Mike Sweeney Biography

Awards

• 1994CableACE-Talk Show Series: nominated
• 1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program: nominated
• 1997Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program: nominated
• 1997WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
• 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program: nominated
• 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program: nominated
• 1999WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
• 2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
• 2000WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
• 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
• 2001WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
• 2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
• 2002WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
• 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
• 2003WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
• 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
• 2004WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
• 2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
• 2005WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
• 2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
• 2006WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
• 2007Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Broadband Program - Comedy: nominated
• 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: winner
• 2007WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: nominated
• 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
• 2008WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
• 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
• 2009WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: nominated
• 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
• 2010WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: nominated
• 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series: nominated
• 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
• 2012Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team: nominated
• 2012WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
• 2013WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
• 2014WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
• 2016WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - Talk Series: nominated
• 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program: winner
• 2018WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Series: nominated
• 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program: nominated
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: nominated
• 2022WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Talk Series: winner
• 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program: winner
• 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special: nominated
• 2025DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs: nominated
• 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special: winner
• 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program: nominated
• 2026DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality / Quiz & Game: nominated