Editing Columbo (section)

=== Awards and nominations ===
''Columbo'' received numerous awards and nominations from 1971 to 2005, including 13 [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]s, two [[Golden Globe Award]]s, two [[Edgar Award]]s and a [[TV Land Award]] nomination in 2005 for [[Peter Falk]].

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!Awards and nominations
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="black" |<span style="color:white;">'''Primetime Emmy Awards'''</span>
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! Year
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
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| style=white-space:nowrap| [[23rd Primetime Emmy Awards|1971]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role]]
|[[Lee Grant]] in "Ransom for a Dead Man"
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=10|[[24th Primetime Emmy Awards|1972]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Series – Drama]]
| Everett Chambers, [[Richard Levinson]] and [[William Link]]
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series]]
|[[Peter Falk]]
|{{won}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama – A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme]]
|Edward M. Abroms, for "Short Fuse"
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan="3"|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama]]
|[[Steven Bochco]] for "Murder by the Book"
|{{nom}}
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|[[Jackson Gillis]] for "Suitable for Framing"
|{{nom}}
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|Richard Levinson and William Link for "Death Lends a Hand"
|{{won}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Series|Outstanding New Series]]
|Everett Chambers, Richard Levinson and William Link
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming – For a Series or a Single Program of a Series]]
|Lloyd Ahern for "Blueprint for Murder"
|{{won}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming – For a Series or a Single Program of a Series]]
|Edward M. Abroms for "Death Lends a Hand"
|{{won}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series|Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition – For a Series or a Single Program of a Series]]
|[[Billy Goldenberg]] for "Lady in Waiting"
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=5|[[25th Primetime Emmy Awards|1973]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series - Continuing]]
|[[Dean Hargrove]]
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama Series - Continuing)]]
|Peter Falk
|{{nom}}
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||[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama – A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme]]
|Edward M. Abroms for "The Most Dangerous Match"
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama]]
|Steven Bochco for "Étude in Black"
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series|Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design]]
|Grady Hunt for "Dagger of the Mind"
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=3|[[26th Primetime Emmy Awards|1974]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series|Outstanding Limited Series]]
|Douglas Benton, Edward K. Dodds, Dean Hargrove, [[Roland Kibbee]] and Robert F. O'Neill
|{{won}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series]]
|Peter Falk
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)|Best Cinematography for Entertainment Programming – For a Series or a Single Program of a Series]]
|Harry L. Wolf for "Any Old Port in a Storm"
|{{won}}
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|rowspan=5|[[27th Primetime Emmy Awards|1975]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series|Outstanding Limited Series]]
|Everett Chambers, Edward K. Dodds, Dean Hargrove and Roland Kibbee
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series]]
|Peter Falk
|{{won}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series]]
|[[Patrick McGoohan]] in "By Dawn's Early Light"
|{{won}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Series]]
|Richard C. Glouner for "Playback"
|{{won}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design – For a Single Episode of a Comedy, Drama or Limited Series]]
|Jerry Adams and Michael Baugh for "Playback"
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=2|[[28th Primetime Emmy Awards|1976]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]
|Everett Chambers
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
|Peter Falk
|{{won}}
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|rowspan=2|[[29th Primetime Emmy Awards|1977]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]
|Everett Chambers
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
|Peter Falk
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=4|[[30th Primetime Emmy Awards|1978]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]
|Richard Alan Simmons
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
|Peter Falk
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series]]
|Robert Watts, for "How to Dial a Murder"
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan="2"|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)|Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)]]
|[[Patrick Williams (composer)|Patrick Williams]] for "Try and Catch Me"
|{{nom}}
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|[[41st Primetime Emmy Awards|1989]]
|Patrick Williams for "Murder, Smoke and Shadows"
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=2|[[42nd Primetime Emmy Awards|1990]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
|Peter Falk
|{{won}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]]
|Patrick McGoohan in "Agenda for Murder"
|{{won}}
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|rowspan=2|[[43rd Primetime Emmy Awards|1991]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
|Peter Falk
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]]
|[[Dabney Coleman]] in "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star"
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=2|[[46th Primetime Emmy Awards|1994]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
|[[Peter Falk]]
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]]
|[[Faye Dunaway]] in "It's All in the Game"
|{{won}}
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="black" |<span style="color:white;">'''Edgar Allan Poe Awards'''</span>
