This is a list of notable awards won by Sesame Street, an American children's television series which has achieved worldwide recognition. Created by the non-profit Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop), and first aired in 1969, the series has been regularly acknowledged for its innovative teaching techniques.
Note that 1988 "Outstanding Children's Program" nominee A Muppet Family Christmas included Sesame Street characters.
Daytime Emmy Awards
1976
- Won - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts (Don Sahlin, Kermit Love, Caroly Wilcox, John Lovelady, Rollin Krewson, costumes and props for the Muppets)
- Won - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Caroll Spinney, Richard Hunt), performers)
- Nominated - Outstanding Children's Instructional Programming - Series and Specials
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (Gerri Brioso, graphic designer)
1977
- Won - Outstanding Children's Instructional Programming - Series and Specials
1978
- Nominated - Outstanding Children's Instructional Series
1979
- Won - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, performers)
- Won - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (Dick Maitland, Roy Carch, sound effects)
- Nominated - Outstanding Children's Instructional Series
1980
- Won - Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Series/Specials
- Won - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (Steve Zink, director of photography)
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (Tony Di Girolamo, lighting director)
1981
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Lighting Direction
- Won - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Audio
- Won - Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Puppet Design, Construction and Costuming
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Graphics and Animation Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Writers
1982
- Nominated - Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Lighting Director
- Nominated - Outstanding Music Composition/Direction in Children's Programming
- Nominated - Outstanding Writing for Children's Programming
1983
- Won - Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Series
- Won - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Art Direction/Scenic Design/Set Decoration
- Won - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Graphic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Lighting Direction (William C. Knight)
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Lighting Direction (Randy Nordstrom)
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Writing
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Direction in Children's Programming
- Nominated - Outstanding Music Composition/Direction in Children's Programming
1984
- Won - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Lighting Direction
- Won - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Technical Crafts in Children's Programming - Audio
- Won - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Technical Crafts in Children's Programming - Technical Direction
- Won - Outstanding Writing in Children's Programming
- Won - Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Performers (Caroll Spinney)
- Nominated - Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Technical Crafts in Children's Programming - Associate Direction/Videotape Editing
1985
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing
- Won - Outstanding Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Directing in Children's Programming
- Nominated - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
1986
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
- Won - Outstanding Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Videotape Editing
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Directing (Lisa Simon)
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Directing (Emily Squires)
- Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Directing (Jon Stone)
1987
- Won - Outstanding Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Nominated - Outstanding Directing in Children's Programming
1988
- Won - Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Videotape Editing
1989
- Won - Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Nominated - Outstanding Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Sonia Manzano)
1990
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Videotape Editing
- Won - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
1991
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Won - Outstanding Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
1992
- Won - Outstanding Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Sonia Manzano)
1993
- Won - Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Jerry Nelson)
1994
- Won - Outstanding Costume Design
- Won - Outstanding Lighting Direction
- Won - Outstanding Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
- Won - Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Ruth Buzzi)
1995
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Martin P. Robinson)
1996
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
- Nominated - Outstanding Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Costume Design or Costuming
- Nominated - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Hairstyling
- Nominated - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
1997
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Children's Special - (Elmo Saves Christmas)
- Won - Outstanding Costume Design/Styling - (Elmo Saves Christmas)
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Special Class
- Nominated - Outstanding Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Hairstyling
- Nominated - Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
- Nominated - Outstanding Original Song
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Nominated - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
1998
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Special Class
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Series
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
- Nominated - Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Caroll Spinney)
1999
- Won - Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Caroll Spinney)
- Nominated - Outstanding Sound Editing
- Nominated - Outstanding Sound Mixing
2000
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set)
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Sound
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing
- Nominated - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Nominated - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
2001
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic
- Nominated - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
2002
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Special Class
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
2003
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Design
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation
- Nominated - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
2004
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (David Rudman)
- Nominated - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
2005
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
- Nominated - Outstanding Original Song: (for "Baby You're So Smart")
- Nominated - Outstanding Original Song: (for "Things Change")
- Nominated - Outstanding Original Song: (for "Who Will Be My Friend?")
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing
- Nominated - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
2006
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction And Composition
- Won - Outstanding Performer In A Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation
- Won - Outstanding Writing In A Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video
- Nominated - Outstanding Directing In A Children's Series
2007
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
- Won - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Caroll Spinney)
- Won - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Live Action and Animation
- Nominated - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
2008
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Design
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
- Nominated - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Original Song - Children's and Animation ("Get Up, Get Out!")
- Nominated - Outstanding Original Song - Children's and Animation ("See the Signs")
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Nominated - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
2009
- Won - Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding New Approaches - Daytime Children's
- Won - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Won - Lifetime Achievement Award
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
- Nominated - Outstanding Original Song - Children's and Animation ("I Don't Wanna Be a Prince")
- Nominated - Outstanding Original Song - Children's and Animation ("Elmo's Ducks")
- Nominated - Outstanding Original Song - Children's and Animation ("The Additional Expedition")
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Leslie Carrara)
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Christopher Knowings)
- Nominated - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Martin P. Robinson)
- Nominated - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Nominated - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
2010
- Won - Outstanding Individual in Animation - character designer for Abby's Flying Fairy School
- Won - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Won - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Joey Mazzarino)
- Won - Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
2011
- Won - Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Won - Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Original Song - Children's and Animation - What I Am
- Won - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
2012
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action
- Won - Outstanding Sound Mixing - Live Action
- Won - Outstanding Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
2013
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Kevin Clash)
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
2014
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action
- Won - Outstanding Sound Mixing - Live Action
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
2015
- Won - Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Original Song - Power of Yet
- Won - Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's or Pre-School Children's Series
2016
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action
- Won - Outstanding Sound Mixing - Live Action
2017
- Won - Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Won - Outstanding Directing in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program
- Won - Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
2018
- Won - Outstanding Original Song - A Song About Songs
- Won - Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Technical Team
- Won - Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Won - Outstanding Writing in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program
- Won - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Won - Outstanding Special Class - Short Format Daytime Program - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with Julia & Elmo
2019
- Won - Outstanding Sound Mixing
- Won - Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Won - Outstanding Preschool Children's Series
2020
2021
Children's and Family Emmy Awards
Other
Awards and nominations for international co-productions
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