List of awards and nominations received by Donald Glover

Donald Glover is an American actor, comedian, director, rapper and screenwriter, also known under the stage name Childish Gambino.

Donald Glover awards and nominations

Glover at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
Award Wins Nominations Totals American Film Institute Awards 3 3 American Music Awards 0 2 The Astra Awards 1 6 BET Awards 1 7 BET Hip Hop Awards 2 6 Billboard Music Awards 0 2 Black Reel Awards 9 30 Brit Awards 0 2 The Comedy Awards 1 1 Critics' Choice Television Awards 1 5 Directors Guild of America Awards 0 2 EWwy Awards 0 1 GAFFA Awards (Denmark) 0 1 Gold Derby Awards 5 11 Golden Globe Awards 2 6 Gotham Awards 2 3 Grammy Awards 5 14 iHeartRadio MMVAs 0 6 iHeartRadio Music Awards 0 2 MTV Europe Music Awards 0 1 MTV Movie & TV Awards 0 1 MTV Video Music Awards 3 11 NAACP Image Awards 4 19 NewNowNext Awards 0 1 PAAFTJ Television Awards 1 1 Peabody Awards 2 2 People's Choice Awards 0 3 Primetime Emmy Awards 2 14 Producers Guild of America Awards 1 2 Satellite Awards 0 7 Screen Actors Guild Awards 0 1 Soul Train Music Awards 0 6 TCA Awards 1 2 Teen Choice Awards 0 4 TV Guide Awards 1 1 Writers Guild of America Awards 5 11
Wins	52
Nominations	201

In 2016, Glover received widespread acclaim from critics for the comedy-drama television series Atlanta created by and starring him, for which he won two Golden Globe Awards, including Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy. For the show's first three seasons, he received nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations that resulted in two wins, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, becoming the first African American to win in the latter category.^[1] His appearance on Saturday Night Live earned him a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He went on to create other series, such as Swarm (2023) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024–present), receiving a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the latter.

As of 2018, he won five Writers Guild of America Awards for his contribution to the satirical television sitcom 30 Rock and for the first season of Atlanta.

For his music, Glover has received five Grammy Awards. He earned his first win for Best Traditional R&B Performance for the song "Redbone" and won four awards for the single "This is America", including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. At the 2018 edition, he was also nominated in the categories Album of the Year for "Awaken, My Love!" and Record of the Year for "Redbone".

Major awards

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Atlanta	Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Won	[2]
		Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Won
2019			Nominated	[3]
2023			Nominated	[4]
2025	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Best Television Series – Drama	Nominated	[5]
		Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama	Nominated

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	Because the Internet	Best Rap Album	Nominated	[6]
	"3005"	Best Rap Performance	Nominated
2018	"Awaken, My Love!"	Album of the Year	Nominated
		Best Urban Contemporary Album	Nominated
	"Redbone"	Record of the Year	Nominated
		Best Traditional R&B Performance	Won
		Best R&B Song	Nominated
2019	"This Is America"	Record of the Year	Won
		Song of the Year	Won
		Best Rap/Sung Performance	Won
		Best Music Video	Won
	"Feels Like Summer"	Best R&B Song	Nominated
2025	"Witchy"	Best Dance/Electronic Recording	Nominated
	Bando Stone & the New World	Best Progressive R&B Album	Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Atlanta	Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated	[7]
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Won
		Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Won
		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Nominated
2018		Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Nominated
	Saturday Night Live	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2022	Atlanta	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2024 (75th)	Swarm	Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	Nominated
2024 (76th)	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Outstanding Drama Series	Nominated	[8]
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series	Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	Atlanta	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Nominated	[9]

Guild awards

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Atlanta (for "B.A.N.")	Outstanding Achievement in Directing – Comedy Series	Nominated	[10]
2019	Atlanta (for "FUBU")		Nominated	[11]

