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Frasier is an American television sitcom created by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee as a spinoff of the 1980s sitcom Cheers . The series revolves around the titular character Frasier Crane, a psychiatrist who returns to his hometown to start a new life for himself. The series stars Kelsey Grammer in role of the main character, as well as Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin and John Mahoney.
Frasier aired on NBC from September 16, 1993 to May 13, 2004, broadcasting 264 episodes over eleven seasons during its initial run. During the series' run, the show received critical acclaim for its writing and humor. The series amassed 318 nominations for a variety of industry awards, including 108 Emmy awards (with 37 wins), 24 Golden Globe Awards (with two wins), 26 Screen Actors Guild Awards (with 2 wins), 11 TCA Awards (with five wins), 9 Writers Guild of America awards (with six wins), and 9 Directors Guild of America awards (with two wins).
In addition to the awards for the series, several individual cast members received acclaim for their performance on the series. Pierce stands as the most decorated cast member on the series, winning 4 Emmy awards, 5 Q Awards, 2 TCA awards, 2 SAG awards and 6 American Comedy awards. Grammer also won 4 Emmy Awards, 4 Q awards, 2 Golden Globes, 2 Satellite awards, 2 American Comedy Awards and a SAG award. Several other actors and crew members in the series received many awards and nominations, including Leeves, Mahoney, and the creators of the show.
Receiving seven nominations for an Eddie Award, Frasier won three awards for Best Edited Half Hour Series for Television, all received by television series editor Ron Volk.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s) | Result | Ref |
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1996 | Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television | Timothy Mozer | for "The Adventures of Bad Boy and Dirty Girl" | Nominated | [1] |
1998 | Ron Volk | for "Perspectives on Christmas" | Won | [2] | |
1999 | for "Room Service" | Won | [3] | ||
2000 | for "Three Valentines" | Won | [4] | ||
2001 | for "Dark Side of the Moon" | Nominated | [5] | ||
2002 | for "Daphne Returns" | Nominated | [6] | ||
2004 | for "Rooms with a View" | Nominated | [7] |
Frasier received twenty award nominations for an American Comedy Awards during its tenure. The series won nine—six awards for Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series awarded to David Hyde Pierce, two for Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication awarded to Kelsey Grammer, and an award for Funniest Television Series.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series (Leading Role) | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | [8] |
1995 | Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series (Leading Role) | Kelsey Grammer | Won | [9] |
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television Series | David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
1996 | Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series (Leading Role) | Kelsey Grammer | Won | [10] |
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television Series | David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
1997 | Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series (Leading Role) | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | [11] |
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television Series | David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a Television Series | Nathan Lane | Nominated | ||
1998 | Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series (Leading Role) | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | [12] |
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television Series | David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
1999 | Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series (Leading Role) | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | [13] |
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television Series | David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a Television Series | Bebe Neuwirth | Nominated | ||
2000 | Funniest Television Series | Won | [14] | |
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television Series | David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a Television Series | Christine Baranski | Nominated | ||
Bebe Neuwirth | Nominated | |||
2001 | Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series (Leading Role) | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | [15] |
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television Series | David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a Television Series | Jean Smart | Nominated |
Frasier received eleven consecutive nominations for Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic, one for every season the series was on television, winning five times. The series was also nominated for Best Casting for TV, Pilot.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | Outstanding Achievement in Pilot Casting | Jeff Greenberg | Nominated | [16] |
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Episodic Casting | Won | |||
1995 | Won | [17] | ||
1996 | Won | [18] | ||
1997 | Won | [19] | ||
1998 | Nominated | [20] | ||
1999 | Won | [21] | ||
2000 | Nominated | [22] | ||
2001 | Nominated | [23] | ||
2002 | Nominated | [24] | ||
2003 | Nominated | [25] | ||
2004 | Nominated | [26] |
Frasier was recognized eleven times at the BMI Film & TV Awards, with Darryl Phinnessee winning eleven awards and Bruce Miller winning seven.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | BMI TV Music Award | Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnessee [a] | Won [b] | [27] |
1995 | Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnessee | Won [b] | [28] | |
1996 | Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnessee | Won [b] | [29] | |
1997 | Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnessee | Won [b] | [30] | |
1998 | Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnessee [c] | Won [b] | [31] | |
