It flows in off the ocean
and fills the bay's nooks
and crannys
Its much cooler to look down at the fog than up at it.
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
I miss Dave but not Paul.
And that Steve Martin is one talented son of a bitch.
I have always liked him.
"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night."
"I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural,
wholesome things that money can buy."
"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture."
"I got a flue shot and now my chimney works perfectly.
Academy Awards[edit]
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | N/A | Honorary award[1] | Won |
Grammy Awards[edit]
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1978 | Let's Get Small | Best Comedy Album[2] | Won |
1979 | A Wild and Crazy Guy | Best Comedy Album[2] | Won |
2001 | "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" | Best Country Instrumental Performance shared with Earl Scruggs (and others)[2] | Won |
2009 | The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo | Best Bluegrass Album[2] | Won |
People's Choice Awards[edit]
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | L.A. Story | Favorite Actor in a Comedy Motion Picture | Won |
1993 | Housesitter | Favorite Actor in a Comedy Motion Picture | Won |
Primetime Emmy Awards[edit]
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1969 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series shared with other writers | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | All of Me | National Society of Film Critics | Best Actor | Won |
1984 | All of Me | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Won |
1987 | Roxanne | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Won |
1987 | Roxanne | National Society of Film Critics | Best Actor | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special | Writers Guild of America Award | Variety, Musical or Comedy | Won |
1988 | Roxanne | Writers Guild of America Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
1988 | N/A | Hasty Pudding Theatricals | Man of the Year | Won |
1998 | N/A | US Comedy Arts Festival | Grand Jury Award - Comedy (Performance) | Won |
- 1989: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from California State University Long Beach[3]
- 2005: Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
- 2005: Disney Legend award
- 2007: 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
- 2011: International Bluegrass Music Association's Entertainer of the Year
- 2013: Academy Honorary Award
- 2015: AFI Life Achievement Award
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