List of awards and nominations received by Martin Short

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 Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Awards as well as nominations for four Golden Globe Awards.

Martin Short awards and nominations

Short in 2014
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Critics' Choice Awards 0 2 Emmy Awards 2 19 Golden Globe Awards 0 3 SAG Awards 2 7 Tony Awards 1 2
Totals[a]
Wins	12
Nominations	89
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.

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 Screen Actors Guild Awards 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

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1983	Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program	SCTV Network 90 (episode: "Sweeps Week")	Won	[3]
		SCTV Network 90 (episode: "The Christmas Show")	Nominated
		SCTV Network 90 (episode: "Joe Walsh")	Nominated
		SCTV Network 90 (episode: "Robin Williams, America")	Nominated
		SCTV Network 90 (episode: "Towering Inferno")	Nominated
1998	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Merlin	Nominated	[4]
2003	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Program	Primetime Glick	Nominated	[5]
2010	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Damages (episode: "You Haven't Replaced Me")	Nominated	[6]
2014	Outstanding Variety Special	AFI Life Achievement Award: Mel Brooks	Won	[7]
2018		Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life	Nominated	[8]
	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special		Nominated
2020	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	The Morning Show (episode: "Chaos is the New Cocaine")	Nominated	[9]
2022	Outstanding Comedy Series (as executive producer)	Only Murders in the Building (season one)	Nominated	[10]
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Only Murders in the Building (episode: "How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?")	Nominated
2023	Outstanding Comedy Series (as executive producer)	Only Murders in the Building (season two)	Nominated	[11]
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Only Murders in the Building (episode: "The Tell")	Nominated
2024	Outstanding Comedy Series (as executive producer)	Only Murders in the Building (season three)	Nominated	[12]
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Only Murders in the Building (episode: "Ah, Love!")	Nominated
2025	Outstanding Comedy Series (as executive producer)	Only Murders in the Building (season four)	Pending	[13]
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Only Murders in the Building (episode: "Ah, Love!")	Pending
Daytime Emmy Award
2000	Outstanding Talk Show	The Martin Short Show	Nominated
	Outstanding Talk Show Host		Nominated
2011	Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program	The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!	Nominated	[14]

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

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2021	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Only Murders in the Building (season one)	Nominated	[17]
	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2022	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Only Murders in the Building (season two)	Nominated
	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2023	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Only Murders in the Building (season three)	Nominated	[18]
2024	Outstanding Actor in Comedy Series	Only Murders in the Building (season four)	Won	[19]
	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Won

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

Awards and nominations received by Martin Short

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		The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!	Won
	2018		The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!	Won
HCA TV Awards	2022	Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Only Murders in the Building	Won	[20]
	2023			Nominated	[21]
		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	[22]
Satellite Award	1999	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or TV Film	Merlin	Nominated
	2011		Damages	Nominated	[23]
Writers Guild of America Awards	2017	Comedy/Variety Sketch Series	Maya & Marty	Nominated

Theatre awards

Awards and nominations received by Martin Short

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	—	Won	[3]

Honours

Short's star on Canada's Walk of Fame

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	[24]
Banff Television Festival	1999	Sir Peter Ustinov Award	Honored	[24]
Canada's Walk of Fame	2000	Star on the Walk of Fame	Honored	[24]
McMaster University	2001	Honorary Doctor of Literature	Honored	[24]
Queen Elizabeth II	2002	Golden Jubilee Medal	Honored	[24]
	2012	Diamond Jubilee Medal	Honored	[25]
Independent Spirit Awards	2014	Robert Altman Award for Inherent Vice	Honored
Canada Post	2015	A stamp issued	Honored	[26]
Canadian Screen Awards	2016	Lifetime Achievement Award	Honored
Queen Elizabeth II	2019	Made an Officer of the Order of Canada	Honored

Notes

1. Shared with Steve Martin.