1999 | Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnessee [d] | Won [b] | [32] | |
2000 | Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnessee [d] | Won [b] | [33] | |
2001 | Darryl Phinnessee | Won [b] | [34] | |
2002 | Darryl Phinnessee | Won [b] | [35] | |
2003 | Darryl Phinnessee | Won [b] | [36] | |
2004 | Darryl Phinnessee | Won [b] | [37] |
Presented by the Directors Guild of America since 1938, The Directors Guild of America Award honors excellence in the field of direction. Frasier received nine nominations for the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series, three out of nine for work by Pamela Fryman and two of them by David Lee. James Burrows won the award in 1994 while Lee won it in following year.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episodes(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | James Burrows [Nom 1] | for "The Good Son" | Won | [38] |
1995 | Rick Beren [Nom 2] | for "The Unkindest Cut of All" | Nominated | [39] | |
David Lee [Nom 3] | for "The Matchmaker" | Won | |||
1996 | David Lee [Nom 4] | for "Daphne's Room" | Nominated | [40] | |
1998 | Pamela Fryman [Nom 5] | for "Halloween (Part I)" | Nominated | [41] | |
1999 | Kelsey Grammer [Nom 5] | for "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" | Nominated | [42] | |
2000 | Pamela Fryman [Nom 5] | for "The Fight Before Christmas" | Nominated | [43] | |
Katy Garretson [Nom 6] | for "Dr. Nora" | Nominated | |||
2001 | Pamela Fryman [Nom 5] | for "And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (Parts 1 & 2)" | Nominated | [44] |
Frasier received 108 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with 37 wins. It passed The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 2002 to set the record for the most wins for a scripted series, a record it would hold until being surpassed by Game of Thrones in 2016. [45] [46] The series received eight nominations for the award for Outstanding Comedy Series and won the category a record-breaking five times from 1994 to 1998. [47] [48] Kelsey Grammer won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series four times in 1994, 1995, 1998 and 2004. The series received thirteen nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, with David Hyde Pierce winning the award four times in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2004. John Mahoney was nominated twice in 1999 and 2003. Frasier also received a number of nominations for guest performances, including several Cheers alumni. Among the winners were Jean Smart, who won the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series twice, Laura Linney, who won in 2004 for her portrayal of Charlotte Connor, Derek Jacobi, who won the award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, and Anthony LaPaglia, winning in 2002, and received two nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. The series received 36 nominations for Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Television editor Ron Volk won eight awards for Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series. Dana Mark McClure, Thomas J. Huth and Robert Douglass won two awards for Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or a Special.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episodes(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Peter Casey, David Angell, David Lee, Christopher Lloyd, Denise Moss, Sy Dukane, Maggie Blanc, Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo | Won | [49] | |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | for "The Good Son" | Won | [50] | |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane | for "A Mid-Winter Night’s Dream" + "Author, Author" | Nominated | [51] | |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series | James Burrows | for "The Good Son" | Won | [52] | |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series | David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee | Won | [53] | ||
Ken Levine and David Isaacs | for "The Show Where Lilith Comes Back" | Nominated | |||
1995 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Peter Casey, David Angell, David Lee, Christopher Lloyd, Vic Rauseo, Linda Morris, Maggie Blanc, David Pollock, Elias Davis, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, and Joe Keenan | Won | [54] | |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | for "Adventures in Paradise", Part 2 | Won | [55] | |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane | for "Flour Child" + "An Affair to Forget" | Won | [56] | |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series | David Lee | for "The Matchmaker" | Won | [57] | |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series | Joe Keenan | Nominated | [58] | ||
Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano | for "An Affair to Forget" | Won | |||
1996 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Peter Casey, David Angell, David Lee, Christopher Lloyd, Vic Rauseo, Linda Morris, Steven Levitan, Maggie Blanc, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Joe Keenan, Jack Burditt and Mary Fukuto | Won | [59] | |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | for "You Can Go Home Again" | Nominated | [60] | |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane | for "The Last Time I Saw Maris" + "Moon Dance" | Nominated | [61] | |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series | Joe Keenan, Christopher Lloyd, Rob Greenberg, Jack Burditt, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo | for "Moon Dance" | Won | [62] | |
1997 | Outstanding Comedy Series | David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee, Christopher Lloyd, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Joe Keenan, Michael B. Kaplan, Maggie Blanc, William Lucas Walker, Suzanne Martin, Rob Greenberg, Mary Fukuto | Won | [63] | |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | for "Ham Radio" | Nominated | [64] | |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane | for "Mixed Doubles" + "Daphne Hates Sherry" | Nominated | [65] | |
