# List of awards and nominations received by Jerry Seinfeld

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Jerry Seinfeld.
Jerry Seinfeld is an American comedian, actor, director, producer, and writer. Seinfeld has received numerous accolades over his career including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as nominations for three Grammy Awards.
He is known for his work in standup comedy, television, and film. He created the critically and commercially acclaimed NBC sitcom Seinfeld from 1989 to 1998 which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1994. He created the streaming talk show series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012-present) which earned him three Webby Awards as well as nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards.
For standup he received three nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for I'm Telling You for the Last Time (1999), Jerry Before Seinfeld (2018), and 23 Hours to Kill (2021) with the later receiving a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded).

## Major associations
### Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards :
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1991 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (episode: "The Pony Remark") | Nominated |
| 1992 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 3) | Nominated |
| 1992 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (episode: "The Boyfriend") | Nominated |
| 1993 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 4) | Won |
| 1993 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (episode: "The Opera") | Nominated |
| 1994 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 5) | Nominated |
| 1994 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (episode: "The Puffy Shirt") | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 6) | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (episode: "The Diplomat's Club") | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 7) | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (episode: "The Gum") | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 8) | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 9) | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | I'm Telling You for the Last Time | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Informational Series | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Nominated |
| 2020 | Outstanding Informational Series | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Nominated |
| Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) | 23 Hours to Kill | Nominated | |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1994 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Seinfeld (season 5) | Won |
| 1995 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Seinfeld (season 6) | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Seinfeld (season 7) | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Seinfeld (season 9) | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1999 | Best Comedy Album | I'm Telling You for the Last Time | Nominated |
| 2003 | Spoken Word Album for Children | Halloween | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Comedy Album | Jerry Before Seinfeld | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Comedy Album | 23 Hours to Kill | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 6) | Won |
| 1996 | Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 7) | Nominated |
| 1997 | Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 8) | Won |
| 1998 | Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 9) | Won |

## Miscellaneous awards
### American Comedy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1988 | Comedy Club Standup Comic - Male | Jerry Seinfeld | Won |
| 1992 | Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series | Seinfeld | Won |
| 1993 | Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series | Seinfeld | Won |
| 1996 | Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series | Seinfeld | Nominated |
| 1999 | Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series | I'm Telling You for the Last Time | Nominated |

### Golden Raspberry Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2024 | Worst Director | Unfrosted | Nominated |
| 2024 | Worst Actor | Unfrosted | Won |
| 2024 | Worst Screen Combo (Nominated as "Any two unfunny "comedic" actors") | Unfrosted | Nominated |

### Kids Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Bee Movie | Nominated | |

### Peoples Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1994 | Favorite Male TV Performer | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated |
| 1995 | Favorite Male TV Performer | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated |
| 1997 | Favorite Male TV Performer | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated |

### Producers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1993 | Most Promising Producer in Television | Seinfeld | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Best Animated Motion Picture | Bee Movie | Nominated | |

### Television Critics Association

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1998 | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Seinfeld | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Career Achievement Award | Career Achievement Award | Honored | |

### Viewers for Quality Television Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1992 | Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Seinfeld | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Seinfeld | Won |
| 1994 | Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Seinfeld | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Seinfeld | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Seinfeld | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Seinfeld | Nominated |

### The Webby Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2013 | Outstanding Comedic Performance | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Won |
| 2013 | Video - Best Individual Performance | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Nominated |
| 2016 | Video - Best Web Personality/Host | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Won |
| 2016 | Video - Comedy: Longform | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Won |

### Writers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1990 | Episodic Comedy | Seinfeld (episode: "The Stake Out") | Nominated | |
| 1992 | Episodic Comedy | Seinfeld (episode: "The Stranded") | Nominated | |

## Honorary awards

* Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters – Queens College (1994)
* Honorary Doctor of Arts – Duke University (2024)