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

Moonlighting is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 66 episodes (67 in syndication as the pilot is split into two episodes). Starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd as private detectives, the show was a mixture of drama, comedy, and romance, and was considered to be one of the first successful and influential examples of comedy-drama, or "dramedy", emerging as a distinct television genre.[1]

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Recipient(s)
1985NominatedEmmy Awards[2]Directing for a Comedy SeriesRobert Butler
NominatedOutstanding Achievement in Music And LyricsLee Holdridge, Composer, Al Jarreau, Lyricist
NominatedDirectors Guild of America Awards[3]Comedy SeriesPeter Werner, Director for the episode The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice
WinnerDrama SeriesWill Mackenzie, Director, F.A. Miller, Unit Production Manager, Skip Beaudine, First Assistant Director, Leigh Webb, Second Assistant Director for the episode My Fair David
1986NominatedEmmy Awards[2]Outstanding Achievement In Hairstyling For A SeriesJudy Crown, Hairstylist, Josee Normand, Hairstylist
NominatedMusic Composition for a SeriesAlf Clausen, Composer
NominatedOutstanding Art Direction For A SeriesJames J. Agazzi, Production Designer, Bill Harp, Set Decorator
NominatedCinematography for a Single-Camera SeriesGerald Perry Finnerman
NominatedOutstanding Costumes for a SeriesRobert Turturice
NominatedDirecting for a Drama SeriesPeter Werner for the episode The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice
NominatedWill Mackenzie for the episode My Fair David
NominatedOutstanding Drama SeriesMoonlighting
WinnerSingle-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy SeriesNeil Mandelberg
NominatedSingle-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama SeriesRoger Bondelli
NominatedGuest Actress in a Drama SeriesWhoopi Goldberg
NominatedLead Actor in a Drama SeriesBruce Willis
NominatedLead Actress in a Drama SeriesCybill Shepherd
NominatedSupporting Actress in a Drama SeriesAllyce Beasley
NominatedOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesDebra Frank, Writer, Carl Sautter, Writer for the episode The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice
NominatedGlenn Gordon Caron, Writer for the episode Twas the Episode Before Christmas
NominatedDirectors Guild of America Awards[3]Comedy SeriesPaul Lynch, Director for the episode Symphony in Knocked Flat
WinnerDrama SeriesWill Mackenzie, Director, Richard Learman, Unit Production Manager, Skip Beaudine, First Assistant Director, Leigh A. Webb, Second Assistant Director for the episode Atomic Shakespeare
NominatedGolden Globe Awards[4]Best Actor in a Television Comedy SeriesBruce Willis
WinnerBest Actress in a Television Comedy SeriesCybill Shepherd
NominatedBest Comedy SeriesMoonlighting
WinnerPeople's Choice Awards[5]Favorite Female Performer In A New TV ProgramCybill Shepherd
WinnerFavorite Male Performer In A New TV ProgramBruce Willis
1987NominatedEmmy Awards[2]Outstanding ChoreographyBill Landrum, Choreographer, Jacqui Landrum, Choreographer
WinnerOutstanding Achievement In Hairstyling For A SeriesKathryn Blondell, Ms. Shepherd’s Hairstylist, Josee Normand, Hairstylist
NominatedMusic Composition for a SeriesAlf Clausen, Composer
NominatedOutstanding Art Direction For A SeriesJames J. Agazzi, Production Designer, Bill Harp, Set Decorator
WinnerOutstanding Costumes for a SeriesRobert Turturice
NominatedDirecting for a Drama SeriesAlan Arkush for the episode I Am Curious...Maddie
NominatedWill Mackenzie for the episode Atomic Shakespeare
NominatedOutstanding Drama SeriesMoonlighting
WinnerSingle-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama SeriesRoger Bondelli, Editor, Neil Mandelberg, Editor
WinnerLead Actor in a Drama SeriesBruce Willis
NominatedOutstanding Sound Mixing For A Drama SeriesMartin Raymond Bolger, Sound Mixer, Dave Hudson, Sound Mixer, Mel Metcalf, Sound Mixer, Terry Porter, Sound Mixer
NominatedSupporting Actress in a Drama SeriesAllyce Beasley
NominatedOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesRon Osborn, Writer, Jeff Reno, Writer for the episode Atomic Shakespeare
NominatedGlenn Gordon Caron, Teleplay, Roger Director, Story, Charles H. Eglee, Story, Karen Hall, Story, Ron Osborn, Story, Jeff Reno, Teleplay for the episode I Am Curious...Maddie
WinnerGolden Globe Awards[4]Best Actor in a Television Comedy SeriesBruce Willis
WinnerBest Actress in a Television Comedy SeriesCybill Shepherd
NominatedBest Comedy SeriesMoonlighting
WinnerPeople's Choice Awards[6]Favorite Female TV PerformerCybill Shepherd
WinnerFavorite All-Around Female EntertainerCybill Shepherd
1988NominatedEmmy Awards[2]Music Composition for a SeriesAlf Clausen, Composer
NominatedOutstanding Achievement In Music DirectionAlf Clausen, Music Director, Alf Clausen, Principal Arranger, Brad Dechter, Principal Arranger, George Gaffney, Principal Arranger, Hummie Mann, Principal Arranger, Don Nemitz, Principal Arranger
NominatedOutstanding Art Direction For A SeriesJames J. Agazzi, Production Designer, Bill Harp, Set Decorator
NominatedCinematography for a Single-Camera SeriesGerald Perry Finnerman
WinnerOutstanding Costumes for a SeriesRobert Turturice
NominatedGuest Actress in a Drama SeriesImogene Coca
NominatedGolden Globe Awards[4]Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for TelevisionAllyce Beasley
NominatedBest Actor in a Television Comedy SeriesBruce Willis
NominatedBest Actress in a Television Comedy SeriesCybill Shepherd
NominatedBest Comedy SeriesMoonlighting
WinnerPeople's Choice Awards[7]Favorite Female TV PerformerCybill Shepherd
1989NominatedEmmy Awards[2]Music Composition for a SeriesAlf Clausen, Composer
NominatedOutstanding Achievement In Music DirectionAlf Clausen, Music Director, Alf Clausen, Principal Arranger, Brad Dechter, Principal Arranger, George Gaffney, Principal Arranger, Hummie Mann, Principal Arranger, D’Vaughn Pershing, Principal Arranger
WinnerOutstanding Art Direction For A SeriesJames J. Agazzi, Production Designer, Bill Harp, Set Decorator

References

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