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Martin Short awards and nominations
Short in 2014
Short in 2014
Totals[a]
Wins12
Nominations89
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Martin Short is a Canadian actor and comedian. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received several awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Awards as well as nominations for four Golden Globe Awards.

Short won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy series SCTV in 1983. He was nominated the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for his Comedy Central variety series Primetime Glick in 2003. Also known for his dramatic work he was Emmy-nominated for his roles in the NBC miniseries Merlin (1998), the FX legal series Damages (2010), and the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2020).

Since 2021, he has starred as Oliver Putnam in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building acting opposite Steve Martin and Selena Gomez. Short has earned two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2024. He has also earned nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.

On stage, he starred in the Neil Simon musical Little Me (1999) for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He was Tony-nominated for his performance in the Neil Simon comedy play The Goodbye Girl (1993).

Major associations

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Critics' Choice Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2021 Best Actor in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building Nominated [1]
2024 Nominated [2]

Emmy Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1983 Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program SCTV Network 90 (episode: "Sweeps Week") Won [3]
SCTV Network 90 (episode: "The Christmas Show") Nominated
SCTV Network 90 (episode: "Joe Walsh") Nominated
SCTV Network 90 (episode: "Robin Williams, America") Nominated
SCTV Network 90 (episode: "Towering Inferno") Nominated
1998 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Merlin Nominated [4]
2003 Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Program Primetime Glick Nominated [5]
2010 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Damages (episode: "You Haven't Replaced Me") Nominated [6]
2014 Outstanding Variety Special AFI Life Achievement Award: Mel Brooks Won [7]
2018 Steve Martin and Martin Short:
An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life		 Nominated [8]
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Nominated
2020 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series The Morning Show (episode: "Chaos is the New Cocaine") Nominated [9]
2022 Outstanding Comedy Series (as executive producer) Only Murders in the Building (season one) Nominated [10]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building (episode: "How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?") Nominated
2023 Outstanding Comedy Series (as executive producer) Only Murders in the Building (season two) Nominated [11]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building (episode: "The Tell") Nominated
2024 Outstanding Comedy Series (as executive producer) Only Murders in the Building (season three) Nominated [12]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building (episode: "Ah, Love!") Nominated
Daytime Emmy Award
2000 Outstanding Talk Show The Martin Short Show Nominated
Outstanding Talk Show Host Nominated
2011 Performer in an Animated Program The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Nominated [13]

Golden Globe Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Only Murders in the Building Nominated [14]
2022 Nominated
2023 Nominated [15]
2024 Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building (season one) Nominated [16]
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2022 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building (season two) Nominated
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2023 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building (season three) Nominated [17]
2024 Outstanding Actor in Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building (season four) Won [18]
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won

Tony Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1993 Best Actor in a Musical The Goodbye Girl Nominated
1999 Little Me Won [3]

Miscellaneous awards

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Awards and nominations received by Martin Short
Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Canadian Screen Awards 2012 Best Actor in a Comedy Series I, Martin Short, Goes Home Nominated
2016 Best Performance in an animated program or series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Won
2017 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Won
2018 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Won
HCA TV Awards 2022 Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy Only Murders in the Building Won [19]
2023 Nominated [20]
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live[a] Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022 Best Team shared with Selena Gomez and Steve Martin Only Murders in the Building Nominated [21]
Satellite Award 1999 Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or TV Film Merlin Nominated
2011 Damages Nominated [22]
Writers Guild of America Awards 2017 Comedy/Variety Sketch Series Maya & Marty Nominated

Theatre awards

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Awards and nominations received by Martin Short
Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Drama Desk Awards 1993 Outstanding Actor in a Musical The Goodbye Girl Nominated
1999 Little Me Nominated
2007 Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me Nominated
Outer Critics Circle 1993 Outstanding Actor in a Musical The Goodbye Girl Won [3]
1999 Little Me Won [3]
Theatre World Award 1993 Theater World Award — Won [3]

Honours

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Short's star on Canada's Walk of Fame
Organizations Year Award Result Ref.
Nelly Award 1982 Outstanding Writing for SCTV Comedy Network Honored [3]
Queen Elizabeth II 1994 Made a Member of the Order of Canada Honored [3]
Canadian Screen Awards 1995 Earle Grey Lifetime Achievement Award Honored [23]
Banff Television Festival 1999 Sir Peter Ustinov Award Honored [23]
Canada's Walk of Fame 2000 Star on the Walk of Fame Honored [23]
McMaster University 2001 Honorary Doctor of Literature Honored [23]
Queen Elizabeth II 2002 Golden Jubilee Medal Honored [23]
2012 Diamond Jubilee Medal Honored [24]
Independent Spirit Awards 2014 Robert Altman Award for Inherent Vice Honored
Canada Post 2015 A stamp issued Honored [25]
Canadian Screen Awards 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award Honored
Queen Elizabeth II 2019 Made an Officer of the Order of Canada Honored

Notes

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  1. ^ Shared with Steve Martin.


References

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  1. ^ Pedersen, Erik (December 6, 2021). "Critics Choice TV Nominations: 'Succession' Leads Field As HBO Edges Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ https://variety.com/2025/film/news/critics-choice-awards-2025-winners-list-1236300265/
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Martin Short Judge, Canada's Got Talent" (PDF). Rogers Media. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "50th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "55th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "Damages AWARDS & NOMINATIONS". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "66th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "70th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  9. ^ "72nd Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "74th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "75th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "76th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  13. ^ "Cat in the Hat Awards". Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. Collingwood O'Hare Productions Limited, and Portfolio Entertainment Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  14. ^ Golden Globe Nominations: 'Licorice Pizza,' 'Squid Game,' 'West Side Story,' and More|IndieWire
  15. ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 11, 2023). "Golden Globe Nominations: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Top Movie List; 'Succession' Leads Way In TV". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  16. ^ Moreau, Jordan (January 12, 2022). "2022 SAG Awards 2022: The Complete Nominations List". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  17. ^ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "List of winners at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards". Associated Press. February 24, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  19. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (August 14, 2022). "HCA TV Awards: 'Severance,' 'Ted Lasso,' 'Dopesick' Win Top Streaming Awards on Night 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  20. ^ Moye, Clarence (July 11, 2023). "2023 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards: 'Yellowjackets', 'The Boys' lead All Nominees with 14 Nominations". Awards Daily. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  21. ^ Bosselman, Haley (May 11, 2022). "2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations — Spider-Man: No Way Home, Euphoria and The Batman Lead". People. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "15th Annual Satellite Awards Announced". chinokino.com. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  23. ^ a b c d e "Martin Short". Historica Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  24. ^ "It's an Honour". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  25. ^ "Canada Post honours Canuck comedians with new stamp series". CBC News. August 29, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
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