List Of Awards And Nominations Received By John Oliver
Oliver won three Primetime Emmy Awards, one WGA Award, and one Grammy Award for his work at The Daily Show. For Last Week Tonight, he has received fourteen Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, eight PGA Awards, and seven WGA Awards. Additionally, Oliver has received nominations for his writing on the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, and co-wrote Earth (The Book) while at The Daily Show, receiving a Grammy Award for the audiobook. In 2021, Oliver was awarded the Great Immigrants Award by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Oliver has two locations named after him: The John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward at the Australia Zoo, part of a gag by actor Russell Crowe; and the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant in Danbury, Connecticut, announced by the Danbury mayor after Oliver criticised the city's jury selection process.
Awards, honours, and nominations
Awards, honours, or nominations for Oliver himself are indicated with a hyphen (—).
Award | Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Critics' Choice Real TV Awards | 2021 | — | Best Show Host | Won | |
2022 | — | Nominated | |||
Daytime Emmy Awards | 2011 | Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | Outstanding Special Class Writing | Nominated | |
Dorian Awards | 2014 | — | Wilde Wit of the Year | Won | |
2015 | — | Wilde Wit of the Year | Nominated | ||
2016 | — | Wilde Wit of the Year | Nominated | ||
2017 | — | Wilde Wit of the Year | Nominated | ||
2018 | — | Wilde Wit of the Year | Nominated | ||
Environmental Media Awards | 2015 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Best Reality Television | Nominated | |
Grammy Awards | 2011 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) | Best Spoken Word Album | Won | |
Great Immigrants Awards | 2021 | — | — | Won | |
MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2017 | — | Best Host | Nominated | |
Primetime Emmy Awards | 2008 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Nominated | |
2009 | Won | ||||
2010 | Nominated | ||||
2011 | Won | ||||
2012 | Won | ||||
2013 | Nominated | ||||
2014 | Nominated | ||||
2015 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Nominated | ||||
2016 | Won | ||||
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Won | ||||
2017 | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Won | |||
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Won | ||||
2018 | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Won | |||
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Won | ||||
2019 | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Won | |||
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Won | ||||
2020 | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Won | |||
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Won | ||||
2021 | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Won | |||
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Won | ||||
2022 | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Won | |||
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Won | ||||
2024 | Outstanding Scripted Variety Series | Won | |||
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Won | ||||
Producers Guild of America Awards | 2015 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television | Nominated | |
2016 | Won | ||||
2017 | Won | ||||
2018 | Won | ||||
2019 | Won | ||||
2020 | Won | ||||
2021 | Won | ||||
2022 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television | Won | |||
2023 | Won | ||||
2024 | Won | ||||
Writers Guild of America Awards | 2009 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Nominated | |
2010 | Won | ||||
2011 | Nominated | ||||
2012 | Nominated | ||||
2013 | Nominated | ||||
2014 | Nominated | ||||
2015 | Nominated | ||||
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Won | ||||
2017 | Won | ||||
2018 | Won | ||||
2019 | Won | ||||
2020 | Won | ||||
2021 | Nominated | ||||
2022 | Nominated | ||||
2023 | Won |
See also
- List of awards and nominations received by The Daily Show
- List of awards and nominations received by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver