despicable Me" franchise (2010–2017). In 2016, Carell co-created the TBS comedy series "Angie Tribeca" with his wife, Nancy Carell. Carell was nominated as "America's funniest man" in "Life" magazine, and received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on the first season of "The Office". His role as wrestling coach and convicted murderer John Eleuthère du Pont in the drama film "Foxcatcher" (2014) earned him, among various honors, nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe
Steve Carell Motion Picture – Drama and for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Carell played activist Steven Goldstein in the gay rights drama "Freeheld", replacing Zach Galifianakis, who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. The film co-stars Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, and Michael Shannon, and was released in October 2015. He followed this with another biographical drama, "The Big Short", in which he portrayed banker Steve Eisman, whose name was changed in the film to Mark Baum. Directed by Adam McKay, the film stars Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt, and it was released in December 2015. The film also