# List of awards and nominations received by Ted Danson

This article is a list of awards and nominations received by Ted Danson.
Ted Danson is an American actor known for his extensive roles in television. He started his career playing Sam Malone in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1982–1993) for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He was also Emmy-nominated for playing an abusive father in the ABC television film Something About Amelia (1984), Arthur Frobisher in the FX legal thriller Damages (2007–2010), and Michael, a demon in the NBC sitcom The Good Place (2016–2020).

## Major associations
### Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards :
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1983 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Cheers (season one) | Nominated |
| 1984 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Cheers (season two) | Nominated |
| 1984 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Something About Amelia | Nominated |
| 1985 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Cheers (season three) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Cheers (season four) | Nominated |
| 1987 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Cheers (episode: "Diamond Sam") | Nominated |
| 1988 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Cheers (episode: "Home is the Sailor") | Nominated |
| 1989 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Cheers (episode: "Swear to God") | Nominated |
| 1990 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Cheers (episode: "Cry Harder, Part II") | Won |
| 1991 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Cheers (episode: "Bad Neighbor Sam") | Nominated |
| 1992 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Cheers (episode: "Go Make") | Nominated |
| 1993 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Cheers (episode: "The Guy Can't Help It") | Won |
| 2008 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Damages (episode: "Jesus, Mary and Joe C-cker") | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Damages (episode: "They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney") | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Damages (episode: "The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat") | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | The Good Place (episode: "Dance Dance Resolution") | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | The Good Place (episode: "The Worst Possible Use of Free Will") | Nominated |
| 2020 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | The Good Place (episode: "Whenever You're Ready") | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1983 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Something About Amelia | Won |
| 1985 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1988 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Cheers | Won |
| 1990 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Cheers | Won |
| 1991 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Cheers | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Becker | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Damages | Nominated |
| 2025 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | A Man on the Inside | Nominated |
| 2025 | Carol Burnett Award | Carol Burnett Award | Honored |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Knights of the South Bronx | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Nominated |
| 2024 | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | A Man on the Inside | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards
### American Comedy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1989 | Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1990 | Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1990 | Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Dad | Nominated |
| 1991 | Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series | Cheers | Won |

### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards |||||
| 2017 | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | The Good Place | Won |
| 2018 | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | The Good Place | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | The Good Place | Nominated |

### People's Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1985 | Favorite Male TV Performer | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1988 | Favorite Male TV Performer | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1989 | Favorite Male TV Performer | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1990 | Favorite Male TV Performer | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1991 | Favorite Male TV Performer | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1992 | Favorite Male TV Performer | Cheers | Nominated |
| 1993 | Favorite Male TV Performer | Cheers | Nominated |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1997 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Gulliver's Travels | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Becker | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Living with the Dead | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Our Fathers | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Help Me Help You | Nominated |

### TCA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Individual Achievement in Comedy | The Good Place | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Career Achievement Award | Career Achievement Award | Honored | |

### Viewers for Quality Television

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1990 | Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Cheers | Nominated | |
| 1991 | Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Cheers | Nominated | |

## Honorary degrees

| Year | University | Degree | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Carnegie Mellon University | Honorary Doctorate Degree | Honored | |