Judd Apatow

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Judd Apatow's career is marked by an extraordinary track record of launching hit comedies and nurturing new talent. He has won three Primetime Emmy Awards across writing, producing, and documentary categories. His directorial debut, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, won a Critics' Choice Award and was named an AFI Top Movie of the Year. As a producer, he shepherded Bridesmaids to an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Apatow's influence extends beyond awards: he is credited with discovering or boosting the careers of Seth Rogen, James Franco, Kristen Wiig, Amy Schumer, and Pete Davidson, among others. His work has grossed over $2 billion worldwide at the box office, making him one of the most commercially successful comedy filmmakers of his generation.

AwardsApatow has won three Primetime Emmy Awards: one for writing on The Ben Stiller Show (1993), one for producing The Larry Sanders Show (2016), and one for the documentary The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2019). His film The 40-Year-Old Virgin won a Critics' Choice Award for Best Comedy Movie and was named an AFI Top Movie of the Year. Over his career, he has accumulated 19 wins and 50 nominations across various awards.