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List of awards and nominations received by John Oliver

John Oliver awards and nominations
Headshot of Oliver wearing glasses and a dark suit
Oliver in 2016
Totals[a]
Wins38
Nominations60
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize 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.

John Oliver is a British-American[1] comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Oliver began as a comedian in the United Kingdom, growing to wider recognition after his work as senior British correspondent on the late-night news satire program The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2006 to 2013. Oliver guest-hosted the show for eight weeks in 2013 and received positive reviews,[2][3] and soon after, HBO announced Oliver would receive his own talk show.[4] Since 2014, he has hosted Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,[5] for which he has received widespread recognition for influencing US legislature and culture, an phenomenon dubbed the "John Oliver effect".[6][7] Additionally, Oliver co-hosted the satirical comedy podcast The Bugle with Andy Zaltzman and hosted John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central from 2010 to 2013.[8][9][10] Oliver's acting career includes roles such as Ian Duncan on the NBC sitcom Community,[11] Vanity Smurf in The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013),[12] and Zazu in the 2019 remake of The Lion King.[13]

Oliver won three Primetime Emmy Awards, one WGA Award, and one Grammy Award for his work at The Daily Show. For Last Week Tonight, he has received fourteen Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, eight PGA Awards, and seven WGA Awards. Additionally, Oliver has received nominations for his writing on the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, and co-wrote Earth (The Book) while at The Daily Show, receiving a Grammy Award for the audiobook. In 2021, Oliver was awarded the Great Immigrants Award by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Oliver has two locations named after him: The John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward at the Australia Zoo, part of a gag by actor Russell Crowe;[14] and the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant in Danbury, Connecticut, announced by the Danbury mayor after Oliver criticised the city's jury selection process.[15]

  1. ^ Guthrie, Marisa (29 January 2020). "Watch Out, America: John Oliver Is Officially a U.S. Citizen Now". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ Carlson, Erin (11 June 2013). "Daily Show: John Oliver Makes Hilarious Debut as Host". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. ^ Grant, Drew (28 June 2013). "The Daily Show Down: Why John Oliver Is the Best Thing to Happen to Late Night Since Colbert". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (14 November 2013). "Daily Show's John Oliver To Host Weekly Comedy Talk Show For HBO". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  5. ^ Patten, Dominic (12 February 2014). "HBO Sets Name & Date For John Oliver Debut". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  6. ^ Luckerson, Victor (20 January 2015). "How the 'John Oliver Effect' Is Having a Real-Life Impact". Time. OCLC 1311479. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  7. ^ Dekel, Jon (18 February 2015). "The John Oliver Effect: How the Daily Show Alum Became the Most Trusted Man in America". National Post. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. ^ Shephard, Alex (3 June 2014). "John Oliver Has Left The Bugle, the World's Best Podcast". The New Republic. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. ^ Martin, Denise (18 November 2009). "Comedy Central Gives John Oliver His Own Standup Comedy Series". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  10. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (15 July 2013). "John Oliver and Friends Are Back with John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show Season 4 Premiere on July 26". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013.
  11. ^ Ryan, Patrick (31 December 2013). "John Oliver resumes his Community tenure". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014.
  12. ^ Sperling, Nicole (28 April 2010). "Smurfs Casting Update: SNL Cast and John Oliver Join Voice Cast". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  13. ^ Donnelly, Matt (10 July 2017). "John Oliver Joins Disney's Live-Action The Lion King (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Russell Crowe Names Koala Chlamydia Clinic After John Oliver". The Guardian. 8 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  15. ^ Kiefer, Halle (23 August 2020). "Danbury, Connecticut Names Sewage Plant After John Oliver". Vulture. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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