List of awards and nominations received by Stephen King

Stephen King awards and nominations
	Former President Barack Obama awards King the National Medal of Arts in 2015
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	110
Nominations	294
	Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

Stephen King is an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, crime fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television shows, and comic books. King has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been compiled in book collections.

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[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
1980	Balrog Award	Professional Achievement	Nominated	^[1]
1981	University of Maine	Alumni Career Award	Won	^[2]
1981	World Fantasy Award	Convention Award	Won	^[1]
1981	Balrog Award	Professional Achievement	Nominated	^[1]
1981	British Fantasy Award	Special Award	Won	^[1]
1982	Balrog Award	Professional Achievement	Nominated	^[1]
1986	Spokane Public Library	Golden Pen Award	Won	^[2]
1992	World Horror Convention	Grand Master Award	Won	^[1]
1994	Fangoria	Fangoria Hall of Fame	Inducted	^{[citation needed]}
2002	Bram Stoker Award	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won	^[1]
2003	International Horror Guild Award	Living Legend Award	Won	^[3]
2003	National Book Foundation	Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters	Won	^[4]
2004	World Fantasy Award	Life Achievement	Won	^[1]
2007	Canadian Booksellers Association	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won	^[5]
2007	Edgar Award	Grand Master Award	Won	^[6]
2010	Los Angeles Public Library	Literary Award	Won	^[7]
2011	Fall for the Book Festival	Mason Award	Won	^[8]
2014	National Endowment of the Arts	National Medal of Arts	Awarded	^[9]
2020	Audie Award	Lifetime Achievement	Won	^[10]

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Award	Year	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
American Library Association	1978	Best Books for Young Adults	'Salem's Lot	Won	^[11]
	1978		Night Shift	Nominated	^[12]
	1979		The Long Walk	Won	^{[citation needed]}
	1981		Firestarter	Won	^[11]
	2000		The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon	Nominated	^[13]
	2000	100 Best Books for Teens - 1966–2000	The Long Walk	Selected	^[14]
	2009	Alex Award	Just After Sunset	Won	^[15]
	2010		Under the Dome	Nominated	^[16]
	2014		Joyland	Nominated	^[17]
Anthony Award	2014	Best Paperback Original	Joyland	Nominated	^[18]
Audie Award	1997	Best Unabridged Fiction Audiobook	The Green Mile (narrated by Frank Muller)	Won	^[19]
	1999	Best Audiobook Package Design	Bag of Bones	Nominated	^[20]
	2001	Best Unabridged Non-Fiction Audiobook	On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft	Nominated	^[21]
	2002	Best Unabridged Fiction Audiobook	The Talisman (co-written with Peter Straub; narrated by Frank Muller)	Won	^[22]
	2006	Best Solo Narration — Male	The Shining (narrated by Campbell Scott)	Nominated	^[23]
	2009	Best Fiction Audiobook	Duma Key (narrated by John Slattery)	Won	^[24]
	2010	Best Short Stories / Collection Audiobook	Just After Sunset (narrated by Stephen King, Jill Eikenberry, Holter Graham, George Guidall, Ron McLarty, Denis O'Hare, Ben Shenkman, Mare Winningham)	Nominated	^[25]
	2014	Best Fiction Audiobook	Doctor Sleep (narrated by Will Patton)	Won	^[26]
	2014	Best Solo Narration — Male	Doctor Sleep (narrated by Will Patton)	Nominated	^[26]
	2015	Best Fiction Audiobook	Mr. Mercedes (narrated by Will Patton)	Nominated	^[27]
	2015	Best Solo Narration — Male	Mr. Mercedes (narrated by Will Patton)	Nominated	^[27]
	2016	Best Male Narrator	Finders Keepers (narrated by Will Patton)	Nominated	^[28]
	2016	Best Original Work	Drunken Fireworks (narrated by Tim Sample)	Nominated	^[28]
	2017	Best Fiction Audiobook	End of Watch (narrated by Will Patton)	Nominated	^[29]
	2017	Best Male Narrator	End of Watch (narrated by Will Patton)	Nominated	^[29]
	2019	Best Thriller / Suspense Audiobook	The Outsider (narrated by Will Patton)	Nominated	^[30]
	2019	Best Male Narrator	Pet Sematary (narrated by Michael C. Hall)	Nominated	^[30]
	2020	Best Thriller / Suspense Audiobook	The Institute (narrated by Santino Fontana)	Won	^[31]
	2021	Best Thriller / Suspense Audiobook	If It Bleeds (narrated by Will Patton, Danny Burstein, and Steven Weber)	Nominated	^[32]
	2022	Mystery	Later	Won
BBC	2003	The Big Read	The Stand	53rd	^[33]
			It	144th
			The Green Mile	146th
Balrog Award	1979	Best Collection / Anthology	Night Shift	Nominated	^[1]
	1979	Best Novel	The Stand	Nominated
	1980		The Dead Zone	Nominated
			The Stand	Nominated
		Best Collection / Anthology	Night Shift	Won
	1981	Best Novel	Firestarter	Nominated
	1982	Best Novel	Cujo	Nominated