List of awards and nominations received by Will & Grace

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Awards and nominations received by Will & Grace
Total number of wins and nominations
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Footnotes

Will & Grace is an American sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan about the relationship between best friends Will Truman (Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler (Debra Messing), a straight interior designer. It was broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006, for a total of eight seasons. During its original run, Will & Grace was one of the most successful television series with gay principal characters. [1] It was revived by NBC in 2017 for a ninth and tenth season.

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Despite initial criticism for its particular portrayal of homosexual characters, it has been met with continued critical acclaim and won several major awards, including 18 Primetime Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards. Additionally, the show received 30 Golden Globe Award nominations (but no wins).

Major awards

Primetime Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. Will & Grace has received 18 awards from 88 nominations, including an award for each main cast member. In addition to this, there have been three times when all four main actors were nominated for their respective category in the same year: 2000, 2001 and 2003.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
1999 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "Pilot")
Nominated [2]
2000 Outstanding Comedy Series Won [3]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Eric McCormack
(for "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, He's Kept Me in the Closet and I'm So Sad")
Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Debra Messing
(for "Das Boob")
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes
(for "Homo for the Holidays" and "Acting Out")
Won
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally
(for "To Serve and Disinfect" and "Polk Defeats Truman")
Won
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Glenda Rovello and Melinda Ritz
(for "Ben? Her?")
Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Tracy LilienfieldNominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Tony Askins
(for "Acting Out")
Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "Homo for the Holidays")
Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Debbie Reynolds Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a SeriesPeter Chakos
(for "Ben? Her?")
Nominated
2001 Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated [4]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Eric McCormack
(for "Lows in the Mid Eighties")
Won
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Debra Messing
(for "Lows in the Mid Eighties")
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes
(for "Gypsies, Tramps and Weed" and "Grace 0, Jack 2000")
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally
(for "Husbands and Trophy Wives" and "Crazy in Love")
Nominated
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Glenda Rovello and Melinda Ritz
(for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties")
Won
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Tracy LilienfieldNominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Tony Askins
(for "Sons & Lovers")
Won
Outstanding Costumes for a Series Lori Eskowitz and Mary Walbridge
(for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties")
Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties")
Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a SeriesPeter Chakos
(for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties")
Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Jeff Greenstein
(for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties")
Nominated
2002 Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated [5]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Debra Messing
(for "Bed, Bath and Beyond")
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes
(for "A Chorus Lie" and "Went to a Garden Potty")
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally
(for "Grace in the Hole" and "A.I. Artificial Insemination")
Nominated
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Glenda Rovello and Melinda Ritz
(for "Cheatin' Trouble Blues")
Won
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Tracy LilienfieldNominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Tony Askins
(for "A Chorus Lie")
Won
Outstanding Costumes for a Series Lori Eskowitz and Mary Walbridge
(for "A Moveable Feast")
Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "A Chorus Lie")
Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Michael Douglas Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Glenn Close Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a SeriesPeter Chakos
(for "A Chorus Lie")
Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or SpecialPeter Damski, Todd Grace and Craig Porter
(for "Fagel Attraction")
Nominated
2003 Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated [6]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Eric McCormack
(for "The Kid Stays Out of the Picture")
Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Debra Messing
(for "The Kid Stays Out of the Picture")
Won
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes
(for "Bacon & Eggs" and "Sex, Losers, and Videotape")
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally
(for "The Honeymoon's Over" and "23")
Nominated
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Glenda Rovello and Melinda Ritz
(for "23")
Won
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Tracy LilienfieldNominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Tony Askins
(for "23")
Won
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "23")
Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Gene Wilder Won
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a SeriesPeter Chakos
(for "Marry Me a Little, Marry Me a Little More")
Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or SpecialPeter Damski, Todd Grace and Craig Porter
(for "23")
Nominated
2004 Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated [7]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes
(for "Me & Mr. Jones" and "I Never Cheered for My Father")
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally
(for "Heart Like a Wheelchair" and "Speechless")
Nominated
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Glenda Rovello and Melinda Ritz
(for "I Do, Oh, No, You Di-in't")
Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Tony Askins
(for "Ice Cream Balls")
Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series John Cleese Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Eileen Brennan Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a SeriesPeter Chakos
(for "Looking for Mr. Good Enough")
Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or SpecialPeter Damski, Todd Grace and Craig Porter
(for "Looking for Mr. Good Enough")
Nominated
2005 Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated [8]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Eric McCormack
(for "Queens for a Day")
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes
(for "Queens for a Day" and "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World")
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally
(for "The Birds and the Bees" and "Saving Grace, Again")
Nominated
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Glenda Rovello and Melinda Ritz
(for "The Birds and the Bees")
Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Tracy LilienfieldNominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Tony Askins
(for "Friends With Benefits")
Won
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World")
Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin Nominated
Bobby Cannavale Won
Victor Garber Nominated
Jeff Goldblum Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Blythe Danner Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a SeriesPeter Chakos
(for "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World")
Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or SpecialPeter Damski, Kathy Oldham and Craig Porter
(for "Friends With Benefits" and "Kiss and Tell")
Nominated
2006 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Debra Messing
(for "The Finale")
Nominated [9]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes
(for "Alive and Schticking" and "I Love L. Gay")
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally
(for "The Finale")
Won
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Glenda Rovello and Melinda Ritz
(for "The Finale")
Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin Nominated
Leslie Jordan Won
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Blythe Danner Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Luke O'Connor and Tim Burke
(for "The Finale")
Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Patricia Bunch, Karen Kawahara, Farah Bunch and Greg Cannomfor
(for "The Finale")
Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a SeriesPeter Chakos
(for "The Finale")
Nominated
2018 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally
(for "Rosario’s Quinceanera")
Nominated [10]
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Molly Shannon
(for "There’s Something About Larry”)
Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Gary Baum
(for "A Gaye Olde Christmas")
Won
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Peter Beyt
(for "Grandpa Jack")
Won
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) Glenda Rovello, Conny Marinos, Peter Gurski
(for "A Gaye Olde Christmas")
Nominated
2019 Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) Glenda Rovello, Conny Marinos, Peter Gurski
(for "Jack's Big Gay Wedding")
Nominated [11]
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Gary Baum
(for "Family, Trip")
Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Peter Beyt
(for "Family, Trip")
Nominated
2020 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "We Love Lucy")
Nominated [12]
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) Glenda Rovello, Conny Marinos, Peter Gurski
(for "We Love Lucy")
Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Gary Baum
(for "Accidentally on Porpoise")
Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Peter Beyt
(for "We Love Lucy")
Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Joseph Fulton
(for "What a Dump")
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

The Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists to recognize outstanding performances in film and primetime television. Will & Grace has received seven awards from twenty-one nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2000 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes Nominated [13]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Debra Messing Nominated
Megan Mullally Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won
2001 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes Won [14]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally Won
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2002 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes Won [15]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally Won
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2003 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes Nominated [16]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Debra Messing Nominated
Megan Mullally Won
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2004 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes Nominated [17]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2005 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes Won [18]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally Nominated
2006 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally Nominated [19]
2018 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes Nominated [20]

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Will & Grace has received 30 nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2000 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated [21]
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Eric McCormack Nominated
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Debra Messing Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Sean Hayes Nominated
2001 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated [22]
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Eric McCormack Nominated
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Debra Messing Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Sean Hayes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Megan Mullally Nominated
2002 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated [23]
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Eric McCormack Nominated
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Debra Messing Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Sean Hayes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Megan Mullally Nominated
2003 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated [24]
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Eric McCormack Nominated
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Debra Messing Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Sean Hayes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Megan Mullally Nominated
2004 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated [25]
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Eric McCormack Nominated
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Debra Messing Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Sean Hayes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Megan Mullally Nominated
2005 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated [26]
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Debra Messing Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Sean Hayes Nominated
2018 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated [27]
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Eric McCormack Nominated
2019 Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Debra Messing Nominated [28]

