Editing 3rd Rock from the Sun (section)

=== Awards and nominations ===
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by 3rd Rock from the Sun}}
[[File:John Lithgow 8 by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|[[John Lithgow]]]]

In 1997, ''3rd Rock'' won the most [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s (five from eight nominations) for a television series:

* 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001&nbsp;— Outstanding Lead Actor&nbsp;— Comedy Series&nbsp;— John Lithgow
* 1997, 1998, 1999&nbsp;— Outstanding Supporting Actress&nbsp;— Comedy Series&nbsp;— Kristen Johnston
* 1996, 1997&nbsp;— Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series&nbsp;— Pixie Schwartz
* 1996&nbsp;— Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series&nbsp;— James Burrows
* 1998&nbsp;— Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series&nbsp;— Terry Hughes
* 1997&nbsp;— Outstanding Special Visual Effects&nbsp;— Glen Bennett, Visual Effects Artists; Patrick Shearn, Visual Effects Supervisor; Chris Staves, Visual Effects Artists
* 1997, 1999, 2000&nbsp;— Outstanding Sound Mixing&nbsp;— Comedy Series
* 1998&nbsp;— Outstanding Sound Mixing&nbsp;— Comedy Series&nbsp;— "A Nightmare on Dick Street"
* 1997, 1998&nbsp;— Outstanding Costume Design&nbsp;— Series&nbsp;— Melina Root
* 1997, 1998&nbsp;— Outstanding Comedy Series
* 1997&nbsp;— Outstanding Choreography&nbsp;— [[Marguerite Derricks]]
* 1998&nbsp;— Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series&nbsp;— Jan Hooks as Vicki Dubcek
* 1998&nbsp;— Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series&nbsp;— John Cleese as Dr. Neesam
* 1999, 2000&nbsp;— Outstanding Multicamera Picture Editing for a Series
* 1999&nbsp;— Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series&nbsp;— [[Kathy Bates]] as Charlotte Everly and [[Laurie Metcalf]] as Jennifer
* 1999&nbsp;— Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series&nbsp;— William Shatner as the Big Giant Head
* 2000&nbsp;— Outstanding Cinematography for a Multicamera Series

John Lithgow received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for each year the show was broadcast, winning the Emmy in 1996, 1997, and 1999. Accepting the 1999 award, he said, "Many wonderful things have happened to me in my life, but the two best are ''3rd Rock'' and my dear family."<ref name="emmy">{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |title=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=September 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912031233/http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |archive-date=September 12, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

'''[[Golden Globe Awards]]'''
* 1997&nbsp;— Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical&nbsp;— John Lithgow
[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
* 1996, 1997&nbsp;— Best Male Actor&nbsp;— Comedy Series&nbsp;— John Lithgow