List of awards and nominations received by Neil Patrick Harris

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List of Neil Patrick Harris awards
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Primetime Emmy Award
512
Golden Globe Award
04
Grammy Awards
01
Tony Award
11

Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host.

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He's known for his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage roles. On TV, he is known for playing the title character on the ABC series Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, as well as Barney Stinson on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf on the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017–2019).

In 2010, Harris won two awards at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest appearance on Glee , and Outstanding Special Class Program for hosting the Tony Awards in 2009; he has won the latter award three additional times for hosting the show in 2011, 2012, and 2013. [1] He also hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 and 2013, and hosted the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, thus making him the first openly gay man to host the Academy Awards. [2] In 2014, he starred in the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, for which he won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.

Major associations

Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2007 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series How I Met Your Mother Nominated [3]
2008 Nominated [4]
2009 Nominated [5]
2010 Nominated [6]
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Glee Won
Outstanding Special Class Program 63rd Tony Awards Won
2012 65th Tony Awards Won [7]
2013 66th Tony Awards Won [8]
2014 67th Tony Awards Won [9]
2015 87th Academy Awards Nominated [10]
2018 Outstanding Children's Program A Series of Unfortunate Events Nominated [11]
2019 Nominated [12]
Daytime Emmy Awards
2014 Outstanding Special Class Special Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Nominated

Tony Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2014 Best Actor in a Musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch Won [13]

Grammy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2015 Best Musical Theatre Album Hedwig and the Angry Inch Nominated [14]

Golden Globe Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1988 Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Clara's Heart Nominated
1991 Best Actor - Television Series Comedy Doogie Howser, M.D. Nominated
2008 Outstanding Supporting Actor - Television How I Met Your Mother Nominated
2009 Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
1989 Young Artist Award Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film Clara's HeartNominated
1990 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series Doogie Howser, M.D. Won
People's Choice Award Favorite Male Performer in a New TV SeriesWon
Favorite Male TV PerformerNominated
Viewers for Quality Television Award Best Actor in a Quality Comedy SeriesNominated
1991 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor Starring in a Television SeriesWon
2007 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Comedy How I Met Your Mother Nominated
2008 People's Choice Award Favorite Scene Stealing StarNominated
Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Comedy Nominated
2009 TCA Award Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated
Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Comedy Nominated
Streamy Award Best Male Actor in a Comedy Web Series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Won
Satellite Award Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film How I Met Your MotherNominated
2010 Spike Video Game Award Best Performance by a Human Male Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Won
Satellite Award Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film How I Met Your MotherNominated
2011 People's Choice Award Favorite TV Comedy ActorWon
Favorite TV Guest StarGleeNominated
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series How I Met Your MotherWon
Satellite Award Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film How I Met Your MotherNominated
2012 People's Choice Award Favorite TV Comedy ActorWon
TV Guide Award Favorite ActorNominated
Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Comedy Nominated
2013 Webby Award Best Comedy: Long Form or Series Neil's Puppet Dreams Nominated
People's Choice Award Favorite TV Comedy ActorHow I Met Your MotherNominated
2014Nominated
Favorite TV BromanceNominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award Favorite Movie Actor The Smurfs 2 Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch Won
Drama League Award Distinguished PerformanceWon
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a MusicalNominated
Hasty Pudding Theatricals Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Won
Dorian Award TV Musical Performance of the Year 67th Tony Awards Nominated
2015 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction Gone Girl Nominated
Saturn Award Best Guest Performance in a Television Series American Horror Story: Freak Show Nominated
2017 Saturn Award Best New Media Television Series A Series of Unfortunate Events Nominated
2018 Satellite Award Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
Peabody Award Entertainment, Children's & Youth ProgrammingWon
2019 Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Children's ProgramNominated
Kid's Choice Awards Favorite TV DramaNominated
Favorite Male TV StarNominated
2020 Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Children's Program Nominated
2023Theater Fans’ Choice AwardsBest Featured Performer In A Play Peter Pan Goes Wrong Won

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