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The West Wing
1999–2006
· TV Show
· 42 min episodes
· 7 seasons
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #69
- IMDb #19
- Metacritic #77
- RatingGraph #125
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #243
- Metacritic Critics #77
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- Metacritic Audience #119
- Criticker #24
- Trakt #17
Every rating
76–95
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 76, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 95.
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Details
- Created by
- Aaron Sorkin
- Released
- 22 September 1999
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 42 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 154 across 7 seasons
- Awards
- 100 wins, 189 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 289 →44 major awards won · 100 wins from 289 nominations across 38 ceremonies
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2020 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials | Thomas Schlamme (for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote ) | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2006 | Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special | Edward J. Greene and Andrew Stauber (for " The Debate ") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Alan Alda | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2004 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2004 | Television: Episodic Drama | Debora Cahn (for " The Supremes ") | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2003 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Christopher Misiano (for " Twenty Five ") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2003 | Outstanding Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Kevin Falls, Llewellyn Wells, Paul Redford, Kristin Harms, and Neal Ahern Jr. | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2003 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Christopher Misiano (for " Twenty Five ") | Winner |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
57 nominations, 17 won
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Christopher Misiano (for " Twenty Five ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Thomas Schlamme (for " In the Shadow of Two Gunmen ", Parts I and II) | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Thomas Schlamme (for " Pilot ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Kevin Falls, Llewellyn Wells, Paul Redford, Kristin Harms, and Neal Ahern Jr. | Winner |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Kevin Falls, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Llewellyn Wells, Michael Hissrich, and Kristin Harms | Winner |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Kevin Falls, Michael Hissrich, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Kristin Harms, and Llewellyn Wells | Winner |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Kristin Harms, and Llewellyn Wells | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Alan Alda | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Bradley Whitford | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Richard Schiff | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland (for " In Excelsis Deo ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Mimi Leder (for " Election Day ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Alex Graves (for " 2162 Votes ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Alex Graves (for " Posse Comitatus ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Paris Barclay (for " The Indians in the Lobby ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Laura Innes (for " Shibboleth ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | John Wells, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Peter Noah, Eli Attie, Andrew Stearn, Debora Cahn, Patrick Ward, Kristin Harms, and Michael Hissrich | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | John Wells, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Carol Flint, Peter Noah, John Sacret Young, Eli Attie, Kristin Harms, Andrew Stearn, and Michael Hissrich | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | John Wells, Christopher Misiano, Llewellyn Wells, Alex Graves, Paul Redford, Carol Flint, Alexa Junge, Peter Noah, John Sacret Young, Kristin Harms, Andrew Stearn, and Eli Attie | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Rob Lowe | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Alan Alda | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Bradley Whitford | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Bradley Whitford | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Richard Schiff | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Richard Schiff | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Janel Moloney | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Janel Moloney | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Mary-Louise Parker | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominee |
| Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) | Casey Patterson, Thomas Schlamme, Aaron Sorkin, Rob Paine, and Brittany Mehmedovic (for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote ) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin (for " Twenty Five ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin (for " Posse Comitatus ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin (for " In the Shadow of Two Gunmen ", Parts I and II) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Aaron Sorkin (for " Pilot ") | Nominee |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
41 nominations, 10 won
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Jon Hutman, Tony Fanning, and Ellen Totleben (for " Pilot ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Kevin Scott, John Levey, and Barbara Miller | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Barbara Miller, John Levey, and Kevin Scott | Winner |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for " Noël ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for " Pilot ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Winner |
| Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special | Edward J. Greene and Andrew Stauber (for " The Debate ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Bill Johnson (for " Two Cathedrals ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series | Mark Weingarten, Gary D. Rogers, and Dan Hiland (for " In the Shadow of Two Gunmen ", Part II) | Winner |
| Outstanding Special Class Program | Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Aaron Sorkin, Kevin Falls, Michael Hissrich, Llewellyn Wells, Anne Sandkuhler, William Couturié, Eli Attie, and Felicia Willson (for The West Wing Documentary Special ) | Winner |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Ken Hardy and Ellen Totleben (for " Gaza ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Ken Hardy and Ellen Totleben (for " 20 Hours in America ", Parts 1 and 2) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Ken Hardy and Ellen Totleben (for " Manchester ", Part II) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Ken Hardy and Ellen Totleben (for " Noël ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Laura Schiff | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Anthony Sepulveda and Barbara Miller | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Anthony Sepulveda and Barbara Miller | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for " 7A WF 83429 ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for " Holy Night ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for " Bartlet for America ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Lyn Elizabeth Paolo and Alice Daniels (for " The State Dinner ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special | Thomas Schlamme (for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote ) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Perry | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Tim Matheson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Perry | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Mark Harmon | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Tim Matheson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Ron Silver | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Oliver Platt | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Billy Pittard Johnston and Mark Johnston | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | W. G. Snuffy Walden (for " In the Shadow of Two Gunmen ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Janet Ashikaga (for " Twenty Five ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Janet Ashikaga (for " 100,000 Airplanes ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Lauren Schaffer (for " Bartlet for America ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Bill Johnson (for " In Excelsis Deo ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Tina Hirsch (for " What Kind of Day Has It Been ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series | Patrick Hanson, Gary D. Rogers, and Dan Hiland (for " 2162 Votes ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series | Gary D. Rogers, Dan Hiland, and Patrick Hanson (for " Gaza ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series | Gary D. Rogers, Dan Hiland, and Patrick Hanson (for " Twenty Five ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Walter Newman, Tom Harris, Catherine Flynn, Rick M. Hromadka, Darren Wright, Gabrielle Reeves, Rick Hammel, David Werntz, Troy Harding, Mike Crabtree, and Casey Crabtree (for " An Khe ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Kenneth B. Ross, Len Schmitz, Dan Hiland, and Gary D. Rogers (for " In Excelsis Deo ") | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
