Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsHoliday Watch GuideGotham AwardsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro
Harry Shearer at an event for Chicken Little (2005)

Awards

Harry Shearer

8 wins & 17 nominations

CableACE Awards

  • 1988 Winner ACE
    • Original Song
    • This Week Indoors

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    2014 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
    • The Simpsons
    For playing: "Kent Brockman", "Mr. Burns", "Younger Burns" and "Smithers". For episode: "Four Regrettings and a Funeral".
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    2009 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
    • The Simpsons
    For playing "Kent Brockman/Lenny/Mr. Burns/Smithers". For episode "The Burns And The Bees".
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    1980 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
    • Saturday Night Live
    For episode with host Teri Garr on 26 January 1980.
    Shared with: Peter Aykroyd · Anne Beatts · Tom Davis · James Downey · Brian Doyle-Murray · Al Franken · Tom Gammill · Lorne Michaels · Matt Neuman · Don Novello · Sarah Paley · Max Pross · Herbert Sargent · Tom Schiller · Rosie Shuster · Alan Zweibel
  • America 2-Night (1978)
    1978 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series
    • America 2-Night
    For episode with Carol Burnett.
    Shared with: Alan Thicke · John Boni · Norman Stiles · Jeremy Stevens · Tom Moore · Bob Illes · James R. Stein · Tom Dunsmuir · Dan Wilcox

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer in A Mighty Wind (2003)
    2004 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Ensemble Cast
    • A Mighty Wind
    Shared with: Bob Balaban · Ed Begley Jr. · Jennifer Coolidge · Christopher Guest · Laura Harris · John Michael Higgins · Michael Hitchcock · Linda Kash · Don Lake · Eugene Levy · Jane Lynch · Michael Mantell · Michael McKean · Larry Miller · Christopher Moynihan · Catherine O'Hara · Jim Piddock · Parker Posey · Deborah Theaker · Fred Willard

Gotham Awards

  • For Your Consideration (2006)
    2006 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Best Ensemble Performance
    • For Your Consideration
    Shared with: Bob Balaban · Jennifer Coolidge · Christopher Guest · John Michael Higgins · Eugene Levy · Jane Lynch · Michael McKean · Catherine O'Hara · Parker Posey · Fred Willard

Grammy Awards

  • Harry Shearer at an event for Chicken Little (2005)
    2010 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Comedy Album
    For the album "Back From the Dead."
    Shared with: Spinal Tap · Christopher Guest · Michael McKean
  • Harry Shearer at an event for Chicken Little (2005)
    2009 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Comedy Album
    For "Songs of the Bushmen"
  • Harry Shearer at an event for Chicken Little (2005)
    2008 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Comedy Album
    For the album "Songs Pointed and Pointless"

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer in A Mighty Wind (2003)
    2003 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Music
    • A Mighty Wind
    Shared with: Catherine O'Hara · Annette O'Toole · Christopher Guest · CJ Vanston · Michael McKean · Eugene Levy · John Michael Higgins

Washington DC Independent Film Festival

  • Poster for Harry Shearer's documentary The Big Uneasy.
    2011 Winner Visionary Award
    • The Big Uneasy
    For his provocative film on New Orleans. And if there is one thing that he wants us all to remember is: the Flooding of New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina was NOT a natural disaster. It was a manmade disaster that could have been prevented and is very likely to happen again if our government doesn't do something and fast.

St. Louis International Film Festival

  • Harry Shearer at an event for Chicken Little (2005)
    2010 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

TV Guide Awards

  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    2014 Nominee TV Guide Award
    • Favorite Villain
    • The Simpsons
    As Mr. Burns

Ashland Independent Film Festival

  • Harry Shearer at an event for Chicken Little (2005)
    2011 Winner Rogue Award

Seattle Film Critics Awards

  • Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer in A Mighty Wind (2003)
    2003 Winner Seattle Film Critics Award
    • Best Music
    • A Mighty Wind
    Shared with: Christopher Guest · John Michael Higgins · Eugene Levy · Michael McKean · Catherine O'Hara · Annette O'Toole · CJ Vanston

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer in A Mighty Wind (2003)
    2004 Nominee PFCS Award
    • Best Ensemble Acting
    • A Mighty Wind
    Shared with: Bob Balaban · Ed Begley Jr. · Jennifer Coolidge · Christopher Guest · Laura Harris · John Michael Higgins · Michael Hitchcock · Linda Kash · Don Lake · Eugene Levy · Jane Lynch · Michael Mantell · Michael McKean · Larry Miller · Christopher Moynihan · Catherine O'Hara · Jim Piddock · Parker Posey · Deborah Theaker · Fred Willard

DVD Exclusive Awards

  • Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
    2001 Winner Video Premiere Award
    • Best DVD Audio Commentary
    • This Is Spinal Tap
    For the Special Edition.
    Shared with: Christopher Guest · Michael McKean

Online Film & Television Association

  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    2008 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Voice-Over Performance
    • The Simpsons
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    2001 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Voice-Over Performance
    • The Simpsons

Behind the Voice Actors Awards

  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    2016 Nominee BTVA Television Voice Acting Award
    • Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role
    • The Simpsons
    As the voice of "Mr. Burns".
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    2015 Nominee BTVA Television Voice Acting Award
    • Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical
    • The Simpsons
    Shared with: Dan Castellaneta · Julie Kavner · Nancy Cartwright · Yeardley Smith · Hank Azaria · Tress MacNeille · Pamela Hayden · Maggie Roswell · Russi Taylor
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    2014 Nominee BTVA Television Voice Acting Award
    • Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical
    • The Simpsons
    Shared with: Dan Castellaneta · Julie Kavner · Nancy Cartwright · Yeardley Smith · Hank Azaria · Tress MacNeille · Pamela Hayden · Maggie Roswell · Marcia Wallace
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    2013 Nominee BTVA Television Voice Acting Award
    • Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Comedy/Musical
    • The Simpsons
    As the voice of "Ned Flanders".

Gold Derby Awards

  • Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer in A Mighty Wind (2003)
    2004 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Ensemble Cast
    • A Mighty Wind
    Shared with: Bob Balaban · Ed Begley Jr. · Jennifer Coolidge · Paul Dooley · Christopher Guest · John Michael Higgins · Michael Hitchcock · Don Lake · Eugene Levy · Jane Lynch · Michael McKean · Larry Miller · Christopher Moynihan · Catherine O'Hara · Parker Posey · Fred Willard

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Please see our guide to updating awards
  • Learn more about contributing

More from this person

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.