"Moonlighting"
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ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Won ASCAP Award Top TV Series
Alf Clausen

Top TV Series
Lee Holdridge

 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Nominated Saturn Award Best Retro Television Release on DVD
For season 1 & 2.
 
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Nominated ASC Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series'
Gerald Perry Finnerman

 
1988 Nominated ASC Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series'
Gerald Perry Finnerman

 
BMI Film & TV Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Won BMI TV Music Award
Al Jarreau

 
1987 Won BMI TV Music Award
Al Jarreau

 
Casting Society of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Nominated Artios Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic
Reuben Cannon (pilot)
Carol L. Dudley (series)

 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1987 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night
Will Mackenzie
Richard Learman (unit production manager) (plaque)
Skip Beaudine (first assistant director) (plaque)
Leigh Webb (second assistant director) (plaque)
For episode "Atomic Shakespeare".
Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series'
Paul Lynch
For episode "Symphony in Knocked Flat".
 
1986 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night
Will Mackenzie
F.A. Miller (unit production manager) (plaque)
Skip Beaudine (first assistant director) (plaque)
Leigh Webb (second assistant director) (plaque)
For episode "My Fair David".
Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series'
Peter Werner
For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".
 
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Nominated Edgar Best Television Episode
Debra Frank
Carl Sautter
For episode "The Dream Sequence Alwas Rings Twice".
 
Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won Emmy Outstanding Art Direction for a Series
James J. Agazzi (production designer)
Bill Harp (set decorator)
For episode "A Womb With A View".
Nominated Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
Alf Clausen
For episode "A Womb With A View".
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction
Alf Clausen (music director/principal arranger)
Hummie Mann (principal arranger)
Brad Dechter (principal arranger)
George Gaffney (dance arranger)
D'Vaughn Pershing (dance arranger)
For episode "A Womb With A View".
 
1988 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
Alf Clausen (composer)
For episode "Here's Living With You, Kid".
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction
Alf Clausen (music director/principal arranger)
Hummie Mann (principal arranger)
Brad Dechter (principal arranger)
Don Nemitz (principal arranger)
George Gaffney (principal arranger)
For episode "Cool Hand Dave", part II.
Outstanding Art Direction for a Series
James J. Agazzi (production designer)
Bill Harp (set decorator)
For episode "Here's Living with You, Kid".
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
Gerald Perry Finnerman
For episode "Hee's Living With You, Kid".
Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
Robert Turturice (costume designer)
For episode "Here's Living with You, Kid".
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
Imogene Coca
For playing "Clara DiPesto".
For episode "Los Dos DiPestos".
 
1987 Won Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series
Kathryn Blondell (Ms. Shepherd's hairstylist)
Josée Normand (hairstylist)
For episode "Atomic Shakespeare".
Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
Robert Turturice (costume designer)
For episode "Atomic Shakespeare".
Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production
Roger Bondelli
Neil Mandelberg
For episode "Atomic Shakespeare".
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bruce Willis

Nominated Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
Bill Landrum (choreographer)
Jacqui Landrum (choreographer)
For episode "Big Man on Mulberry Street".
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
Alf Clausen
For episode "Atomic Shakespeare".
Outstanding Art Direction for a Series
James J. Agazzi (production designer)
Bill Harp (set decorator)
For episode "Atomic Shakespeare".
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Allan Arkush
For episode "I Am Curious... Maddie".
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Will Mackenzie
For episode "Atomic Shakespeare".
Outstanding Drama Series
Jay Daniel (co-executive producer)
Artie Mandelberg (supervising producer)
Karen Hall (supervising producer)
Ron Osborn (producer)
Jeff Reno (producer)
Roger Director (producer)
Glenn Gordon Caron (executive producer)

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series
Martin Raymond Bolger (sound mixer)
David J. Hudson (sound mixer)
Mel Metcalfe (sound mixer)
Terry Porter (sound mixer)
For episode "Atomic Shakespeare".
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Allyce Beasley

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Glenn Gordon Caron (teleplay)
Jeff Reno (teleplay)
Ron Osborn (story)
Karen Hall (story)
Roger Director (story)
Charles H. Eglee (story)
For episode "I Am Curious... Maddie".
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Ron Osborn (writer)
Jeff Reno (writer)
For episode "Atomic Shakespeare".
 
1986 Won Emmy Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production
Neil Mandelberg (editor)
For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".
Nominated Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series
Judy Crown (hairstylist)
Josée Normand (hairstylist)
For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
Alf Clausen
For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".
Outstanding Art Direction for a Series
James J. Agazzi (production designer)
Bill Harp (set decorator)
For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
Gerald Perry Finnerman
For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".
Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
Robert Turturice (costume designer)
For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Will Mackenzie
For episode "My Fair David".
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Peter Werner
For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".
Outstanding Drama Series
Glenn Gordon Caron (executive producer)
Jay Daniel (co-executive producer/producer)
Artie Mandelberg (supervising producer)
Ron Osborn (producer)
Jeff Reno (producer)

Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production
Roger Bondelli (editor)
For episode "Every Daughter's Father is a Virgin".
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
Whoopi Goldberg
For playing "Camille".
For episode "Camille".
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bruce Willis

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Cybill Shepherd

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Allyce Beasley

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Glenn Gordon Caron (writer)
For episode "'Twas the Episode Before Christmas".
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Debra Frank (writer)
Carl Sautter (writer)
For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
Bruce Willis

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
Allyce Beasley

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
Cybill Shepherd

Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical

 
1987 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
Bruce Willis

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
Cybill Shepherd

Nominated Golden Globe Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical

 
1986 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
Cybill Shepherd
Tied with Estelle Getty for "The Golden Girls" (1985).
Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
Bruce Willis

Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical

 
Grammy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Nominated Grammy Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
Al Jarreau
Lee Holdridge
For the song "Moonlighting Theme".
 
Humanitas Prize
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Nominated Humanitas Prize 60 Minute Category
Bruce Franklin Singer
For episode "Every Daughter's Father Is A Virgin".
 
TV Land Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Nominated TV Land Award Favorite Lady Gumshoe
Cybill Shepherd

 
2005 Nominated TV Land Award Favorite Private Eye
Bruce Willis

 

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