List of awards and nominations received by Seinfeld
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Seinfeld, an American sitcom. The series has received 10 Emmy awards, 3 Golden Globes, and many other awards.
Awards and nominations[]
Golden Globe Awards[]
Seinfeld won three Golden Globes in 1994.
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, | Jason Alexander | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best TV-Series – Comedy/Musical | Won | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical | Jerry Seinfeld | Won | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, | Jason Alexander | Nominated | |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Won | |
| 1995 | Best TV-Series – Comedy/Musical | Nominated | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series,
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
Jason Alexander | Nominated | |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series,
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Nominated | |
| 1996 | Best TV-Series – Comedy/Musical | Nominated | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Best TV-Series – Comedy/Musical | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Best TV-Series – Comedy/Musical | Nominated | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series,
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
Jason Alexander | Nominated |
Primetime Emmy Awards[]
Seinfeld has won 10 Primetime Emmy Awards, but has been nominated for 68 Emmys.
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special | Robert Souders for "The Stakeout" | Nominated |
| 1991 | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld for "The Pony Remark" | Nominated |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Larry David for "The Deal" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Tom Cherones for "The Pony Remark" | Nominated | |
| 1992 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Julia Louis-Dreyfus as "Elaine Benes" | Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Jason Alexander as "George Costanza" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Elaine Pope and Larry Charles for "The Fix-Up" | Won | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series | Larry David, , and Don McEnery for "The Tape" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Larry David for "The Parking Garage" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Editing for a Series | Janet Ashikaga for "The Subway" | Won | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series | David Steinberg for "The Tape" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Julia Louis-Dreyfus as "Elaine Benes" | Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Michael Richards as "Cosmo Kramer" | Won | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Jason Alexander as "George Costanza" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Larry David for "The Contest" | Won | |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Larry Charles for "The Outing" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding individual achievement in Sound Mixing For a Comedy
Series or a Special |
Charlie McDaniel, Craig Porter, and Peter San Filipo for "The Airport" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Editing for a Series | Janet Ashikaga for "The Pilot" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing | Tom Cherones for "The Contest" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Bill Erwin as "Sid Fields" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Won | ||
| 1994 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Julia Louis-Dreyfus as "Elaine Benes" | Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Michael Richards as "Cosmo Kramer" | Won | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Jason Alexander as "George Costanza" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series | Lawrence H. Levy and Larry David for "The Mango" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series | Larry David for "The Puffy Shirt" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding individual achievement in Sound Mixing For a Comedy
Series or a Special |
Larry Ellena, Charlie McDaniel, Craig Porter, and Peter San Filipo for "The Bris" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series | Janet Ashikaga for "The Opposite" | Won | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series | Tom Cherones for "The Mango" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Judge Reinhold as "Aaron" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Marlee Matlin as "Laura" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| 1995 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Julia Louis-Dreyfus as "Elaine Benes" | Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Michael Richards as "Cosmo Kramer" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Jason Alexander as "George Costanza" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series | Janet Ashikaga for "The Diplomats Club" | Won | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series | Andy Ackerman for "The Jimmy" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Comedy Series[1] | Nominated | ||
| 1996 | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Spike Feresten for "The Soup Nazi" | Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Julia Louis-Dreyfus as "Elaine Benes" | Won | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Michael Richards as "Cosmo Kramer" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Jason Alexander as "George Costanza" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing For a Comedy Seroes or a Special | Charlie McDaniel, Craig Porter, and Peter A. San Filipo for "The Cadillac" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Multi-Camera Editing for a Series | Janet Ashikaga for "The Rye" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Larry Thomas as "The Soup Nazi" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Andy Ackerman for "The Soup Nazi" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Comedy Series[1] | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Casting for a Series | Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Peter Mehlman and Jill Franklyn for "The Yada Yada" | Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Julia Louis-Dreyfus as "Elaine Benes" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Michael Richards as "Cosmo Kramer" | Won | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Jason Alexander as "George Costanza" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Multi-Camera Editing for a Series | Skip Collector for "The Pothole" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Jerry Stiller as "Frank Costanza" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series[2] | Andy Ackerman for "The Pothole" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Casting for a Series | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Julia Louis-Dreyfus as "Elaine Benes" | Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Jason Alexander as "George Costanza" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Multi-Camera Editing for a Series | Skip Collector for "The Finale" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Lloyd Bridges as "Izzy Mandelbaum" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Comedy Series[2] | Nominated |
Cast nominations by season[]
Seinfeld was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series five times, with zero wins. Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series seven times, with one win. Richards was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series five times, with three wins. Alexander was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series seven times, with zero wins.
| Character | Portrayed by | Seasons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | ||||
| Elaine Benes | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Won | Nominated | Nominated | ||
| Cosmo Kramer | Michael Richards | Won | Won | Nominated | Nominated | Won | ||||
| George Costanza | Jason Alexander | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | ||
Screen Actors Guild Awards[]
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series[3] | Won | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[3] | Jason Alexander | Won | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series[3] | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Nominated | |
| 1996 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series[4] | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[4] | Jason Alexander | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[4] | Michael Richards | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series[4] | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series[5] | Won | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[5] | Jason Alexander | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[5] | Michael Richards | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series[5] | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Won | |
| 1998 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series[6] | Won | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[6] | Jason Alexander | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[6] | Michael Richards | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series[6] | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Won | |
| 1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[7] | Jason Alexander | Nominated |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series[7] | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Nominated |
Directors Guild of America Awards[]
Seinfeld has won three Directors Guild of America Awards for "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series" in which Tom Cherones won one and Andy Ackerman won two awards.
