Mark Burnett is a British-American television producer, known for creating shows such as The Apprentice, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, Shark Tank, Survivor, and The Voice. Over his career his shows have received numerous accolades including eleven Emmy Awards, ten Critics' Choice Television Awards, and thirteen People's Choice Awards.
Burnett has also received various honours including a Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television, an Anti-Defamation League Entertainment Industry Award, and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Awards
Awards and nominations
As Himself Year Award Category Nominee Result 2004 Brandweek Awards Marketer of the Year Mark Burnett NATPE Awards Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award Mark Burnett 2009 Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Mark Burnett 2010 Producers Guild of America Awards Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television Mark Burnett 2013 American Reality Television Awards Production Company Mark Burnett Productions TV Guide Awards Producer of the Year Mark Burnett World Evangelical Alliance and Entrepreneurial Leaders Organization Awards Entrepreneurial Leader Award Mark Burnett, Roma Downey 2014 American Reality Television Awards Production Company One Three Media Anti-Defamation League Entertainment Industry Award Mark Burnett, Roma Downey TCA Awards Career Achievement Award Mark Burnett 2015 American Reality Television Awards Production Company One Three Media GMA Dove Awards Outstanding Mainstream Contribution to Gospel Music Award Mark Burnett, Roma Downey
British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA)
Year Category Nominee Result 2012 Best Reality and Constructed Factual Young Apprentice 2013 2015 The Apprentice UK
Critics' Choice Television Awards
Year Category Nominee Result 2012 Best Reality Series – Competition The Voice Shark Tank 2013 The Voice Shark Tank Survivor 2014 Shark Tank Survivor The Voice 2015 Best Reality Series Shark Tank Best Reality Series – Competition The Voice 2016 Best Structured Reality Show Shark Tank Best Reality Show – Competition The Voice Best Reality Show – Competition Survivor 2017 Best Structured Reality Show Shark Tank Best Reality Competition Series The Voice 2018 Best Structured Reality Show Shark Tank Best Reality Competition Series The Voice
Critics' Choice Real TV Awards
Year Category Nominee Result 2019 Competition Series Survivor Competition Series: Talent/Variety The Voice Structured Series Shark Tank Business Show Shark Tank Live Show The Voice 2020 Competition Series Survivor Competition Series: Talent/Variety The Voice Structured Series Shark Tank Business Show Shark Tank 2021 Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety The Voice Best Business Show Shark Tank 2022 Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety The Voice Best Business Show Shark Tank 2023 Best Competition Series Survivor Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety The Voice Best Structured Series Shark Tank Best Business Show Shark Tank 2024 Best Competition Series Survivor Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety The Voice Best Structured Series Shark Tank Best Business Show Shark Tank
Emmy Awards, Daytime
Year Category Nominee Result 2006 Outstanding Service Show The Martha Stewart Show 2007 Outstanding Lifestyle Program 2010 Outstanding Lifestyle Show
Emmy Awards, Primetime
Year Category Nominee Result 2001 Outstanding Non-Fiction Program Survivor Outstanding Non-Fiction Program Eco-Challenge: Borneo 2002 Outstanding Special Class Program Survivor 2003 Outstanding Reality Competition Program Survivor 2004 The Apprentice Survivor 2005 The Apprentice Survivor 2006 Survivor 2012 Outstanding Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2013 Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie The Bible Outstanding Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2014 Outstanding Structured Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2015 Outstanding Structured Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2016 Outstanding Structured Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2017 Outstanding Structured Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2018 Outstanding Structured Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2019 Outstanding Structured Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2020 Outstanding Structured Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2021 Outstanding Structured Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2022 Outstanding Structured Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2023 Outstanding Structured Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2024 Outstanding Structured Reality Program Shark Tank Outstanding Reality Competition Program The Voice 2025 Outstanding Reality Competition Program Survivor
Kids' Choice Awards
Year Category Nominee Result 2008 Favorite Reality Show Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? 2009 2010 2013 The Voice 2014 2015 Shark Tank Favorite Talent Competition Show The Voice 2016 2017 Favorite Reality Show Shark Tank The Voice 2019 2020 2021
National Reality Television Awards
Year Category Nominee Result 2011 Best Business Show The Apprentice UK Best Reality Competition Show 2012 Most Inspiring TV Show 2013 Best Business Show Best Reality Competition Show 2014 Best International TV Show Shark Tank 2015 Best Reality Competition Show The Apprentice UK Most Inspiring TV Show 2017 Best International TV Show Shark Tank 2019 Best Business Show The Apprentice UK 2021 2022 2023 2024 Best Reality Competition Show 2025 Best Business Show
People's Choice Awards
Year Category Nominee Result 2001 Favorite Reality Based Show Survivor 2002 Favorite Reality/Game Show 2003 2004 Favorite Reality Based TV Program 2005 Favorite Reality Show Competition The Apprentice 2006 Survivor 2010 Favorite Competition TV Show 2012 The Voice 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Competition Show of the Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 Survivor
Producers Guild of America Awards
Year Category Nominee Result 2015 Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television Shark Tank Outstanding Producer of Competition Television The Voice 2016 Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television Shark Tank Outstanding Producer of Competition Television The Voice 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 2025
TCA Awards
Year Category Nominee Result 2001 Outstanding New Program of the Year Survivor 2004 Program of the Year The Apprentice 2011 Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming Survivor The Voice 2012 The Voice 2013 Shark Tank Survivor The Voice 2014 Shark Tank Survivor The Voice 2015 Shark Tank 2016 Survivor 2017 Shark Tank Survivor 2025 Survivor
Teen Choice Awards
Year Category Nominee Result 2001 Choice Reality TV Show Survivor 2003 2004 2006 2015 The Voice 2016 2017 2018 2019
Other Year Award Category Nominee Result 2005 FRAPA Format Awards Best Reality Format The Apprentice 2005 Royal Television Society Programme Awards International The Apprentice 2006 Rose d'Or Best Reality Show The Apprentice UK 2007 Royal Television Society Programme Awards Features and Factual Entertainment The Apprentice UK 2007 Sports Emmy Awards Outstanding Edited Sports Series The Contender 2009 Broadcasting Press Guild Best Factual Entertainment The Apprentice UK 2013 American Reality Television Awards Overall Show The Voice 2014 Audie Award Award for Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction A Story of God and All of Us 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Reality Competition The Voice
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