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 Primetime Emmy Awards1992 Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program George Carlin: Jammin' in New York 1997 George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy 1999 George Carlin: You Are All Diseased Outstanding Variety Special 2006 George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing 2008 George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya Daytime Emmy Awards1992 Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series Shining Time Station 1994
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1968 Best Comedy Album Take-Offs and Put-Ons 1973 FM & AM 1974 Occupation: Foole 1976 An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo 1978 On the Road 1983 A Place for My Stuff 1987 Playin' with Your Head 1989 What Am I Doing in New Jersey? 1992 Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics 1994 Jammin' in New York 2000 You Are All Diseased 2001 Brain Droppings 2002 Napalm and Silly Putty 2003 Complaints and Grievances 2006 Best Spoken Word Album When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? 2007 Best Comedy Album Life Is Worth Losing 2009 It's Bad for Ya
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 1987 - Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1555 Vine Street 2008 - Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
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