# List of awards and nominations received by The West Wing

The West Wing is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin and produced by John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television. It originally aired on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006, broadcasting 156 episodes over seven seasons. A special episode was also released on October 15, 2020, on HBO Max.
The show follows the lives of White House staffers during the fictional Democratic presidential administration of Josiah Bartlet. The show originally starred Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn, Moira Kelly as Mandy Hampton, Allison Janney as C. J. Cregg, Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler, John Spencer as Leo McGarry, Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman, and Martin Sheen as Bartlet. Over the course of the show's run, the main cast added Dulé Hill as Charlie Young, Janel Moloney as Donna Moss, Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet, Joshua Malina as Will Bailey, Mary McCormack as Kate Harper, Jimmy Smits as Matt Santos, Alan Alda as Arnold Vinick, and Kristin Chenoweth as Annabeth Schott.
Overall, the show won 100 awards from 289 nominations, including 27 Primetime Emmy Awards from 98 nominations. It was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for all seven seasons it aired and won in each of its first four seasons; it is tied for the record for most wins in the category. By the end of its run, it was tied with Hill Street Blues for the most Emmys won by a drama series, a record later surpassed by Game of Thrones. The show also won nine Emmys for its first season, setting a record for most Emmys won by a series in one year that stood until Game of Thrones earned twelve Emmys in 2015. In addition, it won two Golden Globe Awards, three Directors Guild of America Awards, four Producers Guild of America Awards, six Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Writers Guild of America Awards, among others. The series also received two Peabody Awards in 1999 and 2000.
Many cast members received individual recognition for their performances. Janney received two Emmy awards for Supporting Actress and two for Lead Actress, as well as a Satellite Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for her performance. Sheen won a Golden Globe Award, a Satellite Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, while Schiff, Whitford, Spencer, Channing, and Alda each won an Emmy for their supporting roles. As a whole, the cast won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and a Satellite Award for Outstanding Television Ensemble.

## Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by The West Wing :
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| ACE Eddie Awards | 1999 | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | Christopher Nelson (for "Pilot") | Nominated |
| ACE Eddie Awards | 2000 | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | Tina Hirsch (for "What Kind of Day Has It Been") | Won |
| ACE Eddie Awards | 2002 | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | Janet Ashikaga (for "Election Night") | Nominated |
| ACE Eddie Awards | 2003 | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | Janet Ashikaga (for "Twenty Five") | Nominated |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards | 1999 | Excellence in Production Design for a Television Series | Jon Hutman and Tony Fanning (for "Pilot") | Won |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards | 2001 | Excellence in Production Design in Television, Single Camera Series | Kenneth Hardy | Nominated |
| ALMA Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Actor in a Television Series | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| ALMA Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Television Series | Martin Sheen | Won |
| ALMA Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Actor in a Television Series | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| ALMA Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Television Series | The West Wing | Won |
| ALMA Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Actor in a Television Series | Jimmy Smits | Won |
| American Academy of Neurology Awards | 2002 | Public Leadership in Neurology Award | The West Wing | Won |
| American Film Institute Awards | 2001 | Drama Series of the Year | The West Wing | Nominated |
| American Film Institute Awards | 2001 | Actor of the Year — Female — TV Series | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| American Film Institute Awards | 2002 | Television Program of the Year | The West Wing | Won |
| American Film Institute Awards | 2006 | Television Program of the Year | The West Wing | Won |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Movie of the Week, Miniseries or Pilot | Thomas Del Ruth (for "Pilot") | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for "Noël") | Won |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for "Bartlet for America") | Won |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for "Holy Night") | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for "7A WF 83429") | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for "Gaza") | Nominated |
| Artios Awards | 2000 | Dramatic Pilot Casting | John Levey, Jeff Block, and Barbara Miller | Won |
| Artios Awards | 2000 | Dramatic Episodic Casting | John Levey, Jeff Block, and Barbara Miller | Nominated |
| Artios Awards | 2001 | Dramatic Episodic Casting | John Levey, Kevin Scott, and Barbara Miller | Won |
| Artios Awards | 2002 | Dramatic Episodic Casting | Anthony Sepulveda and Barbara Miller | Nominated |
| Banff Rockie Awards | 2003 | Best Continuing Series | The West Wing | Won |
| BMI Awards | 2000 | BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Won |
| BMI Awards | 2001 | BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Won |
| BMI Awards | 2002 | BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Won |
| BMI Awards | 2003 | BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Won |
| BMI Awards | 2004 | BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Won |
