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Big Bird arriving on the Red Carpet for the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards.

As of 2005, Sesame Street has won over 100 Emmy Awards -- more Emmys than any other television show in history. This is a listing of the various awards that the show has won over the decades.

2022[]

2021[]

  • Won - GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Children's Programming: "The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo"
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Technical Team
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing Team for a Preschool, Children's or Family Viewing Program
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lighting Direction
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Effects Costumes, Makeup and Hairstyling
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Preschool, Children's or Family Viewing Program
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program: Ryan Dillon as Elmo
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Limited Performance in a Children's Program: Jennifer Barnhart as Zoe, Charlie's Mom, Maggie Cadabby
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing Team for a Preschool, Children's or Family Viewing Program

2020[]

2019[]

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Big Bird, Elmo, and Abby Cadabby at the Kennedy Center Honors.

  • Kennedy Center Honor
  • Peabody Award Institutional Award "for 50 years of educating"
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Preschool Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Sound Mixing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Short Format Children’s Program: Elmo's Food Rap Battle
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Short Format Children’s Program: A Rainbow Kind of Day
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Children’s, Preschool Children’s, Family Viewing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Technical Team
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Sound Editing for a Live Action Program
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Costume Design/Styling

2018[]

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class - Short Format Daytime Program: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with Julia & Elmo (YouTube.com)
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children’s, Preschool Children’s, Family Viewing
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Technical Team
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Sound Editing – Live Action
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Original Song: "Song About Songs"
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Original Song: "Try a Little Kindness"
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Interactive Media Enhancement to a Daytime Program or Series (SesameStreetInCommunities.org)
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lighting Direction
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Sound Mixing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Hairstyling

2017[]

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children’s, Pre-School Children’s or Family Viewing Program
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Children’s, Pre-School Children’s or Family Viewing Program
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Sound Editing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Promotional Announcement: Sesame Studios launch campaign
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children’s, Pre-School Children’s, or Family Viewing Program: Ryan Dillon as Elmo
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Technical Team
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Costume Design/Styling

2016[]

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Sound Mixing – Live Action
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Sound Editing – Live Action
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Interactive Media – Original Daytime Program or Series: Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children’s or Pre-School Children’s Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Children’s or Pre-School Children’s Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Technical Team
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Sound Mixing – Live Action
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Sound Editing – Live Action
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Costume Design/Styling

2015[]

2014[]

2013[]

2012[]

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series: Joey Mazzarino, Kevin Clash, Nadine Zylstra, Ken Diego, Scott Preston, Matt Vogel
  • Won - Daytime EmmyOutstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing: Tim Carter, Todd James, Jesse Averna, John Tierney
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Live Action: Chris Prinzivalli, Michael Barrett, Michael Croiter, Jorge Muelle, Chris Sassano, Dick Maitland
  • Won - Daytime EmmyOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action: Chris Prinzivalli, Michael Croiter, Michael Barrett, Dick Maitland
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction / Electronic Camera / Video Control: Tom Guadarrama, James Meek, Frankie Biondo, Jerry Cancel, Shaun Harkins
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children’s Series: Joey Mazzarino, Molly Boylan, Annie Evans, Christine Ferraro, Luis Santeiro, Belinda Ward, Emily Kingsley, John Weidman
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Kevin Clash as Elmo
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Caroll Spinney as Big Bird
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design / Styling
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Original Song - Children's and Animation: "Don't Give Up"
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Directing: Kevin Clash
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Writing: Christine Ferraro
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control

2011[]

2010[]

Feb 22

The cast on the red carpet of the 2010 AMEE Awards.

2009[]

Lifetimewin

The cast in the press room backstage with the Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2009.

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Carol-Lynn Parente accepts the Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement award to standing ovations.

