# List of awards and nominations received by Danny DeVito
**Danny DeVito** (born 1944 in Neptune, New Jersey) has received awards and nominations across five decades of work as an actor, director, and producer, with his two major competitive wins, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, both coming early in his career for the role of Louie De Palma on the sitcom *Taxi*.[1](https://laureldb.com/person/danny-devito-q26806) His nominations span the Emmys, the Tonys, the Academy Awards, the BAFTA Film Awards, the Golden Globes, and the SAG Awards, where the combined record across those six bodies is 2 wins from 18 nominations.[1](https://laureldb.com/person/danny-devito-q26806) Across all award bodies tracked by IMDb, his record is 18 wins and 46 nominations.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000362/awards/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Emmy record | 1 win from 6 nominations; won 1981, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series, *Taxi*[3](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/danny-devito) |
| Golden Globe record | 1 win from 6 nominations; won 1980 for *Taxi*, with later nominations for *Ruthless People* (1987) and *Throw Momma from the Train* (1988)[4](https://goldenglobes.com/person/danny-devito/) |
| Academy Award | Nominated for Best Picture in 2001 as a producer of *Erin Brockovich*, shared with Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher; this remains his only Academy Award recognition[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000362/awards/) • [5](https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/39989/bizarre-way-danny-devito-got-his-only-oscar-nomination/) |
| Tony Award | Nominated in 2017 for Best Featured Actor in a Play for *The Price*, his Broadway debut[1](https://laureldb.com/person/danny-devito-q26806) • [6](https://www.thecinemachina.com/celebrity/danny-devito/) |
| Major-body totals | 2 wins from 18 nominations across the Emmys, Tonys, Academy Awards, BAFTA Film Awards, Golden Globes, and SAG Awards[1](https://laureldb.com/person/danny-devito-q26806) |
| All-award totals | 18 wins and 46 nominations across all bodies tracked by IMDb[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000362/awards/) |
| Later recognition | Satellite Award nomination for *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*; 2025 Gold Derby TV Award winner for Comedy Guest Actor[6](https://www.thecinemachina.com/celebrity/danny-devito/) • [7](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/danny-devito/bio/3030389563/) |
## Emmy Awards
The Television Academy database lists one win and six nominations for DeVito.[3](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/danny-devito) Four of his acting nominations came for the role of dispatcher Louie De Palma on *[Taxi](https://www.edgepedia.org/taxi-tv-series)*, which he played from 1978 to 1983: he was nominated in 1979 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series, won in that category in 1981 (with the show airing on ABC), and was nominated again in 1982 and 1983.[3](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/danny-devito) The 1981 win is also recorded in the Television Almanac's who's-who entry for DeVito, which notes that he also directed episodes of the series.[8](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-International-Television-Almanac/2004/International-Television-Almanac-2004-Whos-Who.pdf)
Two nominations came much later in his career, in different roles. In 2004 he was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for playing Roy on *Friends* on NBC.[3](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/danny-devito) In 2022 he was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie as an executive producer of *Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon* on Paramount+.[3](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/danny-devito) In 2014 he appeared on the [Primetime Emmy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/primetime-emmy-awards) ballot for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series as Frank Reynolds on *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*, though the Television Academy's database records no nomination for that series.[9](https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Performers.pdf) • [3](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/danny-devito)
## Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globes database lists 6 nominations and 1 win for DeVito.[4](https://goldenglobes.com/person/danny-devito/) As on the Emmys, his television recognition came from *Taxi*: nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in 1979, winning in 1980, and nominated again in 1981 and 1982.[4](https://goldenglobes.com/person/danny-devito/)
His film work then brought nominations in the lead-acting category: Best [Performance](https://www.edgepedia.org/performance) by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for *Ruthless People* in 1987 and for *Throw Momma from the Train* in 1988.[4](https://goldenglobes.com/person/danny-devito/) Both films fall within his run of 1980s comedies recorded in his Golden Globes biography, which also lists *Twins* (1988) and his directing credits on *Throw Momma From The Train* (1987), *[The War of the Roses](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-war-of-the-roses-film)* (1990), *Hoffa* (1992), and *Matilda* (1996).[4](https://goldenglobes.com/person/danny-devito/)
