List of awards and nominations received by Donald Glover
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Donald Glover is an American actor, comedian, director, rapper and screenwriter, also known under the stage name Childish Gambino. He has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including a two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, five Grammy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and five Writers Guild of America Awards, as well as a nomination for an Actor Award.
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Glover started his career as a writer for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock in 2006. It earned him three Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Comedy Series. He then took on the role of Troy Barnes in another NBC sitcom, Community (2009–2014), thanks to which he received The Comedy Award for Breakout Performer of the Year as well as nominations at the NAACP Image Awards and Satellite Awards.
Glover was able to transition to more mature work as an actor, creator, and showrunner for the FX comedy drama series Atlanta (2016–2022), winning a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, while also becoming the first African American to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.[1] Atlanta earned him nine Emmy nominations in total.
Glover continued to create other series for Amazon Prime Video, such as the satirical black comedy series Swarm (2023) and the spy series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024–present), receiving a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the latter.
For his music, Glover's second studio album Because the Internet (2013) was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, while its lead single "3005" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance. At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, he received nominations for Album of the Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album for his third studio album "Awaken, My Love!" (2016) and earned his first win thanks to "Redbone", which won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. In 2018, he released the single "This is America", that received critical acclaim and was his first chart-topper. It won four Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and Best Music Video.
Major awards
Actor Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Atlanta | Nominated | [2] |
Critics' Choice Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Television | ||||
| 2016 | Best Comedy Series | Atlanta | Nominated | [3] |
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Won | |||
| 2019 | Best Comedy Series | Nominated | [4] | |
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Best Movie Made for Television | Guava Island | Nominated | [5] |
Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2017 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Atlanta (season one) | Nominated | [6] |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Atlanta (episode: "The Big Bang") | Won | ||
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Atlanta (episode: "B.A.N.") | Won | ||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Atlanta (episode: "B.A.N.") | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Atlanta (season two) | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Atlanta (episode: "Teddy Perkins") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Atlanta (episode: "FUBU") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Atlanta (episode: "Alligator Man") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live (episode: "Host: Donald Glover") | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Atlanta (episode: "Sinterklaas Is Coming to Town") | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie | Swarm (episode: "Stung") | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Drama Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (episode: "Couples Therapy") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (episode: "First Date") | Nominated | ||
Golden Globes
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Atlanta | Won | [7] |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Won | |||
| 2019 | Nominated | [8] | ||
| 2023 | Nominated | [9] | ||
| 2025 | Best Television Series – Drama | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Nominated | [10] |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Nominated |
Grammy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Best Rap Album | Because the Internet | Nominated | [11] |
| Best Rap Performance | "3005" | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Album of the Year | "Awaken, My Love!" | Nominated | |
| Best Urban Contemporary Album | Nominated | |||
| Record of the Year | "Redbone" | Nominated | ||
| Best Traditional R&B Performance | Won | |||
| Best R&B Song | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Record of the Year | "This Is America" | Won | |
| Song of the Year | Won | |||
| Best Rap/Sung Performance | Won | |||
| Best Music Video | Won | |||
| Best R&B Song | "Feels Like Summer" | Nominated | ||
| 2025 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | "Witchy" | Nominated | |
| Best Progressive R&B Album | Bando Stone & the New World | Nominated |
Other awards and nominations
| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIM Independent Music Awards | 2017 | Independent Album of the Year | "Awaken, My Love!" | Nominated | [12] |
| American Film Institute Awards | 2016 | Top 10 Television Programs | Atlanta | Won | [13] |
| 2018 | Won | [14] | |||
| 2024 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Won | [15] | ||
| American Music Awards | 2017 | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Childish Gambino | Nominated | [16] |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Album | "Awaken, My Love!" | Nominated | |||
| Astra TV Awards | 2022 | Best Cable Comedy Series | Atlanta | Nominated | [17] |
| Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series | Nominated | ||||
| Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series | Atlanta (for "Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga") | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | Best Streaming Drama Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Nominated | [18] | |
| Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series | Nominated | ||||
| Best Writing in a Streaming Drama Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "First Date") | Won | [19] | ||
| BET Awards | 2017 | Best Actor | Atlanta | Nominated | [20] |
| 2018 | Atlanta and Spider-Man: Homecoming | Nominated | [21] | ||
| 2019 | Video of the Year | "This Is America" | Won | [22] | |
| Viewer's Choice | Nominated | ||||
| Best Male R&B/Pop Artist | Childish Gambino | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Best Actor | Donald Glover | Nominated | [23] | |
| 2024 | Nominated | [24] | |||
| BET Hip Hop Awards | 2018 | Best Hip Hop Video | "This Is America" | Won | [25] |
| Single of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Impact Track | Won | ||||
| Hot Ticket Performer | Childish Gambino | Nominated | |||
| Lyricist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| MVP of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Billboard Music Awards | 2018 | Top R&B Song | "Redbone" | Nominated | [26] |
| 2019 | Top R&B Tour | This Is America Tour | Nominated | [27] | |
| Black Reel Awards | 2016 | Best Original or Adapted Song | "Waiting Waiting for My Moment" (from Creed) | Nominated | [28] |
| 2017 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Atlanta | Won | [29] | |
| Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series | Won | ||||
| Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series | Won | ||||
| Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, Limited Series) | Nominated | ||||
| 2018 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won | [30] | ||
| Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series | Won | ||||
| Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series | Atlanta (for "FUBU") | Nominated | |||
