# List of awards and nominations received by George Carlin

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by George Carlin
Carlin received 17 Grammy Award nominations winning five Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album winning for FM & AM (1972), Jammin' in New York (1992), Brain Droppings (2001), Napalm & Silly Putty (2002), and It's Bad for Ya (2008). For his work on television, Carlin was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards and two Daytime Emmy Awards.
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and received the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2008. In 2004, he placed second on Comedy Central's list of top 10 American comedians, and in 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him second on its list of the 50 best stand-up comedians of all time, in both cases behind Richard Pryor.

## Major associations
### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1992 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | George Carlin: Jammin' in New York | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program | George Carlin: You Are All Diseased | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Variety Special | George Carlin: You Are All Diseased | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Variety Special | George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Variety Special | George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya | Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1992 | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | Shining Time Station | Nominated |
| 1994 | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | Shining Time Station | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1968 | Best Comedy Album | Take-Offs and Put-Ons | Nominated |
| 1973 | Best Comedy Album | FM & AM | Won |
| 1974 | Best Comedy Album | Occupation: Foole | Nominated |
| 1976 | Best Comedy Album | An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best Comedy Album | On the Road | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Comedy Album | A Place for My Stuff | Nominated |
| 1987 | Best Comedy Album | Playin' with Your Head | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Comedy Album | What Am I Doing in New Jersey? | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Comedy Album | Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Comedy Album | Jammin' in New York | Won |
| 2000 | Best Comedy Album | You Are All Diseased | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Comedy Album | Brain Droppings | Won |
| 2002 | Best Comedy Album | Napalm and Silly Putty | Won |
| 2003 | Best Comedy Album | Complaints and Grievances | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Spoken Word Album | When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Comedy Album | Life Is Worth Losing | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Comedy Album | It's Bad for Ya | Won |

## Miscellaneous accolades
### American Comedy Awards

* 1987: Funniest Television Star in a Special - On Location - nominee
* 1997: Funniest Performer in a TV Special - George Carlin: Back in Town - winner
* 1998: Funniest Performer in a TV Special - George Carlin: 40 Years in Comedy - winner
* 2001: Lifetime Achievement in Comedy

### CableAce Awards

* 1983: Writing in a Variety Program - On Location - nominee
* 1987: Writing in a Comedy Special - George Carlin: Playin' With Your Head - nominee
* 1989: Writing in a Comedy Special - George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey - nominee
* 1991: Writing an Entertainment Special - George Carlin: Doing it Again - nominee
* 1993: Stand-Up Comedy Special - George Carlin: Jammin' in New York - winner
* 1997: Writing an Entertainment Special - George Carlin: 40 Years in Comedy - winner

### DVD Exclusive Awards

* 2006: Best Animated Character Voice-Over - Tarzan 2 - nominee

### GoldDerby Awards

* 2008: Best Variety Performer - George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya - nominee

### Photoplay Awards

* 1973: Variety Star
* 1975: Variety Star

## Honorary awards

* 1987 - Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1555 Vine Street
* 2008 - Mark Twain Prize for American Humor