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Jesse Armstrong

Awards

Jesse Armstrong

35 wins & 55 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • In the Loop (2009)
    2010 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche

BAFTA Awards

  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2024 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Writer, Drama
    • Succession
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2022 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Writer, Drama
    • Succession
  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    2016 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Scripted Comedy
    • Peep Show
    Shared with: Sam Bain · Becky Martin · Hannah Mackay
  • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    2012 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Situation Comedy
    • Fresh Meat
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    2011 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Situation Comedy
    • Peep Show
    Shared with: Philip Clarke · Becky Martin · Sam Bain

BAFTA Awards, Scotland

  • In the Loop (2009)
    2009 Winner BAFTA Scotland Award
    • Best Writing in Film or Television
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Armando Iannucci · Simon Blackwell · Tony Roche

British Comedy Awards

  • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    2011 Winner British Comedy Award
    • Best New Comedy Programme
    • Fresh Meat
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    2011 Nominee British Comedy Award
    • Best TV Sitcom
    • Peep Show
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    2011 Nominee British Comedy Award
    • Best TV Comedy Drama
    • Fresh Meat
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • Jesse Armstrong
    2010 Winner WGGB Lifetime Achievement Award
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    2009 Nominee British Comedy Award
    • Best TV Sitcom
    • Peep Show
    Shared with: Sam Bain

British Independent Film Awards

  • Four Lions (2010)
    2010 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Four Lions
    Shared with: Sam Bain · Christopher Morris
  • In the Loop (2009)
    2009 Winner British Independent Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche

Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

  • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    2013 Nominee Broadcasting Press Guild Award
    • Best Comedy/Entertainment
    • Fresh Meat
    Shared with: Rhonda Smith · Sam Bain
  • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    2012 Nominee Broadcasting Press Guild Award
    • Best Comedy/Entertainment
    • Fresh Meat
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • Peter Capaldi in The Thick of It (2005)
    2010 Winner Writer's Award
    • The Thick of It
    Shared with: Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche · Simon Blackwell · Ian Martin
  • Peter Capaldi in The Thick of It (2005)
    2006 Winner Writer's Award
    • The Thick of It
    Shared with: Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche · Simon Blackwell · Ian Martin

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Four Lions (2010)
    2010 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay, Original
    • Four Lions
    Shared with: Sam Bain · Christopher Morris
  • In the Loop (2009)
    2009 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Jason Schwartzman, Steve Carell, Ramy Youssef, and Cory Michael Smith in Mountainhead (2025)
    2026 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television
    • Mountainhead
    Shared with: Jill Footlick · Christo Morse · MarSchelle Walker · Paul Eskenazi

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Jason Schwartzman, Steve Carell, Ramy Youssef, and Cory Michael Smith in Mountainhead (2025)
    2025 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Television Movie
    • Mountainhead
    Shared with: Frank Rich · Lucy Prebble · Tony Roche · Jon Brown · Will Tracy · Jill Footlick · Mark Mylod
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2023 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Drama Series
    • Succession
    Shared with: Adam McKay · Will Ferrell · Frank Rich · Kevin J. Messick · Mark Mylod · Jane Tranter · Tony Roche · Scott Ferguson · Jon Brown · Lucy Prebble · Will Tracy · Dara Schnapper · Georgia Pritchett · Ted Cohen · Susan Soon He Stanton · Gabrielle Mahon · Francesca Gardiner
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2023 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
    • Succession
    For Connor's Wedding (2023)
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2022 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Drama Series
    • Succession
    Shared with: Francesca Gardiner · Gabrielle Mahon · Dara Schnapper · Susan Soon He Stanton · Ted Cohen · Georgia Pritchett · Will Tracy · Lucy Prebble · Jon Brown · Scott Ferguson · Tony Roche · Jane Tranter · Mark Mylod · Kevin J. Messick · Frank Rich · Will Ferrell · Adam McKay
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2022 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
    • Succession
    For "All the Bells Say (2021)"

