ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards:
1988-1991 ASCAP Award Top TV Series (GEWONNEN von George Aliceson Tipton)

American Comedy Awards:
1987 Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication (GEWONNEN von Betty White)

1991 Award Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series (GEWONNEN von Estelle Getty)

1992 Award Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series (GEWONNEN von Estelle Getty)

Bambi - Fernsehpreis:
1992: Bea Arthur erhielt stellvertretend den Bambi für die beste Comedy-Serie im deutschen Fernsehen (Leserwahl)

BMI Film & TV Awards:
1987-1991 BMI TV Music Award (GEWONNEN von Andrew Gold)

Directors Guild of America:

1985: OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN TELEVISION
The Golden Girls, Pilotfolge, Jay Sandrich (Director), Harry Waterson (Unit Production Manager), Gary Shimokawa (Associate Director), Tom Carpenter (Stage Manager), Doug Tobin (Stage Manager), Laurie Gilbert (Production Assistant)

1986: OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN TELEVISION
The Golden Girls, Isn't It Romantic? [Liebesgeständnis], Terry Hughes (Director), Gary Shimokawa (Associate Director), Lex Passaris (Associate Director), Tom Carpenter (Stage Manager), Jane Greene (Stage Manager), Robert Spina (Production Associate), Ellen Deutsch (Production Associate)

Emmy (amerikanischer "TV-Oscar"):

Alle Nominierungen:

1986
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A SERIES
The Golden Girls, Pilotfolge, Edward Stephenson (Production Designer), NBC

GEWONNEN: OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Paul Junger Witt (Executive Producer), Tony Thomas (Executive Producer), Paul Bogart (Supervising Producer), Kathy Speer (Producer), Terry Grossman (Producer), Marsha Posner Williams (Co-Producer), NBC


OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN FOR A SERIES
The Golden Girls, Nice and Easy [Miami Vice], Judy Evans (Costume Designer), NBC

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, The Heart Attack [Herzinfarkt], Jim Drake (Director), NBC
The Golden Girls, A Little Romance [Eine ganz kleine Romanze], Terry Hughes (Director), NBC

OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A SERIES (multi-camera production)
The Golden Girls, Pilotfolge, Harold McKenzie (Editor), NBC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
GEWONNEN: The Golden Girls, Betty White, NBC
The Golden Girls, Beatrice Arthur, NBC
The Golden Girls, Rue McClanahan, NBC

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION (ELECTRONIC) FOR A SERIES
The Golden Girls, On Golden Girls [Die Großmutter-Brigade], Alan K. Walker (Director of Photography), NBC

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR A SPECIAL
The Golden Girls, Pilotfolge, Terri Lynn Fraser (Sound Mixer), Ken Quayle (Sound Mixer), Alan Patapoff (Sound Mixer), Craig Porter (Sound Mixer), NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Estelle Getty, NBC

GEWONNEN: OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERAWORK/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES
The Golden Girls, Pilotfolge, Gerry Bucci (Technical Director), Randy Baer (Cameraperson), Dale Carlson (Cameraperson), Steve Jones (Cameraperson), Donna J. Quante (Cameraperson), Victor Bagdadi (Senior Video Control), NBC

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
GEWONNEN: The Golden Girls, A Little Romance [Eine ganz kleine Romanze], Barry Fanaro (Writer), Mort Nathan (Writer), NBC
The Golden Girls, Premiere, Susan Harris (Writer), NBC

1987
GEWONNEN: OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Paul Junger Witt (Executive Producer), Tony Thomas (Executive Producer), Susan Harris (Executive Producer), Kathy Speer (Producer), Terry Grossman (Producer), Mort Nathan (Co-Producer), Barry Fanaro (Co-Producer), Winifred Hervey (Co-Producer), Marsha Posner Williams (Co-Producer), NBC

GEWONNEN: OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Isn't It Romantic? [Liebesgeständnis], Terry Hughes (Director), NBC

OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A SERIES (multi camera production)
The Golden Girls, 'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas [Weihnachtsüberraschungen], Harold McKenzie (Editor), NBC

OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, The Stan Who Came to Dinner [Stan's neueste Krise], Herb Edelman, NBC
The Golden Girls, Isn't It Romantic? [Liebesgeständnis], Lois Nettleton, NBC
The Golden Girls, Long Day's Journey into Marinara [Huhn um Huhn], Nancy Walker, NBC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
GEWONNEN: The Golden Girls, Rue McClanahan, NBC
The Golden Girls, Beatrice Arthur, NBC
The Golden Girls, Betty White, NBC

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR A SPECIAL
The Golden Girls, Ladies of the Evening [Die Damen der Nacht], Richard Burns (Sound Mixer), Ed Epstein (Sound Mixer), Allen Patapoff (Sound Mixer), Craig Porter (Sound Mixer), NBC
The Golden Girls, A Piece of Cake [Geburtstagsüberraschungen], Edward L. Moskowitz (C.A.S.) , John Orr (Sound Mixer), Allen Patapoff (Sound Mixer), Craig Porter (Sound Mixer), NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Estelle Getty, NBC

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERAWORK/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES
The Golden Girls, Forgive Me, Father [Dorothys Flirt], O. Tamburri (Technical Director), Jack Chisholm (Cameraperson), Ritch Kenney (Cameraperson), Ken Tamburri (Cameraperson), Carol A. Wetovich (Cameraperson), Bob Kaufman (Senior Video Control), NBC

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Isn't It Romantic? [Liebesgeständnis], Jeffrey Duteil (Writer), NBC

1988
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Paul Junger Witt (Executive Producer), Tony Thomas (Executive Producer), Susan Harris (Executive Producer), Kathy Speer (Co-Executive Producer), Terry Grossman (Co-Executive Producer), Mort Nathan (Supervising Producer), Barry Fanaro (Supervising Producer), Winifred Hervey (Producer), Marsha Posner Williams (Co-Producer), Fredric Weiss (Co-Producer), Jeffrey Ferro (Co-Producer), NBC

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Old Friends [Der Alte vom Strand], Terry Hughes (Director), NBC

OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A SERIES (multi-camera production)
The Golden Girls, Old Friends [Der Alte vom Strand], Jim McElroy (Editor), NBC

OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, The Audit [Steuerschulden], Herb Edelman, NBC
The Golden Girls, Mother's Day [Muttertag], Geraldine Fitzgerald, NBC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Strange Bedfellows [Fremde Bettgesellen], Rue McClanahan, NBC
GEWONNEN: The Golden Girls, My Brother, My Father [Sturm über Miami], Beatrice Arthur, NBC

The Golden Girls, Bringing up Baby [Schweinchen küsst man nicht], Betty White, NBC

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION (ELECTRONIC) FOR A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Old Friends [Der Alte vom Strand]. Alan K. Walker (Director of Photography), NBC

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR A SPECIAL
The Golden Girls, Old Friends [Der Alte vom Strand], Edward L. Moskowitz (C.A.S.( , Alan Patapoff (Sound Mixer), Craig Porter (Sound Mixer), NBC

GEWONNEN: OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Old Friends [Der Alte vom Strand], Estelle Getty, NBC


GEWONNEN: OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERAWORK/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES
The Golden Girls, Old Friends [Der Alte vom Strand], O. Tamburri (Technical Director), Jack Chisholm (Cameraperson), Stephen A. Jones (Cameraperson), Ritch Kenney (Cameraperson), Ken Tamburri (Cameraperson), Robert G. Kaufmann (Senior Video Control), NBC

1989
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Sophia's Wedding - Part 1 [Sophia heiratet, Teil 1], Paul Junger Witt (Executive Producer), Tony Thomas (Executive Producer), Susan Harris (Executive Producer), Kathy Speer (Co-Executive Producer), Terry Grossman (Co-Executive Producer), Mort Nathan (Co-Executive Producer), Barry Fanaro (Co-Executive Producer), Eric Cohen (Supervising Producer), Martin Weiss (Co-Producer), Robert Bruce (Co-Producer), NBC

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Brother Can You Spare That Jacket? [Der Lotterie-Gewinn], Terry Hughes (Director), NBC

