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CableACE Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Won CableACE Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Brad Grey (executive producer)
Garry Shandling (executive producer)
Paul Simms (executive producer)
John Ziffren (producer)
Maya Forbes (co-producer)

Writing a Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
(Home Box Office (HBO)).
For episode "Hank's Night in the Sun"
Writing a Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Drake Sather
Garry Shandling
(Home Box Office (HBO)).
For episode "Doubt of the Benefit"
Nominated CableACE Writing a Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Garry Shandling
(Home Box Office (HBO)).
For episode "Mr. Sharon Stone's Show"
 
1994 Won CableACE Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Brad Grey (executive producer)
Garry Shandling (executive producer)
Dick Blasucci (supervising producer)
John Ziffren (producer)
Paul Simms (producer)
Judd Apatow (consulting producer)
Brad Isaacs (consulting producer)

 
1993 Won CableACE Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Brad Grey (executive producer)
Fred Barron (executive producer)
Garry Shandling (executive producer/writer)
John Ziffren (producer)

Nominated CableACE Writing a Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Garry Shandling
Rosie Shuster
Paul Simms
For episode "The Spiders"
Writing a Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
For episode "The Garden Weasel"
 
Humanitas Prize
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Won Humanitas Prize 60 Minute Category
for: "Rescue Me" (2004).
Shared with:
 Denis Leary (writer)
For Ashes (tie)
 
Primetime Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
for: "Rescue Me" (2002).
Shared with:
 Brad Hatfield (music by)
(FX Networks).
For the song "How Lovely To Be A Vegetable".
For episode "Disease".
 
2005 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
for: "Rescue Me" (2004).
(FX).
For the pilot.
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
for: "Rescue Me" (2004).
Shared with:
 Denis Leary (writer)
(FX).
For the pilot.
 
1998 Won Primetime Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Garry Shandling
(HBO).
For episode "Flip".
 
1997 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
(HBO).
For episode "My Name is Asher Kingsley".
 
1996 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
(HBO).
For episode "Arthur After Hours".
 
1995 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Brad Grey (executive producer)
Garry Shandling (executive producer)
Paul Simms (executive producer)
John Ziffren (producer)
Maya Forbes (co-producer)
(HBO).

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Garry Shandling
(HBO).
For episode "The Mr. Sharon Stone Show".
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
(HBO).
For episode "Hank's Night In The Sun".
 
1994 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Brad Grey (executive producer)
Garry Shandling (executive producer)
Paul Simms (producer)
John Ziffren (producer)
Judd Apatow (consulting producer)
Brad Isaacs (consulting producer)
(HBO).

 
1993 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Brad Grey (executive producer)
Garry Shandling (executive producer)
Fred Barron (executive producer)
Dick Blasucci (supervising producer)
John Ziffren (producer)
(HBO).

Outstanding Comedy Series
for: "Murphy Brown" (1988).
Shared with:
 Gary Dontzig (executive producers)
Steven Peterman (executive producer)
Tom Palmer (co-executive producer)
Korby Siamis (consulting producer)
Deborah Smith (producer)
Michael Patrick King (producer)
Ned E. Davis (producer)
Bill Diamond (producer)
Michael Saltzman (producer)
(CBS).

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
Shared with:
 Garry Shandling (writer)
Paul Simms (writer)
Rosie Shuster (writer)
(HBO).
For episode "The Spider Episode".
 
1992 Won Primetime Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series
for: "Murphy Brown" (1988).
Shared with:
 Diane English (executive producer)
Joel Shukovsky (executive producer)
Steven Peterman (supervising producer)
Gary Dontzig (supervising producer)
Tom Palmer (co-supervising producer)
Korby Siamis (consulting producer)
Deborah Smith (producer)
(CBS).

 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Episodic Comedy
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
For episode "Eight".
 
1996 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Episodic Comedy
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992).
For episode "Arthur After Hours".
 

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