List of awards and nominations received by George Carlin
This article is a List of awards and nominations received by George Carlin
Carlin received 17 Grammy Award nominations winning five Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album winning for FM & AM (1972), Jammin' in New York (1992), Brain Droppings (2001), Napalm & Silly Putty (2002), and It's Bad for Ya (2008). For his work on television, Carlin was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards and two Daytime Emmy Awards.
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and received the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2008. In 2004, he placed second on Comedy Central's list of top 10 American comedians,[1] and in 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him second on its list of the 50 best stand-up comedians of all time, in both cases behind Richard Pryor.[2]
Major associations
[edit]Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
1992 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | George Carlin: Jammin' in New York | Nominated | [3] |
1997 | George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy | Nominated | [4] | |
1999 | George Carlin: You Are All Diseased | Nominated | [5] | |
Outstanding Variety Special | Nominated | |||
2006 | George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing | Nominated | [6] | |
2008 | George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya | Nominated | [7] | |
Daytime Emmy Awards | ||||
1992 | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | Shining Time Station | Nominated | |
1994 | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1968 | Best Comedy Album | Take-Offs and Put-Ons | Nominated | [8] |
1973 | FM & AM | Won | [9] | |
1974 | Occupation: Foole | Nominated | [10] | |
1976 | An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo | Nominated | [11] | |
1978 | On the Road | Nominated | [12] | |
1983 | A Place for My Stuff | Nominated | [13] | |
1987 | Playin' with Your Head | Nominated | [14] | |
1989 | What Am I Doing in New Jersey? | Nominated | [15] | |
1992 | Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics | Nominated | [16] | |
1994 | Jammin' in New York | Won | [17] | |
2000 | You Are All Diseased | Nominated | [18] | |
2001 | Brain Droppings | Won | [19] | |
2002 | Napalm and Silly Putty | Won | [20] | |
2003 | Complaints and Grievances | Nominated | [21] | |
2006 | Best Spoken Word Album | When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? | Nominated | [22] |
2007 | Best Comedy Album | Life Is Worth Losing | Nominated | [23] |
2009 | It's Bad for Ya | Won | [24] |
Miscellaneous accolades
[edit]American Comedy Awards
[edit]- 1987: Funniest Television Star in a Special - On Location - nominee
- 1997: Funniest Performer in a TV Special - George Carlin: Back in Town - winner
- 1998: Funniest Performer in a TV Special - George Carlin: 40 Years in Comedy - winner
- 2001: Lifetime Achievement in Comedy
CableAce Awards
[edit]- 1983: Writing in a Variety Program - On Location - nominee
- 1987: Writing in a Comedy Special - George Carlin: Playin' With Your Head - nominee
- 1989: Writing in a Comedy Special - George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey - nominee
- 1991: Writing an Entertainment Special - George Carlin: Doing it Again - nominee
- 1993: Stand-Up Comedy Special - George Carlin: Jammin' in New York - winner
- 1997: Writing an Entertainment Special - George Carlin: 40 Years in Comedy - winner
DVD Exclusive Awards
[edit]- 2006: Best Animated Character Voice-Over - Tarzan 2 - nominee
GoldDerby Awards
[edit]- 2008: Best Variety Performer - George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya - nominee
Photoplay Awards
[edit]- 1973: Variety Star
- 1975: Variety Star
Honorary awards
[edit]- 1987 - Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1555 Vine Street
- 2008 - Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
References
[edit]- ^ "Stand Up Comedy & Comedians". Comedy Zone. Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ Love, Matthew (February 14, 2017). "The 50 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "44th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "49th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "51st Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "58th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "60th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "10th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "15th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "16th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "18th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "20th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "25th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "29th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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- ^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "51st Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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