List of awards and nominations received by Adam Sandler

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Adam Sandler is a comedian, actor and singer-songwriter. He is known for his work as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live and as a leading man in numerous comedy films. He has received a Critics' Choice Movie Award, an Independent Spirit Award, as well as nominations for seven Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Sandler was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011 and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2023.

Adam Sandler awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Critics' Choice 1 2 Emmy Awards 0 7 Golden Globes 0 2 Grammy Awards 0 3 SAG Awards 0 1
Totals[a]
Wins	48
Nominations	124
Note 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.

Sandler started his career working as a cast member and writer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995. There he gained stardom and acclaim earning three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. In 2018, he returned to the show as a host and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. For his second Netflix comedy special Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018) he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. For his third Netflix comedy special Adam Sandler: Love You (2024) he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television.

Sandler has received various audiences awards including six MTV Movie Awards, twelve Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, nine People's Choice Awards and three Teen Choice Awards for his leading man roles for his numerous comedy films such as Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998), Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), 50 First Dates (2004), and Click (2006).

Sandler is also known for his dramatic roles including the Paul Thomas Anderson absurdist romance Punch-Drunk Love (2002) for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. He acted in the Noah Baumbach family drama The Meyerowitz Stories (2017) for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy. He played a Jewish jeweler and gambling addict in the Safdie brothers crime thriller Uncut Gems (2019) for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor. He portrayed a coach scout in the sports drama Hustle (2022) for which he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role.

As a standup comedian, he received three nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for They're All Gonna Laugh at You! (1994), What the Hell Happened to Me? (1997), and Stan and Judy's Kid (2000).

Major associations

Critics' Choice Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2017	Best Actor in a Comedy	The Meyerowitz Stories	Nominated	[1]
2019	Best Actor	Uncut Gems	Nominated

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1991	Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program	Saturday Night Live	Nominated	[2]
1992	Outstanding Writing for Variety Series		Nominated	[3]
1993	Outstanding Writing for Variety Series		Nominated	[4]
2019	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated	[5]
	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special	Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh	Nominated
2025	Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)	Adam Sandler: Love You	Pending	[6]
	Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics	SNL50: The Anniversary Special	Pending

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2003	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Punch-Drunk Love	Nominated	[7]
2025	Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance – Television	Adam Sandler: Love You	Nominated	[8]

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1994	Best Comedy Album	They're All Gonna Laugh at You!	Nominated	[9]
1997		What the Hell Happened to Me?	Nominated	[10]
2000		Stan and Judy's Kid	Nominated	[11]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2022	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role	Hustle	Nominated	[12]