| BMI Awards | 2005 | BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Won |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series | Gary D. Rogers, Dan Hiland, and Kenneth B. Ross (for "In Excelsis Deo") | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series | Dan Hiland, Gary D. Rogers, and Mark Weingarten (for "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen") | Won |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series | Dan Hiland, Gary D. Rogers, and Patrick Hanson (for "Posse Comitatus") | Won |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series | Dan Hiland, Gary D. Rogers, and Patrick Hanson (for "2162 Votes") | Nominated |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2000 | Excellence in Costume Design Contemporary for Television | Lyn Paolo | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Thomas Schlamme (for "Pilot") | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Paris Barclay (for "The Portland Trip") | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Thomas Schlamme (for "Noël") | Won |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Paris Barclay (for "The Indians in the Lobby") | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Thomas Schlamme (for "Two Cathedrals") | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Paris Barclay (for "Debate Camp") | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Alex Graves (for "Posse Comitatus") | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Christopher Misiano (for "Twenty Five") | Won |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials | Thomas Schlamme (for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote) | Won |
| E Pluribus Unum Awards | 2000 | Television Series — Drama | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Environmental Media Awards | 2003 | Episodic Television — Drama | "Privateers" | Won |
| Environmental Media Awards | 2004 | Episodic Television — Drama | "Constituency of One" | Nominated |
| Environmental Media Awards | 2005 | Episodic Television — Drama | "The Hubbert Peak" | Won |
| Family Television Awards | 2000 | Drama | The West Wing | Won |
| Family Television Awards | 2001 | Drama | The West Wing | Won |
| GLAAD Media Awards | 2001 | Special Recognition Award | The West Wing | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | Best Television Series – Drama | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Rob Lowe | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2000 | Best Television Series – Drama | The West Wing | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2000 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Rob Lowe | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2000 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Martin Sheen | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2000 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Bradley Whitford | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2000 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2001 | Best Television Series – Drama | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2001 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2001 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Bradley Whitford | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2001 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2002 | Best Television Series – Drama | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2002 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2002 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2002 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | John Spencer | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2002 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Bradley Whitford | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2003 | Best Television Series – Drama | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2003 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2003 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Golden Nymph Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Producer of the Year — Drama | John Wells, Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Llewellyn Wells, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, and Michael Hissrich | Won |
| Golden Nymph Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Actress of the Year — Drama | Allison Janney | Won |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2000 | Best Sound Editing in Television Series — Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | Walter Newman, Thomas A. Harris, Catherine Flynn, and Jessica Dickson (for "What Kind of Day Has It Been") | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2001 | Best Sound Editing in Television: Episodic Dialogue/ADR | Walter Newman, Catherine Flynn, Thomas A. Harris, Jennifer Mertens, Eric Hertsgaard, and Karen Spangenberg (for "Manchester", Part II) | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2002 | Best Sound Editing in Television: Episodic Dialogue/ADR | Walter Newman, Catherine Flynn, Thomas A. Harris, Constance A. Kazmer, Karen Spangenberg, and Denise Horta (for "Game On") | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2003 | Best Sound Editing in Television: Episodic Dialogue/ADR | Walter Newman, Thomas A. Harris, Catherine Flynn, Karyn Foster, and Gabrielle Reeves (for "Twenty Five") | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2005 | Best Sound Editing in Television: Short Form — Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | Walter Newman, Thomas A. Harris, Catherine Flynn, Virginia Cook, and Steffan Falesitch (for "The Ticket") | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | 2021 | Best Streaming Sketch Series, Variety Series, Talk Show, or Comedy/Variety Special | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Nominated |
| Humanitas Prize | 2000 | 60 Minute Category | Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland (for "In Excelsis Deo") | Nominated |
| Humanitas Prize | 2000 | 60 Minute Category | Aaron Sorkin, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., and Paul Redford (for "Take This Sabbath Day") | Won |
| Humanitas Prize | 2002 | 60 Minute Category | Aaron Sorkin (for "Two Cathedrals") | Won |
| Humanitas Prize | 2005 | 60 Minute Category | John Wells (for "NSF Thurmont") | Won |
| Humanitas Prize | 2007 | 60 Minute Category | Eli Attie and John Wells (for "Election Day", Part II) | Nominated |