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | David Lee | for "To Kill a Talking Bird" | Won | [66] | |
1998 | Outstanding Comedy Series | David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan, Jay Kogen, Jeffrey Richman, Maggie Blanc, Suzanne Martin, Rob Greenberg, David Lloyd, Mary Fukuto, Lori Kirkland Baker | Won | [67] | |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | for "Frasier’s Imaginary Friend" | Won | [68] | |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane | for "The Maris Counselor" + "First Date" | Won | [69] | |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon | for "Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name" + "First Date" | Nominated | [70] | |
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Joe Keenan | for "The Ski Lodge" | Nominated | [71] | |
1999 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Peter Casey, David Angell, David Lee, Christopher Lloyd, Kelsey Grammer, Joe Keenan, Jay Kogen, Jeffrey Richman, Rob Greenberg, Janis Hirsch, Maggie Blanc, David Lloyd | Nominated | [72] | |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | for "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" | Nominated | [73] | |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | John Mahoney as Martin Crane | for "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" + "Our Parents, Ourselves" | Nominated | [74] | |
David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane | for "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" + "Three Valentines" | Won | |||
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Jay Kogen | for "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" | Won | [75] | |
2000 | Outstanding Comedy Series | David Angell, David Lee, Peter Casey, David Lee, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan, Kelsey Grammer, Jay Kogen, Dan O'Shannon, Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, Charlie Hauck, Mark Reisman, Rob Hanning, Jon Sherman, Maggie Blanc, David Lloyd, Lori Kirkland Baker | Nominated | [76] | |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | for "Radio Wars" | Nominated | [77] | |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane | for "Rivals" + "A Tsar is Born" | Nominated | [78] | |
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Christopher Lloyd and Joe Keenan | for "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" | Nominated | [79] | |
2001 | Outstanding Comedy Series | David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee, Dan O'Shannon, Kelsey Grammer, Mark Reisman, Jon Sherman, Rob Hanning, Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, Lori Kirkland Baker, Gayle Abrams, Eric Zicklin, Bob Daily, Maggie Blanc, David Lloyd | Nominated | [80] | |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | for "Frasier’s Edge" | Nominated | [81] | |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane | for "Hooping Cranes" + "Daphne Returns" | Nominated | [82] | |
2002 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | for "The Love You Fake" | Nominated | [83] |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane | for "Room Full of Heroes" + "Deathtrap" | Nominated | [84] | |
2003 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | John Mahoney as Martin Crane | for "The Devil and Dr. Phil" + "Fathers and Sons" | Nominated | [85] |
David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane | for "Fraternal Schwinns" + "Roe to Perdition" | Nominated | |||
2004 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | for "The Doctor is Out" | Won | [86] |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane | for "No Sex Please We’re Skittish" + "Goodnight, Seattle" | Won | ||
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Christopher Lloyd and Joe Keenan | for "Goodnight, Seattle" | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Series | Roy Christopher, Sharon Viljoen and Ron Olsen | for "A Midwinter Night's Dream" | Nominated | [87] |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series – Multi-Camera Production | Ron Volk | for "The Show Where Lilith Comes Back" | Won | [88] | |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | John Glover as Ned Miller | for "Oops" | Nominated | [89] | |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music | Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnessee | Nominated | [90] | ||
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | Thomas J. Huth, Sam Black, Bobby Douglas and Robert Crosby | for "A Midwinter Night's Dream" | Nominated | [91] | |
1995 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Series | Ron Volk and Ron Olsen | for "The Innkeepers" | Nominated | [92] |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series – Multi-Camera Production | Ron Volk | for "The Matchmaker" | Nominated | [93] | |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nathan Lane as Phil | for "Fool Me Once, Shame On You. Fool Me Twice..." | Nominated | [94] | |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Bebe Neuwirth as Dr. Lilith Sternin | for "Adventures in Paradise" Part II | Nominated | [95] | |
JoBeth Williams as Madeline Marshall | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | Dana Mark McClure, Thomas J. Huth, David M. Weishaar and Robert Douglass | for "Adventures in Paradise", Part 2 | Nominated | [96] | |
1996 | Outstanding Casting for a Series | Jeff Greenberg | Nominated | [97] | |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Griffin Dunne as Bob | for "The Friend" | Nominated | [98] | |
Harris Yulin as Jerome Belasco | for "A Word to the Wiseguy" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Shelley Long as Diane Chambers | for "The Show Where Diane Comes Back" | Nominated | [99] | |
Outstanding Multi-Camera Editing for a Series | Timothy Mozer | for "The Adventures Of Bad Boy And Dirty Girl" | Nominated | [100] | |
Ron Volk | for "The Show Where Diane Comes Back" | Won | |||
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | Dana Mark McClure, Thomas J. Huth, David M. Weishaar & Robert Douglass | for "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" | Won | [101] | |
