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Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)

Awards

The Golden Girls

46 wins & 88 nominations

American Comedy Awards, USA

  • Estelle Getty
    1992 Winner American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series
    • Estelle Getty
  • Estelle Getty
    1991 Winner American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series
    • Estelle Getty
  • Betty White
    1990 Nominee American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication
    • Betty White
  • Betty White
    1987 Winner American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication
    • Betty White
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    1987 Nominee American Comedy Award
    • Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication
    • Bea Arthur

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

  • 1991 Winner ASCAP Award
    • Top TV Series
    • George Aliceson Tipton
  • 1990 Winner ASCAP Award
    • Top TV Series
    • George Aliceson Tipton
  • 1989 Winner ASCAP Award
    • Top TV Series
    • George Aliceson Tipton
  • 1988 Winner ASCAP Award
    • Top TV Series
    • George Aliceson Tipton

Bambi Awards

  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    1992 Winner Bambi
    • TV Series International
    • Bea Arthur

BMI Film & TV Awards

  • Andrew Gold Tour Book Photo - 1990
    1991 Winner BMI TV Music Award
    • Andrew Gold
  • Andrew Gold Tour Book Photo - 1990
    1990 Winner BMI TV Music Award
    • Andrew Gold
  • Andrew Gold Tour Book Photo - 1990
    1989 Winner BMI TV Music Award
    • Andrew Gold
  • Andrew Gold Tour Book Photo - 1990
    1988 Winner BMI TV Music Award
    • Andrew Gold
  • Andrew Gold Tour Book Photo - 1990
    1987 Winner BMI TV Music Award
    • Andrew Gold

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Terry Hughes in The Butcher's Wife (1991)
    1988 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
    • Terry Hughes
    For episode "Old Friends".
  • Terry Hughes in The Butcher's Wife (1991)
    1987 Winner DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
    • Terry Hughes
    • Gary Shimokawa (associate director) (plaque)
    • Lex Passaris (associate director) (plaque)
    • Tom Carpenter (stage manager) (plaque)
    • Jane Greene (stage manager) (plaque)
    • Robert Spina (production associate) (plaque)
    • Ellen Deutsch (production associate) (plaque)
    For episode "Isn't It Romantic?".
  • 1986 Winner DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
    • Jay Sandrich
    • Harry Waterson (unit production manager) (plaque)
    • Gary Shimokawa (associate director) (plaque)
    • Tom Carpenter (stage manager) (plaque)
    • Doug Tobin (stage manager) (plaque)
    • Laurie Gilbert (production assistant) (plaque)

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Betty White
    1992 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Betty White
    For playing: "Rose Nylund".
  • Estelle Getty
    1992 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Estelle Getty
    For playing: "Sophia Petrillo".
  • Dave Heckman
    1992 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series
    • Ken Tamburri (technical director)
    • Ritch Kenney (camera operator)
    • Stephen A. Jones (camera operator)
    • Dave Heckman (camera operator)
    • Chester Jackson (camera operator)
    • Bob Keys (camera operator)
    • Randy Johnson (video control)
    • Richard Steiner (video control)
    • John O'Brien (video control)
    For episode "One Flew Out Of The Cuckoo's Nest", parts I and II.
  • Paul Junger Witt
    1991 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Paul Junger Witt (executive producer)
    • Tony Thomas (executive producer)
    • Susan Harris (executive producer)
    • Marc Sotkin (executive producer)
    • Tom Whedon (co-executive producer)
    • Phillip Jayson Lasker (co-executive producer)
    • Gail Parent (supervising producer)
    • Richard Vaczy (supervising producer)
    • Tracy Gamble (supervising producer)
    • Don Seigel (supervising producer)
    • Jerry Perzigian (supervising producer)
    • Nina Feinberg (co-producer)
  • Brenda Vaccaro
    1991 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Brenda Vaccaro
    For playing "Angela Petrillo". For episode "Ebbtide's Revenge".