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • In the Loop (2009)
    2010 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Armando Iannucci · Simon Blackwell · Tony Roche

International Emmy Awards

  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    2010 Nominee Emmy
    • Comedy
    • Peep Show
    UK.
    Shared with: Sam Bain

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Four Lions (2010)
    2011 Nominee ALFS Award
    • Screenwriter of the Year
    • Four Lions
    Shared with: Christopher Morris · Sam Bain · Simon Blackwell
  • In the Loop (2009)
    2010 Winner ALFS Award
    • Screenwriter of the Year
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • In the Loop (2009)
    2009 2nd Place LAFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • In the Loop (2009)
    2010 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche

PGA Awards

  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2024 Winner PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
    • Succession
    Shared with: Adam McKay · Will Ferrell · Frank Rich · Kevin J. Messick · Mark Mylod · Jane Tranter · Tony Roche · Scott Ferguson · Jon Brown · Lucy Prebble · Will Tracy · Georgia Pritchett · Ted Cohen · Dara Schnapper · Susan Soon He Stanton · Gabrielle Mahon · Francesca Gardiner
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2022 Winner PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
    • Succession
    Shared with: Adam McKay · Will Ferrell · Frank Rich · Kevin J. Messick · Mark Mylod · Jane Tranter · Tony Roche · Scott Ferguson · Jon Brown · Lucy Prebble · Will Tracy · Georgia Pritchett · Ted Cohen · Susan Soon He Stanton · Francesca Gardiner · Dara Schnapper · Gabrielle Mahon
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2020 Winner PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
    • Succession
    Season 2
    Shared with: Adam McKay · Will Ferrell · Frank Rich · Kevin J. Messick · Mark Mylod · Jane Tranter · Tony Roche · Scott Ferguson · Jon Brown · Georgia Pritchett · Will Tracy · Jonathan Glatzer · Dara Schnapper · Gabrielle Mahon · Lucy Prebble

Royal Television Society, UK

  • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    2012 Winner RTS Television Award
    • Writer - Comedy
    • Fresh Meat
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    2012 Winner RTS Television Award
    • Best Scripted Comedy
    • Fresh Meat
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    2011 Nominee RTS Television Award
    • Writer - Comedy
    • Peep Show
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    2009 Nominee RTS Television Award
    • Best Scripted Comedy
    • Peep Show
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    2006 Winner RTS Television Award
    • Best Writer - Comedy
    • Peep Show
    Shared with: Sam Bain

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • Four Lions (2010)
    2010 Winner SDFCS Award
    • Best Screenplay, Original
    • Four Lions
    Shared with: Sam Bain · Christopher Morris

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2024 Winner WGA Award (TV)
    • Drama Series
    • Succession
    Shared with: Will Arbery · Miriam Battye · Jon Brown · Jamie Carragher · Ted Cohen · Nathan Elston · Francesca Gardiner · Callie Hersheway · Lucy Prebble · Georgia Pritchett · Tony Roche · Susan Soon He Stanton · Will Tracy
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2022 Winner WGA Award (TV)
    • Drama Series
    • Succession
    Shared with: Jon Brown · Jamie Carragher · Ted Cohen · Francesca Gardiner · Lucy Prebble · Georgia Pritchett · Tony Roche · Susan Soon He Stanton · Will Tracy
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2020 Winner WGA Award (TV)
    • Drama Series
    • Succession
    Shared with: Alice Birch · Jon Brown · Jonathan Glatzer · Cord Jefferson · Mary Laws · Lucy Prebble · Georgia Pritchett · Tony Roche · Gary Shteyngart · Susan Soon He Stanton · Will Tracy
  • What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
    2020 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • New Series
    • What We Do in the Shadows
    Shared with: Sam Bain · Jemaine Clement · Josh Lieb · Iain Morris · Stefani Robinson · Duncan Sarkies · Marika Sawyer · Tom Scharpling · Paul Simms · Taika Waititi
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2019 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Drama Series
    • Succession
    Shared with: Simon Blackwell · Jon Brown · Jonathan Glatzer · Anna Jordan · Lucy Prebble · Georgia Pritchett · Tony Roche · Susan Soon He Stanton · Daniel Zelman

Writers' Guild of Great Britain

  • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    2013 Nominee Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
    • Best TV Comedy
    • Fresh Meat
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    2011 Winner Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
    • Best Television Comedy
    • Peep Show
    Shared with: Sam Bain · Simon Blackwell
  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    2010 Nominee Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
    • Best Television Comedy/Light Entertainment
    • Peep Show
    Shared with: Sam Bain · Simon Blackwell
  • Peter Capaldi in The Thick of It (2005)
    2010 Nominee Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
    • Television Comedy/Light Entertainment
    • The Thick of It
    For Series 3.
    Shared with: Armando Iannucci · Simon Blackwell · Ian Martin · Tony Roche · Sean Gray · Will Smith · Roger Drew
  • Four Lions (2010)
    2010 Nominee Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
    • Best Feature Film Screenplay
    • Four Lions
    Shared with: Sam Bain · Simon Blackwell · Christopher Morris

Chlotrudis Awards

  • In the Loop (2009)
    2010 Winner Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Armando Iannucci · Ian Martin · Simon Blackwell · Tony Roche

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • Four Lions (2010)
    2011 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Four Lions
    Shared with: Sam Bain · Simon Blackwell · Christopher Morris

Encounters International Film Festival

  • 2013 Nominee Brief Encounters Best of British Award
    • No Kaddish in Carmarthen

International Cinephile Society Awards

  • In the Loop (2009)
    2010 2nd Place ICS Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • In the Loop
    2nd place
    Shared with: Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche

Bafta TV Craft

  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2020 Winner BAFTA Television Craft Award
    • Writer: Drama
    • Succession
  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
    2016 Nominee BAFTA Television Craft Award
    • Writer: Comedy
    • Peep Show
    Shared with: Sam Bain
  • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    2014 Nominee BAFTA Television Craft Award
    • Writer: Comedy
    • Fresh Meat
    Shared with: Sam Bain · Tom Basden

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • In the Loop (2009)
    2009 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • In the Loop

Online Film & Television Association

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
    2012 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Writing in a Comedy Series
    • Veep
    Shared with: Armando Iannucci · Simon Blackwell · Tony Roche · Sean Gray · Will Smith · Roger Drew · Ian Martin
  • In the Loop (2009)
    2010 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2019 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Writing for a Drama Series
    • Succession
    Episode: "Nobody Is Ever Missing"
  • In the Loop (2009)
    2010 Winner INOCA
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche

Indiewire Critics' Poll

  • In the Loop (2009)
    2009 2nd Place ICP Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • In the Loop
    2nd place. Tied with Inglourious Basterds (2009).
    Shared with: Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche · Simon Blackwell

Gold Derby Awards

  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2023 Winner Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Episode
    • Succession
    "Connor's Wedding"
    Shared with: Mark Mylod
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2023 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Episode
    • Succession
    "America Decides"
    Shared with: Andrij Parekh
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2022 Winner Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Episode
    • Succession
    "All the Bells Say"
    Shared with: Mark Mylod
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2020 Winner Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Episode
    • Succession
    "This Is Not for Tears"
    Shared with: Mark Mylod
  • In the Loop (2009)
    2010 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Adapted Screenplay
    • In the Loop
    Shared with: Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche

Hollywood Critics Association Television Awards

  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2022 Nominee HCA Award
    • Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
    • Succession
    S3.E9 All the Bells Say (2021)

Astra Television Awards

  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2024 Winner Astra TV Award
    • Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series
    • Succession
    S4E3 Connor's Wedding (2023)

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