1997 | Outstanding Casting for a Series | Jeff Greenberg | Nominated | [102] | |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | James Earl Jones as Norman | for "Roz’s Krantz and Gouldenstein are Dead" | Nominated | [103] | |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Marsha Mason as Sherry | for "Dad Loves Sherry, The Boys Just Whine" | Nominated | [104] | |
Outstanding Multi-Camera Editing for a Series | Ron Volk | for "To Kill a Talking Bird" | Nominated | [105] | |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | John Reiner, Andre Caporaso, Robert Douglass and Dana Mark McClure | for "Liar, Liar" | Nominated | [106] | |
1998 | Outstanding Casting for a Series | Jeff Greenberg | Nominated | [107] | |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Patti LuPone as Zora | for "Beware of Greeks" | Nominated | [108] | |
Outstanding Costume Design for a Series | Audrey M. Bansmer | for "Halloween" | Nominated | [109] | |
Outstanding Multi-Camera Editing for a Series | Janet Ashikaga | for "Roz and the Schnoz" | Nominated | [110] | |
Ron Volk | for "Room Service" | Won | |||
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | Dana Mark McClure, John Reiner, Andre Caporaso & Robert Douglass | for "Beware the Greeks" | Nominated | [111] | |
1999 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd | for "The Show Where Woody Shows Up" | Nominated | [112] |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Christine Baranski as Dr. Nora Fairchild | for "Dr. Nora" | Nominated | [113] | |
Piper Laurie as Mrs. Mulhern | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Multi-Camera Editing for a Series | Ron Volk | for "Shutout in Seattle" | Nominated | [114] | |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | Dana Mark McClure, Thomas J. Huth, Andre Caporaso and Robert Douglass | for "Three Valentines" | Nominated | [115] | |
2000 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Anthony LaPaglia as Simon Moon | for "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" | Nominated | [116] |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Jean Smart as Lorna Lenley | for "Big Crane on Campus" | Won | [117] | |
Outstanding Multi-Camera Editing for a Series | Ron Volk | for "Dark Side of the Moon" | Nominated | [118] | |
Ron Volk and Scott Maisano | for "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" | Won | |||
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | Dana Mark McClure, Andre Caporaso, Robert Douglass and Thomas J. Huth | Nominated | [119] | ||
2001 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Victor Garber as Ferguson | for "Taking Liberties" | Nominated | [120] |
Derek Jacobi as Jackson Hedley | for "The Show Must Go Off" | Won | |||
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Jean Smart as Lana Gardner | Won | [121] | ||
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Roy Christopher & Ron Olsen | for "Cranes Go Caribbean" | Nominated | [122] | |
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Jeff Greenberg | Nominated | [123] | ||
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series | Ken Lamkin | for "And The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon" | Nominated | [124] | |
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Ron Volk | for "Daphne Returns" | Won | [125] | |
Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | Dana Mark McClure, Andre Caporaso, Robert Douglass and Thomas J. Huth | for "Hooping Cranes" | Nominated | [126] | |
2002 | Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Jeff Greenberg | Nominated | [127] | |
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series | Ken Lamkin | for "Deathtrap" | Nominated | [128] | |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Adam Arkin as Tom | for "The Two Hundredth" | Nominated | [129] | |
Brian Cox as Harry Moon | for "Moons Over Seattle" | Nominated | |||
Anthony LaPaglia as Simon Moon | for "The Mother Load" | Won | |||
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Ron Volk | for "The Proposal" | Won | [130] | |
Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | Dana Mark McClure, Andre Caporaso, Robert Douglass and Thomas J. Huth | for "Bla-Z-Boy" | Won | [131] | |
2003 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series | Ken Lamkin | for "Rooms with a View" | Nominated | [132] |
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Ron Volk | Won | [133] | ||
Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | Dana Mark McClure, Andre Caporaso, Robert Douglass and Thomas J. Huth | for "Daphne Does Dinner" | Nominated | [134] | |
2004 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Roy Christopher, Amy Skjonsby-Winslow and Ron Olsen | for "Freudian Sleep" and "Caught in the Act" | Won | [86] |
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Jeff Greenberg | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Anthony LaPaglia as Simon Moon | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Laura Linney as Charlotte Connor | Won | |||
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Ron Volk | for "Goodnight, Seattle" | Won | ||
Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special | Thomas J. Huth, Andre Caporaso, Robert Douglass, and Dana Mark McClure | for "The Doctor Is Out" | Won |
Frasier received 24 Golden Globe Award nominations during its tenure, with two wins for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Kelsey Grammer. [135]
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [136] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | John Mahoney as Martin Crane | Nominated | ||
1995 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [137] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon | Nominated | ||
1996 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [138] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | ||
1997 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [139] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | ||
1998 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [140] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | ||
1999 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [141] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | ||
