Awards
Shearer is the only one of the six regular voice actors from The Simpsons not to have won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance. However, he was nominated for the award in 2009 for his performance as Kent Brockman, Lenny, Mr. Burns and Smithers in the episode "The Burns and the Bees". He lost the award to Dan Castellaneta.
| Year | Award | Category | Series/album | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series | America 2Night | Nominated | |
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Grammy Award | Best Comedy Album | Songs Pointed and Pointless | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Grammy Award | Best Comedy Album | Songs of the Bushmen | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | The Simpsons | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Grammy Award | Best Comedy Album | Back from the Dead (with Spinal Tap) | Nominated |
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