List of awards and nominations received by Kelsey Grammer
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Kelsey Grammer.
Kelsey Grammer is known for his roles on stage and screen. Throughout his career, Grammer has been honored with various accolades including six Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Tony Award.
Grammer grained stardom for his role as an intelligent but haughty psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. He has played the role since 1984 starting on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1984–1993), in a guest role in the sitcom Wings (1992), and then the successful spinoff series Frasier (1993–2004). For the role he earned widespread acclaim and numerous accolades including four four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1994, 1995, 1998 and 2004, two Golden Globe Awards for Best Lead Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical in 1996 and 2001, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2000. He was previously Emmy nnominated for two Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Cheers and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Wings.
Grammer took a dramatic role as a corrupt mayor of Chicago in the Starz political drama series Boss (2011–2012), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Since 1990, Grammer has lent his voice to the Fox animated series The Simpsons playing Sideshow Bob earning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 2006. He also voiced a role in the Netflix animated series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016–2018) earning the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program in 2017.
On stage, he Grammer started his career in Broadway revivals of the William Shakespeare plays Macbeth (1981) and Othello (1982). He acted in the original off Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with George (1983). He played the title role in a Los Angeles production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1999) and a Lincoln Center production of My Fair Lady (2007). He returned to Broadway playing half of a gay couple in the French musical comedy La Cage aux Folles (2010–2011) for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He played Captain Hook in the musical Finding Neverland (2015–2016) earning a Drama League Award nomination. He served as a producer on the musical The Color Purple (2016) for which he won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
Major associations
0 wins of 1 nomination
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critics' Choice Television Award | ||||
| 2012 | Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Boss | Nominated | |
5 wins of 17 nominations
3 wins of 9 nominations
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Frasier | Nominated | [17] |
| 1995 | Nominated | [17] | ||
| 1996 | Won | [17] | ||
| 1997 | Nominated | [17] | ||
| 1998 | Nominated | [17] | ||
| 1999 | Nominated | [17] | ||
| 2001 | Won | [17] | ||
| 2002 | Nominated | [17] | ||
| 2012 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Boss | Won | [17] |
1 win of 18 nominations
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Frasier | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 1996 | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 1997 | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 1998 | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 1999 | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 2000 | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | |||
| 2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 2002 | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | Nominated |
1 wins of 2 nominations
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Best Actor in a Musical | La Cage aux Folles | Nominated | [18] |
| 2016 | Best Revival of a Musical | The Color Purple (As producer) | Won |
Miscellaneous awards
Honorary awards
1 win of 1 nomination
| Year | Category | Title | Results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Star on the Walk of Fame - Television 7021 Hollywood, Blvd. | Kelsey Grammer | Won |
References
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- ^ "1990 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "1992 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "1994 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "1995 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "1996 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "1997 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "1998 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "1999 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "2000 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "2001 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "2002 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "2004 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "2006 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 20, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ "The 44th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 28, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kelsey Grammer - Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "Kelsey Grammer". Playbill.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Kelsey Grammer". IMDb. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Kelsey Grammer (Performer)". Playbill. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/teen-choice-awards-2014-winners-724423/
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