2001 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [142] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | ||
John Mahoney as Martin Crane | Nominated | |||
2002 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [143] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated |
Awarded since 1974, the Humanitas Prize is an annual accolade that recognizes outstanding achievement of writers in film and television whose work promotes human dignity, meaning and freedom. Frasier received 6 nominations of for the award for 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television, winning twice times in 1996 and 2000.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television | David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee | for "The Good Son" | Nominated | [144] |
1996 | Steven Levitan | for "Breaking the Ice" | Won | [145] | |
1998 | Jeffrey Richman and Suzanne Martin | for "The Kid" | Nominated | [146] | |
2000 | Jay Kogen | for "Something About Dr. Mary" | Won | [147] | |
2001 | Jon Sherman and Dan O'Shannon | for "Frasier's Edge" | Nominated | [148] | |
2003 | Dan O'Shannon, Lori Kirkland Baker and Bob Daily | for "Rooms with a View" | Nominated | [149] |
The Q Award, presented by the Viewers for Quality Television, honors programs and performers that the organization deem are of the highest quality. Out of 32 nominations, Frasier won thirteen awards, including Best Quality Comedy Series three times from 1995 to 1997; Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series for Kelsey Grammer four times from 1995 to 1998; Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for David Hyde Pierce six times from 1993 to 1998 and 2000; and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Jane Leeves in 1995.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | Best Quality Comedy Series | Nominated | [150] | |
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Jane Leeves | Nominated | ||
1995 | Best Quality Comedy Series | Won | [151] | |
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Peri Gilpin | Nominated | ||
Jane Leeves | Won | |||
1996 | Best Quality Comedy Series | Won | [152] | |
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
1997 | Best Quality Comedy Series | Won | [153] | |
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | John Mahoney | Nominated | ||
David Hyde Pierce | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Peri Gilpin | Nominated | ||
Jane Leeves | Nominated | |||
Best Recurring Player | Marsha Mason | Nominated | ||
1998 | Best Quality Comedy Series | Nominated | [154] | |
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | John Mahoney | Nominated | ||
David Hyde Pierce | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Peri Gilpin | Nominated | ||
Jane Leeves | Nominated | |||
1999 | Best Quality Comedy Series | Nominated | [155] | |
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Jane Leeves | Nominated | ||
2000 | Best Quality Comedy Series | Nominated | [156] | |
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | John Mahoney | Nominated | ||
David Hyde Pierce | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Peri Gilpin | Nominated | ||
Jane Leeves | Nominated |
During its tenure, Frasier received fourteen award nominations for a Satellite Award, winning three awards—winning one for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy while Kelsey Grammer won two for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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1997 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Won | [157] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Kelsey Grammer | Won | ||
1998 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [158] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | ||
1999 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [159] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Jane Leeves | Nominated | ||
2000 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [160] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | John Mahoney | Nominated | ||
2001 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [161] | |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Kelsey Grammer | Won | ||
2002 | Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | [162] |
2003 | Nominated | [163] | ||
Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Jane Leeves | Nominated |
Frasier received 26 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, eight for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce each and ten for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for the cast. Pierce won the award in 1996 while the cast won the ensemble award in 2000.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | [164] |
David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
1995 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | [165] |
David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Won | |||
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
1996 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | [166] |
David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
1997 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | [167] |
David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
1998 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | [168] |
David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | [169] |
David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | [170] |
David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
2001 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane | Nominated | [171] |
David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
2002 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | [172] |
2003 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | [173] |
During its tenure, Frasier received eleven TCA Award nominations, winning five. Three wins were for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy while two were for Individual Achievement in Comedy, awarded to David Hyde Pierce.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Won | [174] | |
1995 | Won | [175] | ||
1996 | Won | [176] | ||
