List of awards and nominations received by Martin Short
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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 Actor Awards, and a Tony Awards as well as nominations for four Golden Globe Awards.
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| Wins | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Actor Award 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
Critics' Choice Awards
| 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
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Only Murders in the Building | Nominated | [15] |
| 2022 | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Nominated | [16] | ||
| 2024 | Nominated | |||
| 2025 | Nominated | [17] |
Actor Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Only Murders in the Building (season one) | Nominated | [18] |
| Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Only Murders in the Building (season two) | Nominated | [19] | |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Only Murders in the Building (season three) | Nominated | [20] | |
| 2024 | Only Murders in the Building (season four) | Won | [21] | |
| Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Won | |||
| 2025 | Only Murders in the Building (season five) | Nominated | [22] | |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
Tony Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Best Actor in a Musical | The Goodbye Girl | Nominated | |
| 1999 | Little Me | Won | [3] | |
Miscellaneous awards
| 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 | Won | ||||
| 2018 | Won | ||||
| HCA TV Awards | 2022 | Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Only Murders in the Building | Won | [23] |
| 2023 | Nominated | [24] | |||
| 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 | [25] |
| Satellite Award | 1999 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or TV Film | Merlin | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Damages | Nominated | [26] | ||
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2017 | Comedy/Variety Sketch Series | Maya & Marty | Nominated | |
Theatre awards
| 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 | N/a | Won | [3] |
Honours
| 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 | [27] |
| Banff Television Festival | 1999 | Sir Peter Ustinov Award | Honored | [27] |
| Canada's Walk of Fame | 2000 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Honored | [27] |
| McMaster University | 2001 | Honorary Doctor of Literature | Honored | [27] |
| Queen Elizabeth II | 2002 | Golden Jubilee Medal | Honored | [27] |
| 2012 | Diamond Jubilee Medal | Honored | [28] | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2014 | Robert Altman Award for Inherent Vice | Honored | |
| Canada Post | 2015 | A stamp issued | Honored | [29] |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2016 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honored | |
| Queen Elizabeth II | 2019 | Made an Officer of the Order of Canada | Honored | |
Notes
- Shared with Steve Martin.