2008[]

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Kevin Clash (Elmo)
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Original Song in a Children's/Animated Series: "Get Up, Get Out!"
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Original Song in a Children's/Animated Series: "See the Signs" (Mark Radice)
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Design
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction / Electronic Camera / Video Control

2007[]

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Caroll Spinney and Kevin Clash with Oscar and Elmo at the 2007 Daytime Emmys.

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer In A Children's Series (tie): Kevin Clash (Elmo) and Caroll Spinney (Oscar the Grouch)
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design / Styling
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing In A Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing In A Children's Series

2006[]

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design / Styling
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction And Composition
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer In A Children's Series: Kevin Clash (Elmo)
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing In A Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing In A Children's Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction / Electronic Camera / Video
  • Nominated - Image Award Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series / Special: Kevin Clash (Elmo)

2005[]

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Kevin Clash (Elmo)
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design / Styling
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Original Song: "Baby, You're So Smart" (Tony Geiss)
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Original Song: "Things Change"
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Original Song: "Who Will Be My Friend?"
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
  • Nominated - Television Critics Association Heritage Award

2004[]

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Kevin Clash (Elmo)
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: David Rudman (Baby Bear)
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
  • Nominated - Television Critics Association Award Outstanding Children's Programming

2003[]

  • Won - Celebration of Diversity Award
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design / Styling
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Design
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction / Electronic
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Kevin Clash (Elmo)
  • Nominated - Television Critics Association Award Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming

2002[]

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design / Styling
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Special Class
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
  • Won - Image Award Outstanding Youth or Children's Series / Special
  • Won - Image Award Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series / Special: B. B. King
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction / Electronic
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Kevin Clash (Elmo)
  • Nominated - Image Award Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series / Special: "The Alvin Ailey Dancers"

2001[]

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
  • Won - Television Critics Association Award Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming
  • Won - Writers Guild of America Award (TV) Children's Script: Christine Ferraro for episode "Telly As Jack"
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction / Set
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction / Electronic
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Kevin Clash (Elmo)
  • Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award (TV) Children's Script: Christine Ferraro for episode "The Big Bad Wolf Fills In For Goldilocks"

2000[]

  • Big Bird and Caroll Spinney declared Living Legends by the Library of Congress (April 2000)
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
  • Won - Writers Guild of America Award (TV) Children's Script: Christine Ferraro and Tony Geiss for Elmo Saves Christmas
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction / Set
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design / Styling
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Sound
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Kevin Clash (Elmo)
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
  • Nominated - |Image Award' Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series / Special: Kevin Clash (Elmo)
  • Nominated - TV Guide Award Favorite Children's Show
  • Nominated - Television Critics Association Award Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming

1999[]

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Ruth Buzzi, Roscoe Orman and Big Bird accepting the TV Guide Award in 1999.

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Costume Design / Styling
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
  • Won - Writers Guild of America Award (TV) Children's Script: Christine Ferraro
  • Won - TV Guide Award Favorite Children's Show
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Kevin Clash (Elmo)
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Caroll Spinney (Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch)
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Sound Editing
  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Sound Mixing
  • Nominated - Image Award Outstanding Youth or Children's Series / Special

1998[]

1996[]

  • Won - NCLR Bravo Award Outstanding Program for Children or Youth
  • Nominated - Image Award Outstanding Educational/Informational Youth or Children's Series / Special
  • Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award (TV) Children's Script: Tony Geiss for episode "A Baby Worm Is Born"

1995[]

  • Won - NCLR Bravo Award Outstanding Television Program

1994[]

  • Nominated - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series: Ruth Buzzi
  • Nominated - Young Artist Award Outstanding Youth Host in a TV Magazine, News or Variety Show: Savion Glover

1990[]

1986[]

  • Won - Ottawa International Animation Festival Award Children's Program: For segment "Musical Instruments"

1976[]

  • Won - Daytime Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts
  • Nominated - Emmy Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming: Gerri Brioso (graphic designer) for episode on 1 January 1976
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The Muppeteers at the 1974 Emmy Awards.

1974[]

1970[]

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