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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1966 Nominated Oscar Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects
for: Time Piece (1965).

 
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1983 Won Grand Prize for: The Dark Crystal (1982).
Shared with:
 Frank Oz

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1992 Won BAFTA TV Award Best Children's Programme (Fiction)
for: "The Storyteller: Greek Myths" (1990).
Shared with:
 Duncan Kenworthy
Nigel Williams

 
1980 Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Light Entertainment Programme/Series
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).

 
1979 Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Light Entertainment Programme/Series
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).

 
1978 Won BAFTA TV Award Most Original Programme/Series
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).

Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Light Entertainment Programme/Series
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).

 
CableACE Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Won ACE Children's Educational or Informational Special or Series
for: Down at Fraggle Rock... Behind the Scenes (1987) (TV).

 
1987 Won ACE Children's Programing Special or Series - 8 and Younger
for: "Fraggle Rock" (1983).
Shared with:
 Eric Till (director)
Lawrence S. Mirkin (producer)
David Young (writer)
Jerry Juhl (writer)
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Television Archives and Henson Associates (HA)).

 
Daytime Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Children's Series
for: "Jim Henson Presents Mother Goose Stories" (1987).
Shared with:
 Roberta Kurtz (producer)

 
1989 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Animated Program
for: "Muppet Babies" (1984).
Shared with:
 Margaret Loesch (executive producer)
Bob Richardson (supervising producer)
John Ahern (producer)
Karen Peterson (director)
Rudy Cataldi (director)
Al Kouzel (director)
Chuck Downs (director)
Hank Saroyan (story editor)
Sindy McKay (writer)
Larry Swerdlove (writer)
(CBS).

 
1988 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Animated Program
for: "Muppet Babies" (1984).
Shared with:
 Margaret Loesch (executive producer)
Lee Gunther (executive producer)
Bob Richardson (supervising producer)
John Ahern (producer)
Robert Shellhorn (producer)
(CBS).

 
1987 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Animated Program
for: "Muppet Babies" (1984).
Shared with:
 Margaret Loesch (executive producer)
Lee Gunther (executive producer)
Bob Richardson (producer)
Robert Shellhorn (supervising director)
Jeffrey Scott (writer)
(CBS).

 
1986 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Animated Program
for: "Muppet Babies" (1984).
Shared with:
 Margaret Loesch (executive producer)
Lee Gunther (executive producer)
Bob Richardson (producer)
John Gibbs (director)
Jeffrey Scott (writer)
(CBS).

 
1985 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Animated Program
for: "Muppet Babies" (1984).
Shared with:
 Margaret Loesch (executive producer)
Lee Gunther (executive producer)
Bob Richardson (producer)
Hank Saroyan (director)
John Gibbs (director)
Jeffrey Scott (writer)
(CBS).

 
1979 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming
for: "Sesame Street" (1969).
Shared with:
 Frank Oz (performer)
Caroll Spinney (performer)
Jerry Nelson (performer)
Richard Hunt (performer)
(PBS).

 
1976 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming
for: "Sesame Street" (1969).
Shared with:
 Frank Oz (performer)
Jerry Nelson (performer)
Caroll Spinney (performer)
Richard Hunt (performer)
(PBS).
For episode on 25 April 1975.
 
Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1990 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Children's Program
for: "The Jim Henson Hour" (1989).
Shared with:
 Lawrence S. Mirkin (producer)
Jerry Juhl (co-producer)
Martin G. Baker (co-producer)
Ritamarie Peruggi (co-producer)
(NBC).
For episode "The Song Of The Cloud Forest".
Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program
for: "The Jim Henson Hour" (1989).
(NBC).
For episode "The Song of the Cloud Forest".
 
1989 Won Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program
for: "The Jim Henson Hour" (1989).
(NBC).
For episode "Dog City".
Outstanding Special Events
for: Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting (1989) (TV).
Shared with:
 Diana Birkenfield (producer)
(NBC).

