Awards and Nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Nominated | Emmy Awards | Directing for a Comedy Series | Robert Butler |
| Nominated | Outstanding Achievement in Music And Lyrics | Lee Holdridge, Composer, Al Jarreau, Lyricist | ||
| Nominated | Directors Guild of America Awards | Comedy Series | Peter Werner, Director for the episode The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice | |
| Winner | Drama Series | Will Mackenzie, Director, F.A. Miller, Unit Production Manager, Skip Beaudine, First Assistant Director, Leigh Webb, Second Assistant Director for the episode My Fair David | ||
| 1986 | Nominated | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement In Hairstyling For A Series | Judy Crown, Hairstylist, Josee Normand, Hairstylist |
| Nominated | Music Composition for a Series | Alf Clausen, Composer | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Art Direction For A Series | James J. Agazzi, Production Designer, Bill Harp, Set Decorator | ||
| Nominated | Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Gerald Perry Finnerman | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Robert Turturice | ||
| Nominated | Directing for a Drama Series | Peter Werner for the episode The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice | ||
| Nominated | Will Mackenzie for the episode My Fair David | |||
| Nominated | Outstanding Drama Series | Moonlighting | ||
| Winner | Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Neil Mandelberg | ||
| Nominated | Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Roger Bondelli | ||
| Nominated | Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Whoopi Goldberg | ||
| Nominated | Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bruce Willis | ||
| Nominated | Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Cybill Shepherd | ||
| Nominated | Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Allyce Beasley | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Debra Frank, Writer, Carl Sautter, Writer for the episode The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice | ||
| Nominated | Glenn Gordon Caron, Writer for the episode Twas the Episode Before Christmas | |||
| Nominated | Directors Guild of America Awards | Comedy Series | Paul Lynch, Director for the episode Symphony in Knocked Flat | |
| Winner | Drama Series | Will Mackenzie, Director, Richard Learman, Unit Production Manager, Skip Beaudine, First Assistant Director, Leigh A. Webb, Second Assistant Director for the episode Atomic Shakespeare | ||
| Nominated | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series | Bruce Willis | |
| Winner | Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series | Cybill Shepherd | ||
| Nominated | Best Comedy Series | Moonlighting | ||
| Winner | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female Performer In A New TV Program | Cybill Shepherd | |
| Winner | Favorite Male Performer In A New TV Program | Bruce Willis | ||
| 1987 | Nominated | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Bill Landrum, Choreographer, Jacqui Landrum, Choreographer |
| Winner | Outstanding Achievement In Hairstyling For A Series | Kathryn Blondell, Ms. Shepherd’s Hairstylist, Josee Normand, Hairstylist | ||
| Nominated | Music Composition for a Series | Alf Clausen, Composer | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Art Direction For A Series | James J. Agazzi, Production Designer, Bill Harp, Set Decorator | ||
| Winner | Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Robert Turturice | ||
| Nominated | Directing for a Drama Series | Alan Arkush for the episode I Am Curious...Maddie | ||
| Nominated | Will Mackenzie for the episode Atomic Shakespeare | |||
| Nominated | Outstanding Drama Series | Moonlighting | ||
| Winner | Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Roger Bondelli, Editor, Neil Mandelberg, Editor | ||
| Winner | Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bruce Willis | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Drama Series | Martin Raymond Bolger, Sound Mixer, Dave Hudson, Sound Mixer, Mel Metcalf, Sound Mixer, Terry Porter, Sound Mixer | ||
| Nominated | Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Allyce Beasley | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Ron Osborn, Writer, Jeff Reno, Writer for the episode Atomic Shakespeare | ||
| Nominated | Glenn Gordon Caron, Teleplay, Roger Director, Story, Charles H. Eglee, Story, Karen Hall, Story, Ron Osborn, Story, Jeff Reno, Teleplay for the episode I Am Curious...Maddie | |||
| Winner | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series | Bruce Willis | |
| Winner | Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series | Cybill Shepherd | ||
| Nominated | Best Comedy Series | Moonlighting | ||
| Winner | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Performer | Cybill Shepherd | |
| Winner | Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer | Cybill Shepherd | ||
| 1988 | Nominated | Emmy Awards | Music Composition for a Series | Alf Clausen, Composer |
| Nominated | Outstanding Achievement In Music Direction | Alf Clausen, Music Director, Alf Clausen, Principal Arranger, Brad Dechter, Principal Arranger, George Gaffney, Principal Arranger, Hummie Mann, Principal Arranger, Don Nemitz, Principal Arranger | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Art Direction For A Series | James J. Agazzi, Production Designer, Bill Harp, Set Decorator | ||
| Nominated | Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Gerald Perry Finnerman | ||
| Winner | Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Robert Turturice | ||
| Nominated | Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Imogene Coca | ||
| Nominated | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television | Allyce Beasley | |
| Nominated | Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series | Bruce Willis | ||
| Nominated | Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series | Cybill Shepherd | ||
| Nominated | Best Comedy Series | Moonlighting | ||
| Winner | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Performer | Cybill Shepherd | |
| 1989 | Nominated | Emmy Awards | Music Composition for a Series | Alf Clausen, Composer |
| Nominated | Outstanding Achievement In Music Direction | Alf Clausen, Music Director, Alf Clausen, Principal Arranger, Brad Dechter, Principal Arranger, George Gaffney, Principal Arranger, Hummie Mann, Principal Arranger, D’Vaughn Pershing, Principal Arranger | ||
| Winner | Outstanding Art Direction For A Series | James J. Agazzi, Production Designer, Bill Harp, Set Decorator |
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