Producers Guild of America Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Atlanta	Outstanding Production – Episodic Comedy	Won	[12]
2019			Nominated	[13]

Writers Guild of America Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2007	30 Rock	Outstanding Writing for a New Series	Nominated	[14]
		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Nominated
2008			Won
2009			Won
2010			Won
2017	Atlanta	Outstanding Writing for a New Series	Won	[15]
		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Won
2019			Nominated	[16]
2025	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Outstanding Writing for a Dramatic Series	Pending	[17]
		Outstanding Writing for a New Series	Nominated
	Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "First Date")	Outstanding Writing for a Dramatic Episode	Pending

Other awards

AIM Independent Music Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	"Awaken, My Love!"	Independent Album of the Year	Nominated	[18]

American Film Institute Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	Atlanta	Top 10 Television Programs	Won	[19]
2018			Won	[20]
2024	Mr. & Mrs. Smith		Won	[21]

American Music Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Childish Gambino	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Nominated	[22]
	"Awaken, My Love!"	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated

Astra TV Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2022	Atlanta	Best Cable Comedy Series	Nominated	[23]
		Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series	Nominated
	Atlanta (for "Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga")	Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series	Nominated
2024	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Best Streaming Drama Series	Nominated	[24]
		Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series	Nominated
	Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "First Date")	Best Writing in a Streaming Drama Series	Won	[25]

Berlin Music Video Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2019	THIS IS AMERICA	Best Music Video	Nominated

BET Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Atlanta	Best Actor	Nominated	[26]
2018	Atlanta and Spider-Man: Homecoming		Nominated	[27]
2019	"This Is America"	Video of the Year	Won	[28]
		Viewer's Choice	Nominated
	Childish Gambino	Best Male R&B/Pop Artist	Nominated
2023	Donald Glover	Best Actor	Nominated	[29]
2024			Nominated	[30]

BET Hip Hop Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	"This Is America"	Best Hip Hop Video	Won	[31]
		Single of the Year	Nominated
		Impact Track	Won
	Childish Gambino	Hot Ticket Performer	Nominated
		Lyricist of the Year	Nominated
		MVP of the Year	Nominated

Billboard Music Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	"Redbone"	Top R&B Song	Nominated	[32]
2019	This Is America Tour	Top R&B Tour	Nominated	[33]

Black Reel Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	"Waiting Waiting for My Moment" (from Creed)	Best Original or Adapted Song	Nominated	[34]
2017	Atlanta	Outstanding Comedy Series	Won	[35]
		Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series	Won
		Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series	Won
		Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, Limited Series)	Nominated
2018		Outstanding Comedy Series	Won	[36]
		Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series	Won
	Atlanta (for "FUBU")	Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series	Nominated
	Atlanta (for "Barbershop")		Nominated
	Atlanta (for "Teddy Perkins")	Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series	Won
	Atlanta (for "FUBU")		Nominated
	Saturday Night Live	Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series	Nominated
2019	Solo: A Star Wars Story	Best Breakthrough Performance, Male	Nominated	[37]
2020	Guava Island	Outstanding Independent Film	Nominated	[38]
	The Lion King	Outstanding Voice Performance	Nominated
2022	Atlanta	Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated	[39]
		Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series	Won
	Atlanta (for "Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga")	Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series	Nominated
	Atlanta (for "Three Slaps")		Nominated
	Atlanta (for "Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga")	Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series	Nominated
2023	Atlanta	Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated	[40] [41]
		Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series	Nominated
	Atlanta (for "The Goof Who Sat By the Door")	Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series	Won
	Atlanta (for "It Was All a Dream")	Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series	Won
2024	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Outstanding Lead Performance, Drama Series	Nominated	[42]
	Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "A Breakup")	Outstanding Directing, Drama Series	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing, Drama Series	Nominated
	Mr. & Mrs. Smith (for "First Date")		Nominated

Brit Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Childish Gambino	International Male Solo Artist	Nominated	[43]
2021			Nominated	[44]

