List of awards and nominations received by George Carlin

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.

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

 * 1987 - Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1555 Vine Street
 * 2008 - Mark Twain Prize for American Humor