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| Total Awards Won | 227 | ||||||||||
| Footnotes | |||||||||||
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (Program) | David D. Connell, executive producer; Sam Gibbon, Jon Stone, Lutrelle Horne, producers for Sesame Street | Won | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (Individuals) | Joe Raposo, Jeffrey Moss, music and lyrics, for the song This Way to Sesame Street, Sesame Street | Won | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (Individuals) | Jon Stone, Jeff Moss, Ray Sipherd, Jerry Juhl, Dan Wilcox, Dave Connell, Bruce Hart, Carole Hart, and Virginia Schone, writers, for "Sally Sees Sesame Street", the first episode of Sesame Street | Won | ||
| Outstanding New Series | Connell, Gibbon, Stone, Horne for Sesame Street | Nominated | ||
| 1971 | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (Programs) | David Connell, executive producer; Jon Stone, Lutrelle Horne, producers for Sesame Street | Won | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (individuals) | George W. Riesenberger, lighting director for Sesame Street | Nominated | ||
| 1972 | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (Programs) | David D. Connell, executive producer; Jon Stone, producer for Sesame Street | Won | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (individuals) | George W. Riesenberger, lighting director for Sesame Street | Nominated | ||
| 1973 | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (Entertainment-Fictional) | Jon Stone, executive producer, Bob Cunniff, producer for Sesame Street | Won | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (individuals) | Joe Raposo, music director for Sesame Street | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (individuals) | Robert G. Myhrum, director for Sesame Street | Nominated | ||
| 1979 Primetime | Outstanding Children's Program | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street Jon Stone, executive producer; Dulcy Singer, producer | Won | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement (children's program) | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street Dave Clark and Tony Di Giroloma, lighting directors | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement (children's program) | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street Gerri Brioso, graphic artist | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Children's Program | A Special Sesame Street Christmas Bob Banner, executive producer | Nominated | ||
| 1980 Primetime | Outstanding Children's Program | Sesame Street in Puerto Rico Michael Cozell, producer; Al Hyslop, executive producer | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement (children's program) | Sesame Street in Puerto Rico Nat Mongioi, art director | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement (children's program) | Sesame Street in Puerto Rico Ozzie Alfonso, director | Nominated | ||
| 1984 Primetime | Outstanding Children's Program | Don't Eat the Pictures | Nominated | |
| 1989 Primetime | Outstanding Special Event | Won | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics | Joe Raposo | Won | ||
| 1990 Primetime | Outstanding Achievement in Choreography | Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music Jacques d'Amboise | Nominated | |
| 1990 International | Founders Award | Children's Television Workshop co-founder Joan Ganz Cooney for her work, including Sesame Street | Won | |
| 1994 Primetime | Outstanding Children's Program | Arlene Sherman, executive producer | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Children's Program | Franklin Getchall, co-executive producer; Marjorie Kalins, co-executive producer; Joel Lipman, coordinating producer; Marc Sachnoff, producer; Andrew Solt, executive producer; Emily Squires, co-producer; Victoria Strong, producer; Greg Vines, Supervising Producer | Nominated | ||
| 2004 Primetime | Outstanding Children's Program | The Street We Live On Dr. Lewis Bernstein, executive producer; Tim Carter, producer; Kevin Clash, co-executive producer; Melissa Dino, producer; Karen Ialacci, producer; Carol-Lynn Parente, producer | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Music And Lyrics | The Street We Live On Lou Berger, lyricist; Mike Renzi, composer | Nominated | ||
| 2012 Primetime | Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger | Won | |
| 2017 Primetime | Outstanding Children's Program | Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas | Won | |
| 2018 Primetime | Outstanding Children's Program | The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special | Won | |
| 2019 Primetime | Outstanding Children's Program | Won |
Note that 1988 "Outstanding Children's Program" nominee A Muppet Family Christmas included Sesame Street characters.
| Year | Award, Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Outstanding Preschool Series | Sesame Street | |
| Outstanding Fiction Special | See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special | ||
| Outstanding Non-Fiction Program | Sesame Street in Communities Talking About Race | ||
| Outstanding Short Form Program | Sesame Street in Communities: Explaining Race #ComingTogether | ||
| Outstanding Lighting Design for a Live Action Program | Sesame Street | ||
| Outstanding Directing for a Multiple Camera Program | |||
| Outstanding Editing for a Multiple Camera Program | |||
| Outstanding Original Song | "Friends with a Penguin" | ||
| Outstanding Writing for a Live Action Preschool or Children's Program | See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special | ||
| Sesame Street | |||
| Year | Award, Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Peabody Award | For the 1969 season | Winner |
| 1989 | Peabody Award | For the 1989 season | Winner |
| 1992–1993 | Young Artist Awards | "Outstanding Youth Host in a TV Magazine, News or Variety Show": Savion Glover | Nominated |
| 1998–1999 | Young Artist Awards | "Best Family Feature Film - Animated": Elmo in Grouchland | Nominated |
| 1999 | Foreign Language Advocacy Award | For multilingual programming and international partner initiatives | Received[1] |
| 2007 | Common Ground Awards | Gary Knell and Sesame Workshop with the Lifetime Achievement Award | Received |
| 1991 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Star at 6631 Hollywood Blvd for Jim Henson | Received |
| 1994 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Star at 7021 Hollywood Blvd for Big Bird | Received |
| 2017 | American Ingenuity Award[2] | Social Progress | Received |
| 2018 | Institutional Peabody Award | For 50 years of Sesame Street | Institutional Award |
| Year | Award, Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Gemini Awards, Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series | Sheila McCarthy on Sesame Park | Won |
| Gemini Awards, Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series | Pier Kohl on Sesame Park | Nominated | |
| 2001 | Gemini Awards, Best Pre-School Program or Series | Wendy Smith, Duncan Lamb, Susan Sheehan of Sesame Park | Won |
| Gemini Awards, Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series | Eric Peterson as Old King Cole on Sesame Park | Won | |
| Gemini Awards, Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series | Pier Kohl on Sesame Park | Nominated | |
| 2006 | International Emmy Awards, Children & Young People | 5, Rue Sésame | Semi-finalist |
| International Emmy Awards, Children & Young People | Plaza Sésamo | Semi-finalist | |