List of awards and nominations received by The Mary Tyler Moore Show
# List of awards and nominations received by The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show, often referred to as Mary Tyler Moore, is an American television sitcom series that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. Created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns, the show follows the life of Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore), a single woman in her thirties working as the associate producer, later producer, of a local news station WJM. Working at the news station is her gruff boss Lou Grant (Ed Asner), newswriter Murray Slaughter (Gavin McLeod), and the vain and nit-witted anchorman Ted Baxter (Ted Knight). Mary rents a studio apparent from acquaintance and landlady Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman), and neighbors her best friend Rhoda Morgenstern (Valerie Harper). Other major characters in the series include Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White), the host of The Happy Homemaker show, and Ted's girlfriend, later wife, Georgette Franklin (Georgia Engel).

Mary Tyler Moore has garnered critical acclaim for its honest and serious portrayal of a single working woman in the 1970s. Since its debut, the series has been nominated for 67 Primetime Emmy Awards (winning 29) and 22 Golden Globe Awards (winning three) among others. Several cast members, including Moore and Asner, have received recognition for their roles, winning several Emmy and Golden Globe awards.

## Awards and nominations

### Directors Guild of America Awards

Presented by the Directors Guild of America since 1938, The Directors Guild of America Award honors excellence in the field of direction. The Mary Tyler Moore received five nominations for the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series, four out of five for work by Jay Sandrich.

| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episodes(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | Jay Sandrich | for "Baby Sitcom" | Nominated |
| 1973 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | Jay Sandrich | for "Lou's First Date" | Nominated |
| 1974 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | Jay Sandrich | for "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" | Nominated |
| 1975 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | Joan Darling | for "Chuckles Bites the Dust" | Nominated |
| 1976 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | Jay Sandrich | for "Murray Can't Lose" | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Award is an annual accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in American prime time television programming. The Primetime Emmy Award recognizes outstanding achievement in aspects such as acting, writing, and direction while the more technical aspects such as cinematography, casting and guest acting performances in television, are awarded at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. During its tenure, The Mary Tyler Moore Show received 67 nominations - all but five major, winning 29 of them, a record held until Frasier won its 30th Emmy Award in 2002. The show won the award for Outstanding Comedy Series three times for 1975 to 1977. Out of the entire cast, Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, and Valerie Harper received nominations for every year they were on the show. Mary Tyler Moore won the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, known as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series in 1971-1973 and Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1974, three times. Moore also won the Primetime Super Emmy Award for Actress of the Year - Series in 1974. The series won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy six consecutive times from 1971 to 1976. Valerie Harper received the award three times from 1971 to 1973. Cloris Leachman won the award in 1974 and Betty White received the award in 1975 and 1976. Leachman also won the award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series in 1975. Ed Asner won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy three times in 1971, 1972 and 1975 while Ted Knight won the award twice in 1973 and 1976.

