Ricky Gervais - Accolades and Awards

Accolades and Awards

Gervais has received many awards for his work on The Office, most notably two Golden Globes (one for acting, one for the show itself), as well as numerous British Academy Television Awards and British Comedy Awards, amongst others.

Gervais received an honorary award at the annual Rose d'Or ceremony in Switzerland on 29 April 2006. The award is given to "an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the global entertainment business".

On 16 September 2007 Gervais won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role of Andy Millman on Extras.

Awarding Body/Event Awarded
BAFTA Awards
  • 2007 Best Comedy Performance
  • 2004 Best Comedy Performance
  • 2004 Best Situation Comedy The Office (UK)
  • 2003 Best Comedy Performance
  • 2003 Situation Comedy Award The Office (UK)
  • 2002 Best Comedy Performance
  • 2002 Situation Comedy Award The Office (UK)
British Comedy Award
  • 2008 Best TV Comedy Actor
  • 2004 Writer of the Year Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant
  • 2002 Best Comedy Actor
  • 2002 Best Television Comedy The Office (UK)
  • 2001 Best New Television Comedy The Office (UK)
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
  • 2003 Writer's Award for: The Office (UK)
  • 2002 Writer's Award for: The Office (UK)
Emmy Awards
  • 2007 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Extras
  • 2006 Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series The Office (U.S.)
Golden Globe
  • 2008 Best Television Comedy or Musical (TV) Extras
  • 2003 Best Actor — Musical or Comedy (TV) The Office (UK)
  • 2003 Best Television Comedy The Office (UK)
Peabody Awards
  • 2004 Peabody Award The Office (UK)
Rose d'Or
  • 2006 Honorary Rose for Exceptional Contribution to the Global Entertainment Business
Royal Television Society
  • 2003 Best Comedy Performance for: The Office (UK)
Satellite Awards
  • 2008 Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Ghost Town
Television Critics Association
  • 2004 Individual Achievement in Comedy The Office (UK)
Writers Guild of America
  • 2007 Best Comedy Series The Office (U.S.)
Shorty Award
  • 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award

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