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! Year
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
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|1972
|Best Episode in a TV Series
|[[Steven Bochco]], for "Murder by the Book"
|{{nom}}
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|1974
|Best Episode in a TV Series
|[[Jackson Gillis]], for "Requiem for a Falling Star"
|{{nom}}
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|1979
|Best Episode in a TV Series
|Robert Van Scoyk, for "Murder Under Glass"
|{{won}}
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|1979
|Special Edgars
|Richard Levinson & William Link for "Columbo and Ellery Queen TV series"
|{{won}}
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="black" |<span style="color:white;">'''Golden Globe Awards'''</span>
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! Year
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
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|[[29th Golden Globe Awards|1972]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Actor in a Leading Role – Drama Series Or Television Movie]]
|[[Peter Falk]]
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=2|[[30th Golden Globe Awards|1973]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama|Best Television Series – Drama]]
|
|{{won}}
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|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama]]
|[[Peter Falk]]
|{{won}}
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|rowspan=2|[[31st Golden Globe Awards|1974]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama|Best Television Series – Drama]]
|
|{{nom}}
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|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama]]
|[[Peter Falk]]
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=2|[[32nd Golden Globe Awards|1975]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama|Best Television Series – Drama]]
|
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama]]
|[[Peter Falk]]
|{{nom}}
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|[[33rd Golden Globe Awards|1976]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama]]
|[[Peter Falk]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[35th Golden Globe Awards|1978]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama|Best Television Series – Drama]]
|
|{{nom}}
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|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama]]
|[[Peter Falk]]
|{{nom}}
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|[[48th Golden Globe Awards|1991]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series – Drama]]
|[[Peter Falk]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[49th Golden Globe Awards|1992]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV]]
|[[Peter Falk]]
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=3|[[51st Golden Globe Awards|1994]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV]]
|"It's All in the Game"
|{{nom}}
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|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV]]
|[[Peter Falk]], for "It's All in the Game"
|{{nom}}
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|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV]]
|[[Faye Dunaway]], for "It's All in the Game"
|{{nom}}
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The 1971 episode "Murder by the Book", directed by [[Steven Spielberg]], was ranked No. 16 on ''[[TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|year=1997|title=Special Collectors' Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time|magazine=TV Guide}}</ref> and in 1999, the magazine ranked Lt. Columbo No. 7 on its 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time list.<ref>{{cite book|title=TV Guide Guide to TV|year=2004|publisher=Barnes & Noble|isbn=0-7607-5634-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780760756348/page/651 651]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780760756348/page/651}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=The Star Ledger|date=December 11, 2006}}.</ref> In 2012, the program was ranked the third-best cop or legal show on ''Best in TV: The Greatest TV Shows of Our Time''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=John |last2=Gomstyn |first2=Alice |date=September 18, 2012 |title='I Love Lucy' Voted the Best TV Show of All Time |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Best_In_TV/love-lucy-voted-best-tv-show-time/story?id=17263942#all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118132431/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Best_In_TV/love-lucy-voted-best-tv-show-time/story?id=17263942#all |archive-date=November 18, 2018 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |newspaper=}}</ref> In 2013, ''TV Guide'' included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time<ref>Roush, Matt (February 25, 2013). "Showstoppers: The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time". ''[[TV Guide]]''. pp. 16–17.</ref> and ranked it 33rd on its list of the 60 Best Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/tv-guide-magazine-60-best-series-1074962/|title=TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time|author=Bruce Fretts|date=December 23, 2013|work=TVGuide.com|access-date=October 19, 2015|archive-date=September 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906075520/http://www.tvguide.com/news/tv-guide-magazine-60-best-series-1074962/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2013, the Writers Guild of America ranked it 57th on its list of 101 Best Written TV Series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://origin.www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-best-written-tv-series/columbo|title=101 Best Written TV Series|last=Brownfield|first=Paul|date=2013|website=Writers Guild of America|access-date=July 31, 2019|archive-date=July 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731010121/http://origin.www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-best-written-tv-series/columbo|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2023, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' ranked ''Columbo'' #85 on its list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/lists/greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time/|title=The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time|publisher=Variety|date=December 20, 2023}}</ref>