Editing Gimme a Break! (section)

==Awards and nominations==
[[Nell Carter]] received two Emmy nominations as Best Actress in a Comedy Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/nell-carter|title=Nell Carter – Television Academy}}</ref> and two Golden Globe nominations as Best Actress in a Television Series-Comedy or Musical.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/nell-carter|title=Nell Carter|website=www.goldenglobes.com}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominee
!Result
|-
|rowspan="3"|1982
|[[34th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Nell Carter]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[40th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[4th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Award]]
|rowspan="2"|Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series
|[[Kari Michaelsen]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|1983
|[[5th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Award]]
|[[Lauri Hendler]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[35th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]]
|rowspan="2"|Nell Carter
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|1984
|[[42nd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[6th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Award]]
|Best Young Actress in a Television Comedy Series
|Lauri Hendler
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Young Supporting Actor in a Television Comedy Series
|[[Joey Lawrence]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Comedy Series
|[[Lara Jill Miller]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|1985
|[[7th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Award]]
|Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series
|Joey Lawrence
|{{nom}}
|}