+ List of awards won by Lou Grant Ed Asner received many awards and nominations for his performance as Lou Grant. Awards and nominations Award Won NominatedACE Eddie AwardsBroadcasting Press Guild AwardsDirectors Guild of America AwardsEmmy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsGolden Reel AwardsEdgar AwardsHumanitas PrizePeabody AwardsWriters Guild of America AwardTotal number of wins and nominations References
Lou Grant is an American television drama series created by James L. Brooks, Allan Burns and Gene Reynolds and produced by MTM Productions. The show originally aired in the United States on CBS between September 20, 1977, and September 12, 1982, with 114 episodes split over five seasons. A spin off of the 1970s comedy series The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the series follows Lou Grant, played by Ed Asner, as he moves to Los Angeles to work as city editor for the fictional Los Angeles Tribune.
Lou Grant garnered acclaim and amassed 99 nominations for various industry awards, winning 27 awards. This includes 56 Emmy Awards (with 13 wins), 12 Golden Globe Awards (with 3 wins), 5 Directors Guild of America Awards (with 3 wins), and 14 Writers Guild of America Awards (with 2 wins). Asner and Nancy Marchand won the most awards for their performances in the series, with Asner winning 2 Emmy Awards and 2 Golden Globe Awards while Marchand won 4 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress.
Awards and nominations ACE Eddie Awards The Eddie Award is an annual accolade that was created by American Cinema Editors in 1962 to award outstanding achievements in editing in television and film. Lou Grant won an award from four nominations for Best Edited Episode from a Television Series. Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result Ref 1979 Best Edited Episode from a Television Series James Galloway 1981 1982 1983
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards The Broadcasting Press Guild Awards is an annual accolade awarded by the Broadcasting Press Guild that recognizes "outstanding programmes and performances seen or heard in the preceding year." Lou Grant received the award for Best Imported Programme in 1979. Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref 1979 Best Imported Programme
Directors Guild of America Awards The Directors Guild of America Award, presented by the Directors Guild of America, is an annual accolade that honors excellence among directors in film and television. Lou Grant received 5 nominations, winning three awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama Series. Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result Ref 1978 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama Series Gene Reynolds 1979 Roger Young 1980 Gene Reynolds Roger Young
Emmy Awards
Presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences since 1949, the Primetime Emmy Award is an annual accolade that honors outstanding achievements in various aspects of television such as acting, directing and writing. Lou Grant received 56 nominations, winning 13 awards, including four awards for Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Nancy Marchand), two awards for Outstanding Drama Series, two awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Ed Asner), two awards for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series, an award for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series, an award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Roger Young), and an award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) (Patrick Williams).
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result Ref 1978 Outstanding Drama Series James L. Brooks, Allan Burns and Gene Reynolds Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Ed Asner Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Linda Kelsey Nancy Marchand Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series Barnard Hughes 1979 Outstanding Drama Series Seth Freeman, Gary David Goldberg and Gene Reynolds Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Ed Asner Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Mason Adams Robert Walden Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Linda Kelsey Nancy Marchand Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Burt Brinckerhoff Mel Damski Gene Reynolds Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Michele Gallery Gene Reynolds Leon Tokatyan 1980 Outstanding Drama Series Seth Freeman and Gene Reynolds Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Ed Asner Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Mason Adams Robert Walden Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nina Foch Linda Kelsey Nancy Marchand Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Burt Brinckerhoff Peter Levin Gene Reynolds Roger Young Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Allan Burns and Gene Reynolds Seth Freeman Michele Gallery 1981 Outstanding Drama Series Seth Freeman and Gene Reynolds Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Ed Asner Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Mason Adams Robert Walden Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Linda Kelsey Nancy Marchand Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Burt Brinckerhoff Gene Reynolds Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Seth Freeman April Smith 1982 Outstanding Drama Series Seth Freeman and Gene Reynolds Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Ed Asner Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Linda Kelsey Nancy Marchand Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Gene Reynolds Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Seth Freeman
Creative Arts Emmy Awards Year Category Nominee(s) Episodes(s) Result Ref 1978 Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing for a Series Ron Clark, Tony Garber, and Dale Johnston 1979 Outstanding Film Editing for a Series James Galloway Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Patrick Williams 1980 Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) 1981 Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for a Series James Galloway Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling Jean Austin Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) Patrick Williams 1982 Outstanding Cinematography for a Series Robert F. Liu Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) Patrick Williams
Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Award is an annual accolade presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) which honors the best performances in television and film. Lou Grant received 12 nominations, winning three awards – two for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (Ed Asner) and one for Best Television Series – Drama. Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref 1977 Best Actor – Television Series Drama Ed Asner 1978 Best Television Series – Drama Best Actor – Television Series Drama Ed Asner Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Linda Kelsey 1979 Best Television Series – Drama Best Actor – Television Series Drama Ed Asner Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Linda Kelsey 1980 Best Television Series – Drama Best Actor – Television Series Drama Ed Asner Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Linda Kelsey 1981 Best Television Series – Drama Best Actor – Television Series Drama Ed Asner
Golden Reel Awards The Golden Reel Award is an annual award presented by the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) in recognition of sound editors in film and television. Lou Grant won an award for Television One Hour Series: Sound Editing. Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result Ref 1980 Television One Hour Series: Sound Editing Dale Johnston and Jayme S. Parker
Edgar Awards The Edgar Awards, presented by the Mystery Writers of America since 1946, recognizes the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater.Neimeyer, Mark. "Poe and Popular Culture", collected in The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe. Cambridge University Press, 2002. . p. 206. Lou Grant received a nomination for Best Television Episode. Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result Ref 1980 Best Television Episode Michele Gallery
Humanitas Prize Awarded since 1974, the Humanitas Prize is an annual accolade that recognizes outstanding achievement of writers in film and television whose work promotes human dignity, meaning and freedom. Receiving four nominations for the 60 Minute Category, Lou Grant received two awards. Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result Ref 1979 60 Minute Category Michele Gallery Leon Tokatyan 1981 Bud Freeman 1982 Gene Reynolds
Peabody Awards Awarded since 1940, the Peabody Award, named after American banker and philanthropist George Peabody, is an annual award the recognizes excellence in storytelling across mediums including television, radio, television networks, and online videos. Lou Grant won in 1978, with the board praising Ed Asner's portrayal of the titular character as well as the cast and crew. Year Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result Ref 1978 MTM Productions, CBS-TV
Writers Guild of America Awards The Writers Guild of America Award, presented by the Writers Guild of America, is an annual accolade that honors excellence among writers in film, television, radio, promotional writing and videogames. Lou Grant received 14 nominations, winning two awards for Television: Episodic Drama. Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result Ref 1977 Television: Episodic Drama David Lloyd Leonora Thuna 1978 Seth Freeman Gary David Goldberg 1979 Johnny Dawkins Gary David Goldberg David Lloyd Leon Tokatyan 1980 Allan Burns and Gene Reynolds Steve Kline April Smith 1981 Michael Vittes 1982 Jeffrey Lane
References
External links List of Primetime Emmy Awards received by Lou Grant List of awards and nominations received by Lou Grant at the Internet Movie Database