Television Critics Association Awards

The Television Critics Association Awards are awards presented by the Television Critics Association in recognition of excellence in television. Will & Grace received eight nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
1999 New Program Nominated [29]
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Nominated
Individual Achievement in Comedy Sean Hayes Nominated
Megan Mullally Nominated
2000 Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Nominated [30]
Individual Achievement in Comedy Sean Hayes Nominated
Megan Mullally Nominated
2006 Heritage Award Nominated [31]

Other awards

ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards

The ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards are an award presented annually by the Art Directors Guild to recognize excellence in production design and art direction in the film and television industries. Will & Grace received two awards from four nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2001Excellence in Production Design for a Multi-Camera SeriesGlenda Rovello
(for "Prison Blues")
Won [32]
2003Excellence in Production Design for a Multi-Camera SeriesGlenda Rovello
(for "Fanilow")
Nominated [33]
2004 Excellence in Production Design for a Multi-Camera SeriesGlenda Rovello
(for "Queens for a Day")
Won [34]
2005 Excellence in Production Design for a Multi-Camera SeriesGlenda Rovello
(for "The Old Man and the Sea")
Nominated [35]
2017 Excellence in Production Design for a Multi-Camera SeriesGlenda Rovello
(for "Eleven Years Later" and "A Gay Olde Christmas")
Won [36]
2019 Excellence in Production Design for a Multi-Camera SeriesGlenda Rovello
(for "Family, Trip", "The Things We Do for Love" and "Conscious Coupling")
Nominated [37]
2020 Excellence in Production Design for a Multi-Camera SeriesGlenda Rovello
(for "Accidentally on Porpoise", "We Love Lucy" and "It's Time")
Won [38]

American Cinema Editors

Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editorsis an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Will & Grace received one award from three nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2003Best Edited Half-Hour Series for TelevisionPeter Chakos
(for "A Chorus Lie")
Nominated [39]
2004Best Edited Half-Hour Series for TelevisionPeter Chakos
(for "Last Ex to Brooklyn")
Won [40]
2005Best Edited Half-Hour Series for TelevisionPeter Chakos
(for "I Do, Oh No You Di-In't")
Nominated [41]

American Comedy Awards

The American Comedy Awards are a group of awards presented annually in the United States recognizing performances and performers in the field of comedy, with an emphasis on television comedy and comedy films. Will & Grace received two awards from nine nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2000 Funniest Television SeriesNominated [42]
Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series Debra Messing Nominated
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series Sean Hayes Nominated
Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series Megan Mullally Nominated
2001 Funniest Television SeriesNominated [43]
Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series Debra Messing Nominated
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series Sean Hayes Won
Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series Megan Mullally Won
Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series Gregory Hines Nominated

American Latino Media Arts Awards

The American Latino Media Arts Award is an award highlighting the best American Latino contributions to music, television, and film. Will & Grace received two nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2001Outstanding Actress in a Television Series Shelley Morrison Nominated [44]
2002Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Series Shelley Morrison Nominated [45]

British Comedy Awards

The British Comedy Awards are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. Will & Grace received one nomination.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2003 Best International Comedy TV ShowNominated [46]

Casting Society of America

Since October 1985, the Casting Society of America has presented the Artios Awards for excellence in casting. Members are honored in over eighteen different theatrical casting categories in simultaneous events held in New York City and Beverly Hills, California. Will & Grace received three awards from nine nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
1999Best Casting for TV – Comedy PilotTracy LilienfieldWon [47]
Best Casting for TV – Episodic ComedyTracy LilienfieldNominated
2000Best Casting for TV – Episodic ComedyTracy LilienfieldWon [48]
2001Best Casting for TV – Episodic ComedyTracy LilienfieldNominated [49]
2002Best Casting for TV – Episodic ComedyTracy LilienfieldWon [50]
2003Best Casting for TV – Episodic ComedyTracy LilienfieldNominated [51]
2004Best Casting for TV – Episodic ComedyTracy LilienfieldNominated [52]
2005Best Casting for TV – Episodic ComedyTracy LilienfieldNominated [53]
2006Best Casting for TV – Episodic ComedyTracy LilienfieldNominated [54]