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Sophia's Wedding [Sophia heiratet], Jack Gilford (Max Weinstock), NBC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, High Anxiety [Rose, die Kämpferin], Betty White (Rose Nylund), NBC
The Golden Girls, Stan Takes A Wife [Schon wieder Stanley], Beatrice Arthur ( Dorothy Zbornak), NBC
The Golden Girls, Valentine's Day [Valentinstag], Rue McClanahan ( Blanche Devereaux), NBC

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION (ELECTRONIC) FOR A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Yokel Hero [Frau des Jahres], Alan Walker (Lighting Designer), NBC

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR A SPECIAL
The Golden Girls, You Gotta Have Hope [Mein Vater Bob Hope], Edward L. Moskowitz (C.A.S.) , Alan Patapoff (Re-Recording Mixer), Craig Porter (Re-Recording Mixer), NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, The Days And Nights Of Sophia Petrillo/Two Rode Together/ Sophia's Wedding, Part II [Das aufregende Leben der Sophia Petrillo/Zwei durch dick und dünn/Sophia heiratet, Teil 2], Estelle Getty (Sophia Petrillo), NBC

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION/CAMERA/VIDEO FOR A SERIES
The Golden Girls, Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket? [Der Lotterie-Gewinn], O. Tamburri (Technical Director), Ritch Kenney (Camera Operator), Ken Tamburri (Camera Operator), Chester Jackson (Camera Operator), Stephen A. Jones (Camera Operator), John D. O'Brien (Senior Video Control), NBC

1990
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Sick And Tired - Part 2 [Das Schlafsyndrom, Teil 2], Paul Junger Witt (Executive Producer), Tony Thomas (Executive Producer), Susan Harris (Executive Producer), Marc Sotkin (Co-Executive Producer), Terry Hughes (Co-Executive Producer), Tom Whedon (Supervising Producer), Philip Jayson Lasker (Supervising Producer), Gail Parent (Producer), Martin Weiss (Producer), Robert Bruce (Producer), Tracy Gamble (Co-Producer), Richard Vaczy (Co-Producer), NBC

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Triple Play [Die Seitensprünge der Männer], Terry Hughes (Director), NBC

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Cheaters [Lug und Trug], Jerry Orbach (Glen), NBC
The Golden Girls, Love Under The Big Top [Clown oder nicht Clown], Dick Van Dyke (Ken), NBC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, 72 Hours [72 Stunden], Betty White (Rose Nylund), NBC

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION (ELECTRONIC) FOR A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Ebbtide [Abschied von Big Daddy], Alan K. Walker (Lighting Designer), NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Not Another Monday/Sick And Tired - Parts 1 and 2/Clinton Avenue Memoirs [Freunde für's Leben/Das Schlafsyndrom/Damals in New York], Estelle Getty (Sophia Petrillo), NBC

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION/CAMERA/VIDEO FOR A SERIES
The Golden Girls, Love Under The Big Top [Clown oder nicht Clown], O. Tamburri (Technical Director), Ritch Kenney (Camera Operator), Chester Jackson (Camera Operator), Stephen A. Jones (Camera Operator), Dave Heckman (Camera Operator), Randy Johnson (Senior Video Control), NBC

1991
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Blanche Delivers/Mrs. George Devereaux [Blanche wird Großmutter/Der Mann meiner Träume], Paul Junger-Witt (Executive Producer), Tony Thomas (Executive Producer), Susan Harris (Executive Producer), Marc Sotkin (Executive Producer), Tom Whedon (Co-Executive Producer), Philip Jayson Lasker (Co-Executive Producer), Gail Parent (Supervising Producer), Richard Vaczy (Supervising Producer), Tracy Gamble (Supervising Producer), Don Seigel (Supervising Producer), Jerry Perzigian (Supervising Producer), Nina Feinberg (Co-Producer), NBC

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Ebbtide's Revenge [Der Fluch der Mitgift], Brenda Vaccaro (Angela Petrillo), NBC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Once In St. Olaf [Es war einmal in St. Olaf], Betty White (Rose Nylund), NBC

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION (ELECTRONIC) FOR A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, The Bloom Is Off The Rose [Der Kitzel der Liebe], Alan Walker (Lighting Director), NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Ebbtide's Revenge/There Goes The Bride - Part 1 [Der Fluch der Mitgift/Der Bund fürs Leben], Estelle Getty (Sophia Petrillo), NBC

