The ''Austin Powers'' franchise is a series of action-comedy films consisting of '' International Man of Mystery'' (1997), ''

The Spy Who Shagged Me ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' is a 1999 American spy comedy film directed by Jay Roach. It is the second installment in the ''Austin Powers'' film series, after ''International Man of Mystery''. It stars franchise co-producer and wr ...

'' (1999) and ''

Austin Powers in Goldmember ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' is a 2002 American spy comedy film directed by Jay Roach. It is the third in the ''Austin Powers'' film series and stars Mike Myers in four roles: Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldmember, and Fat Bastard. Myers a ...

'' (2002). Each film starred and was written by Canadian-English actor

Mike Myers Michael John Myers OC (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. His accolades include seven MTV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was awarded a star on the Hollywoo ...

, who portrayed the

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along with several other roles, such as

Dr. Evil Douglas Powers, commonly known as Dr. Evil, is a fictional character portrayed by Mike Myers in the ''Austin Powers'' film series. He is the main antagonist and Austin Powers' nemesis (and secret twin brother). He is a parody of James Bond vill ...

Fat Bastard Fat Bastard is a fictional character in the second and third films of the ''Austin Powers'' series. A morbidly obese henchman hailing from Clydebank, Scotland, Fat Bastard serves Dr. Evil in his quest to destroy Austin Powers. The character i ...

and Goldmember. The series has also featured

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(

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), Number 2 (

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and

Rob Lowe Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American actor, filmmaker, and podcast host. He made his acting debut at the age of 15 with ABC's short-lived sitcom ''A New Kind of Family'' (1979–1980). Following numerous television roles in ...

), Frau Farbissina (

Mindy Sterling Mindy Lee Sterling (born July 11, 1953) is an American television, film and voice actress. She portrayed Frau Farbissina in the ''Austin Powers'' film series and starred in the web series ''Con Man'', the latter of which earned her a Primetime ...

), Scott Evil ( Seth Green) and Vanessa Kensington (

Elizabeth Hurley Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress and model. As an actress, her best-known film roles have been as Vanessa Kensington in ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) and as the Devil in ''Bedazzled (2000 ...

). The franchise was directed by

Jay Roach Mathew Jay Roach (born June 14, 1957) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the ''Austin Powers'' film series, '' Meet the Parents'', '' Dinner for Schmucks'', '' The Campaign'', '' Trumbo'', and '' Bombshell''. Roach also e ...

and distributed by

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. The films have received mixed to positive reviews: ''International Man of Mystery'' earned a 70% "fresh" score on

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, ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'' gained 52%, and ''In Goldmember'' 55%. The films are

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of the earlier features in the James Bond series as well as other 1960s

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s. ''Austin Powers'' has received over 40 award nominations and over 20 wins, with one

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nomination for ''

'' under the category of Best Makeup and one Grammy Award nomination for Best Soundtrack Album and one Grammy win for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for Madonna's 1999 song "

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". Other awards for the franchise include four

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wins (with eight nominations), two

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(two nominations), one Saturn Award (four nominations), one Golden Globe Award nomination, three

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nominations and two

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nominations.

''International Man of Mystery''

Elizabeth Hurley 2015 TCA Press Tour (cropped)

''The Spy Who Shagged Me''

''In Goldmember''

Beyonce - The Formation World Tour, at Wembley Stadium in London, England

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