List of awards and nominations received by Bill Maher
# List of awards and nominations received by Bill Maher

Bill Maher is an American comedian and commentator

He is most known for his ABC series Politically Incorrect (1993-2002) and his HBO series Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present).

He received 41 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on Politically Incorrect and Real Time with Bill Maher winning in 2013 for Outstanding Informational Series or Special for Vice in 2014. He also received two Grammy Awards for Outstanding Spoken Word Album for When You Ride Alone You Ride with bin Laden in 2004 and New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer in 2007. He has also received thirteen Producers Guild of America Award nominations and fifteen Writers Guild of America Award nominations.

In 2010, Maher received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

## Major associations

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1995 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety of Music Program | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 2001 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 2002 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety of Music Program | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Bill Maher: I'm Swiss | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Bill Maher: The Decider | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Bill Maher...But I'm Not Wrong | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Bill Maher...But I'm Not Wrong | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Variety Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Variety Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | Vice | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Variety Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Informational Series or Special | Vice | Won |
| 2015 | Outstanding Variety Special | Bill Maher: Live from D.C. | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Informational Series or Special | Vice | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Informational Series or Special | Vice | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Informational Series or Special | Vice | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Informational Series or Special | Vice | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | Best Spoken Word Album | When You Ride Alone You Ride with bin Laden | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Best Spoken Word Album | New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer | Nominated | |

### Tony Award

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Best Special Theatrical Event | Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home | Nominated | |

## Industry awards

### Producers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Outstanding Producer of Variety Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Producer of Variety Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Won |
| 2008 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television | Vice | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |

### Writers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 2002 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Politically Incorrect | Nominated |
| 2004 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2005 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2006 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2007 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2008 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2009 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2010 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2012 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2013 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2015 | Comedy-Variety Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Comedy/Variety - Specials | Bill Maher: Live from DC | Nominated |
| 2016 | Comedy/Variety - Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
| 2018 | Comedy/Variety - Talk Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Nominated |
