THE JIM HENSON COMPANY AWARDS AND HONORS MASTER LIST
1979 Grammy Award, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Best Recording for Children Album, THE MUPPET MOVIE, to Jim Henson and Paul Williams.
1979 Citation, Film Advisory Board, THE MUPPET MOVIE.
1979 Gabriel Award, Catholic Broadcasting Association of the United States, for Excellence in Youth Oriented Programming, EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS.
1979 ACE Award, National Cable Television Association, Programming Award for Excellence in Pay-Cable, EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS.
1979 Blue Ribbon Award, Box Office Magazine, National Screen Council, THE MUPPET MOVIE.
1979 Outstanding Script of 1979, Television Variety Category, Writer's Guild of America, THE MUPPET SHOW with Liza Minnelli.
1979 Saturn Award, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, for Best Fantasy Film: THE MUPPET MOVIE.
1979 Award of Excellence, Outstanding Family Entertainment to THE MUPPET SHOW from The Film Advisory Board, Inc.
1979 Primetime Emmy Award nomination, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Outstanding Achievement in Choreography, Anita Mann for MUPPETS GO HOLLYWOOD.
1979 Primetime Emmy Award nomination, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Outstanding Achievement in Tape Sound Mixing, Ed Greene for MUPPETS GO HOLLYWOOD.
1979 Primetime Emmy Award nomination, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program, THE MUPPET SHOW.
1979 Primetime Emmy Award nomination, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Outstanding Videotape Editing for a Limited Series, Darryl Sutton for MUPPETS GO HOLLYWOOD.
1978 Television Award of Merit, Mary Washington Colonial Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, to Jim Henson for THE MUPPET SHOW. (First non-historical program to be so honored.)
1978 Primetime Emmy Award, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series, THE MUPPET SHOW.
1978 Daytime Emmy Award, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, to members of The Jim Henson Company's puppet workshop for Costumes and Props, SESAME STREET.
1978 Primetime Emmy Award, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Outstanding Children's Special, CHRISTMAS EVE ON SESAME STREET.
1978 Primetime Emmy Award nomination, Academy of Television Art & Sciences, Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a supporting actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series, Peter Sellers for THE MUPPET SHOW.
1978 Primetime Emmy Award nomination, Academy of Television Art & Sciences, Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a supporting actress in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series, Bernadette Peters for THE MUPPET SHOW.
1978 Primetime Emmy Award nomination, Academy of Television Art & Sciences, Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series, THE MUPPET SHOW with Elton John.
1978 Primetime Emmy Award nomination, Academy of Television Art & Sciences, Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series, to Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph Bailey and Jim Henson, for THE MUPPET SHOW with Dom DeLuise.
1978 Grammy Award, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Best Recording for Children, THE MUPPET SHOW ALBUM.
1978 Die Geldenen Kamera (The Golden Camera) Award, to Jim Henson's Muppets.
1978 Outstanding Script of 1978, Television Variety Category, The Writer's Guild of America, THE MUPPET SHOW with Marisa Berenson.
1978 Technique Award, Royal Television Society, THE MUPPET SHOW team.
1978 George Foster Peabody Award, University of Georgia, University of Georgia, in Recognition of Meritorious Service Broadcasting, THE MUPPET SHOW.
1978 THE MUPPET SHOW ALBUM achieves Gold and Platinum status in the USA and wins Grammy Award, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, for Best Recording for Children.
1978 SESAME STREET FEVER album achieves Gold status in the USA.
1978 Daytime Emmy Award, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming, to the Muppets of SESAME STREET
1977 Luminary Award, Advertising Club of Washington, D.C. to Jim Henson.
1977 Pye Colour Television Award, Most Promising Newcomer, Kermit the Frog.
1977 Primetime Emmy Award, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by an actress in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series, to Rita Moreno for THE MUPPET SHOW.
1977 Primetime Emmy Award nomination, Academy of Television Art & Sciences, Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series, THE MUPPET SHOW.
1977 Primetime Emmy Award nomination, Academy of Television Art & Sciences, Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series, THE MUPPET SHOW with Paul Williams.
1977 Golden Rose of Montreux International Festival Award, Best Light Entertainment, THE MUPPET SHOW.
1977 Variety Club of Great Britain Award, Joint ITV Personalities of 1977, to Jim Henson and Frank Oz.
1977 BAFTA, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Most Original Program/Series, THE MUPPET SHOW.
1977 Decca Trophy, Radio Industries Club, ITV Program of the Year, THE MUPPET SHOW.
1977 Grammy Award, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU'RE YOU? album, SESAME STREET cast.
1977 Citation of Distinguished Service in Television, National Association for Better Broadcasting, Jim Henson and THE MUPPET SHOW.
1977 THE MUPPET SHOW album achieves Gold and Platinum status in the United Kingdom.
1977 Daytime Emmy Award, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Outstanding International Achievement in Children's Programming, the Muppets of SESAME STREET.
1977 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts, University of Maryland, to Jim Henson.
1977 Citation, Record World Magazine, Best New Band: Doctor Teeth and the Electric Mayhem & Personality of the Year to Animal the Drummer.
1976 Broadcast Press Guild Award, Best Comedy or Light Entertainment Program, THE MUPPET SHOW. Kermit the Frog Runner-up for Best On-Screen Performance.
1976 Advertising Club of Baltimore, Outstanding Television Personality for 1976 to Jim Henson.
1976 Daytime Emmy Award, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming, to The Muppets of SESAME STREET.
1976 Georgie Award, American Guild of Variety Artists, Entertainer of the Year, Special Attraction of the Year, to Jim Henson's Muppets.
1976 BAFTA, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Best Light Entertainment Program, THE MUPPET SHOW.
1976 Citation, National Association for Better Broadcasting, Most Creative, Entertaining and Refreshing New Program of the 1976-77 season, THE MUPPET SHOW.
1975 Suns of the Desert Award to Jim Henson.
1975 The Silver Mermaid Award, First Fairytale Film Festival, Odense, Denmark, to THE FROG PRINCE TV Special, starring Kermit the Frog.
1974 Daytime Emmy Award, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming, to The Muppets of SESAME STREET.
1973 Grammy Award, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Best Album for Children, SESAME STREET LIVE.
1972 Best Animated Film which was part of a television series, The First World Festival of Animated Film, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, NUMBER TWELVE ROCKS from SESAME STREET.
1970 George Foster Peabody Award, University of Georgia, in Recognition of Meritorious Service in Broadcasting, SESAME STREET.
1970 SESAME STREET original cast album achieves Gold status in the US.
1970 Grammy Award, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Best Children's Album, SESAME STREET.