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== Acting credits and accolades == {{main|Martin Short on screen and stage|List of awards and nominations received by Martin Short}} [[File:Martin Short star on Walk of Fame.jpg|thumb|Short's star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]]]] Over the course of Short's prolific career in film, television and theatre, Short has received various nominations. He received two [[Tony Award]] nominations, winning for ''[[Little Me (musical)|Little Me]]'' in 1999. Short also has received sixteen [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martin Short |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/martin-short |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Television Academy |language=en |archive-date=September 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916160038/https://www.emmys.com/bios/martin-short |url-status=live }}</ref> winning twice for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series|Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series]] for ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]'' (1983), and ''AFI Life Achievement award: Mel Brooks'' (2014). In 2014, Short received the [[Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award|Robert Altman Award]] from [[Independent Spirit Awards]] alongside the cast of [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]'s ''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]''. Short has received various honours from his birthplace of [[Canada]]. In 1995, Short received the Earl Grey Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref name="CDNENCY">{{cite web | url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/martin-short/ | title=Martin Short | publisher=Historica Canada | access-date=December 4, 2015 | archive-date=December 4, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204034008/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/martin-short/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 1999, he earned the Sir Peter Ustinov Award at the [[Banff World Media Festival|Banff Television Festival]].<ref name="CDNENCY"/> Short was honoured with a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in 2000 and received a second star there in 2002 as part of the comedic group [[Second City Television]] (SCTV).<ref name="CDNENCY"/> In 2001, Short was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature from his hometown [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] based [[McMaster University]].<ref name="CDNENCY" /> Short has also received Medals from [[Queen Elizabeth II]], including in 2002 the [[Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal]]<ref name="CDNENCY" /> and in 2012 the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]].<ref name="It's an Honour">{{cite web | url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=104647&t=13&ln=Short | title=It's an Honour | publisher=The Governor General of Canada | access-date=December 4, 2015 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205540/http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=104647&t=13&ln=Short | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, a stamp of Short was issued by [[Canada Post]].<ref>{{cite news |date=August 29, 2016 |title=Canada Post honours Canuck comedians with new stamp series |work=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/canada-post-honours-canuck-comedians-with-new-stamp-series-1.2750407 |access-date=November 6, 2016 |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728014952/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/headlines/canada-post-honours-canuck-comedians-with-new-stamp-series-1.2750407 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, he received the [[Canadian Screen Awards]] Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2019, Short became an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]].
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