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George Carlin in 2008

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, 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.

Major associations

Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1992 Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program George Carlin: Jammin' in New York Nominated
1997 George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy Nominated
1999 George Carlin: You Are All Diseased Nominated
Outstanding Variety Special Nominated
2006 George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing Nominated
2008 George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya Nominated
Daytime Emmy Awards
1992 Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series Shining Time Station Nominated
1994 Nominated

Grammy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1968 Best Comedy Album Take-Offs and Put-Ons Nominated
1973 FM & AM Won
1974 Occupation: Foole Nominated
1976 An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo Nominated
1978 On the Road Nominated
1983 A Place for My Stuff Nominated
1987 Playin' with Your Head Nominated
1989 What Am I Doing in New Jersey? Nominated
1992 Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics Nominated
1994 Jammin' in New York Won
2000 You Are All Diseased Nominated
2001 Brain Droppings Won
2002 Napalm and Silly Putty Won
2003 Complaints and Grievances Nominated
2006 Best Spoken Word Album When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? Nominated
2007 Best Comedy Album Life Is Worth Losing Nominated
2009 It's Bad for Ya Won

Miscellaneous accolades

American Comedy Awards

  • 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

  • 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

  • 2006: Best Animated Character Voice-Over - Tarzan 2 - nominee

GoldDerby Awards

  • 2008: Best Variety Performer - George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya - nominee

Photoplay Awards

  • 1973: Variety Star
  • 1975: Variety Star

Honorary awards

References

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