Emmy Awards

Emmy Awards and nominations that Jim Henson and the Muppets have received. Many appearances have been made by Muppet characters at the award ceremonies, as well. The following list is limited to those awards given at the prime-time ceremony, prior to or concurrent with the separate Daytime Emmy Awards, and also excludes the International Emmy Awards.

1970
Sesame Street

Won:
 * Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (Program): David D. Connell, executive producer; Sam Gibbon, Jon Stone, Lutrelle Horne, producers
 * Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (Individuals):
 * Joe Raposo, Jeffrey Moss, music and lyrics, This Way to Sesame Street
 * Jon Stone, Jeff Moss, Ray Sipherd, Jerry Juhl, Dan Wilcox, Dave Connell, Bruce Hart, Carole Hart, and Virginia Schone, writers, "Sally Sees Sesame Street"

Nominated:
 * Outstanding New Series: Connell, Gibbon, Stone, Horne

1971
Sesame Street

Won:
 * Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (Programs): David Connell, executive producer; Jon Stone, Lutrelle Horne, producers

Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (individuals): George W. Riesenberger, lighting director

1972
Sesame Street

Won:
 * Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (Programs): David D. Connell, executive producer; Jon Stone, producer

Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (individuals): George W. Riesenberger, lighting director

1973
Sesame Street

Won:
 * Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (Entertainment-Fictional): Jon Stone, executive producer, Bob Cunniff, producer

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (individuals):
 * Joe Raposo, music director
 * Robert G. Myhrum, director

1977
Sesame Street

Won:
 * Outstanding Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts: Donald Sahlin, Kermit Love, Caroly Wilcox, John Lovelady, Rollie Krewson, costumes and props for the Muppets

The Muppet Show

Won:
 * Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music: :Rita Moreno (episode 105)

Nominations:
 * Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series
 * Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series: Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, and Marc London for Episode 108: Paul Williams)

1978
The Muppet Show

Won:
 * Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series: Peter Harris (for Episode 214: Elton John)
 * Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series: Joseph Bailey, Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, and Jerry Juhl for Episode 211: Dom DeLuise
 * Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music: Peter Sellers (episode 219
 * Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music: Bernadette Peters (episode 212)

1979
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Won:
 * Outstanding Children's Program: Jon Stone, executive producer; Dulcy Singer, producer

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Individual Achievement (children's program)''
 * Dave Clark and Tony Di Giroloma, lighting directors
 * Gerri Brioso, graphic artist

The Muppet Show

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Achievement in Choreography: Anita Mann
 * Outstanding Achievement in Tape Sound Mixing: Ed Greene, sound mixer)
 * Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Limited Series: Darryl Sutton)

A Special Sesame Street Christmas Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program: Bob Banner, executive producer

1980
The Muppet Show

Won:
 * Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Series: John Hawkins (for Episode 414: Liza Minnelli)

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Variety or Music Program
 * Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, David Odell (for Episode 420: Alan Arkin)
 * Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program: Peter Harris (for Episode 414: Liza Minnelli)
 * Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program: Malcolm Stone (for Episode 409: Beverly Sills)
 * Outstanding Costume Design for a Series: Calista Hendrickson (for Episode 409: Beverly Sills)
 * Outstanding Individual Achievement -- Creative Technical Crafts (for Episode 420: Alan Arkin)
 * Outstanding Individual Achievement -- Creative Technical Crafts (for Episode 410: Kenny Rogers)

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

Won:
 * Outstanding Direction in a Variety or Music Program: Tony Charmoli

Sesame Street in Puerto Rico

Nominations
 * Outstanding Children's Program: Michael Cozell, producer; Al Hyslop, executive producer
 * Outstanding Individual Achievement (children's program):
 * Nat Mongioi, art director
 * Ozzie Alfonso, director

1981
Emmett Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program: Jim Henson, producer; David Lazer, executive producer

The Muppet Show

Won:
 * Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham, and David Odell (for Episode 515: Carol Burnett)

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
 * Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program: Malcolm Stone (for Episode 506: Brooke Shields)
 * Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Series: John Hawkins (for Episode 506: Brooke Shields)

1983
Big Bird in China

Won:
 * Outstanding Children's Program: Jon Stone, Bao-Xiang Kuo, Ja-Cha Xu, David Liu

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Limited Series or a Special: Ken Gutstein

