List of awards and nominations received by Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor was an American comedian, writer and actor.

List of Richard Pryor awards
Award Wins Nominations
Emmy Awards
1 5
Grammy Awards
5 10

Pryor is considered one of the greatest standup comedians of all time.

Over his career Pryor received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Lily in 1974. He also received ten Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nominations winning five times for That Nigger's Crazy (1973), ...Is It Something I Said? (1974), Bicentennial Nigger (1975), and Rev. Du Rite (1982), Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1983).[1] In 2006 he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1998 he became the first Mark Twain Prize for American Humor honoree presented to him at the Kennedy Center. He won the Writers Guild of America Award in 1974 for Blazing Saddles. He was listed at number one on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians.[2] In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him first on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.[3]

Major associations

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1973 Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special The Lily Tomlin Show Nominated [4]
1974 Lily Won [5]
1983 Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety Program Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Nominated [6]
1996 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Chicago Hope Nominated [7]
Daytime Emmy Awards
1985 Outstanding Performer in a Children's Programming Pryor's Place Nominated
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1975 Best Comedy Album That Nigger's Crazy Won [8]
1976 ...Is It Something I Said? Won [9]
1977 Bicentennial Nigger Won [10]
1978 Are You Serious??? Nominated [11]
1979 The Wizard of Comedy Nominated [12]
1980 Wanted: Live in Concert Nominated [13]
1981 Holy Smoke Nominated [14]
1982 Rev. Du Rite Won [15]
1983 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip Won [16]
1985 Richard Pryor: Here and Now Nominated [17]
2006 Lifetime Achievement Award Received [18]

Industry awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1974 Best Screenplay Blazing Saddles Nominated
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1979 Best Actor Richard Pryor: Live in Concert Won
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1976 Best Supporting Actor Silver Streak Nominated
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1973 Best Written Variety Script Lily Nominated
1974 Best Original Screenplay Blazing Saddles Won

Honorary awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Richard Pryor". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. November 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Why Chappelle is the man". Vox Magazine. September 30, 2004. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016. Pryor was voted No. 1 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time in April.
  3. ^ The 50 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time. Rollingstone.com, retrieved February 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "25th Primetime Emmy Awards". emmys.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "26th Primetime Emmy Awards". emmys.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "35th Primetime Emmy Awards". emmys.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "48th Primetime Emmy Awards". emmys.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "17th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "18th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "19th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "20th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "21st Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "22nd Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  14. ^ "23rd Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "24th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  16. ^ "25th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "27th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  18. ^ "17th Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.