Comedy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Community	Breakout Performer of the Year	Won	[45]

Critics' Choice Association Awards

Critics' Choice Television Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	Atlanta	Best Comedy Series	Nominated	[46]
		Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Won
2019		Best Comedy Series	Nominated	[47]
		Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2020	Guava Island	Best Movie Made for Television	Nominated	[48]

EWwy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Community	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated	[49]

GAFFA Awards (Denmark)

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	"This Is America"	Best Foreign Song	Nominated	[50]

Gotham Independent Film Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Atlanta	Breakthrough Series – Long Form	Won	[51]
2023	Swarm	Breakthrough Series – Short Form	Nominated	[52]

Gotham TV Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2024	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Breakthrough Drama Series	Won	[53]

iHeartRadio MMVAs

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	"This Is America"	Video of the Year	Nominated	[54]
		Best Director	Nominated
		Fan Fave Video	Nominated
	Childish Gambino	Best Hip Hop Artist or Group	Nominated

iHeartRadio Music Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Childish Gambino	R&B Artist of the Year	Nominated	[55]
	"Redbone"	R&B Song of the Year	Nominated
2019	"This Is America"	Best Music Video	Nominated	[56]
		Song That Left Us Shook	Nominated

MTV Europe Music Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	"This Is America"	Best Video	Nominated	[57]

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Atlanta	Best Actor in a Show	Nominated	[58]

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	"Heartbeat"	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated	[14]
2014	"3005"		Nominated
2015	"Sober"	Best Direction	Nominated
	"III. Telegraph Ave."	Best Visual Effects	Nominated
2018	"This Is America"	Video of the Year	Nominated	[59]
		Video with a Message	Won
		Best Art Direction	Nominated
		Best Choreography	Won
		Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Best Direction	Won
		Best Editing	Nominated
2019	"Feels Like Summer"	Best R&B Video	Nominated	[60]

NAACP Image Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2013	Community	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated	[61]
2017	Atlanta	Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated	[62]
		Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series	Won
		Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2019		Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated	[63]
		Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series	Won
	Childish Gambino	Outstanding Male Artist	Nominated
	"This Is America"	Outstanding Song – Contemporary	Nominated
		Outstanding Music Video	Won
2020	The Lion King	Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance	Nominated	[64]
2023	Atlanta	Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated	[65]
		Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2024	Swarm	Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Won	[66]
		Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2025	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Pending	[67]
		Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series	Pending

NewNowNext Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Childish Gambino	Brink-of-Fame: Music Artist	Nominated	[68]

PAAFTJ Television Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Community	Best Cast in a Comedy Series	Won	[69]

Peabody Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Atlanta	Entertainment honoree	Won	[70]
2023			Won	[71]

People's Choice Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Atlanta	Favorite Cable TV Comedy	Nominated	[72]
2018		The Comedy TV Star of 2018	Nominated	[73]
	"This Is America"	The Music Video of 2018	Nominated

Satellite Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2011	Community	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Nominated	[74]
2019	Atlanta	Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Nominated	[75]
		Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Nominated
2023		Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Nominated	[76]
		Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Nominated
2025	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Best Television Series – Genre	Pending	[77]
		Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama or Genre	Pending

Soul Train Music Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	"Redbone"	Song of the Year	Nominated	[78]
		The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award	Nominated
2018	Childish Gambino	Best R&B/Soul Male Artist	Nominated	[79]
	"This Is America"	Rhythm & Bars Award	Nominated
	"Summertime Magic"	The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award	Nominated
2019	"Feels Like Summer"	Video of the Year	Nominated	[80]

TCA Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Atlanta	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Won	[81]
2018			Nominated	[82]

Teen Choice Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Solo: A Star Wars Story	Choice Summer Movie Actor	Nominated	[83]
	Himself	Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist	Nominated
	"This is America"	Choice Song: Male Artist	Nominated
		Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song	Nominated

TV Guide Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Community	Favorite Ensemble	Won	[14]