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==Honors and awards== While it aired, ''Thirtysomething'' was nominated for 41 [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], winning 13. It also won two [[Golden Globe]] awards. Later, by 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were listed as number 22 on [[TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time|''TV Guide''{{'}}s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time]].<ref>{{cite journal |year=1997 |title=Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time |journal=[[TV Guide]] |issue=June 28βJuly 4 }}</ref> ''Thirtysomething'' then placed the number 19 spot on [[TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time|''TV Guide''β²s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time]] in 2002,<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tv-guide-names-top-50-shows/ "TV Guide Names Top 50 Shows"]. [[CBS News]]/[[Associated Press]]. February 11, 2009.</ref> and in 2013, ''[[TV Guide]]'' placed it as No. 10 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> {| class="wikitable" !Year !Association !Category !Recipient !Results !Ref |- | rowspan="16" |1988 |[[Casting Society of America]] |[[Casting Society of America|Best Casting for a TV, Dramatic Episodic]] |(casting director) Judith Holstra<br />(casting director) [[Marcia Ross]] |{{Won}} | |- |[[Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America]] |[[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing β Drama Series|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series β Night]] |for episode "Pilot"<br />(director) [[Marshall Herskovitz]]<br />(unit production manager) [[Stephen McEveety]]<br />(first assistant director) [[Peter Gries]]<br />(second assistant director) Dawn Easterling |{{Won}} | |- | rowspan="5" |[[Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series|Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Series]] |for episode "Whose Forest is This?"<br />(men's costume supervisor) Patrick R. Norris<br />(women's costume supervisor) Marjorie K. Chan<br />(men's costumer) Anne Hartley<br />(women's costumer) Julie Glick |{{Nominated}} |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=THIRTYSOMETHING|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/thirtysomething|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Television Academy|language=en}}</ref> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series|Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Series]] |for episode "Pilot"<br />(costume supervisor) Marilyn Matthews<br />(costumer) Patrick R. Norris |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music|Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music]] |Stewart Levin<br />W.G. Snuffy Walden |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Editing for a Series β Single Camera Production]] |for episode "Therapy"<br />(editor) Victor Du Bois<br />(editor) Richard Freeman |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]] |for episode "The Parents Are Coming"<br />Shirley Knight |{{Won}} | |- |[[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]] |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series β Drama|Best Television Series β Drama]] | ''thirtysomething'' |{{Nominated}} |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Thirtysomething|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/thirtysomething|access-date=2021-06-30|website=www.goldenglobes.com}}</ref> |- |[[Humanitas Prize|Humanitas Prize Awards]] |60 Minute Category |[[Paul Haggis]]<br />[[Marshall Herskovitz]] |{{Won}} | |- |[[People's Choice Awards]] |Favorite New Television Program β Dramatic |''thirtysomething'' |{{Won}} | |- | rowspan="5" |[[Primetime Emmy Awards]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]] |(producer) [[Scott Winant]]<br />(supervising producer) [[Paul Haggis]]<br />(executive producer) [[Marshall Herskovitz]]<br />(executive producer) [[Edward Zwick]] |{{Won}} |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series]] |for episode "Business as Usual (aka Michael's Father's Death"<br />(writer) [[Paul Haggis]]<br />(writer) [[Marshall Herskovitz]] |{{Won}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] |[[Timothy Busfield]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] |[[Polly Draper]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] |[[Patricia Wettig]] |{{Won}} | |- |[[TCA Awards]] |[[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama|Outstanding Achievement in Drama]] |''thirtysomething'' |{{Nominated}} | |- | rowspan="24" |1989 |[[American Cinema Editors|American Cinema Editors Awards]] |Best Edited Episode from a Television Series |for episode "Accounts Receivable"<br />(editor) Victor Du Bois<br />(editor) Steven Rosenblum |{{Won}} | |- | rowspan="7" |[[Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series|Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Series]] |for episode "We'll Meet Again"<br />(men's costumer) Patrick R. Norris<br />(women's costumer) Julie Glick |{{Won}} |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Editing for a Series β Single Camera Production]] |for episode "First Day/Last Day"<br />(editor) Steven Rosebaum |{{Won}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling|Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series]] |for episode "We'll Meet Again"<br />(hairstylist) Carol Pershing |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects|Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects]] |for episode "Michael Writes A Story"<br />(associate producer) Jeanne Byrd<br />(supervising editor) Victor Du Bois<br />(visual effects artist) Simon Holden<br />(visual effects supervisor) Steve Wyskocil |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series|Outstanding Art Direction for a Series]] |for episode "Michael Writes A Story"<br />(art director) Brandy Alexander<br />(set director) Mary Ann Biddle |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series]] |for episode "Michael Writes A Story"<br />(music re-recording mixer) Tim Philben<br />(music re-recording mixer) Scott Millan<br />(effects re-recording mixer) Clark Conrad<br />(production mixer) Will Yardbrough |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] |for episode "The Mike Van Dyke Show"<br />Jack Gilford |{{Nominated}} | |- | rowspan="2" |[[Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America]] |Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama Series β Night |for episode "Michael's Brother"<br />(director) Edward Zwick |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="2" | |- |[[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing β Drama Series|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama Series β Night]] |for episode "Therapy"<br />(director) Marshall Herskovitz<br />(unit production manager) Lindsley Parsons III<br />(first assistant director) Craig Beaudine<br />(second assistant director) Roger E. Mills |{{Won}} |- |[[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]] |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series β Drama|Best Television Series β Drama]] |''thirysomething'' |{{Won}} |<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="2" |[[Humanitas Prize|Humanitas Prize Awards]] |60 Minute Category |for episode "In Re: The Marriage Of Weston"<br />Susan Shiliday |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="2" | |- |60 Minute Category |for episode "Elliot's Dad"<br />Joseph Dougherty |{{Nominated}} |- | rowspan="5" |[[Primetime Emmy Awards]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]] |(executive producer) Marshall Herskovitz<br />(executive producer) Edward Zwick<br />(supervising producer) Scott Winant<br />(producer) Richard Kramer<br />(co-producer) Ellen S. Pressman<br />(coordinating producer) Lindsley Parsons III |{{Nominated}} |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series]] |for episode "We'll Meet Again"<br />(director) Scott Winant |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series]] |for episode "First Day/Last Day"<br />(writer) Joseph Dougherty |{{Won}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] |[[Timothy Busfield]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] |[[Melanie Mayron]] |{{Won}} | |- |[[TCA Awards]] |[[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama|Outstanding Achievement in Drama]] |''thirtysomething'' |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Viewers for Quality Television Awards]] |[[Viewers for Quality Television Awards|Best Quality Drama Series]] |''thirtysomething'' |{{Nominated}} | |- | rowspan="3" |[[Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America]] |Episodic Drama |for episode "Nice Work If You Can Get It"<br />(teleplay) Paul Haggis<br />(story) Jean Vallely |{{Nominated}} | |- |Episodic Drama |for episode "Therapy"<br />(writer) Susan Shilliday |{{Won}} | |- |Episodic Drama |for episode "Thirtysomething"<br />(writer) Marshall Herskovitz<br />(writer) Edward Zwick |{{Won}} | |- |[[Young Artist Award]]s |[[Young Artist Award|Best Young Actor Under Nine Years of Age]] |[[Luke Ross]]i |{{Nominated}} | |- | rowspan="23" |1990 | rowspan="5" |[[Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series|Outstanding Costuming for a Series]] |for episode "Strangers"<br />(supervising costumer) Patrick R. Norris<br />(women's costumer) Julie Glick |{{Nominated}} |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series|Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series]] |for episode "Strangers"<br />(hairstylist) Carol Pershing |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series|Outstanding Art Direction for a Series]] |for episode "Michael's Campaign"<br />(production designer) Brandy Alexander<br />(set decorator) Mary Ann Biddle |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] |for episode "Strangers"<br />[[Peter Frechette]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]] |for episode "Arizona"<br />[[Shirley Knight]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America]] |[[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing β Drama Series|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series β Night]] |for episode "Love & Sex"<br />(director) Michael Herskovitz |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[GLAAD Media Award]]s |Outstanding Drama Episode |''thirtysomething'' |{{Won}} | |- | rowspan="3" |[[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]] |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series β Drama|Best Television Series β Drama]] |''thirtysomething'' |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="3" |<ref name=":1" /> |- |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor β Television Series Drama|Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series β Drama]] |[[Ken Olin]] |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress β Television Series Drama|Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series β Drama]] |[[Mel Harris]] |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Humanitas Prize|Humanitas Prize Awards]] |[[Humanitas Prize|60 Minute Category]] |[[Joseph Dougherty]] |{{Won}} | |- | rowspan="6" |[[Primetime Emmy Awards]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]] |(executive producer) [[Edward Zwick]]<br />(executive producer) [[Marshall Herskovitz]]<br />(supervising producer) [[Scott Winant]]<br />(producer) [[Richard Kramer (writer)|Richard Kramer]]<br />(co-producer) [[Ellen S. Pressman]]<br />(coordinating producer) [[Lindsley Parsons III]] |{{Nominated}} |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series]] |for episode "The Go-Between"<br />(director) [[Scott Winant]] |{{Won}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series]] |for episode "The Go-Between"<br />(writer) [[Joseph Dougherty]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] |[[Patricia