| ICG Publicists Awards | 2000 | Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Award — Television | Warner Bros. Television | Won |
| Imagen Awards | 2000 | Best Primetime Television Drama | The West Wing | Won |
| Imagen Awards | 2001 | Best Primetime Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Imagen Awards | 2002 | Best Primetime TV Series, Drama | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Imagen Awards | 2005 | Best Primetime Series | The West Wing | Won |
| Imagen Awards | 2005 | Best Actor — Television | Jimmy Smits | Won |
| Imagen Awards | 2006 | Best Primetime Series | The West Wing | Won |
| Imagen Awards | 2006 | Best Actor — Television | Jimmy Smits | Nominated |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | 2001 | Best Contemporary Hair Styling — Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series — Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | The West Wing | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Deavere Smith | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Deavere Smith | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill | Nominated |
| Peabody Awards | 1999 | Recipient | The West Wing | Won |
| Peabody Awards | 2000 | Recipient | The West Wing | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | 2000 | Favorite Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2001 | Favorite Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Kristin Harms, and Llewellyn Wells | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Richard Schiff | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Thomas Schlamme (for "Pilot") | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin (for "Pilot") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland (for "In Excelsis Deo") | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Kevin Falls, Michael Hissrich, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Kristin Harms, and Llewellyn Wells | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Rob Lowe | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Richard Schiff | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Bradley Whitford | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Laura Innes (for "Shibboleth") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Thomas Schlamme (for "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen", Parts I and II) | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin (for "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen", Parts I and II) | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Kevin Falls, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Llewellyn Wells, Michael Hissrich, and Kristin Harms | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Richard Schiff | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Bradley Whitford | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Janel Moloney | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Mary-Louise Parker | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Paris Barclay (for "The Indians in the Lobby") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Alex Graves (for "Posse Comitatus") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin (for "Posse Comitatus") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Kevin Falls, Llewellyn Wells, Paul Redford, Kristin Harms, and Neal Ahern Jr. | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Bradley Whitford | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Christopher Misiano (for "Twenty Five") | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin (for "Twenty Five") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Drama Series | John Wells, Christopher Misiano, Llewellyn Wells, Alex Graves, Paul Redford, Carol Flint, Alexa Junge, Peter Noah, John Sacret Young, Kristin Harms, Andrew Stearn, and Eli Attie | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Janel Moloney | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Drama Series | John Wells, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Carol Flint, Peter Noah, John Sacret Young, Eli Attie, Kristin Harms, Andrew Stearn, and Michael Hissrich | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Alan Alda | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Alex Graves (for "2162 Votes") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Drama Series | John Wells, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Peter Noah, Eli Attie, Andrew Stearn, Debora Cahn, Patrick Ward, Kristin Harms, and Michael Hissrich | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Alan Alda | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Mimi Leder (for "Election Day") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) | Casey Patterson, Thomas Schlamme, Aaron Sorkin, Rob Paine, and Brittany Mehmedovic (for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote) | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Jon Hutman, Tony Fanning, and Ellen Totleben (for "Pilot") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Barbara Miller, John Levey, and Kevin Scott | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for "Pilot") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Lyn Elizabeth Paolo and Alice Daniels (for "The State Dinner") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Main Title Design | Billy Pittard Johnston and Mark Johnston | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Tina Hirsch (for "What Kind of Day Has It Been") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Bill Johnson (for "In Excelsis Deo") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Kenneth B. Ross, Len Schmitz, Dan Hiland, and Gary D. Rogers (for "In Excelsis Deo") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Ken Hardy and Ellen Totleben (for "Noël") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Kevin Scott, John Levey, and Barbara Miller | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for "Noël") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Oliver Platt | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | W. G. Snuffy Walden (for "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Bill Johnson (for "Two Cathedrals") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series | Mark Weingarten, Gary D. Rogers, and Dan Hiland (for "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen", Part II) | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Ken Hardy and Ellen Totleben (for "Manchester", Part II) | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Anthony Sepulveda and Barbara Miller | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for "Bartlet for America") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Mark Harmon | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Tim Matheson | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Ron Silver | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Janet Ashikaga (for "100,000 Airplanes") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Lauren Schaffer (for "Bartlet for America") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Special Class Program | Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Aaron Sorkin, Kevin Falls, Michael Hissrich, Llewellyn Wells, Anne Sandkuhler, William Couturié, Eli Attie, and Felicia Willson (for The West Wing Documentary Special) | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Ken Hardy and Ellen Totleben (for "20 Hours in America", Parts 1 and 2) | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Anthony Sepulveda and Barbara Miller | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for "Holy Night") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Tim Matheson | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Perry | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Janet Ashikaga (for "Twenty Five") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series | Gary D. Rogers, Dan Hiland, and Patrick Hanson (for "Twenty Five") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Ken Hardy and Ellen Totleben (for "Gaza") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Laura Schiff | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for "7A WF 83429") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Perry | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Walter Newman, Tom Harris, Catherine Flynn, Rick M. Hromadka, Darren Wright, Gabrielle Reeves, Rick Hammel, David Werntz, Troy Harding, Mike Crabtree, and Casey Crabtree (for "An Khe") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series | Gary D. Rogers, Dan Hiland, and Patrick Hanson (for "Gaza") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series | Patrick Hanson, Gary D. Rogers, and Dan Hiland (for "2162 Votes") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special | Edward J. Greene and Andrew Stauber (for "The Debate") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special | Thomas Schlamme (for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote) | Nominated |
| PRISM Awards | 2000 | TV Primetime Drama Series Episode | "Five Votes Down" | Nominated |
| PRISM Awards | 2001 | TV Drama Series Episode | "Mandatory Minimums" | Nominated |
| PRISM Awards | 2001 | TV Drama Series Episode | "The Portland Trip" | Nominated |
| PRISM Awards | 2002 | TV Drama Series Episode | "Bartlet for America" | Nominated |
| PRISM Awards | 2002 | TV Drama Series Episode | "18th and Potomac" | Nominated |
| PRISM Awards | 2003 | TV Drama Series Episode | "Stirred" | Nominated |
| PRISM Awards | 2003 | Performance in a Drama Series Episode | Tim Matheson | Won |
| PRISM Awards | 2003 | Performance in a Drama Series Episode | John Spencer | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 1999 | Best Episodic Television | John Wells, Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 1999 | Nova Award for Most Promising Producer — Television | Aaron Sorkin | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 1999 | Vision Award — Television | John Wells | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2000 | Best Episodic Drama | John Wells, Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Llewellyn Wells, and Michael Hissrich | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2001 | Best Episodic Drama | John Wells, Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Llewellyn Wells, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, and Michael Hissrich | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2002 | Best Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Michael Hissrich, Alex Graves, Christopher Misiano, and Llewellyn Wells | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2003 | Best Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Alex Graves, Christopher Misiano, Llewellyn Wells, and Neal Ahern Jr. | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2004 | Best Episodic Drama | John Wells, Alex Graves, Christopher Misiano, Llewellyn Wells, and Neal Ahern Jr. | Nominated |
| Quality Awards | 2000 | Best Quality Drama Series | The West Wing | Won |
| Quality Awards | 2000 | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Won |
| Quality Awards | 2000 | Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series | John Spencer | Won |
| Quality Awards | 2000 | Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Bradley Whitford | Nominated |
| Quality Awards | 2000 | Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 1999 | Best Television Series, Drama | The West Wing | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 1999 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama | Martin Sheen | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2000 | Best Television Series, Drama | The West Wing | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2000 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2000 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama | Allison Janney | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Television Ensemble | The West Wing | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2001 | Best Television Series, Drama | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2001 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2002 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2002 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Moira Kelly, Rob Lowe, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Lily Tomlin | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2004 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing, Kristin Chenoweth, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Mary McCormack, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, Lily