John Oliver awards and nominations
Headshot of Oliver wearing glasses and a dark suit
Oliver in 2016
Totals[a]
Wins35
Nominations58
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

John Oliver is a British-American[1] comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Oliver began as a comedian in the United Kingdom, growing to wider recognition after his work as senior British correspondent on the late-night news satire program The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2006 to 2013. Oliver guest-hosted the show for eight weeks in 2013 and received positive reviews,[2][3] and soon after, HBO announced Oliver would receive his own talk show.[4] Since 2014, he has hosted Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,[5] for which he has received widespread recognition for influencing US legislature and culture, an phenomenon dubbed the "John Oliver effect".[6][7] Additionally, Oliver co-hosted the satirical comedy podcast The Bugle with Andy Zaltzman and hosted John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central from 2010 to 2013.[8][9][10] Oliver's acting career includes roles such as Ian Duncan on the NBC sitcom Community,[11] Vanity Smurf in The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013),[12] and Zazu in the 2019 remake of The Lion King.[13]

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. 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;[14] and the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant in Danbury, Connecticut, announced by the Danbury mayor after Oliver criticised the city's jury selection process.[15]

Awards, honours, and nominations

Awards, honours, or nominations for Oliver himself are indicated with a hyphen (—).

Awards and nominations received by John Oliver
Award Year[a] Work Category Result Ref.
Critics' Choice Real TV Awards 2021 — Best Show Host Won [16]
2022 — Nominated [17]
Daytime Emmy Awards 2011 Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Outstanding Special Class Writing Nominated [18]
Dorian Awards 2014 — Wilde Wit of the Year Won [19]
2015 — Wilde Wit of the Year Nominated [20]
2016 — Wilde Wit of the Year Nominated [21]
2017 — Wilde Wit of the Year Nominated [22]
2018 — Wilde Wit of the Year Nominated [23]
Environmental Media Awards 2015 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Best Reality Television Nominated [24]
Grammy Awards 2011 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) Best Spoken Word Album Won [25]
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2017 — Best Host Nominated [26]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2008 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Nominated [27]
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 [28]
2016 Won [29]
2017 Won [30]
2018 Won [31]
2019 Won [32]
2020 Won [33]
2021 Won [34]
2022 Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television Won [35]
2023 Won [36]
Writers Guild of America Awards 2009 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series Nominated [37]
2010 Won [38]
2011 Nominated [39]
2012 Nominated [40]
2013 Nominated [41]
2014 Nominated [42]
2015 Nominated [43][42]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Won
2017 Won [44]
2018 Won [45]
2019 Won [46]
2020 Won [47]
2021 Nominated [48]
2022 Nominated [49]
2023 Won [50]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony

References

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