1997 | Nominated | [177] | ||
Individual Achievement in Comedy | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | ||
David Hyde Pierce | Won | |||
1998 | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Nominated | [178] | |
Individual Achievement in Comedy | David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
1999 | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | [179] | |
2000 | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Nominated | [180] | |
2004 | Heritage Award | Nominated | [181] |
Frasier received ten award nominations for a TV Guide Award, winning three awards.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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1999 | Favorite Comedy Series | Won | [182] | |
Favorite Actor in a Comedy | David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
2000 | Favorite Comedy Series | Nominated | [183] | |
Favorite Actor in a Comedy | David Hyde Pierce | Won | ||
Favorite TV Pet | Won | |||
2001 | Comedy Series of the Year | Nominated | [184] | |
Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series | David Hyde Pierce | Nominated | ||
Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | |||
Supporting Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series | John Mahoney | Nominated | ||
Supporting Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series | Jane Leeves | Nominated |
The TV Land Award is an award presented at the eponymous award ceremony, airing on TV Land, that honors television programs that are off air. Frasier received three nominations.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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2005 | Classic TV Broadcaster of the Year | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | [185] |
Chicest Sitcom Décor | Frasier's apartment | Nominated | ||
2006 | Broadcaster of the Year | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | [186] |
Presented by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the Writers Guild of America Award is an annual accolade that recognizes outstanding achievement of writers in film, television, radio, promotional writing, and video games. Frasier received 9 nominations of for the award for Television: Episodic Comedy, winning six times.
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s) | Result | Ref |
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1994 | Television: Episodic Comedy | Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano | for "A Mid-Winter Night's Dream" | Nominated | [187] |
1995 | Elias Davis and David Pollock | for "The Club" | Nominated | [188] | |
Joe Keenan | for "The Matchmaker" | Won | |||
1997 | Rob Greenberg | for "The Impossible Dream" | Nominated | [189] | |
1998 | for "Frasier's Imaginary Friend" | Won | [190] | ||
1999 | Jay Kogen | for "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" | Won | [191] | |
2000 | Joe Keenan | for "Out with Dad" | Nominated | [192] | |
Christopher Lloyd and Joe Keenan | for "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" | Won | |||
2002 | Dan O'Shannon, Lori Kirkland, and Bob Daily | for "Rooms with a View" | Won | [193] | |
2003 | Bob Daily | for "No Sex Please, We're Skittish" | Won | [194] |
Frasier was also the recipient of a Peabody Award in 1994, with the award committee praising it as "an uncommonly good comedy of manners and mores in contemporary times" and for delving "into sensitive issues with inventive writing, exceptional characterization and unusual insight." [195] The series also won two People's Choice Awards in 1994 and 1999 and a Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Television in 1995. The series also received nominations for two NAACP Image Awards, an Angel Award, ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards, and Young Artist Award.
Award | Year of ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards | 1996 | Excellence in Production Design for a Television Series | Roy Christopher and Wendell Johnson | Nominated | [196] |
1997 | Roy Christopher and Richard Fernandez | Nominated | [197] | ||
Angel Awards | 2001 | Silver Angel for Television | Nominated | [198] | |
British Comedy Awards | 1996 | International comedy | Won | [199] | |
People's Choice Awards | 1994 | Favorite New TV Comedy Series | Won | [200] | |
1999 | Favorite Television Comedy Series | Won | [201] | ||
NAACP Image Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | James Earl Jones | Nominated | [202] |
2000 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Kim Coles | Nominated | [203] | |
Peabody Award | 1994 | NBC, Grub Street Productions and Paramount Television | Won | [195] | |
Producers Guild of America Awards | 1995 | Best Episodic Television | David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee, Christopher Lloyd, Vic Rauseo, Linda Morris and Steven Levitan | Won | [204] |
1999 | Best Episodic Comedy | Nominated | [205] | ||
2000 | Nominated | [206] | |||
Youth Artist Awards | 2002 | Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Guest Starring Young Actor | Steven Anthony Lawrence | Nominated | [207] |
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, leading actresses in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below:
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a television limited series or television movie for the primetime network season.
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Before 1975, supporting actors featured in a miniseries or movie were included in categories such as comedy or drama. From 1975 to 1978, the award was called Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special. Despite the category's name, actors appearing in many episodes of a miniseries were included. In 1979, the award was named Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special. The award was renamed again in 1986, in Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special. By 1998, the award was renamed Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.
The seventh season of the American television sitcom Frasier aired on NBC from September 23, 1999 to May 18, 2000. The opening title card was changed to yellow.