Critics' Choice Television Awards

The Critics' Choice Television Awards have been presented annually by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association since 2011. Will & Grace has received one nomination.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2018 Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Sean HayesNominated [55]

Costume Designers Guild

Founded in 1999, the Costume Designers Awards honors costume designers in Motion Pictures, Television, and Commercials annually. Will & Grace received three nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2001 Excellence in Costume Design – Contemporary Series Lori EskowitzNominated [56]
2002 Excellence in Costume Design – Contemporary Series Lori EskowitzNominated [57]
2003 Excellence in Costume Design – Contemporary Series Lori EskowitzNominated [58]

Directors Guild of America Awards

The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America. The first DGA Award was an “Honorary Life Member” award issued in 1938 to D. W. Griffith. The statues are made by New York firm, Society Awards. Will & Grace received one award from seven nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
1999 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "Pilot")
Nominated [59]
2000 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "Yours, Mine or Ours")
Nominated [60]
2001 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties")
Won [61]
2002 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "Bed, Bath & Beyond")
Nominated [62]
2003 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "Marry Me a Little, Marry Me a Little More")
Nominated [63]
2004 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "Last Ex to Brooklyn")
Nominated [64]
2006 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series James Burrows
(for "Alive and Schticking")
Nominated [65]

GLAAD Media Awards

The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. [66] Will & Grace received seven awards from eight nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
1999Outstanding TV Comedy SeriesWon [67]
2000Outstanding TV Comedy SeriesWon [68]
2001Outstanding TV Comedy SeriesWon [69]
2002Outstanding Comedy SeriesWon [70]
2003 Outstanding Comedy SeriesWon [71]
2004 Outstanding Comedy SeriesNominated [72]
2005 Outstanding Comedy SeriesWon [73]
2006 Outstanding Comedy SeriesWon [74]

Gracie Awards

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2018Actress in a Supporting Role - Comedy or MusicalMegan MullallyWon [75]

GoldDerby Awards

YearCategoryNomineeResult
2018Best Comedy SeriesNominated
Best Comedy Actor Eric McCormack Nominated
Best Comedy Supporting Actress Megan Mullally Nominated
Best Comedy Supporting Actor Sean Hayes Nominated
Best Comedy Episode of the YearRosario’s QuincinaraNominated

Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2000Best Contemporary Makeup for TV – Episode of a Regular SeriesPatricia Bunch and Cynthia Bachman
(for "Big Brother is Coming")
Nominated [76]
Patricia Bunch and Cynthia Bachman
(for "I Never Promised You an Olive Garden")
Nominated
Best Contemporary Hair Styling for TV – Episode of a Regular SeriesTim Burke
(for "Homo for the Holidays")
Nominated
2001Best Period Makeup for TV – Episode of a Regular SeriesPatricia Bunch and Karen Kawahara
(for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties")
Nominated [77]
2002Best Contemporary Hair Styling for TV – Episode of a Regular SeriesTim Burke, Luke O'Connor, Maria Valdivia and Mel Stetson
(for "The Moveable Feast")
Won [78]

National Television Awards

The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public. Will & Grace received two nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2005 Most Popular Comedy ProgrammeNominated [79]
2006 Most Popular Comedy ProgrammeNominated [80]

People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing the people and the work of popular culture, voted on by the general public. [81] Will & Grace received two awards.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
1999 Favorite Television New Comedy SeriesWon [82]
2005 Favorite Television Comedy SeriesWon [83]