Other awards and nominations

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Annie Awards	2013	Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production	Hotel Transylvania	Nominated
Boston Society of Film Critics	2017	Best Cast	The Meyerowitz Stories	Won	[13]
	2019	Best Actor	Uncut Gems	Won
Independent Spirit Awards	2020	Best Male Lead	Uncut Gems	Won	[14]
CinemaCon Awards	2014	Male Star of the Year	Adam Sandler	Won
Golden Raspberry Awards	1997	Worst Actor	Bulletproof	Nominated
	Happy Gilmore
	1999		The Waterboy	Nominated	[15]
	2000		Big Daddy	Won	[16]
		Worst Screenplay		Nominated
	2001		Little Nicky	Nominated	[17]
		Worst Actor		Nominated
	2003		Eight Crazy Nights	Nominated	[18]
			Mr. Deeds
	2006	Worst Picture	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo	Nominated	[19]
	Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel	Nominated
	2008	Worst Picture	I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry	Nominated	[20]
		Worst Actor		Nominated
		Worst Screen Couple		Nominated
	2012	Worst Picture	Jack and Jill	Won	[21] [22] [23]
			Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star	Nominated
		Worst Actor	Just Go with It	Won
			Jack and Jill
		Worst Actress		Won	[24] [22] [25]
		Worst Screenplay		Won
			Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star	Nominated
		Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel		Nominated
			Jack and Jill	Won
		Worst Screen Combo		Won
			Just Go With It	Nominated
		Worst Screen Ensemble	Jack and Jill	Won
	2013	Worst Picture	That's My Boy	Nominated	[26]
		Worst Actor		Won
		Worst Screen Couple		Nominated
		Worst Screen Ensemble		Nominated
	2014	Worst Picture	Grown Ups 2	Nominated	[27]
		Worst Actor		Nominated	[28]
		Worst Screenplay		Nominated	[29]
		Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel		Nominated	[30]
		Worst Screen Combo		Nominated	[31]
	2015	Worst Actor	Blended	Nominated	[32]
	2016		The Cobbler	Nominated	[33]
			Pixels
		Worst Picture		Nominated	|[34] [35] [36]
			Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2	Nominated
		Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel		Nominated
		Worst Screen Combo	The Coobler	Nominated
	2020	Razzie Redeemer Award	Uncut Gems	Nominated	[37]
	2021	Worst Actor	Hubie Halloween	Nominated
		Worst Screen Combo		Nominated
		Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel		Nominated
Gijón International Film Festival	2002	Best Actor	Punch-Drunk Love	Won
Gotham Independent Film Awards	2017	Best Actor	The Meyerowitz Stories	Nominated	[38]
	2019		Uncut Gems	Nominated
Hollywood Film Awards	2017	Hollywood Comedy Award	The Meyerowitz Stories	Won	[39]
MTV Movie & TV Awards	1995	Best Comedic Performance	Billy Madison	Nominated	[40]
	1996		Happy Gilmore	Nominated	[41]
		Best Fight (vs. Bob Barker)		Won
	1998	Best On-Screen Duo (with Drew Barrymore)	The Wedding Singer	Nominated	[42]
		Best Comedic Performance		Nominated
		Best Kiss (with Drew Barrymore)		Won
	1999	Best Comedic Performance	The Waterboy	Won	[43]
	2000		Big Daddy	Won	[44]
	2003	Best Kiss (with Emily Watson)	Punch-Drunk Love	Nominated	[45]
		Best Comedic Performance		Nominated
	2004	Best On-Screen Duo (with Drew Barrymore)	50 First Dates	Won	[46]
	2006	Best Comedic Performance	The Longest Yard	Nominated	[47]
	2007		Click	Nominated	[48]
	2008		I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry	Nominated	[49]
	2011		Just Go with It	Nominated	[50]
	2023		Murder Mystery 2	Won	[51]
National Board of Review	2019	Best Actor	Uncut Gems	Won	[52]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	1999	Favorite Movie Actor	The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy	Won
	2003		Mr. Deeds	Won
		Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie	Eight Crazy Nights	Won
	2004	Wannabe Award	Himself	Won	[53]
	2005	Favorite Movie Actor	50 First Dates	Won
	2007		Click	Won
	2009		Bedtime Stories	Nominated
	2012		Jack and Jill	Won
	2013	Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie	Hotel Transylvania	Won	[54]
	2014	Favorite Movie Actor	Grown Ups 2	Won	[55]
	2019	Favorite Male Voice in an Animated Movie	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation	Won
	2021	Favorite Movie Actor	Hubie Halloween	Nominated	[56]
	2023	King of Comedy	Himself	Won	[57]
	2024	Favorite Movie Actor	You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah	Nominated	[58]
		Favorite Male Voice in an Animated Movie	Leo	Won
People's Choice Awards	2000	Favorite Actor In A Comedy Motion Picture	Big Daddy	Won	[59]
	2005	Favorite On-Screen Match-Up	50 First Dates	Won	[60]
	2008	Favorite Funny Male Star	Adam Sandler	Nominated	[61]
	2009			Won	[62]
	2010	Favorite Comedic Star		Nominated	[63]
	2011			Won	[64]
	2012	Favorite Comedic Movie Actor		Won	[65]
	2013			Won	[66]
	2014			Won	[67]
	2015			Won	[68]
	2016	Favorite Animated Movie Voice	Hotel Transylvania 2	Nominated	[69]
	2019	The Comedy Movie Star of 2019	Murder Mystery	Nominated	[70]
	2022	The Comedy Movie Star of 2022	Hustle	Won	[71]
	2024	The Comedy Movie Star of the Year	You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah	Nominated	[72]
Teen Choice Awards	2002	Choice Movie Actor: Comedy	Mr. Deeds	Nominated	[73]
	2003		Anger Management	Nominated	[74]
	2004		50 First Dates	Won	[75]
	2005		The Longest Yard	Nominated	[76]
	2006		Click	Nominated	[77]
		Choice Movie: Chemistry		Nominated
		Choice Movie: Hissy Fit		Nominated
		Choice Comedian	Adam Sandler	Won
	2011	Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy	Just Go with It	Nominated	[78]
		Choice Movie: Chemistry		Won
	2012	Choice Summer Movie Star: Male	That's My Boy	Nominated	[79]
	2014	Choice Movie Actor: Comedy	Blended	Nominated	[80]
	2015	Choice Summer Movie Star: Male	Pixels	Nominated	[81]|

Special honors

Year	Award	Result	Ref.
2011	Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame	Honored	[82]
2023	Mark Twain Prize for American Humor	Honored	[83]

See also

• Adam Sandler filmography