## Academy Award and film nominations
DeVito's Oscar recognition came as a producer rather than a performer. At the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001, *[Erin Brockovich](https://www.edgepedia.org/erin-brockovich-film)* was nominated for Best Picture with DeVito, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher as the credited producers.[1](https://laureldb.com/person/danny-devito-q26806) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000362/awards/) That nomination remains his only Academy Award recognition.[5](https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/39989/bizarre-way-danny-devito-got-his-only-oscar-nomination/)
IMDb records several other film nominations across genre and industry bodies: a 1993 Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for *Batman Returns*, American Comedy Award nominations for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) for *Ruthless People* in 1987 and *Throw Momma from the Train* in 1988, a 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination for Favorite Supporting Actor, Drama for *The Rainmaker*, and Golden Berlin Bear nominations at the [Berlin International Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/berlin-international-film-festival) for *The War of the Roses* (1990) and *Hoffa*, both of which he directed.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000362/awards/) His production company Jersey Films also produced films including *Pulp Fiction*, *Out of Sight*, *Man on the Moon*, and *[Matilda](https://www.edgepedia.org/matilda-1996-film)*, with *Erin Brockovich* earning the Academy Award nomination.[10](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.filmtrackonline.com/mongrelmedia/starcm_vault_root/images/files/76/76ce63a1-0624-4f15-9b83-ff8a6b54904e.pdf)
## Tony Award and stage work
DeVito received his first Tony Award nomination in 2017, for Best Featured Actor in a Play for *The Price*.[1](https://laureldb.com/person/danny-devito-q26806) The nomination came for his Broadway debut, playing Gregory Solomon in the revival of [Arthur Miller](https://www.edgepedia.org/arthur-miller)'s play.[6](https://www.thecinemachina.com/celebrity/danny-devito/) Before the Broadway production, he had played Willie Clark to favorable reviews in a 2012 London revival of [Neil Simon](https://www.edgepedia.org/neil-simon)'s *The Sunshine Boys*, reprising it in Los Angeles with his former *Taxi* co-star [Judd Hirsch](https://www.edgepedia.org/judd-hirsch).[10](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.filmtrackonline.com/mongrelmedia/starcm_vault_root/images/files/76/76ce63a1-0624-4f15-9b83-ff8a6b54904e.pdf) • [11](https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/the-sunshine-boys-142729/)
## Recognition for later television work
DeVito's long-running role as Frank Reynolds on *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2005 to 2019, by the Golden Globes biography's dating) did not produce Emmy or Golden Globe nominations, but it did bring other recognition: a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series.[4](https://goldenglobes.com/person/danny-devito/) • [6](https://www.thecinemachina.com/celebrity/danny-devito/) In 2025 he won the Gold Derby TV Award for Comedy Guest Actor.[7](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/danny-devito/bio/3030389563/)
## References
1. [Danny DeVito — All Awards & Nominations, Laurel DB](https://laureldb.com/person/danny-devito-q26806)
2. [Danny DeVito - Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000362/awards/)
3. [Danny DeVito — Emmy Awards and Nominations, Television Academy](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/danny-devito)
4. [Danny DeVito — Awards Database, Golden Globes](https://goldenglobes.com/person/danny-devito/)
5. [The Bizarre Way Danny DeVito Got His Only Oscar Nomination, Remind Magazine](https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/39989/bizarre-way-danny-devito-got-his-only-oscar-nomination/)
6. [Danny DeVito — The Cinema China](https://www.thecinemachina.com/celebrity/danny-devito/)
7. [Danny DeVito Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/danny-devito/bio/3030389563/)
8. [De Vito, Danny, International Television Almanac 2004 Who's Who](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-International-Television-Almanac/2004/International-Television-Almanac-2004-Whos-Who.pdf)
9. [2014 Primetime Emmy Awards Ballot, Performers, Television Academy](https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Performers.pdf)
10. [Danny DeVito press kit biographical notes, FilmTrack/Mongrel Media](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.filmtrackonline.com/mongrelmedia/starcm_vault_root/images/files/76/76ce63a1-0624-4f15-9b83-ff8a6b54904e.pdf)
11. [The Sunshine Boys 142729, officiallondontheatre.com](https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/the-sunshine-boys-142729/)
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