Tomlin, and Bradley Whitford | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Alan Alda | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Alan Alda, Kristin Chenoweth, Janeane Garofalo, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Mary McCormack, Janel Moloney, Teri Polo, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, Jimmy Smits, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2000 | Program of the Year | The West Wing | Won |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The West Wing | Won |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2000 | Outstanding New Program | The West Wing | Won |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2000 | Individual Achievement in Drama | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2000 | Individual Achievement in Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2000 | Individual Achievement in Drama | Aaron Sorkin | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2001 | Program of the Year | The West Wing | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The West Wing | Won |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2001 | Individual Achievement in Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2002 | Individual Achievement in Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2006 | Individual Achievement in Drama | Alan Alda | Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2006 | Heritage Award | The West Wing | Won |
| TV Guide Awards | 2000 | Favorite New Series | The West Wing | Nominated |
| TV Guide Awards | 2000 | Favorite Actor in a New Series | Martin Sheen | Won |
| TV Guide Awards | 2001 | Drama Series of the Year | The West Wing | Won |
| TV Guide Awards | 2001 | Actor of the Year in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Won |
| TV Guide Awards | 2001 | Actress of the Year in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominated |
| TV Guide Awards | 2001 | Supporting Actor of the Year in a Drama Series | Rob Lowe | Nominated |
| TV Guide Awards | 2001 | Supporting Actor of the Year in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Nominated |
| TV Guide Awards | 2001 | Supporting Actress of the Year in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2000 | Television: Episodic Drama | Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, Rick Cleveland, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., and Patrick Caddell (for "Enemies") | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2000 | Television: Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland (for "In Excelsis Deo") | Won |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2000 | Television: Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., and Paul Redford (for "Take This Sabbath Day") | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2001 | Television: Episodic Drama | Paul Redford and Aaron Sorkin (for "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail") | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2001 | Television: Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin (for "Two Cathedrals") | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2002 | Television: Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin and Paul Redford (for "Game On") | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2003 | Television: Episodic Drama | Alexa Junge and Lauren Schmidt (for "Disaster Relief") | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2004 | Television: Episodic Drama | Debora Cahn (for "The Supremes") | Won |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2004 | Television: Episodic Drama | John Sacret Young and Josh Singer (for "Memorial Day") | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2005 | Television: Dramatic Series | Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Carol Flint, Mark Goffman, Alex Graves, Peter Noah, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Lauren Schmidt, Josh Singer, Aaron Sorkin, John Wells, Bradley Whitford, and John Sacret Young | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2005 | Television: Episodic Drama | Carol Flint (for "A Good Day") | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2006 | Television: Episodic Drama | Eli Attie and John Wells (for "Election Day", Part II) | Nominated |
| Young Artist Awards | 2001 | Best Performance in a TV Drama Series — Guest Starring Young Actress | Elisabeth Moss | Nominated |
| Young Artist Awards | 2006 | Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama) — Guest Starring Young Actor | Seth Adkins | Nominated |

### Emmy awards and nominations for the cast

Emmy awards and nominations for the cast :
| Actor | Character | Category | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Actor | Character | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Martin Sheen | Josiah Bartlet | Lead Actor | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | | Nominated |
| Richard Schiff | Toby Ziegler | Supporting Actor | Won | Nominated | Nominated | | | | |
| John Spencer | Leo McGarry | Supporting Actor | Nominated | Nominated | Won | Nominated | Nominated | | |
| Stockard Channing | Abbey Bartlet | Supporting Actress | Nominated | Nominated | Won | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | |
| Allison Janney | C. J. Cregg | Supporting Actress | Won | Won | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allison Janney | C. J. Cregg | Lead Actress | — | — | Won | Nominated | Won | | Nominated |
| Rob Lowe | Sam Seaborn | Lead Actor | | Nominated | | | | | |
| Bradley Whitford | Josh Lyman | Supporting Actor | | Won | Nominated | Nominated | | | |
| Oliver Platt | Oliver Babish | Guest Actor | | Nominated | | | | | |
| Dulé Hill | Charlie Young | Supporting Actor | | | Nominated | | | | |
| Janel Moloney | Donna Moss | Supporting Actress | | | Nominated | | Nominated | | |
| Mary-Louise Parker | Amy Gardner | Supporting Actress | | | Nominated | | | | |
| Mark Harmon | Simon Donovan | Guest Actor | | | Nominated | | | | |
| Tim Matheson | John Hoynes | Guest Actor | | | Nominated | Nominated | | | |
| Ron Silver | Bruno Gianelli | Guest Actor | | | Nominated | | | | |
| Matthew Perry | Joe Quincy | Guest Actor | | | | Nominated | Nominated | | |
| Alan Alda | Arnold Vinick | Supporting Actor | | | | | | Nominated | Won |