This article is a list of awards and nominations received by Louis C.K.
Louis C.K. is an American stand-up comedian. For his work performing stand-up, writing, acting, directing, producing and editing, C.K. has received several awards and nominations winning six Primetime Emmy Awards as well as three Grammy Awards, three Peabody Awards, three Critics' Choice Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award with nominations for two Golden Globe Awards. He was included as one of the Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2012, and Rolling Stone ranked him on their list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time in 2017.
C.K. started his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1980s in Boston. He worked as a comedy writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to 1994, the Late Show with David Letterman in 1995, and The Dana Carvey Show in 1996. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series as a writer on the HBO late-night talk show The Chris Rock Show in 1999. He has released several comedy specials and won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Live at the Beacon Theater (2011), Oh My God (2013), and Live at the Comedy Store (2015). He was Emmy-nominated for Chewed Up (2008), Hilarious (2010), and Louis C.K. 2017 (2017).
C.K. established himself as a showrunner in television with the FX dramedy series Louie (2010–2015), where he also served as the creator, actor, director, editor and producer. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the episodes "Pregnant" (2011) and "So Did the Fat Lady" (2014). As an actor, he won two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series with nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. He also co-created and executive produced Baskets (2016–2019), Better Things (2016–2019), and Horace and Pete (2016), winning two Peabody Awards for the later two shows.
As an actor, he was nominated twice for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the David O. Russell crime film American Hustle (2013), and Jay Roach's Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo (2015), winning for the former. He hosted the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live four times from 2012 to 2017, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. As a standup, he won three Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album for Hilarious in 2012, Oh My God in 2015, and Sincerely Louis CK in 2022. He was Grammy-nominated for Live at Madison Square Garden in 2016 and Sorry in 2022.
Major awards Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 Best Acting Ensemble American Hustle Critics Choice Television Awards 2011 Best Comedy Series Louie (season one) Best Actor in a Comedy Series 2012 Best Comedy Series Louie (season two) Best Actor in a Comedy Series 2013 Best Comedy SeriesLouie (season three) Best Actor in a Comedy Series 2014 Best Comedy SeriesLouie (season four) Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1998Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music ProgramThe Chris Rock Show 1999 2000 Late Night with Conan O'Brien 2009 Chewed Up 2011 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Bully") Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Poker/Divorce") Outstanding Picture Editing for a Variety ProgramHilarious Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special 2012 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Duckling") Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Pregnant") Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Duckling") Outstanding Special Class ProgramLive at the Beacon Theater Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special Outstanding Picture Editing for a Variety Program 2013 Outstanding Comedy Series Louie (season 3) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1") Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series () Louie (episode: "Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1") Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "New Year's Eve") Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live (episode: "Louis C.K. / fun.") Outstanding Variety SpecialOh My God Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special Outstanding Picture Editing for a Variety Program 2014Outstanding Comedy Series Louie (season 4) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesLouie (episode: "Model") Outstanding Writing for a Comedy SeriesLouie (episode: "So Did the Fat Lady") Outstanding Directing for a Comedy SeriesLouie (episode: "Elevator Part 6") Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesSaturday Night Live (episode: "Louis C.K. / Sam Smith") 2015 Outstanding Comedy Series Louie (season 5) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesLouie (episode: "Bobby's House") Outstanding Writing for a Comedy SeriesLouie (episode: "Bobby's House") Outstanding Directing for a Comedy SeriesLouie (episode: "Sleepover") Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesSaturday Night Live (episode: "Louis C.K. / Rihanna") Outstanding Variety SpecialLouis C.K.: Live at the Comedy StoreOutstanding Writing for a Variety Special2017 Outstanding Variety SpecialLouis C.K.: 2017 Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012 Best Comedy Album Hilarious 2015 Oh My God 2016 Live at Madison Square Garden 2022 Sincerely Louis C.K. 2023 Sorry
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or ComedyLouie 2014
Peabody Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Area of Excellence in EntertainmentLouie 72nd Annual Peabody Awards, May 2013.2016 Better Things Horace and Pete
Critics awards Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2013 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Ensemble Cast American Hustle 2013Detroit Film Critics SocietyBest Ensemble American Hustle Blue Jasmine 2013 New York Film Critics Online Awards Best CastAmerican Hustle 2013 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Cast 2013 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by an Ensemble 2013 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Ensemble 2014 Online Film & Television Association Best Host or Panelist in a Non-Fiction ProgramOh My God 2015 Online Film & Television Association Best Male Performance in a Fiction Program Saturday Night Live
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result American Comedy Awards 2011 Stand-up Special Hilarious 2012 Stand-up Special Live at the Beacon Theater 2014 Comedy Special of the Year Oh My God Comedy Supporting Actor – FilmAmerican Hustle American Film Institute 2011AFI TV Program of the YearLouie 2012 Directors Guild of America 2013 Outstanding Directing – Comedy SeriesLouie, "New Year's Eve" 2014 Outstanding Directing – Variety Special Oh My God 2015Outstanding Directing – Comedy SeriesLouie, "Elevator Part 6" 2016 Louie, "Sleepover" Florida Film Festival 1998 Best NarrativeTomorrow Night Hamptons International Film Festival 1998 Best American Independent Film Gotham Awards 2016 Breakthrough Series - Long Form Horace and Pete 2017 Better Things Producers Guild of America 2012 Episodic Television Series – Comedy Louie 2014 Episodic Television Series – Comedy Television Critics Association 2011 Individual Achievement in ComedyLouie Outstanding Achievement in Comedy 2012 Individual Achievement in Comedy Outstanding Achievement in Comedy 2013 Individual Achievement in Comedy Outstanding Achievement in Comedy 2014 Individual Achievement in Comedy Outstanding Achievement in Comedy 2015 Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Satellite Awards 2011 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or ComedyLouie 2012 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy 2015 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012Outstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesLouie 2013 Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion PictureAmerican Hustle 2014Outstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesLouie 2015 Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion PictureTrumbo Writers Guild of America 2011 Best Comedy Series ()Louie 2012 Best Comedy Series () 2014 Best Comedy Series () Best Episodic Comedy Louie, "So Did the Fat Lady" 2016 Best Comedy Series Better Things
Honorary awards Organizations Year Award Result Just for Laughs Comedy Festival 2011 Comedy Person of the Year The Webby Awards 2012 Person of the Year Time Magazine 2012 Time 100 Most Influential People Made in NY Awards 2014 Key Cultural Figure in New York Rolling Stone 2015 Ranked #3 on their "25 Best Stand-Up Specials of All Time" Rolling Stone 2017 Ranked #4 on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time
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