Sesame Street Emmy awards and nominations

This is a list of the Emmy Award wins and nominations by the educational children's television series Sesame Street. In all, Sesame Street has been nominated for 15 Primetime Emmys and has won eight and has been nominated for 253 Daytime Emmys and has won 108 as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Primetime Emmy Awards

1970

• Won - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Individuals (Joe Raposo, Jeff Moss)
• Won - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Individuals (Jon Stone, Jeff Moss, Ray Sipherd, Jerry Juhl, Dan Wilcox, Dave Connell, Bruce Hart, Carole Hart, Virginia Schone)
• Won - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Programs
• Nominated - Outstanding New Series

1971

• Won - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Programs
• Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Individuals (George Riesenberger, lighting director)

1972

• Won - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Programs
• Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Individuals (George Riesenberger, lighting director)

1973

• Won - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Entertainment/Fictional (Jon Stone, executive producer; Robert Cunniff, producer)
• Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Entertainment/Fictional (Robert Myhrum, director)
• Nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Entertainment/Fictional (Joe Raposo, music director)

2012

• Won - Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program for Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger

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
• 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