List of awards and nominations received by Conan O'Brien

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by television host, comedian, writer, and producer Conan O'Brien. He has served as a writer for Saturday Night Live (1987–1991), The Simpsons (1991–1993), before embarking on late night television with his own shows, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009), The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009–2010), Conan (2010–2021), and Conan O'Brien Must Go (2024).

O'Brien has received various awards including 28 Primetime Emmy Award nominations including four wins for his work on Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Conan and Conan Without Borders. He has also received seven Writers Guild of America Awards for his late night programs.

Major associations

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1989	Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program	Saturday Night Live	Won	^[1]
1990			Nominated
1991			Nominated
1996		Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Nominated
1997			Nominated
1998			Nominated
1999			Nominated
2000	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program		Nominated
2001			Nominated
2002			Nominated
2003			Nominated
2004			Nominated
2005			Nominated
2006			Nominated
2007			Won
2008			Nominated
2009	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series		Nominated
2010	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series	The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien	Nominated
2010	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series	The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien	Nominated
2011	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Conan	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series		Nominated
	Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media		Nominated
2012	Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Enhancement to a Television Program or Series		Won
2013	Outstanding Interactive Program		Nominated
2016	Outstanding Interactive Program		Nominated
2018	Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program	Conan Without Borders	Won
2019		Conan Without Borders	Nominated
2019	Outstanding Interactive Program	Conan	Nominated
2021	Outstanding Variety Talk Series	Conan	Nominated
2024	Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special	Conan O'Brien Must Go	Nominated
2024	Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program	Conan O'Brien Must Go	Won

Writers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
1997	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Won
1999	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series		Nominated
2000	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series		Won
2001	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series		Nominated
2002	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series^[2]		Won
2003	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series^[2]		Won
2004	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series		Nominated
2005	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series		Won
2006	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series		Won
2007	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series		Nominated
2008	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series		Nominated
2009	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series		Nominated
2010	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series	The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien	Nominated
2012	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series	Conan	Nominated
2013	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series		Nominated
2014	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series		Nominated
2016	Comedy/Variety – Talk Series^[3]		Nominated
2018	Comedy/Variety – Talk Series^[4]		Nominated
2020	Comedy/Variety – Talk Series^[5]		Nominated
2022	Comedy/Variety – Talk Series^[6]		Won

Miscellaneous awards

American Comedy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2014	Best Late Night Talk Show^[7]	Conan	Nominated

CableAce Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1987	CableAce Award for Writing a Comedy Series	Not Necessarily the News	Nominated
1988	CableAce Award for Writing a Comedy Series	Not Necessarily the News	Nominated

Critics' Choice Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2012	Best Talk Show	Conan	Nominated
2013	Best Talk Show	Conan	Nominated
2014	Best Talk Show^[8]	Conan	Nominated

GLAAD Media Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2012	GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode	Conan	Nominated

iHeartRadio Podcast Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2020	iHeartRadio Podcast Awards for Podcast of the Year^[9]	Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend	Nominated
2020	iHeartRadio Podcast Awards for Best Comedy Podcast	Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend	Won
2020	iHeartRadio Podcast Awards for Best Ad Read	Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend	Won

People's Choice Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2005	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host	Nominated
2006	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host	Nominated
2011	Conan	Favorite TV Talk Show Host	Won
2012	Conan	Favorite TV Talk Show Host	Nominated
2013	Conan	Favorite Late Night TV Host	Nominated
2014	Conan	Favorite Late Night TV Host	Nominated
2015	Conan	Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host^[10]	Nominated
2016	Conan	Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host^[11]	Nominated
2017	Conan	Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host^[12]	Nominated
2017	Conan	Favorite Comedic Collaboration^[12]	Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2003	Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Late Night	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Nominated
2004	Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Show: Late Night	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Nominated
2009	Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Late Night	The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien	Nominated

References

^ "Conan O'Brien". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Conan O'Brien". NBC.com — The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
^ McNary, Dave (January 6, 2016). "'The Martian,' 'Straight Outta Compton' Land Writers Guild Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^ Littleton, Cynthia (December 7, 2017). "Writers Guild Award TV Nominations: 'The Americans,' 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'GLOW' Grab Multiple Mentions". Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
^ Bell, BreAnna (July 23, 2019). "Writers Guild Announces 2020 Awards Show Date". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ Hopkinson, Bob (March 20, 2022). "2022 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced". WGA. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
^ "Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen win American Comedy Awards". Entertainment Weekly. May 9, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
^ "Critics' Choice TV Awards 2014: And the nominees are..." Entertainment Weekly. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
^ "Conan O'Brien has won the iHeartRadio podcast award for best comedy podcast and best ad read".
^ Glee, Katy Perry Lead People's Choice Award Nominations, 2 Broke Girls' Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs to Host E! Online, Retrieved November 5, 2013
^ "List: Who won People's Choice Awards?". USA Today. January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "People's Choice Awards Nominees 2017 — Full List". Deadline. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.

External links

List of awards and nominations received by Conan O'Brien at IMDb

[1] "Conan O'Brien". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

[tonightshow-2] "Conan O'Brien". NBC.com — The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2010.

[3] McNary, Dave (January 6, 2016). "'The Martian,' 'Straight Outta Compton' Land Writers Guild Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[4] Littleton, Cynthia (December 7, 2017). "Writers Guild Award TV Nominations: 'The Americans,' 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'GLOW' Grab Multiple Mentions". Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

[5] Bell, BreAnna (July 23, 2019). "Writers Guild Announces 2020 Awards Show Date". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[6] Hopkinson, Bob (March 20, 2022). "2022 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced". WGA. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[7] "Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen win American Comedy Awards". Entertainment Weekly. May 9, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.

[Nominees-8] "Critics' Choice TV Awards 2014: And the nominees are..." Entertainment Weekly. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.

[9] "Conan O'Brien has won the iHeartRadio podcast award for best comedy podcast and best ad read".

[10] Glee, Katy Perry Lead People's Choice Award Nominations, 2 Broke Girls' Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs to Host E! Online, Retrieved November 5, 2013

[11] "List: Who won People's Choice Awards?". USA Today. January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[PCA_17-12] "People's Choice Awards Nominees 2017 — Full List". Deadline. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.

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