The Larry Sanders Show is an American television situation comedy series created by Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein and produced by Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Television, and HBO. The show originally aired in the United States on HBO between August 15, 1992, and May 31, 1998, with 89 episodes split over six seasons. The series is set in the office and studio of the fictional late-night talk show and features Shandling as the titular character Larry Sanders, the talk show's host and namesake.
Presented since 1962, the Eddie Award is an annual accolade that was created by American Cinema Editors to award outstanding achievements in editing in television and film.[1]Larry Sanders received four nominations for the award for Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television, winning twice for episodes edited by Paul Anderson, Leslie Dennis Bracken, and Leslie Tolan.
The American Comedy Award, created by George Schlatter, is an award that recognizes comedic excellence in film, television, and stage. The Larry Sanders Show received nine award nominations, winning four awards.
Presented by the Casting Society of America, the Artios Award is an annual accolades honoring outstanding achievements in casting.[10]The Larry Sanders Show received seven nominations during its tenure, winning once in 1993.
Year
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref
1993
Best Casting for TV, Pilot
Marc Hirschfield, Meg Liberman, and Francine Maisler
The British Comedy Award is an annual accolade that recognizes the best comedic performances in film, radio, stage, and television. The Larry Sanders Show received two awards for Best International Comedy Show.
The CableACE Award, created by the National Cable Television Association, was an annual accolade that recognizes the best in cable television. Originally thought of as the cable equivalent of the Primetime Emmy Awards, the award became obsolete after 1997 when cable shows were included among the Primetime Emmy nominees. The Larry Sanders Show received 47 nominations during its tenure, winning 14 CableACE awards.
Garry Shandling received five nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, as well as receiving seven nominations for his writing contributions to the show, winning once in 1997, and six nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series, receiving credit as executive producer and creator.Janeane Garofalo was twice nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Paula.Jeffrey Tambor was nominated four times for his performance on the series.
Judd Apatow, Jeff Cesario, Brad Grey, Becky Hartman Edwards, Todd Holland, Carol Leifer, John Markus, Earl Pomerantz, John Riggi, Garry Shandling, Jon Vitti and John Ziffren
The GLAAD Media Award is an annual accolade bestowed by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) that recognizes outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in media. The Larry Sanders Show received a nomination for Outstanding TV Comedy Series.
Awarded since 1940, the Peabody Award, named after American banker and philanthropist George Peabody, is an annual award the recognizes excellence in storytelling across mediums including television, radio, television networks, and online videos.[85]The Larry Sanders Show won the award for the year of 1993 for its "dead-on depiction from the lines of the late-night wars." The show won again in 1998 for its series finale "Flip".
The Satellite Award is an annual accolade, presented since 1997, which recognizes the best in film and television. The Larry Sanders Show received five nominations, winning the award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.
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 videogames.[98]The Larry Sanders Show received six nominations for Television: Episodic Comedy.
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the worldwide television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categories. The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. Other notable U.S. national Emmy events include the Children's & Family Emmy Awards for children's and family-oriented television programming, the Sports Emmy Awards for sports programming, News & Documentary Emmy Awards for news and documentary shows, and the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for technological and engineering achievements. Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the year, recognizing excellence in local television. In addition, the International Emmy Awards honor excellence in TV programming produced and initially aired outside the United States.
Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired for four seasons and 87 episodes on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring Cybill Shepherd, the show revolves around the life of Cybill Sheridan, a twice-divorced single mother of two and struggling actress in her 40s who has never gotten her big break in show business. Alicia Witt and Dedee Pfeiffer co-starred as Sheridan's daughters, with Alan Rosenberg and Tom Wopat playing their respective fathers, while Christine Baranski appeared as Cybill's hard-drinking friend Maryann.
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an annual award given to the best television comedy series of the year. From 1960 to 1964, this category was combined with the Comedy Specials category so that both type of programs competed for the same award during those years. The award goes to the producers of the series.
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series is an award presented since 1951 by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). The award goes to the producers of the series. The award is often cited as one of the "main awards" at the Emmys ceremonies.
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. The award categories are divided into three classes: the regular Primetime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to honor technical and other similar behind-the-scenes achievements, and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for recognizing significant contributions to the engineering and technological aspects of television. First given out in 1949, the award was originally referred to as simply the "Emmy Award" until the International Emmy Award and the Daytime Emmy Award were created in the early 1970s to expand the Emmy to other sectors of the television industry.
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