List of awards and nominations received by Louis C.K.

Last updated

Louis C.K. awards and nominations
Louis CK 2012 Shankbone.JPG
Totals [a]
Wins13
Nominations54
Note
  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Louis C.K.

Contents

Louis C.K. is an American standup 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. [1] 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 writing 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

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2014 Best Acting Ensemble American HustleWon [2]
Critics Choice Television Awards
2011 Best Comedy Series Louie (season one) Nominated [3]
Best Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
2012 Best Comedy Series Louie (season two) Nominated [4]
Best Actor in a Comedy Series Won
2013 Best Comedy Series Louie (season three) Nominated [5]
Best Actor in a Comedy Series Won
2014 Best Comedy Series Louie (season four) Nominated [6]
Best Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated

Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1998 Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program The Chris Rock Show Nominated [7]
1999 Won
2000 Nominated
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Nominated
2009 Chewed Up Nominated
2011 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Bully") Nominated [8]
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Poker/Divorce") Nominated
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Variety Program Hilarious Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Nominated
2012 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Duckling") Nominated [7]
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Pregnant") Won
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Duckling") Nominated
Outstanding Special Class Program Live at the Beacon Theater Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Won
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special Nominated
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Variety Program Nominated
2013 Outstanding Comedy Series Louie (season 3) Nominated [7]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (w/ Pamela Adlon )Louie (episode: "Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1") Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "New Year's Eve") Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live (episode: "Louis C.K. / fun.") Nominated
Outstanding Variety Special Oh My God Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Won
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special Nominated
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Variety Program Nominated
2014 Outstanding Comedy Series Louie (season 4) Nominated [9]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Model") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "So Did the Fat Lady") Won
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Elevator Part 6") Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live (episode: "Louis C.K. / Sam Smith") Nominated
2015 Outstanding Comedy Series Louie (season 5) Nominated [10]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Bobby's House") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Bobby's House") Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Louie (episode: "Sleepover") Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live (episode: "Louis C.K. / Rihanna") Nominated
Outstanding Variety Special Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy StoreNominated
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Won
2017 Outstanding Variety Special Louis C.K.: 2017Nominated [7]
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Nominated

Grammy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2012 Best Comedy Album Hilarious Won [11]
2015 Oh My God Nominated [12]
2016 Live at Madison Square GardenWon [13]
2022 Sincerely Louis C.K. Won [14]
2023 Sorry Nominated [15]

Golden Globe Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2012 Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy LouieNominated [16]
2014 Nominated [16]

Peabody Award

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2012 Area of Excellence in Entertainment Louie Won [17]
2016 Better Things Won [18]
Horace and Pete Won

Critics Awards

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2013 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Ensemble Cast American Hustle Won [19]
2013 Detroit Film Critics Society Best EnsembleAmerican HustleWon [20]
Blue Jasmine Nominated [20]
2013 New York Film Critics Online AwardsBest CastAmerican HustleWon [21]
2013Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardBest CastWon [22]
2013 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by an Ensemble Won [23]
2013 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Nominated [24]
2014Online Film & Television AssociationBest Host or Panelist in a Non-Fiction ProgramOh My GodNominated [25]
2015Online Film & Television AssociationBest Male Performance in a Fiction ProgramSaturday Night LiveNominated [26]