Producers Guild of America

The Producers Guild of America Award was originally established in 1990 by the Producers Guild of America as the Golden Laurel Awards, created by PGA Treasurer Joel Freeman with the support of Guild President Leonard Stern, in order to honor the visionaries who produce and execute motion picture and television product. Will & Grace received five nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2001 Best Episodic Comedy Nominated [84]
2002 Best Episodic Comedy Nominated [85]
2003 Best Episodic Comedy Nominated [86]
2004 Best Episodic Comedy Nominated [87]
2005 Best Episodic Comedy Nominated [88]

Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival

The Rose d'Or (Golden Rose) is an international awards festival in entertainment broadcasting and programming. Will & Grace received one award.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2000Best SitcomWon [89]

Satellite Awards

The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. [90] Will & Grace received two awards from nine nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2000 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Eric McCormack Nominated [91]
2001 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Sean Hayes Nominated [92]
2002 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Eric McCormack Nominated [93]
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Debra Messing Won
2003 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Eric McCormack Nominated [94]
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Debra Messing Won
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Sean Hayes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Megan Mullally Nominated
2004 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Eric McCormack Nominated [95]
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Debra Messing Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Sean Hayes Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox television network. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion, and more, voted by adolescent viewers (ages 10 to 15). Will & Grace received three awards from fourteen nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2000 Choice TV Show: Comedy Nominated [96]
Choice TV: Sidekick Sean Hayes Won
2001 Choice TV Show: Comedy Nominated [97]
Choice TV: Actor Eric McCormack Nominated
Choice TV: Actress Debra Messing Nominated
Choice TV: Sidekick Sean Hayes Won
Megan Mullally Nominated
2002 Choice TV Show: Comedy Nominated [98]
Choice TV Actor: Comedy Sean Hayes Nominated
Choice TV Actress: Comedy Debra Messing Nominated
Megan Mullally Nominated
2004 Choice TV: Sidekick Sean Hayes Won [99]
2005 Choice TV: Sidekick Sean Hayes Nominated [100]
2006 Choice TV Actress: Comedy Debra Messing Nominated [101]

TV Guide Awards

The TV Guide Award was an annual award created by the editors of TV Guide magazine, as a readers poll to honor outstanding programs and performers in the American television industry. Will & Grace received two awards from four nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2001Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series Eric McCormack Nominated [102]
Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series Debra Messing Won
Supporting Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes Won
Supporting Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally Nominated

TV Land Awards

The TV Land Awards is an American television awards ceremony that generally commemorates shows now off the air, rather than in current production as with the Emmys. Will & Grace received two nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2005Chicest Sitcom DécorWill's ApartmentNominated [103]
2006Favorite Made-for-TV Maid Shelley Morrison Nominated [104]

Viewers for Quality Television Awards

Viewers for Quality Television was an American nonprofit organization founded in 1984 to advocate network television series that members of the organization voted to be of the "highest quality." The group's goal was to rescue "...critically acclaimed programs from cancellation despite their Nielsen program rating." [105] Will & Grace received one award from eleven nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
1999Founder's Award for Unheralded ExcellenceWon [106]
Best Quality Comedy SeriesNominated
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series Eric McCormack Nominated
Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series Debra Messing Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series Sean Hayes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series Megan Mullally Nominated
2000Best Quality Comedy SeriesNominated [107]
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series Eric McCormack Nominated
Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series Debra Messing Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series Sean Hayes Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series Megan Mullally Nominated

Writers Guild of America Awards

The Writers Guild of America Awards for outstanding achievements in film, television, radio, and video game writing, including both fiction and non-fiction categories, have been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949. Will & Grace has received two nominations.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2000 Best Writing: Episodic Comedy Jeff Greenstein
(for "Hey La, Hey La, My Ex-Boyfriend's Back")
Nominated [108]
2018 Best Writing: Episodic Comedy Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally
(for "Rosario's Quinceanera")
Won [109]

Young Artist Awards

The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged. Will & Grace received one nomination.

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2006 Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor Reed Alexander Nominated [110]

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