List of awards and nominations received by Moonlighting (TV series)

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comedy-drama, or "dramedy", emerging as a distinct television genre.[1]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Directors Guild of America Awards
1986 Comedy Series Peter Werner (for "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") Nominated [2][3]
Dramatic Series Will Mackenzie (for "My Fair David") Won
1987 Comedy Series Paul Lynch (for "Symphony in Knocked Flat") Nominated [4][5]
Dramatic Series Will Mackenzie (for "Atomic Shakespeare") Won
Golden Globe Awards 1986 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Moonlighting Nominated [6][7]
Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Cybill Shepherd Won[a]
Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Bruce Willis Nominated
1987 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Moonlighting Nominated [6][8]
Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Cybill Shepherd Won
Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Bruce Willis Won
1988 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Moonlighting Nominated [6]
Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Cybill Shepherd Nominated
Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Bruce Willis Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Allyce Beasley Nominated
People's Choice Awards 1986 Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program Cybill Shepherd Won [9]
Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program Bruce Willis Won
1987 Favorite Female TV Performer Cybill Shepherd Won [10]
Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer Cybill Shepherd Won
1988 Favorite Female TV Performer Cybill Shepherd Won [11]
Primetime Emmy Awards 1985 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Robert Butler (for the pilot) Nominated [12]
1986 Outstanding Drama Series Moonlighting Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bruce Willis Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Cybill Shepherd Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Allyce Beasley Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Will Mackenzie (for "My Fair David") Nominated
Peter Werner (for "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Glenn Gordon Caron (for "Twas the Episode Before Christmas") Nominated
Debra Frank and Carl Sautter (for "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") Nominated
1987 Outstanding Drama Series Moonlighting Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bruce Willis Won
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Allyce Beasley Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Alan Arkush
(for "I Am Curious... Maddie")
Nominated
Will Mackenzie (for "Atomic Shakespeare") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Glenn Gordon Caron, Roger Director, Charles H. Eglee, Karen Hall, Ron Osborn, and Jeff Reno (for "I Am Curious... Maddie") Nominated
Ron Osborn and Jeff Reno (for "Atomic Shakespeare") Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 1985 Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics Lee Holdridge and Al Jarreau Nominated
1986 Outstanding Art Direction for a Series James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
Gerald Perry Finnerman Nominated
Outstanding Costumes for a Series Robert Turturice Nominated
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series Whoopi Goldberg Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series Judy Crown and Josée Normand Nominated
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Alf Clausen Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series
Roger Bondelli Nominated
Neil Mandelberg Won
1987 Outstanding Art Direction for a Series James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp Nominated
Outstanding Choreography Bill Landrum and Jacqui Landrum Nominated
Outstanding Costumes for a Series Robert Turturice Won
Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series Kathryn Blondell and Josée Normand Won
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Alf Clausen Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series
Roger Bondelli and Neil Mandelberg Won
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series Martin Raymond Bolger, Dave Hudson, Mel Metcalf, and Terry Porter Nominated
1988 Outstanding Art Direction for a Series James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
Gerald Perry Finnerman Nominated
Outstanding Costumes for a Series Robert Turturice Won
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series Imogene Coca Nominated
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Alf Clausen Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction Alf Clausen, Brad Dechter, George Gaffney, Hummie Mann, and Don Nemitz Nominated
1989 Outstanding Art Direction for a Series James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp (for "A Womb with a View") Won [13][14]
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) Alf Clausen (for "A Womb with a View") Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction Alf Clausen, Hummie Mann, Brad Dechter, George Gaffney, and D'Vaughn Pershing (for "A Womb with a View") Nominated

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Moonlinghting". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ "38th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Scott, Vernon (January 23, 1986). "The ABC series 'Moonlighting' picked up unprecedented nominations in..." United Press International. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "39th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Mathews, Jack (March 9, 1987). "Stone Wins Top Honor from Directors Guild". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Moonlighting". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Golden Globes". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "'Platoon' Wins 2 Awards at Golden Globe Ceremony". The New York Times. February 2, 1987. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "People's Choice Awards Winners – 1986". Sycamore Productions Inc. www.pcavote.com. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  10. ^ "People's Choice Awards Winners – 1987". Sycamore Productions Inc. www.pcavote.com. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  11. ^ "People's Choice Awards Winners – 1988". Sycamore Productions Inc. www.pcavote.com. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  12. ^ "Advanced Primetime Awards Search". Academy of Television Arts and Science. www.emmys.tv. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
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