| Atlanta (for "Barbershop") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series | Atlanta (for "Teddy Perkins") | Won | |||
| Atlanta (for "FUBU") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Best Breakthrough Performance, Male | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Nominated | [31] | |
| 2020 | Outstanding Independent Film | Guava Island | Nominated | [32] | |
| Outstanding Voice Performance | The Lion King | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Atlanta | Nominated | [33] | |
| Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series | Won | ||||
| Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series | Atlanta (for "Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga") | Nominated | |||
| Atlanta (for "Three Slaps") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series | Atlanta (for "Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga") | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Atlanta | Nominated | [34] [35] | |
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series | Atlanta (for "The Goof Who Sat By the Door") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series | Atlanta (for "It Was All a Dream") | Won | |||
| 2024 | Outstanding Lead Performance, Drama Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Nominated | [36] | |
| Outstanding Directing, Drama Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "A Breakup") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Writing, Drama Series | Nominated | ||||
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "First Date") | Nominated | ||||
| Brit Awards | 2018 | International Male Solo Artist | Childish Gambino | Nominated | [37] |
| 2021 | Nominated | [38] | |||
| Comedy Awards | 2012 | Breakout Performer of the Year | Community | Won | [39] |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2017 | Outstanding Achievement in Directing – Comedy Series | Atlanta (for "B.A.N.") | Nominated | [40] |
| 2019 | Atlanta (for "FUBU") | Nominated | [41] | ||
| EWwy Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Community | Nominated | [42] |
| GAFFA Awards (Denmark) | 2019 | Best Foreign Song | "This Is America" | Nominated | [43] |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | 2017 | Breakthrough Series – Long Form | Atlanta | Won | [44] |
| 2023 | Breakthrough Series – Short Form | Swarm | Nominated | [45] | |
| Gotham TV Awards | 2024 | Breakthrough Drama Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Won | [46] |
| iHeartRadio MMVAs | 2018 | Video of the Year | "This Is America" | Nominated | [47] |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Fan Fave Video | Nominated | ||||
| Best Hip Hop Artist or Group | Childish Gambino | Nominated | |||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2018 | R&B Artist of the Year | Childish Gambino | Nominated | [48] |
| R&B Song of the Year | "Redbone" | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Best Music Video | "This Is America" | Nominated | [49] | |
| Song That Left Us Shook | Nominated | ||||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2018 | Best Video | "This Is America" | Nominated | [50] |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2017 | Best Actor in a Show | Atlanta | Nominated | [51] |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2012 | Best Hip-Hop Video | "Heartbeat" | Nominated | [52] |
| 2014 | "3005" | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Best Direction | "Sober" | Nominated | ||
| Best Visual Effects | "III. Telegraph Ave." | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Video of the Year | "This Is America" | Nominated | [53] | |
| Video with a Message | Won | ||||
| Best Art Direction | Nominated | ||||
| Best Choreography | Won | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||||
| Best Direction | Won | ||||
| Best Editing | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | Best R&B Video | "Feels Like Summer" | Nominated | [54] | |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2013 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Community | Nominated | [55] |
| 2017 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Atlanta | Nominated | [56] | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Won | ||||
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | [57] | ||
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Won | ||||
| Outstanding Male Artist | Childish Gambino | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Song – Contemporary | "This Is America" | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Music Video | Won | ||||
| 2020 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | The Lion King | Nominated | [58] | |
| 2023 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Atlanta | Nominated | [59] | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||||
| 2024 | Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Swarm | Won | [60] | |
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||||
| 2025 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Nominated | [61] | |
| Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series | Nominated | ||||
| NewNowNext Awards | 2012 | Brink-of-Fame: Music Artist | Childish Gambino | Nominated | [62] |
| PAAFTJ Television Awards | 2012 | Best Cast in a Comedy Series | Community | Won | [63] |
| Peabody Awards | 2017 | Entertainment honoree | Atlanta | Won | [64] |
| 2023 | Won | [65] | |||
| People's Choice Awards | 2017 | Favorite Cable TV Comedy | Atlanta | Nominated | [66] |
| 2018 | The Comedy TV Star of 2018 | Nominated | [67] | ||
| The Music Video of 2018 | "This Is America" | Nominated | |||
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2017 | Outstanding Production – Episodic Comedy | Atlanta | Won | [68] |
| 2019 | Nominated | [69] | |||
| Satellite Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Community | Nominated | [70] |
| 2019 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Atlanta | Nominated | [71] | |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | ||||
| 2023 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [72] | ||
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | ||||
| 2025 | Best Television Series – Genre | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Nominated | [73] | |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama or Genre | Nominated | ||||
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2017 | Song of the Year | "Redbone" | Nominated | [74] |
| The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | Nominated | ||||
| 2018 | Best R&B/Soul Male Artist | Childish Gambino | Nominated | [75] | |
| Rhythm & Bars Award | "This Is America" | Nominated | |||
| The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | "Summertime Magic" | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Video of the Year | "Feels Like Summer" | Nominated | [76] | |
| TCA Awards | 2017 | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Atlanta | Won | [77] |
| 2018 | Nominated | [78] | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2018 | Choice Summer Movie Actor | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Nominated | [79] |
| Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist | Himself | Nominated | |||
| Choice Song: Male Artist | "This is America" | Nominated | |||
| Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song | Nominated | ||||
| TV Guide Awards | 2012 | Favorite Ensemble | Community | Won | [52] |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Writing for a New Series | 30 Rock | Nominated | [52] |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||||
| 2008 | Won | ||||
| 2009 | Won | ||||
| 2010 | Won | ||||
| 2017 | Outstanding Writing for a New Series | Atlanta | Won | [80] | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Won | ||||
| 2019 | Nominated | [81] | |||
| 2025 | Outstanding Writing for a Dramatic Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Nominated | [82] | |
| Outstanding Writing for a New Series | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Dramatic Episode | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "First Date") | Nominated |