List of Martin Short awards
Award Wins Nominations
Emmy Awards
 2 19
Golden Globe Awards
 0 3
Screen Actors Guild Awards
 0 5
Tony Awards
 1 2

Martin Short is a Canadian actor and comedian known for his performances in film, television, and theatre.

He is known for his performances on SCTV, Saturday Night Live, and Only Murders in the Building. He has received three Golden Globe Award nominations, five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, and fifteen Emmy Award nominations winning two Primetime Emmy Awards. He has also received two Tony Award nominations winning in 1999 for Best Actor in a Musical in Little Me.

Major associations

Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1983 Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program "Sweeps Week", SCTV Network 90 Won [1]
"The Christmas Show", SCTV Network 90 Nominated
"Joe Walsh", SCTV Network 90 Nominated
"Robin Williams, America", SCTV Network 90 Nominated
"Towering Inferno", SCTV Network 90 Nominated
1998 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Merlin Nominated [2]
2003 Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Program Primetime Glick Nominated [3]
2010 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Damages Nominated [4]
2014 Outstanding Variety Special AFI Life Achievement Award: Mel Brooks Won [5]
2018 Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening
You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life		 Nominated [6]
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Nominated
2020 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series The Morning Show Nominated [7]
2022 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building Nominated [8]
Outstanding Comedy Series (as executive producer) Nominated
2023 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated [9]
Outstanding Comedy Series (as executive producer) Nominated
Daytime Emmy Award
2000 Outstanding Talk Show The Martin Short Show Nominated
Outstanding Talk Show Host Nominated
2011 Performer in an Animated Program The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Nominated [10]

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021 Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy Only Murders in the Building Nominated [11]
2022 Nominated
2023 Nominated [12]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021 Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building Nominated [13]
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2022 Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2023 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Pending [14]

Tony Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1993 Best Actor in a Musical The Goodbye Girl Nominated
1999 Little Me Won [1]

Industry awards

Critics' Choice Television Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021 Best Actor in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building Nominated [15]

Canadian Screen Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Best Actor in a Comedy Series I, Martin Short, Goes Home Nominated
2016 Best Performance in an animated program or series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Won
2017 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Won
2018 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Won

Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2022 Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy Only Murders in the Building Won [16]
2023 Pending [17]
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live[a] Pending

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2022 Best Team shared with Selena Gomez and Steve Martin Only Murders in the Building Nominated [18]

Satellite Award

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or TV Film Merlin Nominated
2011 Damages Nominated [19]

Writers Guild of America Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Comedy/Variety Sketch Series Maya & Marty Nominated

Theatre awards

Drama Desk Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1993 Outstanding Actor in a Musical The Goodbye Girl Nominated
1999 Little Me Nominated
2007 Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me Nominated

Outer Critics Circle

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1993 Outstanding Actor in a Musical The Goodbye Girl Won [1]
1999 Little Me Won [1]

Theatre World Award

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1993 Theater World Award — Won [1]

Honours

Short's star on Canada's Walk of Fame

Notes

  1. ^ Shared with Steve Martin.


References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Martin Short Judge, Canada's Got Talent" (PDF). Rogers Media. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "50th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "55th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Damages AWARDS & NOMINATIONS". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "66th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "70th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "72nd Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "74th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  9. ^ "75th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "Cat in the Hat Awards". Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. Collingwood O'Hare Productions Limited, and Portfolio Entertainment Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  11. ^ Golden Globe Nominations: 'Licorice Pizza,' 'Squid Game,' 'West Side Story,' and More|IndieWire
  12. ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 11, 2023). "Golden Globe Nominations: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Top Movie List; 'Succession' Leads Way In TV". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  13. ^ Moreau, Jordan (January 12, 2022). "2022 SAG Awards 2022: The Complete Nominations List". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  15. ^ Pedersen, Erik (December 6, 2021). "Critics Choice TV Nominations: 'Succession' Leads Field As HBO Edges Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  16. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (August 14, 2022). "HCA TV Awards: 'Severance,' 'Ted Lasso,' 'Dopesick' Win Top Streaming Awards on Night 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  17. ^ Moye, Clarence (July 11, 2023). "2023 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards: 'Yellowjackets', 'The Boys' lead All Nominees with 14 Nominations". Awards Daily. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  18. ^ Bosselman, Haley (May 11, 2022). "2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations — Spider-Man: No Way Home, Euphoria and The Batman Lead". People. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  19. ^ "15th Annual Satellite Awards Announced". chinokino.com. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  20. ^ a b c d e "Martin Short". Historica Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  21. ^ "It's an Honour". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  22. ^ "Canada Post honours Canuck comedians with new stamp series". CBC News. August 29, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
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