**Primetime Emmy Awards**

| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episodes(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Nominated |
| 1971 | Outstanding New Series | Outstanding New Series | Outstanding New Series | Nominated |
| 1971 | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Nominated |
| 1971 | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Won |
| 1971 | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy | Valerie Harper as "Rhoda Morgenstern" | Valerie Harper as "Rhoda Morgenstern" | Won |
| 1971 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy | Jay Sandrich | for "Toulouse Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" | Won |
| 1971 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy | Alan Rafkin | for "Support Your Local Mother" | Nominated |
| 1971 | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | James L. Brooks and Allan Burns | for "Support Your Local Mother" | Won |
| 1972 | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Nominated |
| 1972 | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Nominated |
| 1972 | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Won |
| 1972 | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Nominated |
| 1972 | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy | Valerie Harper as "Rhoda Morgenstern" | Valerie Harper as "Rhoda Morgenstern" | Won |
| 1972 | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy | Cloris Leachman as "Phyllis Lindstrom" | Cloris Leachman as "Phyllis Lindstrom" | Nominated |
| 1972 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy | Jay Sandrich | for "Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary" | Nominated |
| 1972 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy | Peter Baldwin | for "Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda" | Nominated |
| 1973 | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Nominated |
| 1973 | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Won |
| 1973 | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Nominated |
| 1973 | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Won |
| 1973 | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy | Valerie Harper as "Rhoda Morgenstern" | Valerie Harper as "Rhoda Morgenstern" | Won |
| 1973 | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy | Cloris Leachman as "Phyllis Lindstrom" | Cloris Leachman as "Phyllis Lindstrom" | Nominated |
| 1973 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy | Jay Sandrich | for "It's Whether You Win Or Lose" | Won |
| 1973 | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | James L. Brooks and Allan Burns | for "The Good-Time News" | Nominated |
| 1974 | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Outstanding Series − Comedy | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Won |
| 1974 | Best Supporting Actor in Comedy | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Supporting Actor in Comedy | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Supporting Actress in Comedy | Valerie Harper as "Rhoda Morgenstern" | Valerie Harper as "Rhoda Morgenstern" | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Supporting Actress in Comedy | Cloris Leachman as "Phyllis Lindstrom" | Cloris Leachman as "Phyllis Lindstrom" | Won |
| 1974 | Best Directing in Comedy | Jay Sandrich | for "Lou's First Date" | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Writing in Comedy | Treva Silverman | for "The Lou And Edie Story" | Won |
| 1974 | Actress of the Year - Series | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Won |
| 1974 | Writer of the Year - Series | Treva Silverman | for "The Lou and Edie Story" | Won |
| 1975 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Outstanding Comedy Series | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 1975 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Nominated |
| 1975 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Won |
| 1975 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Nominated |
| 1975 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Betty White as "Sue Ann Nivens" | Betty White as "Sue Ann Nivens" | Won |
| 1975 | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series | Cloris Leachman as "Phyllis Lindstrom" | for "Phyllis Whips Inflation" | Won |
| 1975 | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | David Lloyd | for "Lou and That Woman" | Nominated |
| 1975 | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Ed Weinberger and Stan Daniels | for "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" | Won |
| 1976 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Outstanding Comedy Series | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 1976 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Won |
| 1976 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Nominated |
| 1976 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Won |
| 1976 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Betty White as "Sue Ann Nivens" | Betty White as "Sue Ann Nivens" | Won |
| 1976 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Georgia Engel as "Georgette Baxter" | Georgia Engel as "Georgette Baxter" | Nominated |
| 1976 | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series | Eileen Heckart as "Flo Meredith" | for "Mary's Aunt" | Nominated |
| 1976 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Joan Darling | for "Chuckles Bites the Dust" | Nominated |
| 1976 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | David Lloyd | for "Chuckles Bites the Dust" | Won |
| 1977 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Outstanding Comedy Series | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 1977 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Mary Tyler Moore as "Mary Richards" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Betty White as "Sue Ann Nivens" | Betty White as "Sue Ann Nivens" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Georgia Engel as "Georgette Baxter" | Georgia Engel as "Georgette Baxter" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series | Eileen Heckart as "Flo Meredith" | for "Lou Proposes" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Jay Sandrich | for "The Last Show" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Allan Burns, James L. Brooks, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd, and Bob Ellison | for "The Last Show" | Won |
| 1977 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | David Lloyd | for "Mary Midwife" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Earl Pomerantz | for "Ted's Change of Heart" | Nominated |

**Creative Arts Emmy Awards**

| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series | Douglas Hines | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series | Douglas Hines and Bud S. Isaacs | Nominated |
| 1975 | Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Series - For a Single Episode of a Comedy Series | Douglas Hines | Won |
| 1976 | Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Series - For a Single Episode of a Comedy Series | Douglas Hines | Nominated |
| 1977 | Outstanding Film Editing in a Comedy Series | Douglas Hines | Won |

### Golden Globe Awards

Presented since 1949, the Golden Globe Award is an annual accolade awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for outstanding achievements in film and television. Mary Tyler Moore received 22 nominations during its tenure, winning three awards for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, awarded to Mary Tyler Moore in 1971, and the award for Best Supporting Actor – Television to Ed Asner in 1972 and 1976.

| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards | Won |
| 1971 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
| 1971 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards | Nominated |
| 1971 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Ed Asner as Lou Grant | Won |
| 1972 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
| 1972 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards | Nominated |
| 1972 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Ed Asner as Lou Grant | Nominated |
| 1972 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Ted Knight as Ted Baxter | Nominated |
| 1972 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern | Nominated |
| 1973 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
| 1973 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards | Nominated |
| 1973 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Ed Asner as Lou Grant | Nominated |
| 1973 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Ed Asner as Lou Grant | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Gavin McLeod as Murray Slaughter | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Ed Asner as Lou Grant | Won |
| 1975 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Ted Knight as Ted Baxter | Nominated |
| 1976 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards | Nominated |
| 1976 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Gavin McLeod as Murray Slaughter | Nominated |

### TV Land Awards

The TV Land Award is an award presented at the eponymous award ceremony, airing on TV Land, that honors television programs that are off air. Receiving 13 nominations since the first award ceremony, The Mary Tyler Moore Show won five awards, including Groundbreaking Show and Broadcaster of the Year, the latter posthumously awarded to Ted Knight three times.

| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Nosiest Neighbor | Cloris Leachman | Cloris Leachman | Nominated |
| 2003 | Most Memorable Female Guest Star in a Comedy as herself | Betty Ford | Betty Ford | Nominated |
| 2003 | Most Memorable Male Guest Star in a Comedy as himself | Walter Cronkite | Walter Cronkite | Nominated |
| 2003 | Funniest Food Fight | Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White) | for "Flying Chocolate Soufflé" | Nominated |
| 2003 | Hippest Fashion Plate - Female | Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Tyler Moore | Nominated |
| 2004 | Groundbreaking Show | Mary Tyler Moore, John Amos, Ed Asner, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Gavin MacLeod, Betty White | Mary Tyler Moore, John Amos, Ed Asner, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Gavin MacLeod, Betty White | Won |
| 2005 | Best Dream Sequence | Best Dream Sequence | for "Mary's Three Husbands" | Nominated |
| 2005 | Classic TV Broadcaster of the Year | Ted Knight | Ted Knight | Won |
| 2006 | Broadcaster of the Year | Ted Knight | Ted Knight | Won |
| 2006 | Favorite Series Finale | Favorite Series Finale | Favorite Series Finale | Nominated |
| 2007 | The "Hey! It's...!" Award (Favorite Cameo or Guest Star) | Walter Cronkite | Walter Cronkite | Nominated |
| 2008 | Broadcaster of the Year | Ted Knight | Ted Knight | Won |
| 2008 | Iconic Decoration You Want for Your House | Mary Richards' big "M" | Mary Richards' big "M" | Won |

### Writers Guild of America Awards

Presented by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the Writers Guild of America Award is an annual accolade that recognizes outstanding achievement of writers in film, television, radio, promotional writing and videogames. The Mary Tyler Moore Show received 10 nominations of for the award for Television: Episodic Comedy, winning once in 1971.

| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | Television: Episodic Comedy | Martin Cohan | for "Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary" | Won |
| 1972 | Television: Episodic Comedy | Allan Burns and James L. Brooks | for "The Good-Time News" | Nominated |
| 1973 | Television: Episodic Comedy | Ed. Weinberger | for "The Lars Affair" | Nominated |
| 1974 | Television: Episodic Comedy | Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels | for "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" | Nominated |
| 1975 | Television: Episodic Comedy | Bob Ellison | for "Edie Gets Married" | Nominated |
| 1975 | Television: Episodic Comedy | David Lloyd | for "Chuckles Bites the Dust" | Nominated |
| 1976 | Television: Episodic Comedy | Bob Ellison | for "My Son, the Genius" | Nominated |
| 1976 | Television: Episodic Comedy | David Lloyd | for "Mary's Insomnia" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Television: Episodic Comedy | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd, Bob Ellison | for "The Last Show" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Television: Episodic Comedy | David Lloyd | for "The Critic" | Nominated |

### Other awards

| Award | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Humanitas Prize | 1977 | 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television | Earl Pomerantz for "Ted's Change of Heart" | Won |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 1997 | OFTA TV Hall of Fame | OFTA TV Hall of Fame | Won |
| Peabody Award | 1977 | MTM Enterprises | MTM Enterprises | Won |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2007 | Heritage Award | Heritage Award | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2016 | Heritage Award | Heritage Award | Won |