Wettig]] |{{Won}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] |[[Timothy Busfield]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] |[[Melanie Mayron]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[TCA Awards]] |[[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama|Outstanding Achievement in Drama]] |''thirtysomething'' |{{Nominated}} | |- | rowspan="4" |[[Viewers for Quality Television Awards]] |[[Viewers for Quality Television Award|Best Quality Drama Series]] |''thirtysomething'' |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="4" | |- |[[Viewers for Quality Television Award|Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series]] |[[Mel Harris]] |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Viewers for Quality Television Award|Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series]] |[[Timothy Busfield]] |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Viewers for Quality Television Award|Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series]] |[[Patricia Wettig]] |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Young Artist Award|Young Artists Awards]] |[[Young Artist Award|Best Young Actor Supporting Role in a Television Series]] |[[Luke Ross]]i |{{Nominated}} | |- | rowspan="25" |1991 |[[American Society of Cinematographers]] |Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series |for episode "The Go-Between"<br />(cinematographer) Kenneth Zunder |{{Nominated}} | |- | rowspan="2" |[[Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series|Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Series]] |for episode "A Wedding"<br />(costume supervisor) Patrick R. Norris<br />(women's costume supervisor) Linda Serijan |{{Won}} |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]] |for episode "Sifting The Ashes"<br />[[Eileen Brennan]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America]] |[[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing β Drama Series|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series β Night]] |for episode "The Go-Between"<br />(director) [[Scott Winant]] |{{Nominated}} | |- | rowspan="2" |[[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]] |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series β Drama|Best Television Series β Drama]] |''thirtysomething'' |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="2" |<ref name=":1" /> |- |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress β Television Series Drama|Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series β Drama]] |[[Patricia Wettig]] |{{Won}} |- | rowspan="2" |[[Humanitas Prize|Humanitas Prize Awards]] |[[Humanitas Prize|60 Minute Catgegory]] |for episode "Fighting The Cold"<br />[[Joseph Dougherty|Joseph Doughterty]] |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="2" | |- |[[Humanitas Prize|60 Minute Category]] |[[Ann Lewis Hamilton]] |{{Won}} |- | rowspan="6" |[[Primetime Emmy Awards]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]] |(executive producer) [[Edward Zwick]]<br />(executive producer) [[Marshall Herskovitz]]<br />(supervising producer) [[Scott Winant]]<br />(producer) [[Ellen S. Pressman]]<br />(producer) [[Richard Kramer (writer)|Richard Kramer]]<br />(producer) [[Ann Lewis Hamilton]]<br />(producer) [[Joseph Dougherty]]<br />(co-producer) [[Lindsley Parsons III]] |{{Nominated}} |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series]] |for episode "Second Look"<br />(writer) [[Ann Lewis Hamilton]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] |[[Patricia Wettig]] |{{Won}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] |[[Timothy Busfield]] |{{Won}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] |[[David Clennon]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] |[[Melanie Mayron]] |{{Nominated}} | |- |[[TCA Awards]] |[[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama|Outstanding Achievement in Drama]] |''thirtysomething'' |{{Won}} | |- | rowspan="7" |[[Viewers for Quality Television Awards]] |[[Viewers for Quality Television Award|Best Quality Drama Series]] |''thirtysomething'' |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="7" | |- |[[Viewers for Quality Television Award|Best Writing in a Quality Drama Series]] |writers |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Viewers for Quality Television Award|Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series]] |[[Ken Olin]] |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Viewers for Quality Television Award|Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series]] |[[Patricia Wettig]] |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Viewers for Quality Television Award|Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series]] |[[Timothy Busfield]] |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Viewers for Quality Television Award|Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series]] |[[Melanie Mayron]] |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Viewers for Quality Television Award|Specialty Player]] |[[David Clennon]] |{{Nominated}} |- | rowspan="2" |[[Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America]] |Episodic Drama |for episode "I'm Nobody, Who Are You?"<br />(writer) [[Winnie Holzman]] |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="2" | |- |Episodic Drama |for episode "Strangers"<br />(writer) [[Richard Kramer (writer)|Richard Kramer]] |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Young Artist Award|Young Artists Awards]] |[[Young Artist Award|Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series]] |[[Luke Ross]]i |{{Nominated}} | |- | rowspan="2" |1992 | rowspan="2" |[[Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America]] |Episodic Drama |for episode "Photo Opportunity"<br />(writer) Racelle Rosett Schaefer |{{Won}} | rowspan="2" | |- |Episodic Drama |for episode "Guns and Roses"<br />(writer) Liberty Godshall |{{Nominated}} |}
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