List of awards and nominations received by The Simpsons
This is a list of important awards and nominations for the American animated television series The Simpsons. It is the longest running animated primetime series in the United States and won so far a total of 107 prizes. Here, among other things, 30 Annie Awards, 27 Emmy Awards, seven Environmental Media Awards, seven Writers Guild of America Awards, six Genesis Awards, five People's Choice Awards and three British Comedy Awards. James L. Brooks, an executive producer on the series, won for them so far ten Emmys and ten for other programs and now holds the record for the most won by a single person Primetime Emmy Awards. The Simpsons was the first animated series, which won a Peabody Award, and in 2000 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Simpsons also holds two world records in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-running primetime animated series and television series with the most guest stars.
Awards
Annie Awards
First awarded in 1972, the Annie Awards will be awarded only to cartoons. The Simpsons won the previous 30 Annies.
British Comedy Awards
The Simpsons has won three British Comedy Awards. Creator Matt Groening also won the special award " Outstanding Contribution to Comedy" in 2004.
Primetime Emmy Awards
The Simpsons won so far 27 Primetime Emmy Awards. Two of these nominations were for the episode Christmas is difficult, which was nominated in 1990 as a separate cartoon because they have a "TV special" and not part of the series was officially; yet it is listed in these statistics. The most successful in terms of won awards year after the series was in 1992, when she won six Emmys, all for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.
The Simpsons has been nominated with the exception of the years 1993 and 1994 each year for the Outstanding Animated Program ( For Programming less than One Hour ) category. 1993 was the first year in which the producers suggested no episodes for this category. The series was allowed to begin only in the animated categories prior to 1993, which in early 1993 but changed, so that may also compete animated series for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Outstanding Animated Program ( for programming one hour or less)
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series ( Dramatic Underscore)
Outstanding Music Direction
Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special
Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
Environmental Media Awards
The Simpsons has won seven Environmental Media Awards. All of their profits and most of their nominations were for Best Television Episodic Comedy category.
Genesis Awards
The Genesis Awards are awarded annually since 1986 by the Humane Society of the United States.
Golden Reel Awards
The Golden Reel Awards are presented annually by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. The Simpsons has been five times in the category Best Sound Editing in Television Animation - Music nominated. In 1998, the series was in the category Best Sound Editing - Television Animated Specials nominated and won.
People's Choice Awards
The People's Choice Awards determined from surveys conducted by the Gallup Organization, the popular actor, movies, artists, TV shows and music bands. A pre-selection will not occur.
Writers Guild of America Awards
The Writers Guild of America Awards in 2003 a category for animated series was introduced and since then dominated by The Simpsons, which won the award from 2004 to 2010 and received 33 nominations. In those years there were only 13 other nominations in this category. In 2008, three writers of the show received a nomination for the video game The Simpsons - The Game. 2009, the authors received her first nomination in the category for comedy series.
Animation
Comedy series
Video game writing
More Awards
In 1996, The Simpsons was the first animated series, which won a Peabody Award. 2000 was given the series a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which, however, officially the Simpson family is awarded.
The Simpsons never won a Golden Globe Award, however, was for a sale in the category Best Television Series 2002 - Musical or Comedy nomination and lost to Curb Your Enthusiasm! . In 1998, the series for a British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme Or Series category was nominated, but lost to The Larry Sanders Show. In 1996, the Treehouse of Horror episode segment " Homer3 " The panic - amok horror show the big prize of the Ottawa International Animation Festival.