# List of awards and nominations received by Ellen DeGeneres

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer Ellen DeGeneres. Among them, she has won 33 Daytime Emmy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, and received nominations for three Grammy Awards and a Golden Raspberry Award.

## Emmy Awards

| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
| Daytime Emmy Awards ||||
| 2004 | Outstanding Talk Show | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2004 | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Talk Show | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2006 | Outstanding Talk Show | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2006 | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2006 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2007 | Outstanding Talk Show | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2007 | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2007 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2008 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2008 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Institutional | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding New Approaches – Daytime Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2011 | Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Institutional | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2011 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2011 | Outstanding New Approaches – Daytime Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding New Approaches – Daytime Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Institutional | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Institutional | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2012 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2013 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2013 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2013 | Outstanding New Approaches – Enhancement to a Daytime Program or Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2014 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2014 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2014 | Outstanding New Approaches – Enhancement to a Daytime Program or Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2015 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2015 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding New Approaches – Enhancement to a Daytime Program or Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2015 | Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Interactive Media – Enhancement to a Daytime Program or Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2016 | Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Image | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Daytime Promotional Announcement – Topical | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2019 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2019 | Outstanding Daytime Promotional Announcement – Topical | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2020 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2020 | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Writing Team For A Daytime Non-Fictional Program | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards ||||
| 1995 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | 38th Annual Grammy Awards | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | The Larry Sanders Show | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Ellen for "The Puppy Episode" | Won |
| 1998 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Ellen | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Television Movie | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Nominated |
| 2001 | Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special | Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning | Nominated |
| 2001 | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special | Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | 79th Academy Awards | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Special Class Program | 86th Academy Awards | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Ellen's Game of Games | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program | Ellen's Game of Games | Nominated |

## Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Ellen | Nominated |
| 2020 | Carol Burnett Award | — | Honored |

## Grammy Awards

| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | Best Comedy Album | The Funny Thing Is... | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Spoken Word Album | Seriously…I'm Kidding | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Comedy Album | Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable | Nominated |

## People's Choice Awards

| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Series | Ellen | Won |
| 2005 | Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2005 | Favorite Funny Female Star | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2006 | Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2006 | Favorite Funny Female Star | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2007 | Favorite Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2007 | Favorite Funny Female Star | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2008 | Favorite Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2008 | Favorite Funny Female Star | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2009 | Favorite Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2009 | Favorite Funny Female Star | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2011 | Favorite Talk Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2012 | Favorite Daytime TV Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2013 | Favorite Daytime TV Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2014 | Favorite Daytime TV Host(s) | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2015 | Favorite Daytime TV Host(s) | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2016 | Favorite Daytime TV Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2016 | Favorite Humanitarian | | Won |
| 2017 | Favorite Animated Movie Voice | Finding Dory | Won |
| 2017 | Favorite Daytime TV Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2017 | Favorite Comedic Collaboration | "Ellen and Britney Spears' Mall Mischief" | Won |
| 2018 | The Daytime Talk Show of 2018 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2018 | The Social Celebrity of 2018 | | Nominated |
| 2019 | The Daytime Talk Show of 2019 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2019 | The Social Celebrity of 2019 | | Won |

## Producers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Producer of Variety Television | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2006 | Outstanding Producer of Variety Television | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2007 | Outstanding Producer of Variety Television | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |

## Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Ellen | Nominated |

## Teen Choice Awards

| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
| 2010 | Choice Comedian | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2011 | Choice Comedian | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2012 | Choice Comedian | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2013 | Choice Comedian | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2015 | Choice Comedian | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2016 | Choice Summer Movie Star: Female | Finding Dory | Won |
| 2016 | Choice Comedian | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2017 | Choice TV Personality | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2017 | Choice Comedy Movie Actress | Finding Dory | Won |
| 2018 | Choice Comedian | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2019 | Choice Comedian | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |

## Other awards

| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
| 1991 | American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic | | Won |
| 1993 | CableACE Award for Best Stand-Up Comedy Special | One Night Stand | Nominated |
| 1995 | CableACE Award for Best Entertainment Host | VH1 Honors | Nominated |
| 1995 | American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) - Network, Cable or Syndication | 46th Primetime Emmy Awards | Won |
| 1996 | American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) - Network, Cable or Syndication | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1997 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star | Mr. Wrong | Nominated |
| 1997 | Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1998 | Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy | Ellen for "The Puppy Episode" | Nominated |
| 1998 | Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1998 | GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award | | Won |
| 1998 | Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1998 | Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Ellen | Won |
| 1998 | American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) - Network, Cable or Syndication | Ellen | Nominated |
| 1998 | American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a TV Series | The Larry Sanders Show | Nominated |
| 1998 | American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication | 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards | Won |
| 2000 | Lucy Award | | Won |
| 2001 | American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication | Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning | Won |
| 2001 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Won |
| 2002 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series | The Ellen Show | Nominated |
| 2004 | Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Finding Nemo | Won |
| 2004 | Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | Finding Nemo | Nominated |
| 2004 | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie | Finding Nemo | Won |
| 2004 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance | Finding Nemo | Nominated |
| 2004 | Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress | Finding Nemo | Won |
| 2007 | TV Land Award for TV Moment That Became Headline News | Ellen | Nominated |
| 2009 | Tulane University President's Medal | | Won |
| 2009 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2010 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2011 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2011 | TV Guide Award for Favorite Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2011 | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2012 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2012 | Mark Twain Prize for American Humor | | Won |
| 2012 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | | Won |
| 2013 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2013 | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2014 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2014 | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2015 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2016 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2016 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | | Won |
| 2017 | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie | Finding Dory | Won |
| 2017 | Kids' Choice Award for Most Wanted Pet | Finding Dory | Nominated |
| 2017 | Kids' Choice Award for #Squad (shared with cast) | Finding Dory | Won |
| 2017 | MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2017 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2018 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2019 | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Show Host | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Won |
| 2019 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2019 | Critics' Choice Real TV Award for Best Talk Show | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |
| 2020 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nominated |