Critics' Choice Television Awards
7 nominations
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| Best Animated Series |
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| Best Animated Series |
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| Best Animated Series |
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| Best Animated Series |
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| Best Animated Series |
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| Best Animated Series |
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Golden Globe Award
2 nominations
| Best Animated Feature |
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| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Short Film |
David Silverman |
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BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film |
Matt Groening, James L. Brooks |
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Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature |
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Producers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures |
James L. Brooks, Matt Groening Al Jean, Richard Sakai & Mike Scully |
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Best Television Episodic Comedy
13 nominations, 7 won
| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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| Best Television Episodic Comedy |
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Best Animated Television Program
6 nominations, 6 won
| Best Animated Television Program |
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| Best Animated Television Program |
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| Best Animated Television Program |
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| Best Animated Television Program |
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| Best Animated Television Program |
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| Best Animated Television Program |
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Teen Choice Awards
9 nominations, 5 won
| Choice TV: Animated Show |
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| Choice TV: Animated Show |
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| Choice TV: Animated Show |
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| Choice TV: Animated Show |
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| Choice TV: Animated Show |
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| Choice Summer Movie – Comedy/Musical |
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| Choice TV: Animated Show |
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| Choice TV: Animated Show |
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| Choice TV: Animated Show |
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Australian Kids' Choice Awards
7 nominations, 5 won
| Fave TV show |
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| Fave TV show |
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| Fave Toon |
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| Fave Toon |
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| Fave Video Game |
The Simpsons: Hit & Run |
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| Fave Toon |
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| Fave Toon |
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Best Writing in an Animated Television Production
7 nominations, 4 won
| Best Writing in an Animated Television Production |
Daniel Chun for " Treehouse of Horror XX " |
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| Best Writing in an Animated Television Production |
Ian Maxtone-Graham & Billy Kimball for " 24 Minutes " |
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| Best Writing in an Animated Television Production |
Ian Maxtone-Graham for " The Seemingly Never-Ending Story " |
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| Best Writing in an Animated Television Production |
Matt Warburton for " Three Gays of the Condo " |
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| Best Writing in an Animated Television Production |
Ian Maxtone-Graham & Billy Kimball for " Gone Maggie Gone " |
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| Best Writing in an Animated Television Production |
Valentina L. Garza for " Four Great Women and a Manicure " |
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| Best Writing in an Animated Television Production |
Joel H. Cohen for " The Debarted " |
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Best International Comedy Show
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best International Comedy Show |
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| Best International Comedy Show |
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| Best International Comedy Show |
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Favorite Animated Comedy
3 nominations, 3 won
| Favorite Animated Comedy |
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| Favorite Animated Comedy |
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| Favorite Animated Comedy |
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Favorite Animated TV Show
3 nominations, 3 won
| Favorite Animated TV Show |
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| Favorite Animated TV Show |
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| Favorite Animated TV Show |
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Best Music in an Animated Television Production
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Music in an Animated Television Production |
Alf Clausen & Michael Price for " Yokel Chords " |
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| Best Music in an Animated Television Production |
Alf Clausen, Ken Keeler and Ian Maxtone-Graham for " Dude, Where's My Ranch? " |
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Best Television Comedy Series
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Television Comedy Series |
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| Best Television Comedy Series |
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Outstanding Achievement in a Primetime Animated Television Program
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Achievement in a Primetime Animated Television Program |
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| Outstanding Achievement in a Primetime Animated Television Program |
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Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production |
Alf Clausen for " Behind the Laughter " |
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| Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production |
Alf Clausen & Ken Keeler for "You're Checkin' In" " The City of New York Vs. Homer Simpson " |
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Peabody Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Entertainment |
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| Institutional Award |
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Sid Caesar Comedy Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Sid Caesar Comedy Award |
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| Sid Caesar Comedy Award |
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TCA Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Heritage Award |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy |
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UK Kids' Choice Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cartoon |
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| Best Movie |
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Kids' Choice Awards
20 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Cartoon |
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| Favorite Animated Movie |
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| Favorite Animated Series |
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| Favorite Cartoon |
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| Favorite Cartoon |
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| Favorite Cartoon |
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| Favorite Cartoon |
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| Favorite Cartoon |
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| Favorite Cartoon |
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| Favorite Cartoon |
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| Favorite Cartoon |
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Best Animated Television Production
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Animated Television Production |
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| Best Animated Television Production |
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| Best Animated Television Production |
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| Best Animated Television Production |
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Neox Fan Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Neox Character |
Bart Simpson |
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| Best Television Series |
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| Best Television Series |
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| Best Television Series |
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Saturn Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Television Series |
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| Best Animated Series or Film on Television |
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| Best Animated Series or Film on Television |
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Young Artist Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Most Popular Mom & Dad in a TV Series |
Julie Kavner & Dan Castellaneta |
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| Best Family TV Comedy Series |
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| Best Family TV Comedy Series |
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Best Directing in an Animated Television Production
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Directing in an Animated Television Production |
Steven Dean Moore for " 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky " |
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| Best Directing in an Animated Television Production |
Bob Anderson for " Treehouse of Horror XIX " |
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Directing in a Television Production
2 nominations, 1 won
| Directing in a Television Production |
Matthew Nastuk |
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| Directing in a Television Production |
Bob Anderson |
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Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television Production
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television Production |
Tim Long, Larry Doyle and Matt Selman for " Simpsons Bible Stories " |
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| Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television Production |
Al Jean for " HOMR " |
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Satellite Award
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best DVD Release of a TV Show |
" The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season " DVD boxset |
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| Best DVD Release of a TV Show |
" The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season " DVD boxset |
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Writing in a Television Production
2 nominations, 1 won
| Writing in a Television Production |
Carolyn Omine for " Treehouse of Horror XXII " |
