List of awards and nominations received by Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito has a large and varied body of work as an actor, producer and director in stage, television and film.

Danny DeVito at San Diego Comic-Con in 2013

He has received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Producers Guild Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and Tony Award. In 2011 he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6909 Hollywood Blvd., for his contributions to television.^{[1] [2]}

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Best Picture	Erin Brockovich	Nominated	[3]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Best Film	Erin Brockovich	Nominated

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1979	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Taxi	Nominated	[4]
1981			Won	[5]
1982			Nominated	[6]
1983			Nominated	[7]
2004	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Friends	Nominated	[8]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1979	Best Supporting Actor - Television	Taxi	Nominated	[9]
1980	Best Supporting Actor - Television		Won	[10]
1981	Best Supporting Actor - Television		Nominated	[11]
1987	Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Ruthless People	Nominated	[12]
1988	Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Throw Momma from the Train	Nominated	[13]

Screen Actors Guild Award

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1996	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Get Shorty	Nominated	[14]
1998	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	L.A. Confidential	Nominated	[15]

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Best Featured Actor	The Price	Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

American Comedy Award

• 1987 - Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture - Ruthless People - nominee
• 1988 - Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture - Throw Momma from the Train - nominee

Broadway.com Audience Award

• 2024 - Favorite Leading Actor in a Play - I Need That - nominee
• 2024 - Favorite Funny Performance - I Need That - nominee

Golden Berlin Award

• 1990 - Golden Berlin Bear - The War of the Roses - nominee

Golden Raspberry Award

• 1982 - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Going Ape! - nominee
• 1991 - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director - Hoffa - nominee
• 1992 - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Batman Returns - nominee
• 2007 - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Deck the Halls - nominee

MTV Movie Award

• 1992 - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain - Batman Returns - nominee

Online Film & Television Award

• 1997 - Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Picture - Gattaca - nominee
• 1997 - Best Comedy/Musical Picture - Wag the Dog - nominee
• 1997 - Best Voice-Over Performance - Hercules - nominee
• 2000 - Best Picture - Erin Brokovich - nominee

Producers Guild of America Award

• 2000 - Best Theatrical Motion Picture - Erin Brokovich - nominee

Satellite Award

• 1996 - Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Matilda - nominee
• 1997 - Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - The Rainmaker - nominee
• 2008 - Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - nominee

Saturn Award

• 1992 - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor - Batman Returns - nominee

Tribeca Film Festival

• 2016 - Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Narrative Short - Curmudgeons - nominee

TV Land Award

• 2004 - TV Land Award for Bossiest Boss - Taxi - winner
• 2004 - TV Land Medallion Award - Taxi - winner

Other awards

Year	Title	Accolade	Results
1985	CableACE Award for Actor in a Movie or Miniseries	The Ratings Game	Nominated
1989	ShoWest Convention Award for Male Star of the Year	Throw Momma from the Train	Won
1996	Cinekid Audience Award	Matilda	Won
	Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival Award for Best Film		Nominated
1997	Oulu International Children's Film Festival Starboy Award		Won
1998	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama	The Rainmaker	Nominated
1999	Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor	Living Out Loud	Nominated

Honorary awards

Year	Accolade	Results
2007	Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema	Won
2010	Golden Camera Award for Lifetime Achievement - International	Won
2011	Critics Choice Television Icon Award	Won
2017	Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival Award for Best Short Film	Won
2018	San Sebastián International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award	Won