The Mary Tyler Moore Show, often referred to as Mary Tyler Moore, is an American television sitcom series that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. Created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns, the show follows the life of Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore), a single woman in her thirties working as the associate producer, later producer, of a local news station WJM. Working at the news station is her gruff boss Lou Grant (Ed Asner), newswriter Murray Slaughter (Gavin McLeod), and the vain and nit-witted anchorman Ted Baxter (Ted Knight). Mary rents a studio apparent from acquaintance and landlady Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman), and neighbors her best friend Rhoda Morgenstern (Valerie Harper). Other major characters in the series include Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White), the host of The Happy Homemaker show, and Ted's girlfriend, later wife, Georgette Franklin (Georgia Engel).
Mary Tyler Moore has garnered critical acclaim for its honest and serious portrayal of a single working woman in the 1970s. Since its debut, the series has been nominated for 67 Primetime Emmy Awards (winning 29) and 22 Golden Globe Awards (winning three) among others. Several cast members won Emmys or Golden Globes, including Moore (5), Asner (5), Harper (3) and others with multiple wins.
Awards and nominations Directors Guild of America Awards Presented by the Directors Guild of America since 1938, The Directors Guild of America Award honors excellence in the field of direction. The Mary Tyler Moore received five nominations for the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series, four out of five for work by Jay Sandrich. Year Category Nominee(s) Episodes(s) Result Ref 1971 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series Jay Sandrich 1973 1974 1975 Joan Darling 1976 Jay Sandrich
Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Award is an annual accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in American prime time television programming. The Primetime Emmy Award recognizes outstanding achievement in aspects such as acting, writing, and direction while the more technical aspects such as cinematography, casting and guest acting performances in television, are awarded at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. During its tenure, The Mary Tyler Moore Show received 67 nominations - all but five major, winning 29 of them, a record held until Frasier won its 30th Emmy Award in 2002. The show won the award for Outstanding Comedy Series three times for 1975 to 1977. Out of the entire cast, Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, and Valerie Harper received nominations for every year they were on the show. Mary Tyler Moore won the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, known as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series in 1971-1973 and Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1974, three times. Moore also won the Primetime Super Emmy Award for Actress of the Year - Series in 1974. The series won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy six consecutive times from 1971 to 1976. Valerie Harper received the award three times from 1971 to 1973. Cloris Leachman won the award in 1974 and Betty White received the award in 1975 and 1976. Leachman also won the award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series in 1975. Ed Asner won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy three times in 1971, 1972 and 1975 while Ted Knight won the award twice in 1973 and 1976.
Primetime Emmy Awards
Year Category Nominee(s) Episodes(s) Result Ref 1971 Outstanding Series − Comedy Outstanding New Series Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy Ed Asner Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy Valerie Harper Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Jay Sandrich Alan Rafkin Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy James L. Brooks and Allan Burns 1972 Outstanding Series − Comedy Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy Ed Asner Ted Knight Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy Valerie Harper Cloris Leachman Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Jay Sandrich Peter Baldwin 1973 Outstanding Series − Comedy Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy Ed Asner Ted Knight Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy Valerie Harper Cloris Leachman Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Jay Sandrich Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy James L. Brooks and Allan Burns 1974 Outstanding Series − Comedy Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mary Tyler Moore Best Supporting Actor in Comedy Ed Asner Ted Knight Best Supporting Actress in Comedy Valerie Harper Cloris Leachman Best Directing in Comedy Jay Sandrich Best Writing in Comedy Treva Silverman Actress of the Year - Series Mary Tyler Moore Writer of the Year - Series Treva Silverman 1975 Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Ed Asner Ted Knight Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Betty White Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series Cloris Leachman Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series David Lloyd Ed Weinberger and Stan Daniels 1976 Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Ed Asner Ted Knight Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Betty White Georgia Engel Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series Eileen Heckart Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Joan Darling Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series David Lloyd 1977 Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Ed Asner Ted Knight Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Betty White Georgia Engel Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series Eileen Heckart Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Jay Sandrich Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Allan Burns, James L. Brooks, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd, and Bob Ellison David Lloyd Earl Pomerantz
Creative Arts Emmy Awards Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref 1973 Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series Douglas Hines 1974 Best Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series Douglas Hines and Bud S. Isaacs 1975 Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Series - For a Single Episode of a Comedy Series Douglas Hines 1976 1977 Outstanding Film Editing in a Comedy Series
Golden Globe Awards
Presented since 1949, the Golden Globe Award is an annual accolade awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for outstanding achievements in film and television. Mary Tyler Moore received 22 nominations during its tenure, winning three awards for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, awarded to Mary Tyler Moore in 1971, and the award for Best Supporting Actor – Television to Ed Asner in 1972 and 1976.
Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref 1970 Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Mary Tyler Moore 1971 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Mary Tyler Moore Best Supporting Actor – Television Ed Asner 1972 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Mary Tyler Moore Best Supporting Actor – Television Ed Asner Ted Knight Best Supporting Actress – Television Valerie Harper 1973 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Mary Tyler Moore Best Supporting Actor – Television Ed Asner Best Supporting Actress – Television Valerie Harper 1974 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Mary Tyler Moore Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Ed Asner Best Supporting Actor – Television Gavin McLeod 1975 Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Mary Tyler Moore Best Supporting Actor – Television Ed Asner Ted Knight 1976 Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Mary Tyler Moore Best Supporting Actor – Television Gavin McLeod
TV Land Awards The TV Land Award is an award presented at the eponymous award ceremony, airing on TV Land, that honors television programs that are off air. Receiving 13 nominations since the first award ceremony, The Mary Tyler Moore Show won five awards, including Groundbreaking Show and Broadcaster of the Year, the latter posthumously awarded to Ted Knight three times.
Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result Ref 2003 Nosiest Neighbor Cloris Leachman Most Memorable Female Guest Star in a Comedy as herself Betty Ford Most Memorable Male Guest Star in a Comedy as himself Walter Cronkite Funniest Food Fight Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White) Hippest Fashion Plate - Female Mary Tyler Moore 2004 Groundbreaking Show Mary Tyler Moore, John Amos, Ed Asner, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Gavin MacLeod, Betty White 2005 Best Dream Sequence Classic TV Broadcaster of the Year Ted Knight 2006 Broadcaster of the Year Favorite Series Finale 2007 The "Hey! It's...!" Award (Favorite Cameo or Guest Star) Walter Cronkite 2008 Broadcaster of the Year Ted Knight Iconic Decoration You Want for Your House Mary Richards' big "M"
Writers Guild of America Awards
Presented by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the Writers Guild of America Award is an annual accolade that recognizes outstanding achievement of writers in film, television, radio, promotional writing and videogames. The Mary Tyler Moore Show received 10 nominations of for the award for Television: Episodic Comedy, winning once in 1971. Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result Ref 1971 Television: Episodic Comedy Martin Cohan 1972 Allan Burns and James L. Brooks 1973 Ed. Weinberger 1974 Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels 1975 Bob Ellison David Lloyd 1976 Bob Ellison David Lloyd 1977 James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd, Bob Ellison David Lloyd
Other awards Award Year Category Nominee Result Ref Humanitas Prize 1977 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television Earl Pomerantz Online Film & Television Association Awards 1997 OFTA TV Hall of Fame Peabody Award 1977 MTM Enterprises Television Critics Association Awards 2007 Heritage Award 2016
References
External links List of Primetime Emmy Awards received by The Mary Tyler Moore Show List of awards and nominations received by The Mary Tyler Moore Show at the Internet Movie Database