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| Writing in a Television Production |
John Frink for " Stealing First Base " |
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American Comedy Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Funniest Animated Series |
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Best Directing in a TV Production
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Directing in a TV Production |
Mike B. Anderson for " Homer's Phobia " |
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Best General Audience Animated TV Production
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best General Audience Animated TV Production |
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Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
" Halloween of Horror " |
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Best Music in a TV Production
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Music in a TV Production |
Alf Clausen |
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Best Producing in a TV Production
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Producing in a TV Production |
Al Jean & Mike Reiss for " The Springfield Files " |
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Best Television Comedy Series, Ongoing Commitment
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Television Comedy Series, Ongoing Commitment |
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Best Television Prime Time Animated Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Television Prime Time Animated Series |
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British Comedy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
CINE Golden Eagle Award
1 nomination, 1 won
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" Treehouse of Horror X " |
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Favorite New TV Comedy Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite New TV Comedy Series |
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Favorite TV Family
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite TV Family |
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GLAAD Media Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding TV – Individual Episode |
" Homer's Phobia " |
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General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
1 nomination, 1 won
| General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
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Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated/Family Film Trailer |
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ITV National Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Primetime Program
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Primetime Program |
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Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production |
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Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Program
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Program |
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Outstanding Directing in an Animated Television Production
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Television Production |
Jim Reardon for " Trash of the Titans " |
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Voice Acting in the Field of Animation
1 nomination, 1 won
| Voice Acting in the Field of Animation |
Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson |
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board of directors Ongoing Commitment Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| board of directors Ongoing Commitment Award |
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Annie Awards
5 nominations
| Best Animated Feature |
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| Best Animated Short Subject |
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| Best Directing in an Animated Feature |
David Silverman |
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| Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature |
Julie Kavner for Marge Simpson |
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| Best Writing in an Animated Feature |
James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder & Jon Vitti |
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Writing in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
4 nominations
| Writing in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production |
Dan Greaney for "Barthood" |
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| Writing in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production |
Rob LaZebnik for " The Burns Cage " |
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| Writing in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production |
Stephanie Gillis for " A Tree Grows in Springfield " |
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| Writing in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production |
Ian Maxtone-Graham and Billy Kimball for " How I Wet Your Mother " |
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Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
4 nominations
| Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
Jessica Conrad for " Bart's Birthday " |
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| Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
Al Jean |
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| Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
Rob LaZebnik for " The War of Art " |
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| Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
Tim Long for " Married to the Blob " |
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Best Animated Short Subject
2 nominations
| Best Animated Short Subject |
"Michal Socha Couch Gag" in " What to Expect When Bart's Expecting " |
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| Best Animated Short Subject |
Bill Plympton Couch Gag in " Beware My Cheating Bart " |
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Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
2 nominations
| Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
Timothy Bailey for " Treehouse of Horror XXVIII " |
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| Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
Matthew Nastuk |
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Favorite Cartoon Show
2 nominations
| Favorite Cartoon Show |
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| Favorite Cartoon Show |
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Image Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series |
Marc Wilmore " The Good, the Sad and the Drugly " |
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| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series |
Marc Wilmore " Mypods and Boomsticks " |
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Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
2 nominations
| Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
Brad Ableson, Matthew Faughnan & Stephen Reis |
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| Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
Guillermo del Toro, Guy Davis, Ralph Sosa for "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" |
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Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
2 nominations
| Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production |
Ian Maxtone-Graham & Billy Kimball |
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| Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production |
Michael Price |
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Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production
1 nomination
| Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production |
" Barthood " |
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Best Individual Achievement for Creative Supervision in the Field of Animation
1 nomination
| Best Individual Achievement for Creative Supervision in the Field of Animation |
David Silverman |
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Best International Comedy
1 nomination
| Best International Comedy |
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Best Mature Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
1 nomination
| Best Mature Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
" Treehouse of Horror XXXIII " |
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Best Voice Acting by a Female Performer in a TV Production
1 nomination
| Best Voice Acting by a Female Performer in a TV Production |
Maggie Roswell for " Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious " |
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British Academy Television Award
1 nomination
| Best International Programme or Series |
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CFCA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature |
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Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
1 nomination
| Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
Nik Ranieri for various episodes |
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Environmental Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Feature Film |
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Favorite Series Among Young People
1 nomination
| Favorite Series Among Young People |
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Favorite TV Comedy Series
1 nomination
| Favorite TV Comedy Series |
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Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing in Film: Animated |
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MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet |
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Music in a Television Production
1 nomination
| Music in a Television Production |
Tim Long, Alf Clausen, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement for " Elementary School Musical " |
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Music in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
1 nomination
| Music in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production |
Alf Clausen for " Treehouse of Horror XXIII " |
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Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature |
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People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Movie Comedy |
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Production Design in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production
1 nomination
| Production Design in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production |
Lynna Blankenship, Sean Coons, Hugh Macdonald, Debbie Peterson, Charles Ragins, Lance Wilder, Darrel Bowen, John Krause, Kevin Moore, Brent M. Bowen, Brice Mallier, Steven Fahey, Dima Malanitchev, Karen Bauer, Eli Balser and Anne Legge for " Moe Goes from Rags to Riches " |
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Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
1 nomination
| Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
Lynna Blankenship, Dima Malanitchev, Debbie Peterson, Charles Ragins, Jefferson R. Weekley for " Treehouse of Horror XXIV " |
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Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media |
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Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film |
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Turner Award
1 nomination
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