# List of awards and nominations received by Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer known for his work in film, television, and music. He has received several awards including five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, a Producers Guild of America Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and five Grammy Awards. He has received special honors such as a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019 and was inducted in the Television Hall of Fame in 2020.
He is known for creating and voicing several characters in the animated television shows Family Guy (1999–present), American Dad (2005–present), and The Cleveland Show (2009–2013) and the science fiction series The Orville (2017–2022). His film projects include Ted (2012), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), and Ted 2 (2015). He has also released eight studio albums Music Is Better Than Words (2011), Holiday for Swing (2014), No One Ever Tells You (2015), In Full Swing (2017), Once in a While (2019), Great Songs from Stage & Screen (2020), Blue Skies (2022), and We Wish You the Merriest (2023).
He received an Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination for "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted (2012) at the 85th Academy Awards. He hosted that same ceremony for which he earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) nomination. He made his directorial film debut with Ted earning a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy nomination. He received five Grammy Award nominations three of which were for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for his albums Music Is Better Than Words (2011), No One Ever Tells You (2015), and In Full Swing (2017). He was also Grammy nominated for Best Comedy Album for Family Guy: Live in Vegas (2006).
For his work on the animated series Family Guy he received five Primetime Emmy Awards, four of which were for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. He received two British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme nominations for Family Guy in 2008 and 2010. For the show he also received six Teen Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, a People's Choice Award, a Producers Guild of America Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award. For producing the documentary series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014) he received a Peabody Award, the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Reality Series, and Producers Guild of America Award for Best Non-Fiction Television.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements, and are organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). MacFarlane has received one nomination.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Best Original Song | "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" (from Ted) | Nominated | |

### BAFTA Awards

The British Academy Television Awards is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell and others. MacFarlane has been nominated twice.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| British Academy Television Awards |||||
| 2008 | Best International Programme | Family Guy | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best International Programme | Family Guy | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Award recognizes outstanding achievements in American prime time television programming. The accolade is annually bestowed by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Awards presented for accomplishments in daytime television programming are designated "Daytime Emmy Awards." MacFarlane has won five awards out of twenty-four nominations. In 2020, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 2000 | Outstanding Animated Program | Family Guy | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Family Guy | Won |
| 2002 | Outstanding Music and Lyrics | "You've Got a Lot to See" (from Family Guy) | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Animated Program | Family Guy | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Animated Program | Family Guy | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Animated Program | Family Guy | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Animated Program | American Dad! | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Family Guy | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | "Down's Syndrome Girl" (from Family Guy) | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Animated Program | The Cleveland Show | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | "Christmastime Is Killing Us" (from Family Guy) | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Animated Program | American Dad! | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Special Class Program | 85th Academy Awards | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Family Guy | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Family Guy | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Family Guy | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Family Guy | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Family Guy | Won |
| 2018 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Family Guy | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | American Dad! | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Family Guy | Won |
| 2021 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Family Guy | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958. MacFarlane has been nominated five times.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2006 | Best Comedy Album | Family Guy: Live in Vegas | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Christmastime is Killing Us" (from Family Guy) | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Music Is Better Than Words | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | No One Ever Tells You | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | In Full Swing | Nominated |

