# List of awards and nominations received by Conan O'Brien

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Conan O'Brien.
Conan O'Brien is an television host, comedian, writer, and producer Conan O'Brien. He has served as a writer for Saturday Night Live (1987–1991), The Simpsons (1991–1993), before embarking on late night television with his own shows, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009), The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009–2010), Conan (2010–2021), and Conan O'Brien Must Go (2024).
O'Brien has received various awards including 28 Primetime Emmy Award nominations including four wins for his work on Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Conan and Conan Without Borders. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for Saturday Night Live in 1989. He won his second Emmy for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2007. He later won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Programming for Conan O'Brien Must Go in 2024. He has also received seven Writers Guild of America Awards for his late night programs.
In addition to recognition for his works, O'Brien himself has received multiple honors. He was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. He was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2025.

## Major associations
### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1989 | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Saturday Night Live | Won |
| 1990 | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Saturday Night Live | Nominated |
| 1991 | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Saturday Night Live | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2001 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2002 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2003 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Won |
| 2008 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Conan | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series | Conan | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media | Conan | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Emerging Media Program | Conan | Won |
| 2013 | Outstanding Interactive Program | Conan | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Interactive Program | Conan | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Emerging Media Program | Conan Without Borders | Won |
| 2019 | Outstanding Emerging Media Program | Conan Without Borders | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Interactive Program | Conan | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Conan | Nominated |
| 2024 | Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special | Conan O'Brien Must Go | Nominated |
| 2024 | Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program | Conan O'Brien Must Go | Won |

### Writers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1997 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Won |
| 1999 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2000 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Won |
| 2001 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2002 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Won |
| 2003 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Won |
| 2004 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2005 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Won |
| 2006 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Won |
| 2007 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2008 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2009 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2010 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2012 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Conan | Nominated |
| 2013 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Conan | Nominated |
| 2014 | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | Conan | Nominated |
| 2016 | Comedy/Variety – Talk Series | Conan | Nominated |
| 2018 | Comedy/Variety – Talk Series | Conan | Nominated |
| 2020 | Comedy/Variety – Talk Series | Conan | Nominated |
| 2022 | Comedy/Variety – Talk Series | Conan | Won |

## Miscellaneous awards
### American Comedy Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2014 | Best Late Night Talk Show | Conan | Nominated |

### CableAce Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1987 | CableAce Award for Writing a Comedy Series | Not Necessarily the News | Nominated |
| 1988 | CableAce Award for Writing a Comedy Series | Not Necessarily the News | Nominated |

### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2012 | Best Talk Show | Conan | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Talk Show | Conan | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Talk Show | Conan | Nominated |

### GLAAD Media Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2012 | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode | Conan | Nominated |

### iHeartRadio Podcast Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2020 | iHeartRadio Podcast Awards for Podcast of the Year | Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend | Nominated |
| 2020 | iHeartRadio Podcast Awards for Best Comedy Podcast | Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend | Won |
| 2020 | iHeartRadio Podcast Awards for Best Ad Read | Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend | Won |

### People's Choice Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2005 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host | Nominated |
| 2006 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host | Nominated |
| 2011 | Conan | Favorite TV Talk Show Host | Won |
| 2012 | Conan | Favorite TV Talk Show Host | Nominated |
| 2013 | Conan | Favorite Late Night TV Host | Nominated |
| 2014 | Conan | Favorite Late Night TV Host | Nominated |
| 2015 | Conan | Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host | Nominated |
| 2016 | Conan | Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host | Nominated |
| 2017 | Conan | Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host | Nominated |
| 2017 | Conan | Favorite Comedic Collaboration | Nominated |

### Teen Choice Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2003 | Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Late Night | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2004 | Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Show: Late Night | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |
| 2009 | Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Late Night | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Nominated |