Donald Glover is an American actor, comedian, director, rapper and screenwriter, also known under the stage name Childish Gambino. He has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including a two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, five Grammy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and five Writers Guild of America Awards, as well as a nomination for an Actor Award.
Glover started his career as a writer for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock in 2006. It earned him three Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Comedy Series. He then took on the role of Troy Barnes in another NBC sitcom, Community (2009–2014), thanks to which he received The Comedy Award for Breakout Performer of the Year as well as nominations at the NAACP Image Awards and Satellite Awards.
Glover was able to transition to more mature work as an actor, creator, and showrunner for the FX comedy drama series Atlanta (2016–2022), winning a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, while also becoming the first African American to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. Atlanta earned him nine Emmy nominations in total.
Glover continued to create other series for Amazon Prime Video, such as the satirical black comedy series Swarm (2023) and the spy series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024–present), receiving a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the latter.
For his music, Glover's second studio album Because the Internet (2013) was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, while its lead single "3005" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance. At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, he received nominations for Album of the Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album for his third studio album "Awaken, My Love!" (2016) and earned his first win thanks to "Redbone", which won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. In 2018, he released the single "This is America", that received critical acclaim and was his first chart-topper. It won four Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and Best Music Video.
Major awards Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2019 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Atlanta
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Television 2016 Best Comedy Series Atlanta Best Actor in a Comedy Series 2019 Best Comedy Series Best Actor in a Comedy Series 2020 Best Movie Made for Television Guava Island
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta (season one) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Atlanta (episode: "The Big Bang") Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Atlanta (episode: "B.A.N.") Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Atlanta (episode: "B.A.N.") 2018 Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta (season two) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Atlanta (episode: "Teddy Perkins") Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Atlanta (episode: "FUBU") Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Atlanta (episode: "Alligator Man") Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live (episode: "Host: Donald Glover") 2022 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Atlanta (episode: "Sinterklaas Is Coming to Town") 2024 Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie Swarm (episode: "Stung") 2024 Outstanding Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (episode: "Couples Therapy") Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (episode: "First Date")
Golden Globes Year Category Nominated work Result 2017 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Atlanta Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy 2019 2023 2025 Best Television Series – Drama Mr. & Mrs. Smith Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Best Rap Album Because the Internet Best Rap Performance "3005" 2018 Album of the Year "Awaken, My Love!" Best Urban Contemporary Album Record of the Year "Redbone" Best Traditional R&B Performance Best R&B Song 2019 Record of the Year "This Is America" Song of the Year Best Rap/Sung Performance Best Music Video Best R&B Song "Feels Like Summer" 2025 Best Dance/Electronic Recording "Witchy" Best Progressive R&B Album Bando Stone & the New World
Other awards and nominations Organizations Year Category Work Result AIM Independent Music Awards 2017 Independent Album of the Year"Awaken, My Love!" American Film Institute Awards 2016 Top 10 Television Programs Atlanta 2018 2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith American Music Awards 2017 Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist Childish Gambino Favorite Soul/R&B Album "Awaken, My Love!" Astra TV Awards 2022 Best Cable Comedy Series Atlanta Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series Atlanta (for "Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga") 2024 Best Streaming Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series Best Writing in a Streaming Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "First Date") BET Awards 2017 Best Actor Atlanta 2018 Atlanta and Spider-Man: Homecoming 2019 Video of the Year "This Is America" Viewer's Choice Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Childish Gambino 2023 Best Actor Donald Glover 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards 2018 Best Hip Hop Video "This Is America" Single of the Year Impact Track Hot Ticket Performer Childish