List of awards and nominations received by Will Ferrell

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Will Ferrell is an American comedian and actor. He has received sixteen Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning three awards, one for Succession (2020), and twice for Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019, 2020). Ferrell received two Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in The Producers (2005), and Stranger than Fiction (2006). He also received a Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event for You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush (2009).

Major associations

Primetime Emmy Awards
Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	Saturday Night Live	Nominated
2009	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special	You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush	Nominated
2009	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special	You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush	Nominated
2015	Outstanding Variety Sketch Series	Drunk History	Nominated
2016			Nominated
2017			Nominated
2018			Nominated
2018		I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman	Nominated
2019		I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman	Nominated
		Drunk History	Nominated
	Outstanding Variety Special (Live)	Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"	Won
	Outstanding Drama Series	Succession	Nominated
2020	Outstanding Drama Series	Succession	Won
	Outstanding Comedy Series	Dead to Me	Nominated
	Outstanding Variety Sketch Series	Drunk History	Nominated
	Outstanding Variety Special (Live)	Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"	Won
2022	Outstanding Drama Series	Succession	Won
2022	Outstanding Variety Special (Live)	Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes"	Nominated
2023	Outstanding Drama Series	Succession	Won
2024	Outstanding Television Movie	Quiz Lady	Won

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2006	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	The Producers	Nominated
2007	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Stranger than Fiction	Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2024	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Barbie	Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2009	Best Special Theatrical Event	You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush	Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2007	Best Sports Movie	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Won
2008	Best Sports Movie	Semi-Pro	Won

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2005	Worst Screen Combo (with Nicole Kidman)	Bewitched	Won
2005	Worst Actor	Bewitched and Kicking & Screaming	Nominated
2009	Worst Actor	Land of the Lost	Nominated
2009	Worst Screen Combo (with any co-star, creature or "comic riff")	Land of the Lost	Nominated
2016	Worst Supporting Actor	Zoolander 2	Nominated
2019	Worst Actor	Holmes & Watson	Nominated
	Worst Picture (as a producer)		Won
	Worst Screen Combo (with John C. Reilly)		Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2011	Favorite Buttkicker	Megamind	Nominated
2016	Favorite Movie Actor	Daddy's Home	Won
2017	Favorite Villain	Zoolander 2	Nominated
2018	Favorite Movie Actor	Daddy's Home 2	Nominated
2021	Favorite Movie Actor	Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga	Nominated

Year	Team	Event	Result	Ref
2022	Los Angeles F.C. (part-owner)	MLS Cup	Won

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2003	Best Comedic Performance	Old School	Nominated
2003	Best On-Screen Team (with Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn)	Old School	Nominated
2004	Best Comedic Performance	Elf	Nominated
2005	Best Comedic Performance	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Nominated
	Best On-Screen Team (with Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner)		Nominated
	Best Musical Performance (with Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Steve Carell)		Nominated
2007	Best Kiss (with Sacha Baron Cohen)	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Won
	Best Comedic Performance	Blades of Glory	Nominated
	Best Fight	Blades of Glory	Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2006	Best Actor	Stranger than Fiction	Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2006	Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical	Stranger Than Fiction	Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2007	Funniest Mo-fo	—	Won
2007	Most Viral Video	—	Won

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2004	Choice Comedian	—	Nominated
2004	Choice Movie Actor – Comedy	Elf	Nominated
2005	Choice Comedian	—	Nominated
	Choice Movie Actor – Comedy	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Kicking & Screaming	Nominated
	Choice Movie Hissy Fit	Kicking & Screaming	Nominated
	Choice Movie Rumble	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Nominated
	Choice Movie Sleazebag	Kicking & Screaming	Nominated
2007	Choice Comedian	—	Nominated
	Choice Movie Actor – Comedy	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Blades of Glory	Won
	Choice Movie Chemistry (with Jon Heder)	Blades of Glory	Nominated
	Choice Movie Dance (with Jon Heder)		Nominated
	Choice Movie Hissy Fit		Nominated
2008	Choice Comedian	—	Nominated
2008	Choice Movie Actor – Comedy	Semi-Pro	Nominated
2009	Choice Movie Actor – Comedy	Land of the Lost	Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	Comedian of the Year	—	Won

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	Motion Pictures	All film work	Inducted

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2008	From University College Dublin's Literary and Historical Society in recognition for "excelling in his field"	—	Won

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2011	Mark Twain Prize for American Humor	—	Won