List of awards and nominations received by David Letterman

David Letterman is an American comedian and talk show host known for Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993), Late Show with David Letterman (1993-2015) and My Next Guest Needs No Introduction (2018-present).

Major associations[edit]

Daytime Emmy Awards[edit]

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1981	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Variety Series	The David Letterman Show	Won	^[1]
1981	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement – Writers	The David Letterman Show	Won	^[1]

Primetime Emmy Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1984	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program	Late Night with David Letterman	Won	^[2]
1984	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1985	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Won
1985	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1986	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Won
1986	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1987	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Won
1987	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1988	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1988	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1990	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1990	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series		Nominated
1991	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1991	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1992	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1992	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1993	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series		Nominated
1993	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1994	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series	Late Show with David Letterman	Won	^[3]
	Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series		Won
	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1995	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Or Music Series		Nominated
1995	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1996	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1996	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Or Music Series		Nominated
1997	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1998	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1998	Outstanding Performance in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1999	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2000	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2000	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2001	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2002	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2002	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2003	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2004	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2005	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2006	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2006	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2007	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2007	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2008	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2008	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2009	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2009	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series		Nominated
2015	Outstanding Variety Talk Series		Nominated

American Comedy Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1989	Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special	Late Night with David Letterman	Won	^[4]
	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1995	Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special		Won
2001	Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series		Won

The Comedy Awards[edit]

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2011	Late Show with David Letterman	The Comedy Awards	Johnny Carson Comedy Award	Won	^[5]

Honors[edit]

Kennedy Center Honors[edit]

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2012	Kennedy Center Honors	Recipient	David Letterman	Won	^[6]

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor[edit]

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Mark Twain Prize for American Humor	Recipient	David Letterman	Won	^[7]

Peabody Awards[edit]

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	Peabody Award	Individual Award	David Letterman	Won	^[8]

References[edit]

^ "David Letterman - Awards". IMDB. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "David Letterman". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "David Letterman - Awards". IMDB. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "David Letterman". IMDB. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "David Letterman Receives Top Honor at Inaugural Comedy Awards". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
^ "Letterman up for jabs with Kennedy Center Honors". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
^ Neuman, Scott (2017-10-23). "David Letterman Honored With Twain Award For American Comedy". NPR. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
^ 2015 Individual and Institutional Honorees", from PeabodyAwards.com (accessed April 18, 2016)

[1] "David Letterman - Awards". IMDB. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[2] "David Letterman". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[3] "David Letterman - Awards". IMDB. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[4] "David Letterman". IMDB. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[5] "David Letterman Receives Top Honor at Inaugural Comedy Awards". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.

[6] "Letterman up for jabs with Kennedy Center Honors". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-10-03.

[7] Neuman, Scott (2017-10-23). "David Letterman Honored With Twain Award For American Comedy". NPR. Retrieved 2021-10-03.

[8] 2015 Individual and Institutional Honorees", from PeabodyAwards.com (accessed April 18, 2016)

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