The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Conan O'Brien.
Conan O'Brien is a television host, comedian, writer, and producer Conan O'Brien. He has served as a writer for Saturday Night Live (1987–1991), The Simpsons (1991–1993), before embarking on late night television with his own shows, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009), The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009–2010), Conan (2010–2021), and Conan O'Brien Must Go (2024).
O'Brien has received various awards including 28 Primetime Emmy Award nominations including four wins for his work on Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Conan and Conan Without Borders. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for Saturday Night Live in 1989. He won his second Emmy for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2007. He later won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Programming for Conan O'Brien Must Go in 2024. He has also received seven Writers Guild of America Awards for his late night programs.
In addition to recognition for his works, O'Brien himself has received multiple honors. He was named one of Times 100 Most Influential People in 2010. In 2025, he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
Major associations Emmy Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 1989 Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live 1990 1991 1996 Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 2011 Conan Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media 2012 Outstanding Emerging Media Program 2013 Outstanding Interactive Program 2016 2018 Outstanding Emerging Media Program Conan Without Borders 2019 Outstanding Interactive Program Conan 2021 Outstanding Variety Talk Series 2024 Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special Conan O'Brien Must Go Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program 2025 Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program Outstanding Variety Special (Live) 97th Academy Awards 2026 Outstanding Variety Special (Live) 98th Academy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series The Beast in Me
Writers Guild of America Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result 1997Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – SeriesLate Night with Conan O'Brien 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20072008 2009 2010 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 2012Conan 2013 2014 2016Comedy/Variety – Talk Series 2018 2020 2022
Miscellaneous awards American Comedy Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult 2014 Best Late Night Talk Show Conan
CableAce Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult 1987CableAce Award for Writing a Comedy Series Not Necessarily the News 1988
Critics' Choice Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult 2012 Conan Best Talk Show 2013 2014
GLAAD Media Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult 2012 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode Conan
Honorary degrees YearUniversityDegree 2011 Dartmouth College Doctor of Arts 2026 Harvard University Doctor of Arts
iHeartRadio Podcast Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult2020 Podcast of the Year Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend Best Comedy Podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend Best Ad Read Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend
People's Choice Awards
YearNominated workCategoryResult 2005 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host 2006 2011 Conan20122013Favorite Late Night TV Host20142015Favorite Late Night Talk Show HostGlee, Katy Perry Lead People's Choice Award Nominations, 2 Broke Girls' Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs to Host E! Online, Retrieved November 5, 2013201620172017Favorite Comedic Collaboration
Teen Choice Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult 2003 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Late Night Late Night with Conan O'Brien 2004 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Show: Late Night Late Night with Conan O'Brien 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Late Night The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Special honors Year Award Result 2025 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2025 Television Academy Hall of Fame
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