List of awards and nominations received by Aziz Ansari

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Aziz Ansari is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker known for his roles in film and television as well as his work as a standup comedian. He has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Peabody Award, and a Critics' Choice Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award.

Aziz Ansari awards and nominations

Ansari in 2012
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Critics' Choice 1 2 Emmy Awards 2 7 Golden Globes 1 2 Grammy Awards 0 1 SAG Awards 0 1
Totals[a]
Wins	18
Nominations	53
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.

Ansari gained mainstream popularity portraying Tom Haverford in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) for which he was nominated for an American Comedy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He transitioned to more mature work with his Netflix comedy series Master of None (2017–2021), where he served as a co-creator, writer, actor, and director. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series twice, the first time with Alan Yang for the episode "Parents" in 2016, and the second time with Lena Waithe for the episode "Thanksgiving" in 2017. As an actor, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series.

As a standup, he gained notoriety releasing his early albums starting with Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening (2010) followed by Dangerously Delicious (2012), Buried Alive (2013), and Live at Madison Square Garden (2015). He was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2020). His most recent standup special Nightclub Comedian was released on Netflix in 2022.

Ansari has been recognized from numerous organizations such as Variety receiving a Power of Comedy Award in 2014, Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award for Performing Arts in 2016, and the Britannia Award's Charlie Chaplin Award for Excellence in Comedy in 2017. Time included Ansari in their list of the Time 100 most influential people in 2016, and Rolling Stone listed him as being one of greatest stand-up comedians of all time, ranking him #49.

Major associations

Critics' Choice Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Critics' Choice Television Award
2016	Best Comedy Series	Master of None (season one)	Won	[1]
Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated		[1]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2016	Outstanding Comedy Series	Master of None (season one)	Nominated	[2]
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Master of None (episode: "Parents")	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series[a]	Master of None (episode: "Parents")	Won
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Master of None (episode: "Parents")	Nominated
2017	Outstanding Comedy Series	Master of None (season two)	Nominated	[3]
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Master of None (episode: "The Dinner Party")	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series[b]	Master of None (episode: "Thanksgiving")	Won

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Master of None (season one)	Nominated	[4]
2017		Master of None (season two)	Won	[5]

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2020	Best Comedy Album	Right Now	Nominated	[6]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Master of None (season one)	Nominated	[7]

Miscellaneous awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
American Comedy Award	2014	Best Comedy Supporting Actor – TV	Parks and Recreation	Nominated	[8]
		Comedy Special of the Year	Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive	Nominated	[9]
BTVA Voice Acting Award	2014	Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year		Nominated	[10]
		Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role	Epic	Nominated
Denver Film Critics Society	2009	Best Acting Ensemble	I Love You, Man	Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards	2017	Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series	Master of None (episode: "The Thief")	Nominated	[11]
Dorian Award	2017	TV Performance of the Year	Master of None	Nominated	[12]
Gold Derby TV Award	2016	Best Comedy Series		Nominated	[13]
		Best Comedy Lead Actor		Nominated
NAACP Image Award	2013	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Parks and Recreation	Nominated	[14]
	2016	Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series	Master of None	Nominated	[15]
		Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series		Nominated
Peabody Award	2017	Entertainment		Won	[16]
People's Choice Awards	2017	Favorite Premium Series Actor		Nominated	[17]
Poppy Awards	2012	Best Supporting Actor, Comedy	Parks and Recreation	Nominated
TCA Award	2016	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Master of None (season one)	Nominated	[18]
		Outstanding Achievement in Comedy		Nominated
		Outstanding New Program		Nominated
	2017	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Master of None (season two)	Nominated	[19]
		Outstanding Achievement in Comedy		Nominated
Teen Choice Award	2010	Choice Comedian	Aziz Ansari	Nominated	[20]
Writers Guild of America Awards	2017	Television: Comedy Series	Master of None (season two)	Nominated	[21]
Young Hollywood Award	2014	Cuz You're Funny	Aziz Ansari	Nominated	[22]

Honorary awards

Organizations	Year	Award	Result	Ref.
Variety Magazine	2014	Power of Comedy Award	Honored	[23]
Smithsonian Magazine	2016	American Ingenuity Award for Performing Arts	Honored	[24]
Time Magazine	2016	List of the Time 100 most influential people	Honored	[25]
Britannia Award	2017	Charlie Chaplin Award for Excellence in Comedy	Honored	[26]
Rolling Stone	2017	Named as one of greatest stand-up comedians of all time[c]	Honored	[27]