# List of awards and nominations received by Moonlighting (TV series)

Moonlighting is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 66 episodes (67 in syndication as the pilot is split into two episodes). Starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd as private detectives, the show was a mixture of drama, comedy, and romance, and was considered to be one of the first successful and influential examples of comedy-drama, or "dramedy", emerging as a distinct television genre.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 1986 | Comedy Series | Peter Werner (for "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 1986 | Dramatic Series | Will Mackenzie (for "My Fair David") | Won |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 1987 | Comedy Series | Paul Lynch (for "Symphony in Knocked Flat") | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 1987 | Dramatic Series | Will Mackenzie (for "Atomic Shakespeare") | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1986 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Moonlighting | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1986 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Cybill Shepherd | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1986 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Bruce Willis | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1987 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Moonlighting | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1987 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Cybill Shepherd | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1987 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Bruce Willis | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1988 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Moonlighting | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1988 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Cybill Shepherd | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1988 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Bruce Willis | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1988 | Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Allyce Beasley | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 1986 | Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program | Cybill Shepherd | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 1986 | Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program | Bruce Willis | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 1987 | Favorite Female TV Performer | Cybill Shepherd | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 1987 | Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer | Cybill Shepherd | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 1988 | Favorite Female TV Performer | Cybill Shepherd | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1985 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Robert Butler (for the pilot) | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Drama Series | Moonlighting | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bruce Willis | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Cybill Shepherd | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Allyce Beasley | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Will Mackenzie (for "My Fair David") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Peter Werner (for "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Glenn Gordon Caron (for "Twas the Episode Before Christmas") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Debra Frank and Carl Sautter (for "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Drama Series | Moonlighting | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bruce Willis | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Allyce Beasley | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Alan Arkush (for "I Am Curious... Maddie") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Will Mackenzie (for "Atomic Shakespeare") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Glenn Gordon Caron, Roger Director, Charles H. Eglee, Karen Hall, Ron Osborn, and Jeff Reno (for "I Am Curious... Maddie") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Ron Osborn and Jeff Reno (for "Atomic Shakespeare") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1985 | Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics | Lee Holdridge and Al Jarreau "(Moonlighting (Pilot): theme)". | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Gerald Perry Finnerman ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Robert Turturice ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Whoopi Goldberg ("Camille") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series | Judy Crown and Josée Normand ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Alf Clausen ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production | Roger Bondelli ("Every Daughter's Father is a Virgin") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1986 | Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production | Neil Mandelberg ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Choreography | Bill Landrum and Jacqui Landrum ("Big Man on Mulberry Street") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Robert Turturice ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series | Kathryn Blondell and Josée Normand ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Alf Clausen ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production | Roger Bondelli and Neil Mandelberg ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1987 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Martin Raymond Bolger, Dave Hudson, Mel Metcalf, and Terry Porter ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1988 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp ("Here's Living with You, Kid") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1988 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Gerald Perry Finnerman ("Here's Living with You, Kid") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1988 | Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Robert Turturice ("Here's Living with You, Kid") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1988 | Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Imogene Coca (for "Los Dos DiPestos") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1988 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Alf Clausen (for "Here's Living with You, Kid") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1988 | Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction | Alf Clausen, Brad Dechter, George Gaffney, Hummie Mann, and Don Nemitz (for "Cool Hand Dave: part 2") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1989 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp (for "A Womb with a View") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1989 | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Alf Clausen (for "A Womb with a View") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1989 | Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction | Alf Clausen, Hummie Mann, Brad Dechter, George Gaffney, and D'Vaughn Pershing (for "A Womb with a View") | Nominated |