Nominated Emmy Outstanding Children's Program
for: "The Jim Henson Hour" (1989).
Shared with:
 Duncan Kenworthy (producer/storyteller)
Lawrence S. Mirkin (producer: Muppetelevision)
Martin G. Baker (co-producer)
Jerry Juhl (co-producer)
(NBC).
For episode "Muppet Variety #6 The Heartless Giant".
 
1988 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Children's Program
for: "The Storyteller" (1988).
Shared with:
 Duncan Kenworthy (producer)
(NBC).
For episode "A Story Short".
Outstanding Children's Program
for: "The Storyteller" (1988).
Shared with:
 Duncan Kenworthy (producer)
(NBC).
For episode "The Luckchild".
Outstanding Children's Program
for: A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) (TV).
Shared with:
 Diana Birkenfield (producer)
Martin G. Baker (co-producer)
(ABC).

 
1987 Won Emmy Outstanding Children's Program
for: "The Storyteller" (1988).
Shared with:
 Mark Shivas (producer)
(NBC).
For episode "Hans My Hedgehog".
Nominated Emmy Outstanding Children's Program
for: The Christmas Toy (1986) (TV).
Shared with:
 Diana Birkenfield (executive producer)
Martin G. Baker (producer)
(ABC).

 
1981 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Children's Program
for: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) (TV).
Shared with:
 David Lazer (executive producer)
(ABC).

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).
Shared with:
 David Lazer (executive producer)
Frank Oz (star: The Muppets)
Jerry Nelson (star: The Muppets)
Richard Hunt (star: The Muppets)
Dave Goelz (star: The Muppets)
Louise Gold (star: The Muppets)
Steve Whitmire (star: The Muppets)
Kathryn Mullen (star: The Muppets)
Brian Muehl (star: The Muppets)
Karen Prell (star: The Muppets)
(Syndicated).

 
1980 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety or Music Program
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).
Shared with:
 David Lazer (executive producer)
Dave Goelz (star: The Muppets)
Louise Gold (star: The Muppets)
Richard Hunt (star: The Muppets)
Kathryn Mullen (star: The Muppets)
Jerry Nelson (star: The Muppets)
Frank Oz (star: The Muppets)
Steve Whitmire (star: The Muppets)
(Syndicated).

Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).
Shared with:
 Don Hinkley (writer)
Jerry Juhl (writer)
David Odell (writer)
(Syndicated).
For episode with Alan Arkin (4.20).
 
1979 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).
Shared with:
 David Lazer (executive producer)
Frank Oz (star: The Muppets)
Jerry Nelson (star: The Muppets)
Richard Hunt (star: The Muppets)
Dave Goelz (star: The Muppets)
(Syndicated).

 
1978 Won Emmy Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).
Shared with:
 David Lazer (executive producer)
Frank Oz (star)
Jerry Nelson (star)
Richard Hunt (star)
Dave Goelz (star)
(Syndicated).

Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).
Shared with:
 Jerry Juhl (writer)
Don Hinkley (writer)
Joseph A. Bailey (writer)
(Syndicated).
For episode with Dom DeLuise (2.11).
 
1977 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).
Shared with:
 David Lazer (executive producer)
Jack Burns (producer)
Frank Oz (star)
Richard Hunt (star)
Dave Goelz (star)
Eren Ozker (star)
John Lovelady (star)
Jerry Nelson (star)
(Syndicated).

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series
for: "The Muppet Show" (1976).
Shared with:
 Jack Burns (writer)
Marc London (writer)
Jerry Juhl (writer)
(Syndicated).
For episode with Paul Williams (#1.8).
 
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 Won Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming
for: "Sesame Street" (1969).
Shared with:
 Frank Oz (performer)
Caroll Spinney (performer)
Jerry Nelson (performer)
Richard Hunt (performer)
Fran Brill
(PBS).

 
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Time-Machine Honorary Award
 
Television Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1990 Won Career Achievement Award
TCA Award Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming
 
Walk of Fame
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Won Star on the Walk of Fame Television
On 24 September 1991. At 6631 Hollywood Blvd.
 
???? Won Star on the Walk of Fame Television
At 6633 Hollywood Blvd.
 

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