Gambino Lyricist of the Year MVP of the Year Billboard Music Awards 2018 Top R&B Song "Redbone" 2019 Top R&B Tour This Is America Tour Black Reel Awards 2016 Best Original or Adapted Song "Waiting Waiting for My Moment" (from Creed) 2017 Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, Limited Series) 2018 Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series Atlanta (for "FUBU") Atlanta (for "Barbershop") Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series Atlanta (for "Teddy Perkins") Atlanta (for "FUBU") Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series Saturday Night Live 2019 Best Breakthrough Performance, Male Solo: A Star Wars Story 2020 Outstanding Independent Film Guava Island Outstanding Voice Performance The Lion King 2022 Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series Atlanta (for "Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga") Atlanta (for "Three Slaps") Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series Atlanta (for "Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga") 2023 Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series Atlanta (for "The Goof Who Sat By the Door") Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series Atlanta (for "It Was All a Dream") 2024 Outstanding Lead Performance, Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith Outstanding Directing, Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "A Breakup") Outstanding Writing, Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "First Date") Brit Awards 2018 International Male Solo Artist Childish Gambino 2021 Comedy Awards 2012 Breakout Performer of the Year Community Directors Guild of America Awards 2017 Outstanding Achievement in Directing – Comedy Series Atlanta (for "B.A.N.") 2019 Atlanta (for "FUBU") EWwy Awards 2012 Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Community GAFFA Awards (Denmark) 2019 Best Foreign Song "This Is America" Gotham Independent Film Awards 2017 Breakthrough Series – Long Form Atlanta 2023 Breakthrough Series – Short Form Swarm Gotham TV Awards 2024 Breakthrough Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith iHeartRadio MMVAs 2018 Video of the Year "This Is America" Best Director Fan Fave Video Best Hip Hop Artist or Group Childish Gambino iHeartRadio Music Awards 2018 R&B Artist of the Year Childish Gambino R&B Song of the Year "Redbone" 2019 Best Music Video "This Is America" Song That Left Us Shook MTV Europe Music Awards 2018 Best Video "This Is America" MTV Movie & TV Awards 2017 Best Actor in a Show Atlanta MTV Video Music Awards 2012 Best Hip-Hop Video "Heartbeat" 2014 "3005" 2015 Best Direction "Sober" Best Visual Effects "III. Telegraph Ave." 2018 Video of the Year "This Is America" Video with a Message Best Art Direction Best Choreography Best Cinematography Best Direction Best Editing 2019 Best R&B Video "Feels Like Summer" NAACP Image Awards 2013 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Community 2017 Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series 2019 Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Outstanding Male Artist Childish Gambino Outstanding Song – Contemporary "This Is America" Outstanding Music Video 2020 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance The Lion King 2023 Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 2024 Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Swarm Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series 2025 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series NewNowNext Awards 2012 Brink-of-Fame: Music Artist Childish Gambino PAAFTJ Television Awards 2012 Best Cast in a Comedy Series Community Peabody Awards 2017 Entertainment honoree Atlanta 2023 People's Choice Awards2017 Favorite Cable TV Comedy Atlanta 2018 The Comedy TV Star of 2018 The Music Video of 2018 "This Is America" Producers Guild of America Awards 2017 Outstanding Production – Episodic Comedy Atlanta 2019 Satellite Awards 2011 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Community 2019 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Atlanta Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy 2023 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy 2025 Best Television Series – Genre Mr. & Mrs. Smith Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama or Genre Soul Train Music Awards 2017 Song of the Year "Redbone" The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award 2018 Best R&B/Soul Male Artist Childish Gambino Rhythm & Bars Award "This Is America" The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award "Summertime Magic" 2019 Video of the Year "Feels Like Summer" TCA Awards 2017 Individual Achievement in Comedy Atlanta 2018 Teen Choice Awards 2018 Choice Summer Movie Actor Solo: A Star Wars Story Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Himself Choice Song: Male Artist "This is America" Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song TV Guide Awards 2012 Favorite Ensemble Community Writers Guild of America Awards 2007 Outstanding Writing for a New Series 30 Rock Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series 2008 2009 2010 2017 Outstanding Writing for a New Series Atlanta Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series 2019 2025 Outstanding Writing for a Dramatic Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith Outstanding Writing for a New Series Outstanding Writing for a Dramatic Episode Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "First Date")
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