List of awards and nominations received by David Letterman

David Letterman is an American comedian and talk show host known for Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993), Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2015) and My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (2018–present).

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Award	Wins	Nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards	2	2
Primetime Emmy Awards	6	50

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1981	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Variety Series	The David Letterman Show	Won	^[1]
1981	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement – Writers	The David Letterman Show	Won	^[1]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1984	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program	Late Night with David Letterman	Won	^[2]
1984	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1985	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Won
1985	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1986	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Won
1986	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1987	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Won
1987	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1988	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1988	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1990	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1990	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series		Nominated
1991	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1991	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1992	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1992	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1993	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series		Nominated
1993	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1994	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series	Late Show with David Letterman	Won	^[3]
	Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series		Won
	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1995	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Or Music Series		Nominated
1995	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1996	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1996	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Or Music Series		Nominated
1997	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1998	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1998	Outstanding Performance in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
1999	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2000	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2000	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2001	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2002	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2002	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2003	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2004	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2005	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2006	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2006	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2007	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2007	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2008	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2008	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
2009	Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
2009	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series		Nominated
2015	Outstanding Variety Talk Series		Nominated
2015

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1989	Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special	Late Night with David Letterman	Won	^[4]
	Outstanding Writing in a Variety Or Music Program		Nominated
	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Program		Nominated
1995	Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special		Won
2001	Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series		Won

List of awards and nominations received by David Letterman

Major associations

Daytime Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards

American Comedy Awards

The Comedy Awards

Honors

Kennedy Center Honors

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Peabody Awards

References

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