1984
Don't Eat the Pictures

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program

1987
The StoryTeller

Won:
 * Outstanding Children's Program (for "Hans My Hedgehog"): Jim Henson, executive producer; Mark Shivas, producer

The Christmas Toy

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program: Martin Baker, executive producer; Jim Henson, [{Diane Birkenfield]], producers

1988
A Muppet Family Christmas

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program

The StoryTeller

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program (for "The Luck Child")
 * Outstanding Children's Program (for "A Story Short")

1989
The Jim Henson Hour

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program (for Episode 101: Science Fiction)

Won:
 * Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program: Jim Henson for Dog City

Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Special Event
 * Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics: Joe Raposo

1990
The Jim Henson Hour

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program (for The Song of the Cloud Forest)
 * Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program (Jim Henson for The Song of the Cloud Forest)

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Achievement in Choreography: Jacques d'Amboise

1991
Dinosaurs

Won:
 * Outstanding Art Direction for a Series: John C. Mula, production designer; Kevin Pfeiffer, art director; Brian Savegar, set director

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Editing for a Series (single camera): Marco Zappia

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

Won:
 * Outstanding Editing for a Mini-Series or Special (multi-camera Production) - Girish Bhargava, David Gumpel

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
 * Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: Jerry Juhl, Sara Lukinson, Bill Prady
 * Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction: Larry Grossman, music director; James Lawrence, Paul McKibbins, and Torrie Zito, prinicipal arrangers

1994
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program: Arlene Sherman, executive producer

Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Streets Forever: Franklin Getchall, co-executivr producer; Marjorie Kalins, co-executive producer; Joel Lipman, coordinating producer; Marc Sachnoff, producer; Andrew Solt, executive producer; Emily Squires, co-producer; Victoria Strong, producer; Greg Vines, Supervising Producer

1996
Muppets Tonight

Won:
 * Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program (for Episode 106: Tony Bennett)

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
 * Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program: Polly Smith (for Episode 102: Garth Brooks)
 * Outstanding Individual Achievement in Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries or a Special: Olin Younger (for Episode 106: Tony Bennett)
 * Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series (for Episode 105: Cindy Crawford)

Gulliver's Travels

Won:
 * Outstanding Miniseries
 * Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Special: Simon Moore
 * Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Special: Frederic Evard, Portugal art director; John Fenner supervising art director; Roger Hall, production designer; Rosalind Shingleton, set decorator; Alan Tomkins, UK art director Ev
 * Outstanding Special Visual Effects: Tim Webber
 * Oustanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Special: Aileen Seaton

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Special: Charles Sturridge
 * Outstanding Supporting Actress for a Miniseries or Special: Alfre Woodard
 * Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Special: Howard Atherton, B.S.C.
 * Oustanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or Special: Shirley Russell
 * Outstanding Single Camera Editing for a Miniseries or Special: Peter Coulson
 * Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or Special: Paul Hamblin and Clive Pendry, re-recording mixers; Simon Kaye, production mixer

1997
Muppets Tonight

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program (for Episode 108: Jason Alexander)
 * Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series (for Episode 107: Sandra Bullock)


 * The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program: Lou Berger, supervising producer; David Steven Cohen, Michael K. Frith, Brian Henson executive producers; Lauren Gray,, Jonathan Meath, producers; David Gumpel, co-producer

1998
Muppets Tonight

Won:
 * Outstanding Children's Program


 * The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program: Lou Berger, supervising producer; David Steven Cohen, Michael K. Frith, Brian Henson, executive producers; Lauren Gray, Bob Stein, producers; David Gumpel, co-producer; Will Ryan, consulting producer

2002
Farscape

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Costumes for a Series: Lyn Askew (supervisor), Terry Ryan (designer)

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Music and Lyrics: Desmond Child and Davitt Sigerson for "Everyone Matters"

2004
The Street We Live On

Nominations:
 * Outstanding Children's Program: Dr. Lewis Bernstein, executive producer; Tim Carter, producer; Kevin Clash, co-executive producer; Melissa Dino, producer; Karen Ialacci, producer; Carol-Lynn Parente, producer
 * Outstanding Music And Lyrics: Lou Berger, lyricist; Mike Renzi, composer

2005
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Music and Lyrics: Michael Giacchino, Jeannie Lurie, Adam Cohen, Debra Frank, Steve L. Hayes for "When I'm With You"

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

2007
When Parents Are Deployed

Nominated:
 * Outstanding Children's Program