Miscellaneous awards

OrganizationsYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
American Comedy Awards 2011 Stand-up Special Hilarious Won [27]
2012 Stand-up SpecialLive at the Beacon TheaterWon [28]
2014 Comedy Special of the YearOh My GodWon [29]
Comedy Supporting Actor – FilmAmerican HustleWon [30]
American Film Institute 2011 AFI TV Program of the Year Louie Won [31]
2012 Won [32]
Directors Guild of America 2013 Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series Louie, "New Year's Eve"Nominated [33]
2014 Outstanding Directing – Variety Special Oh My God Nominated
2015 Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series Louie, "Elevator Part 6"Nominated [34]
2016 Louie, "Sleepover"Nominated
Florida Film Festival 1998Best Narrative Tomorrow Night Won
Hamptons International Film Festival 1998Best American Independent FilmWon [35]
Gotham Awards 2016 Breakthrough Series - Long Form Horace and Pete Nominated
2017 Better Things Nominated
Producers Guild of America 2012 Episodic Television Series – Comedy Louie Nominated [36]
2014 Episodic Television Series – ComedyNominated [37]
Television Critics Association 2011 Individual Achievement in Comedy LouieNominated [38]
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Nominated [38]
2012 Individual Achievement in ComedyWon [39]
Outstanding Achievement in ComedyWon [39]
2013 Individual Achievement in ComedyWon [40]
Outstanding Achievement in ComedyNominated [40]
2014 Individual Achievement in ComedyNominated [41]
Outstanding Achievement in ComedyWon [42]
2015 Outstanding Achievement in ComedyWon [43]
Satellite Awards 2011 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy LouieWon [44]
2012 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or ComedyNominated [44]
2015 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or ComedyNominated [44]
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Louie Nominated [45]
2013 Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture American Hustle Won [46]
2014 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Louie Nominated [47]
2015 Nominated [48]
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Trumbo Nominated [49]
Writers Guild of America 2011 Best Comedy Series (With Pamela Adlon ) Louie Nominated [50]
2012 Best Comedy Series (With Pamela Adlon & Vernon Chatman )Won [51]
2014 Best Comedy Series (With Pamela Adlon )Won
Best Episodic ComedyLouie, "So Did the Fat Lady"Won
2016 Best Comedy Series Better Things Nominated

Honorary awards

OrganizationsYearAwardResultRef.
Just for Laughs Comedy Festival 2011Comedy Person of the YearHonored
The Webby Awards 2012Person of the YearHonored
Time Magazine 2012 Time 100 Most Influential People Honored [52]
Made in NY Awards 2014Key Cultural Figure in New YorkHonored [53]
Rolling Stone 2015Ranked #3 on their "25 Best Stand-Up Specials of All Time" [a] Honored [54]
Rolling Stone2017Ranked #4 on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all timeHonored [55]