## Critics associations

| Organizations | Year | Category | Project | Result |
| Astra Awards | 2022 | Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Astra Awards | 2024 | Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Astra Awards | 2024 | Best Streaming Comedy Series | Ted | Nominated |
| Astra Awards | 2024 | Best Directing in a Streaming Comedy Series | Ted | Nominated |
| Astra Awards | 2024 | Best Writing in a Streaming Comedy Series | Ted | Nominated |
| Astra Awards | 2024 | Best Voice-Over Performance | Ted | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2012 | Best Animated Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2013 | Best Comedy | Ted | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2014 | Best Animated Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2014 | Best Reality Series | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2015 | Louis XIII Genius Award | Seth MacFarlane | Won |
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2013 | Best Original Song | "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" (from Ted) | Nominated |
| International Documentary Association Awards | 2014 | Best Limited Series | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | 2012 | Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera | Ted | Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2012 | Best Comedy | Ted | Won |
| TCA Awards | 2014 | Outstanding Achievement in News and Information | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Won |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Project | Result |
| Annie Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | 2006 | Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production | Family Guy | Won |
| Annie Awards | 2009 | Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production | Family Guy | Nominated |
| American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers | 2013 | Top Television Series | Family Guy | Won |
| American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers | 2013 | Top Television Series | American Dad! | Won |
| American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers | 2013 | Top Television Series | The Cleveland Show | Won |
| American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers | 2013 | Top Box Office Films | Ted | Won |
| The Comedy Awards | 2011 | Best Animated Comedy Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| The Comedy Awards | 2011 | Best Animated Comedy Series | American Dad! | Nominated |
| The Comedy Awards | 2012 | Best Animated Comedy Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| DVD Exclusive Awards | 2006 | Best Overall Movie, Animated DVD Premiere | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Won |
| DVD Exclusive Awards | 2006 | Best Animated Character Performance | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Won |
| Empire Awards | 2013 | Best Comedy | Ted | Won |
| Environmental Media Awards | 2014 | Best Reality Television | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey for "The World Set Free" | Won |
| Genesis Awards | 2010 | Sid Caesar Comedy Award | Family Guy for "Dog Gone" | Won |
| GLAAD Media Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Individual TV Episode | American Dad! for "Lincoln Lover" | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2015 | Worst Actor | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2015 | Worst Director | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2015 | Worst Screen Combo (with Charlize Theron) | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Nominated |
| Jupiter Awards | 2012 | Best International Film | Ted | Won |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2013 | Movie of the Year | Ted | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2013 | Best Shirtless Performance | Ted | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2013 | Best Fight (shared with Mark Wahlberg) | Ted | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2013 | Best On-Screen Duo (with Mark Wahlberg) | Ted | Won |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2013 | Best WTF Moment | Ted | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2016 | Best Virtual Performance | Ted 2 | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2017 | Best Comedic Performance | Family Guy | Nominated |
| National Cartoonists Society Division Awards | 2009 | Television Animation Award | Family Guy | Won |
| Peabody Award | 2015 | Peabody Award | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 2007 | Favorite Animated Comedy | Family Guy | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2008 | Favorite Animated Comedy | Family Guy | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2009 | Favorite Animated Comedy | Family Guy | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2011 | Favorite TV Family (for the Griffin family) | Family Guy | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2013 | Favorite Comedy Movie | Ted | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 2014 | Favorite New TV Comedy | Dads | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2015 | Favorite Animated TV Show | Family Guy | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2015 | Favorite Animated TV Show | American Dad! | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2016 | Favorite Animated TV Show | Family Guy | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2016 | Favorite Animated TV Show | American Dad! | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2016 | Favorite Comedic Movie | Ted 2 | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2017 | Favorite Animated TV Show | Family Guy | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2017 | Favorite Animated TV Show | American Dad! | Nominated |
| PRISM Awards | 2009 | Best Comedy Episode | American Dad! for "Spring Break-Up" | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2015 | Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2004 | Best DVD Release of TV Shows | Family Guy for Volume 2 | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2008 | Best Television Presentation | Family Guy for "Blue Harvest" | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2013 | Best Fantasy Film | Ted | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2016 | Best Fantasy Film | Ted 2 | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2017 | Best Animated Series or Film on Television | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2018 | Best Science Fiction Television Series | The Orville | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2018 | Best Actor on Television | The Orville | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2018 | Best Animated Series or Film on Television | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2019 | Best Science Fiction Television Series | The Orville | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2019 | Best Actor on Television | The Orville | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2019 | Best Animated Series on Television | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2021 | Best Animated Series or Film on Television | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2022 | Best Science Fiction Television Series | The Orville | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2024 | Robert Forster Artist's Award | Seth MacFarlane | Won |
| Spike Guys' Choice Awards | 2012 | Funniest M.F. | Seth MacFarlane | Won |
| Spike Guys' Choice Awards | 2013 | Guy Movie of the Year | Ted | Won |
| Spike Video Game Awards | 2006 | Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show | Family Guy Video Game! | Nominated |
| Spike Video Game Awards | 2006 | Best Performance by a Male | Family Guy Video Game! | Nominated |
| Spike Video Game Awards | 2006 | Best Cast | Family Guy Video Game! | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Choice TV Show: Comedy | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Choice TV Actor: Comedy | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Choice TV Chemistry | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Choice TV Sidekick | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Choice TV: Choice Summer Series | American Dad! | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Choice TV: Choice V-Cast | American Dad! | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2006 | Choice Animated Series | American Dad! | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2006 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2007 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2008 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2008 | Choice Animated Series | American Dad! | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2009 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2009 | Choice Animated Series | American Dad! | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2010 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2010 | Choice Animated Series | American Dad! | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2010 | Choice Animated Series | The Cleveland Show | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2011 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2011 | Choice TV Villain | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2011 | Choice Animated Series | American Dad! | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2011 | Choice Animated Series | The Cleveland Show | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | Choice Summer Movie: Comedy or Music | Ted | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | Choice Movie Voice | Ted | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | Choice Movie Chemistry (with Mark Wahlberg) | Ted | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2013 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2014 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2014 | Choice Reality Series | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2015 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2016 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2017 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2018 | Choice Animated Series | Family Guy | Nominated |
| Webby Awards | 2009 | Film & Video Person of the Year | Seth MacFarlane | Won |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2015 | Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award | Seth MacFarlane | Won |
| Young Artist Awards | 2008 | Best Family Television Series | The Winner | Nominated |

## Honorary awards

| Organizations | Year | Notes | Result | Ref. |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame | 2019 | Television Star | Honored | |
| Television Hall of Fame | 2020 | Inducted | Honored | |