Emmy Awards Emmy Awards and nominations that Jim Henson and the Muppets have received . Many appearances have been made by Muppet characters at the award ceremonies , as well . The following list is limited to those awards given at the prime - time ceremony , prior to or concurrent with the separate Daytime Emmy Awards , and also excludes the International Emmy Awards . As of 2017 , various " Sesame Street " programs have won 10 Primetime Emmy Awards , and " The Muppet Show " has won four . 1970 . " Sesame Street " " Won : " " Nominated : " 1971 . " Sesame Street " " Won : " " Nominated : " Outstanding Achievement in Children ' s Programming ( individuals ) : George W . Riesenberger , lighting director 1972 . " Sesame Street " " Won : " " Nominated : " Outstanding Achievement in Children ' s Programming ( individuals ) : George W . Riesenberger , lighting director 1973 . " Sesame Street " " Won : " " Nominated : " 1977 . " The Muppet Show " " Won : " " Nominations : " 1978 . " The Muppet Show " " Won : " " Nominated : " 1979 . " Christmas Eve on Sesame Street " " Won : " " Nominated : " " The Muppet Show " " Nominated : " " The Muppets Go Hollywood " " Nominated : " " A Special Sesame Street Christmas " " Nominated : " 1980 . " The Muppet Show " " Won : " " Nominated : " " Won : " " Sesame Street in Puerto Rico " " Nominations " 1981 . " Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christmas " " Nominated : " " The Muppet Show " " Won : " " Nominated : " 1983 . " Big Bird in China " " Won : " " Nominated : " 1984 . " Don ' t Eat the Pictures " " Nominated : " 1987 . " The StoryTeller " " Won : " " The Christmas Toy " " Nominated : " 1988 . " A Muppet Family Christmas " " Nominated : " " The StoryTeller " " Nominated : " 1989 . " The Jim Henson Hour " " Nominated : " " Won : " " Nominated : " 1990 . " The Jim Henson Hour " " Nominated : " " Sing ! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music " " Nominated : " 1991 . " Dinosaurs " " Won : " " Nominated : " " The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson " " Won : " " Nominated : " 1994 . " Nominated : " " " : Franklin Getchall , co - executivr producer ; Marjorie Kalins , co - executive producer ; Joel Lipman , coordinating producer ; Marc Sachnoff , producer ; Andrew Solt , executive producer ; Emily Squires , co - producer ; Victoria Strong , producer ; Greg Vines , Supervising Producer 1996 . " Muppets Tonight " " Won : " " Nominated : " " Gulliver ' s Travels " " Won : " " Nominated : " 1997 . " Muppets Tonight " " Nominated : " " Nominated : " 1998 . " Muppets Tonight " " Won : " " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " " Nominated : " 2002 . " Farscape " " Nominated : " " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " " Nominated : " 2004 . " The Street We Live On " " Nominations " : Sesame Street Play and Learn Channel " Nominations " : 2005 . " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " " Nominated : " " Nominated : " Sesame Street Games Channel " Nominated : " 2007 . " When Parents Are Deployed " " Nominated : " 2008 . " Nominated : " 2009 . 61st Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards 2010 . 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards " Nominated " 2012 . 64th Primetime Emmy Awards " Sesame Street " " Won : " " Saturday Night Live " " Nominated : " 2016 . 67th Primetime Emmy Awards " The Muppets ( 2015 ) " " Nominated : " 2017 . 68th Primetime Emmy Awards " Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas " " Won : "