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Jerry Seinfeld performing standup comedy in 2016

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

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Emmy Awards

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Primetime Emmy Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1991 Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Seinfeld (episode: "The Pony Remark") Nominated [1]
1992 Outstanding Comedy Series Seinfeld (season 3) Nominated [2]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Seinfeld (episode: "The Boyfriend") Nominated
1993 Outstanding Comedy Series Seinfeld (season 4) Won [3]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Seinfeld (episode: "The Opera") Nominated
1994 Outstanding Comedy Series Seinfeld (season 5) Nominated [4]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Seinfeld (episode: "The Puffy Shirt") Nominated
1995 Outstanding Comedy Series Seinfeld (season 6) Nominated [5]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Seinfeld (episode: "The Diplomat's Club") Nominated
1996 Outstanding Comedy Series Seinfeld (season 7) Nominated [6]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Seinfeld (episode: "The Gum") Nominated
1997 Outstanding Comedy Series Seinfeld (season 8) Nominated [7]
1998 Seinfeld (season 9) Nominated [8]
1999 Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special I'm Telling You for the Last Time Nominated [9]
2013 Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Nominated [10]
2014 Nominated [11]
2016 Outstanding Variety Talk Series Nominated [12]
2019 Outstanding Informational Series Nominated [13]
2020 Nominated [14]
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) 23 Hours to Kill Nominated
2024 Outstanding Television Movie Unfrosted Nominated [15]

Golden Globe Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1994 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Seinfeld (season 5) Won [16]
1995 Seinfeld (season 6) Nominated [16]
1996 Seinfeld (season 7) Nominated [16]
1998 Seinfeld (season 9) Nominated [16]

Grammy Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 Best Comedy Album I'm Telling You for the Last Time Nominated [17]
2003 Spoken Word Album for Children Halloween Nominated [17]
2018 Best Comedy Album Jerry Before Seinfeld Nominated [17]
2021 23 Hours to Kill Nominated [17]

Screen Actors Guild Award

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1995 Ensemble in a Comedy Series Seinfeld (season 6) Won [16]
1996 Seinfeld (season 7) Nominated [16]
1997 Seinfeld (season 8) Won [16]
1998 Seinfeld (season 9) Won [16]

Miscellaneous awards

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American Comedy Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1988 Comedy Club Standup Comic - Male Jerry Seinfeld Won [18]
1992 Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series Seinfeld Won [18]
1993 Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series Won [18]
1996 Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series Nominated [18]
1999 Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series I'm Telling You for the Last Time Nominated [18]

Golden Raspberry Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2024 Worst Director Unfrosted Nominated [18]
Worst Actor Won
Worst Screen Combo (Nominated as "Any two unfunny "comedic" actors") Nominated

Kids Choice Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2008 Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Bee Movie Nominated [18]

People's Choice Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1994 Favorite Male TV Performer Jerry Seinfeld Nominated [18]
1995 Favorite Male TV Performer Jerry Seinfeld Nominated [18]
1997 Favorite Male TV Performer Jerry Seinfeld Nominated [18]

Producers Guild of America Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1993 Most Promising Producer in Television Seinfeld Nominated [18]
2007 Best Animated Motion Picture Bee Movie Nominated [19]

Television Critics Association

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1998 Individual Achievement in Comedy Seinfeld Nominated [18]
Career Achievement Award Honored

Viewers for Quality Television Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1992 Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series Seinfeld Nominated [18]
1993 Won [18]
1994 Nominated [18]
1995 Nominated [18]
1996 Nominated [18]
1997 Nominated [18]

The Webby Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Outstanding Comedic Performance Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Won [18]
Video - Best Individual Performance Nominated
2016 Video - Best Web Personality/Host Won [18]
Video - Comedy: Longform Won

Writers Guild of America Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1990 Episodic Comedy Seinfeld (episode: "The Stake Out") Nominated [18]
1992 Episodic Comedy Seinfeld (episode: "The Stranded") Nominated [18]

Honorary awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Nominees / Winners 1991 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Nominees / Winners 1992 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Nominees / Winners 1993 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Nominees / Winners 1994 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Nominees / Winners 1995 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nominees / Winners 1996 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Nominees / Winners 1997 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Nominees / Winners 1998 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "Nominees / Winners 1999 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "Nominees / Winners 2013 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "Nominees / Winners 2014 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "Nominees / Winners 2016 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Nominees / Winners 2019 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "Nominees / Winners 2020 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  15. ^ "Nominees / Winners 2024 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h Jerry Seinfeld – Awards Archived January 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine IMDb. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d "Jerry Seinfeld | Artist". Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Jerry Seinfeld - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  19. ^ "2008 PGA Award Winners". Producers Guild of America. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  20. ^ "Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, Queens College class of 1976, receives an..." Getty Images. May 12, 2021. Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  21. ^ "BACK TO SCHOOL: JERRY SEINFELD GETS HONORARY DOCTORATE". Greensboro News and Record. June 1, 1994. Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  22. ^ "Meet the 2024 Honorary Degree Recipients | Duke Today". today.duke.edu. Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
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