References

  1. ↑ C.K.'s special Shameless
  1. ↑ "Louis C.K. - Emmy Awards, Nominations, and Wins". Emmys.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Critics' Choice Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Prometheus Global Media. January 17, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (May 20, 2016). "Mad Men, Fringe, Good Wife, Modern Family, Community, Justified Lead Critics Choice Kudos". TVLine . Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Critics' Choice TV Awards: 'Homeland', 'Community' & 'Sherlock' Double Winners". Deadline Hollywood . May 20, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly; Wilson, Stacey (June 10, 2013). "Critics' Choice Television Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Broadcast TV Journalists Association Unveils Critics' Choice Television Awards Nominees". Deadline Hollywood . May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Louis C.K." Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Emmy Winners and Nominees 2011: Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter . September 18, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Emmy Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter . August 25, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Emmy Awards: Complete list of 2015 winners". The Los Angeles Times . September 21, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  11. ↑ "54th Annual Grammy Awards". The Recording Academy . Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  12. ↑ "57th Annual Grammy Awards". The Recording Academy . Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  13. ↑ "58th Annual Grammy Awards". The Recording Academy . Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  14. ↑ "64th Annual Grammy Awards". The Recording Academy . Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  15. ↑ "65th Annual Grammy Awards". The Recording Academy . Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  16. 1 2 "Louis C.K." Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  17. ↑ 72nd Annual Peabody Awards, May 2013.
  18. ↑ "Entertainment winners named for Peabody 30". peabodyawards.com. April 20, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  19. ↑ "2013 EDA Award Winners". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. December 11, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  20. 1 2 "The 2013 Detroit Film Society Awards". Detroit Film Critics Society. December 13, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  21. ↑ "'12 Years' Tops New York Online Critics Awards". Variety . Penske Media Corporation. December 8, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  22. ↑ Adams, Ryan (December 17, 2013). "Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards". Awards Daily. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  23. ↑ "2013 San Diego Film Critics Society Winners". HitFix . December 11, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  24. ↑ "2013 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association winners". HitFix . December 9, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  25. ↑ "2012-2013: The Season of American Horror Story: Asylum". Online Film & Television Association Award. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  26. ↑ "2014-15: The Season of Olive Kitteridge". Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Winners For The First Annual "The Comedy Awards" Include David Letterman, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell & More". TV By The Numbers. March 26, 2011. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  28. ↑ Gadino, Dylan P. (April 29, 2012). "Louis C.K. wins four times at The Comedy Awards (Video)". Laughspin. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  29. ↑ Ray, Amber (May 9, 2014). "Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen win American Comedy Awards". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  30. ↑ "2014 American Comedy Awards Nominations". NBC New York . March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  31. ↑ "AFI Awards 2011". American Film Institute . Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  32. ↑ "AFI Awards 2012". American Film Institute . Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  33. ↑ Couch, Aaron; Kilday, Gregg (May 20, 2016). "DGA Awards: Ben Affleck Named Best Director for 'Argo'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  34. ↑ "DGA Awards TV & Documentary: Jodie Foster, Louis C.K., Laura Poitras Among Nominees". Deadline Hollywood . January 14, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  35. ↑ Enk, Bryan (January 30, 2014). "What to Expect From Louis C.K.'s Lost Movie 'Tomorrow Night'". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  36. ↑ Mahlmann, Andrew (January 28, 2013). "2013 PGA Awards Winners". Producers Guild of America . Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Documentary Motion Picture, TV Series/Specials and Digital Series Nominees Announced for 2015 Awards". Producers Guild of America. December 1, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  38. 1 2 "The Television Critics Association Announces 2011 TCA Awards Nominees". Television Critics Association. June 13, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  39. 1 2 "The Television Critics Association Announces 2012 TCA Awards Winners". Television Critics Association. July 28, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  40. 1 2 Ausiello, Michael (August 3, 2013). "Tatiana Maslany, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Americans, Bunheads, Parks and Rec, Big Bang Among Winners at 2013 TCA Awards". TVLine . Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  41. ↑ "The Television Critics Association Announces 2014 TCA Award Nominees As It Celebrates 30 Years Of The Prestigious Awards Program". Television Critics Association. May 27, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  42. ↑ "TCA Awards Leaked: 'Breaking Bad' Wins Program Of The Year, 'Veep' & 'Louie' Tie For Best Comedy". Deadline Hollywood . July 19, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  43. ↑ "TCA Awards Leaked: 'Breaking Bad' Wins Program Of The Year, 'Veep' & 'Louie' Tie For Best Comedy". Deadline Hollywood . July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  44. 1 2 3 "2012". International Press Academy . Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  45. ↑ "SAG Awards 2013: Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . January 27, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  46. ↑ "SAG Awards 2014: Winners in Full". BBC News . January 19, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  47. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (December 10, 2014). "SAG Awards Nominations: 'Birdman' & 'Boyhood' Lead Film Side, HBO & 'Modern Family' Rule TV – Full List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  48. ↑ Miller, Mike (December 20, 2015). "SAG Award Nominations Announced!". People . Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  49. ↑ Variety Staff (January 30, 2016). "SAG Awards 2016: Full Winners List". Variety . Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  50. ↑ Fernandez, Jay A. (February 19, 2012). "Writers Guild Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  51. ↑ Hayner, Chris E. (February 18, 2013). "Writers Guild Awards 2013: Full winners list". Zap2it. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  52. ↑ "TIME 100: The List - Louis CK". Time . Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  53. ↑ "Made in NY Awards: Neil Patrick Harris, Rosie Perez Celebrate Big Apple's Thriving Production Business". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  54. ↑ Ciabattoni, Steve; Fear, David; Grierson, Tim; Love, Matthew; Murray, Noel; Tobias, Scott (July 29, 2015). "Divine Comedy: 25 Best Stand-up Specials and Movies". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  55. ↑ Love, Matthew (February 14, 2017). "50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.