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION/CAMERA/VIDEO FOR A SERIES
The Golden Girls, What A Difference A Date Makes [Geplatztes Rendezvous], Kenneth Tamburri (Technical Director),Stephen A. Jones (Electronic Cameraperson), David Heckman (Electronic Cameraperson), Chester Jackson (Electronic Cameraperson), Ritch Kenney (Electronic Cameraperson), Randy Johnson (Senior Video Control), NBC

1992
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, Dateline: Miami [Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein?], Betty White (Rose Nylund), NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Golden Girls, One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest, Part 1 and Part 2 [Die Nichte der Braut], Estelle Getty (Sophia Petrillo), NBC

GEWONNEN: OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION/CAMERA/VIDEO FOR A SERIES
The Golden Girls, One Flew Out Of The Cuckoo's Nest, Parts One and Two [Die Nichte der Braut], Kenneth Tamburri (Technical Director), Ritch Kenney (Camera Operator), Stephen A. Jones (Camera Operator), Dave Heckman (Camera Operator), Chester Jackson (Camera Operator), Bob Keys (S.O.C.), Randy Johnson (Video Control), Richard Steiner (Video Control), John O'Brien (Video Control), NBC

Die meisten Emmy-Nominierungen innerhalb eines Jahres (Comedy-Serien):
The Cosby Show (1985-86) - 15 Nominierungen
The Golden Girls (1985-86) - 15 Nominierungen

Herausragende Gastrollen (Nominierungen):
1986-1987 Herbert Edelman, Lois Nettleton, Nancy Walker

1987-1988 Herbert Edelman, Geraldine Fitzgerald

1988-1989 Jack Gilford

1989-1990 Jerry Orbach, Dick Van Dyke

1990-1991 Brenda Vaccaro

Insgesamt wurden die Golden Girls 68 (!) Mal für den Emmy nominiert, davon erhielten die Golden Girls elf Emmys. Von 1986-1989 wurden alle Girls nominiert! Die Golden Girls ist eine der wenigen Serien, in der alle Hauptdarsteller einen Emmy gewonnen haben.

Golden Globes:

1986
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (GEWONNEN von Estelle Getty, gemeinsam mit Cybill Shepherd for "Moonlighting" (1985))
Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Beatrice Arthur)
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Rue McClanahan)
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Betty White)

1987
GEWONNEN: Golden Globe Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Beatrice Arthur)
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Estelle Getty)
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Rue McClanahan)
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Betty White)

1988
GEWONNEN: Golden Globe Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Beatrice Arthur)
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Rue McClanahan)
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Betty White)

1989
Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert)
Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Beatrice Arthur)
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert wurde Betty White)

1990 Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert)

1991 Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert)

1992
Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (nominiert)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (nominiert wurde Estelle Getty)

Lifetime Achievement Award:
1990 erhielt Betty White den Lifetime Achievement Award von American Comedy Awards.

Retirement Research Foundation:
1989 Besondere Leistung (Fernsehen, Theater-Verfilmung Fiktion) GEWONNEN von Harris/Witt/Thomas (Executives)

Television Music Award:
Andrew Gold erhielt 1987, 1988 und 1991 den Television Music Award für die Golden Girls.

TP de Oro (Spanien):
1989 GEWONNEN: TP de Oro Beste ausländische Serie (Mejor Serie Extranjera)

Viewers for Quality Television Awards:
1987 Beste Darstellerin in einer qualitativ hochwertigen Comedy-Serie (Q Award GEWONNEN von Betty White)

1988 Beste Darstellerin in einer qualitativ hochwertigen Comedy-Serie (Q Award GEWONNEN von Betty White)

Young Artist Awards:
1987 Young Artist Award Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor, Guest Starring in a Television, Comedy or Drama Series (GEWONNEN von Billy Jayne)

1989 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Drama or Comedy Series (nominiert wurde Jenny Lewis)

1992 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress Guest Starring or Recurring Role in a TV Series (nominiert wurde Alisan Porter)

Und - last but not least - eine Auszeichnung für Blanche Online (Juli 2000):