Golden Globes, USA

  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    1992 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  • Estelle Getty
    1992 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Estelle Getty
  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    1991 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    1990 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    1989 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical

People's Choice Awards, USA

  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    1986 Winner People's Choice Award
    • Favorite New TV Comedy Program

Retirement Research Foundation, USA

  • Susan Harris
    1989 Winner Special Achievement Award
    • Television and Theatrical Film Fiction
    • Susan Harris (executive)
    • Paul Junger Witt (executive)
    • Tony Thomas (executive)

Television Critics Association Awards

  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    2021 Winner Heritage Award
  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    1986 Nominee TCA Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

Viewers for Quality Television Awards

  • Betty White
    1988 Winner Q Award
    • Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series
    • Betty White
  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    1988 Nominee Q Award
    • Best Quality Comedy Series
  • Betty White
    1987 Winner Q Award
    • Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series
    • Betty White

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Marc Sotkin
    1992 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Episodic Comedy
    • Marc Sotkin
    For Ebbtide's Revenge (1990).
  • 1989 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Episodic Comedy
    • Kathy Speer
    • Terry Grossman
    For Old Friends (1987).
  • 1988 Winner WGA Award (TV)
    • Episodic Comedy
    • Barry Fanaro
    • Mort Nathan
    For 'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas (1986). Tied with Here's Why Cosmetics Should Come in Unbreakable Bottles (1987) and A, My Name Is Alex (1987) & A, My Name Is Alex (1987).
  • 1988 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Episodic Comedy
    • Kathy Speer
    • Terry Grossman
    • Mort Nathan
    • Barry Fanaro
    For A Piece of Cake (1987).
  • Stan Zimmerman
    1987 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Episodic Comedy
    • James Berg
    • Stan Zimmerman
    For Blanche and the Younger Man (1985). AKA "Rose's Mother".

Young Artist Awards

  • Alisan Porter
    1992 Nominee Young Artist Award
    • Best Young Actress Guest Starring or Recurring Role in a TV Series
    • Alisan Porter
  • Jenny Lewis
    1989 Nominee Young Artist Award
    • Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Drama or Comedy Series
    • Jenny Lewis
  • Billy Jayne
    1987 Winner Young Artist Award
    • Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor, Guest Starring in a Television, Comedy or Drama Series
    • Billy Jayne

TP de Oro, Spain

  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    1989 Winner TP de Oro
    • Best Foreign Series (Mejor Serie Extranjera)

TV Land Awards

  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    2008 Winner Pop Culture Award
    • Bea Arthur
    • Rue McClanahan
    • Betty White
  • Quentin Tarantino at an event for The Oscars (2013)
    2007 Nominee TV Land Award
    • Favorite Elvis Impersonation
    • Quentin Tarantino
  • Estelle Getty
    2004 Nominee TV Land Award
    • Favorite "Big, Bad Momma"
    • Estelle Getty
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    2003 Winner TV Land Award
    • Quintessential Non-Traditional Family
    • Bea Arthur
    • Estelle Getty
    • Rue McClanahan
    • Betty White

Online Film & Television Association

  • Betty White
    2022 Winner OFTA TV Hall of Fame
    • Character
    • Betty White
    as Rose Nylund
  • Estelle Getty
    2022 Winner OFTA TV Hall of Fame
    • Character
    • Estelle Getty
    as Sophia Petrillo
  • Rue McClanahan in The Golden Girls (1985)
    2021 Winner OFTA TV Hall of Fame
    • Character
    • Rue McClanahan
    as Blanche Devereaux
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    2021 Winner OFTA TV Hall of Fame
    • Character
    • Bea Arthur
    as Dorothy Zbornak
  • Andrew Gold Tour Book Photo - 1990
    2021 Winner OFTA TV Hall of Fame
    • Theme Songs
    • Andrew Gold

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