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Mel Brooks

Awards

Mel Brooks

33 wins & 42 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)
    1975 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material
    • Young Frankenstein
    Shared with: Gene Wilder
  • Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)
    1975 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Music, Original Song
    • Blazing Saddles
    For the song "Blazing Saddles"
    Shared with: John Morris
  • Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
    1969 Winner Oscar
    • Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
    • The Producers
  • Mel Brooks
    2024 Winner Honorary Award
    For his comedic brilliance, producing acumen and expansive body of work.

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)
    1976 Winner Golden Scroll
    • Best Director
    • Young Frankenstein

American Comedy Awards, USA

  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    2000 Winner American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1997 Winner American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series
    • Mad About You
  • Mel Brooks
    1987 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy

American Film Institute, USA

  • Mel Brooks
    2013 Winner Life Achievement Award

BAFTA Awards

  • Mel Brooks
    2017 Winner Academy Fellowship
    • Film
  • Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)
    1975 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Blazing Saddles
    Shared with: Norman Steinberg · Andrew Bergman · Richard Pryor · Alan Uger

Central Florida Film & Video Festival

  • Mel Brooks
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Oustanding Actor in Cinema History
    for Career Achievement Award

CINE Competition

  • The Critic (1963)
    1963 Winner CINE Golden Eagle
    • Animation
    • The Critic
    Shared with: Ernest Pintoff

Daytime Emmy Awards

  • Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003)
    2005 Nominee Daytime Emmy
    • Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
    • Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
    For playing: "Wiley the Sheep".

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Mel Brooks, Ike Barinholtz, Pamela Adlon, Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll, Nick Robinson, Dove Cameron, Tim Baltz, and Ronny Chieng in History of the World: Part II (2023)
    2023 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
    • History of the World: Part II
    For "VIII"
  • The Comedians (2015)
    2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • The Comedians
    For playing "Mel Brooks".
  • Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen (2015)
    2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
    • Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen
  • Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen (2015)
    2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Variety Special
    • Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen
    Shared with: Kevin Salter · Steve Haberman · Rudy De Luca
  • Mel Brooks and Alan Yentob in Mel Brooks Strikes Back! (2012)
    2013 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Variety Special
    • Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
    Shared with: Steve Haberman · Rudy De Luca

Ernst Lubitsch Award

  • Mel Brooks
    2009 Winner Honorary Award
    For his musical "The Producers".

Golden Globes, USA

  • Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
    2006 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Original Song - Motion Picture
    • The Producers
    Song: "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway"
  • Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Harvey Korman, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)
    1978 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • High Anxiety
  • Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, and Marty Feldman in Silent Movie (1976)
    1977 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Silent Movie
  • Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
    1969 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Producers

Grammy Awards

  • Mel Brooks
    2023 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
    For "All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks"
  • Mel Brooks
    2009 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Musical Show Album
    For "Young Frankenstein: The Musical"
  • Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
    2007 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
    • The Producers
    For the song "There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway"
  • Great Performances (1971)
    2002 Winner Grammy
    • Best Long Form Music Video
    • Great Performances
    For episode "Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks" (Various Artists)
    Shared with: Susan Froemke · Peter Gelb
  • Mel Brooks
    2002 Winner Grammy
    • Best Musical Show Album
    For "The Producers" (Original Broadway Cast)
    Shared with: Hugh Fordin · Cynthia Daniels

Hugo Awards

  • Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)
    1975 Winner Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation
    • Young Frankenstein
    The award for Shelley was posthumous.
    Shared with: Gene Wilder · Mary Shelley

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft in To Be or Not to Be (1983)
    1984 Nominee Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
    • To Be or Not to Be

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Mel Brooks
    2021 Winner Career Achievement Award

New England Film & Video Festival

  • Mel Brooks
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Lifetime Achievement

Photoplay Awards

  • Mel Brooks
    1975 Nominee Gold Medal
    • Favorite Male Star

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

  • Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)
    1976 Winner Nebula Award
    • Best Dramatic Writing
    • Young Frankenstein
    Shared with: Gene Wilder

Television Critics Association Awards

  • Mel Brooks
    2023 Winner Career Achievement Award

Walk of Fame

  • Mel Brooks
    2010 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
    On April 23, 2010. At 6712 Hollywood Blvd.

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Mel Brooks
    2003 Winner Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
  • Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, and Marty Feldman in Silent Movie (1976)
    1977 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
    • Silent Movie
    Shared with: Ron Clark · Rudy De Luca · Barry Levinson
  • Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)
    1975 Winner WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
    • Blazing Saddles
    Shared with: Norman Steinberg · Andrew Bergman · Richard Pryor · Alan Uger
  • Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)
    1975 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
    • Young Frankenstein
    Shared with: Gene Wilder
  • Dom DeLuise and Ron Moody in The Twelve Chairs (1970)
    1971 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
    • The Twelve Chairs

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

  • The Automat (2021)
    2022 Nominee Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
    • Best Original Score - Documentary
    • The Automat
  • The Automat (2021)
    2022 Nominee HMMA Award
    • Best Original Song - Documentary Film
    • The Automat
    Song: "(There's Nothing Like a Coffee) At the Automat"

Online Film & Television Association

  • Mel Brooks, Ike Barinholtz, Pamela Adlon, Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll, Nick Robinson, Dove Cameron, Tim Baltz, and Ronny Chieng in History of the World: Part II (2023)
    2023 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Narration
    • History of the World: Part II
  • Mel Brooks
    2019 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Acting
  • Mel Brooks
    2006 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Creative
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1999 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Mad About You
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    1997 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Mad About You

Behind the Voice Actors Awards

  • Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, Jonny Solomon, Keegan-Michael Key, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Sadie Sandler, and Asher Blinkoff in Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
    2016 Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
    • Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role
    • Hotel Transylvania 2
    As the voice of "Vlad".

The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

  • Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
    1987 Winner Stinker Award
    • Worst Picture
    • Spaceballs
  • History of the World: Part I (1981)
    1981 Nominee Stinker Award
    • Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or End Credits
    • History of the World: Part I
    For the song "The Inquisition".

Gold Derby Awards

  • Mel Brooks
    2008 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Life Achievement (Other)
  • Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
    2006 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Original Song
    • The Producers
    "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway"
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
    2004 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Comedy Guest Actor
    • Curb Your Enthusiasm

The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Mel Brooks
    2009 Winner Kennedy Center Honors

New Mexico Film Critics

  • Mel Brooks
    2019 Winner Glenn Strange Honorary Award

Astra Television Awards

  • Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, Molly Shannon, Selena Gomez, and Kumail Nanjiani in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
    2024 Nominee Astra TV Award
    • Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Only Murders in the Building

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