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series[8] | David Steinberg for "The Tape" | Nominated |
| 1992 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series[9] | Tom Cherones for "The Contest" | Won |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series[10] | Jason Alexander for "The Good Samaritan" | Nominated | |
| 1993 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series[11] | Tom Cherones for "The Mango" | Nominated |
| 1994 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series[12] | Tom Cherones for "The Opposite" | Nominated |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series[12] | Andy Ackerman for "The Race" | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series[13] | Andy Ackerman for "The Gum" | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series[14] | Andy Ackerman for "The Rye" | Won |
| 1997 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series[15] | Andy Ackerman for "The Betrayal" | Won |
Writers Guild of America Awards[]
Seinfeld has won four Writers Guild of America Awards.
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Episodic Comedy[16] | Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld for "The Stake Out" | Nominated |
| 1993 | Episodic Comedy[17] | Larry David and Larry Levin for "The Boyfriend, Part 1" | Nominated |
| Episodic Comedy[18] | Larry David and Greg Daniels for "The Parking Space" | Nominated | |
| 1994 | Episodic Comedy[19] | Larry David for "The Contest" | Won |
| 1995 | Episodic Comedy | Lawrence H. Levy and Larry David for "The Mango" | Won |
| 1997 | Episodic Comedy[20] | David Mandel for "The Pool Guy" | Won |
| 1998 | Episodic Comedy[20] | Gregg Kavet and Andy Robin for "The Fatigues" | Won |
ASCAP Film & Television Awards[]
The Top TV Series Category, honors ASCAP composers who have written the themes and underscore for the highest rated series during the period of January 1 – December 31. Composer Jonathan Wolff has won 6 awards in Top TV series category, from 1994 to 1999.
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Top TV Series[21] | Jonathan Wolff | Won |
| 1995 | Top TV Series | Jonathan Wolff | Won |
| 1996 | Top TV Series | Jonathan Wolff | Won |
| 1997 | Top TV Series | Jonathan Wolff | Won |
| 1998 | Top TV Series | Jonathan Wolff | Won |
| 1999 | Top TV Series | Jonathan Wolff | Won |
ACE Eddie Awards[]
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Best Edited Half Hour Series for Television | Janet Ashikaga | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Edited Half Hour Series for Television | Janet Ashikaga | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Edited Half Hour Series for Television | Janet Ashikaga | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Edited Half Hour Series for Television | Skip Collector | Won |
British Comedy Awards[]
| Year | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Best International Comedy Show[22] | Won |
People's Choice Awards[]
Seinfeld has won four People's Choice Awards from 1996 - 1998. In 1999 it was tied with Frasier.[23]
| Year | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Favorite TV Comedy series[24] | Won |
| 1997 | Favorite TV Comedy series[25] | Won |
| 1998 | Favorite TV Comedy series[26] | Won |
| 1999 | Favorite TV Comedy series[23] | Tied |
References[]
General
- Golden Globe Awards for Seinfeld goldenglobes.com. Retrieved on May 15, 2008
- Emmy Awards official site "Seinfeld" "1990 - 1998" emmys.org. Retrieved on March 14, 2008
Notes
- ^ Jump up to: a b "EMMY AWARDS Episode Submissions Previous Years". Goldderby.com. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "EMMY AWARDS Episode Submissions Previous Years". Goldderby.com. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards – Official Site Archived October 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Seinfeld" sagawards.org. Retrieved on March 14, 2008
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards – Official Site Archived October 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Seinfeld" sagawards.org. Retrieved on March 14, 2008
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards – Official Site Archived October 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Seinfeld" sagawards.org. Retrieved on March 14, 2008
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards – Official Site Archived September 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Seinfeld" sagawards.org. Retrieved on March 14, 2008
- ^ Jump up to: a b 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards – Official Site Archived September 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Seinfeld" sagawards.org. Retrieved on March 14, 2008
- ^ Directors Guild Awards official site award search[permanent dead link] search "David Steinberg" dga.org". Retrieved on March 14, 2008
- ^ "Directors Guild Awards". New York Times. March 8, 1993. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
- ^ Directors Guild Awards official site Award Search[permanent dead link] search Year "1992" dga.org". Retrieved on March 14, 2008
- ^ Directors Guild Awards official site award search[permanent dead link] search year "1993" dga.org". Retrieved on March 14, 2008
- ^ Jump up to: a b Directors Guild Awards official site award search[permanent dead link] search Year "1994" dga.org". Retrieved on March 19, 2008
- ^ Directors Guild Awards official site award search[permanent dead link] search Year "1995" dga.org". Retrieved on March 19, 2008
- ^ Directors Guild Awards official site award search[permanent dead link] search Year "1996" dga.org". Retrieved on March 19, 2008
- ^ Directors Guild Awards official site award search[permanent dead link] search Year "1997" dga.org". Retrieved on March 19, 2008
- ^ "The Stake Out episode at Seinfeld Official Site". Sony Pictures. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
- ^ "The Boyfriend episode at Seinfeld Official Site". Sony Pictures. Archived from the original on July 15, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
- ^ "The Parking Space episode at Seinfeld Official Site". Sony Pictures. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
- ^ Seinfeld Season 4: Notes about Nothing - "The Contest" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. June 13, 2005. ASIN B0007YXRCW.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Writers Guild Awards – Official Site". Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. wga.org". Retrieved on March 14, 2008
- ^ Seinfeld awards on IMDB
- ^ "2001 British Comedy Awards! (Archived copy)". British Comedy Awards. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "1999 People's Choice Awards (Archived copy)". People's Choice Awards. Archived from the original on November 14, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
- ^ "1996 People's Choice Awards (Archived copy)". People's Choice Awards. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
- ^ "1997 People's Choice Awards (Archived copy)". People's Choice Awards. Archived from the original on November 14, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
- ^ "1998 People's Choice Awards (Archived copy)". People's Choice Awards. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
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