20 nominations, 6 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Moira Kelly, Rob Lowe, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Lily Tomlin | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Alan Alda | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Alan Alda, Kristin Chenoweth, Janeane Garofalo, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Mary McCormack, Janel Moloney, Teri Polo, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, Jimmy Smits, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing, Kristin Chenoweth, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Mary McCormack, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, Lily Tomlin, and Bradley Whitford | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Episodic Drama | John Wells, Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Llewellyn Wells, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, and Michael Hissrich | Winner |
| Best Episodic Drama | John Wells, Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Llewellyn Wells, and Michael Hissrich | Winner |
| Nova Award for Most Promising Producer — Television | Aaron Sorkin | Winner |
| Vision Award — Television | John Wells | Winner |
| Best Episodic Drama | John Wells, Alex Graves, Christopher Misiano, Llewellyn Wells, and Neal Ahern Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Alex Graves, Christopher Misiano, Llewellyn Wells, and Neal Ahern Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Michael Hissrich, Alex Graves, Christopher Misiano, and Llewellyn Wells | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Television | John Wells, Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Christopher Misiano (for " Twenty Five ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Thomas Schlamme (for " Noël ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials | Thomas Schlamme (for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote ) | Winner |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Paris Barclay (for " Debate Camp ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Alex Graves (for " Posse Comitatus ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Thomas Schlamme (for " Two Cathedrals ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Paris Barclay (for " The Indians in the Lobby ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Paris Barclay (for " The Portland Trip ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Thomas Schlamme (for " Pilot ") | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
20 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Martin Sheen | Winner |
| Best Television Series – Drama | The West Wing | Winner |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Rob Lowe | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Rob Lowe | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | John Spencer | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Bradley Whitford | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Bradley Whitford | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Bradley Whitford | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | The West Wing | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | The West Wing | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | The West Wing | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | The West Wing | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
12 nominations, 2 won
| Television: Episodic Drama | Debora Cahn (for " The Supremes ") | Winner |
| Television: Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland (for " In Excelsis Deo ") | Winner |
| Television: Dramatic Series | Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Carol Flint, Mark Goffman, Alex Graves, Peter Noah, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Lauren Schmidt, Josh Singer, Aaron Sorkin, John Wells, Bradley Whitford, and John Sacret Young | Nominee |
| Television: Episodic Drama | Eli Attie and John Wells (for " Election Day ", Part II) | Nominee |
| Television: Episodic Drama | Carol Flint (for " A Good Day ") | Nominee |
| Television: Episodic Drama | John Sacret Young and Josh Singer (for " Memorial Day ") | Nominee |
| Television: Episodic Drama | Alexa Junge and Lauren Schmidt (for " Disaster Relief ") | Nominee |
| Television: Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin and Paul Redford (for " Game On ") | Nominee |
| Television: Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin (for " Two Cathedrals ") | Nominee |
| Television: Episodic Drama | Paul Redford and Aaron Sorkin (for " Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail ") | Nominee |
| Television: Episodic Drama | Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, Rick Cleveland, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., and Patrick Caddell (for " Enemies ") | Nominee |
| Television: Episodic Drama | Aaron Sorkin, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., and Paul Redford (for " Take This Sabbath Day ") | Nominee |
BMI Awards
6 nominations, 6 won
| BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Winner |
| BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Winner |
| BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Winner |
| BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Winner |
| BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Winner |
| BMI TV Music Award | W. G. Snuffy Walden | Winner |
Television Critics Association Awards
12 nominations, 5 won
| Heritage Award | The West Wing | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The West Wing | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The West Wing | Winner |
| Outstanding New Program | The West Wing | Winner |
| Program of the Year | The West Wing | Winner |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Alan Alda | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Aaron Sorkin | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | The West Wing | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
10 nominations, 5 won
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama | Martin Sheen | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama | Allison Janney | Winner |
| Best Television Series, Drama | The West Wing | Winner |
| Best Television Series, Drama | The West Wing | Winner |
| Outstanding Television Ensemble | The West Wing | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Best Television Series, Drama | The West Wing | Nominee |
Imagen Awards
7 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor — Television | Jimmy Smits | Winner |
| Best Primetime Series | The West Wing | Winner |
| Best Primetime Series | The West Wing | Winner |
| Best Primetime Television Drama | The West Wing | Winner |
| Best Actor — Television | Jimmy Smits | Nominee |
| Best Primetime Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominee |
| Best Primetime TV Series, Drama | The West Wing | Nominee |
TV Guide Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Actor of the Year in a Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Winner |
| Drama Series of the Year | The West Wing | Winner |
| Favorite Actor in a New Series | Martin Sheen | Winner |
| Actress of the Year in a Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Favorite New Series | The West Wing | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor of the Year in a Drama Series | Rob Lowe | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor of the Year in a Drama Series | John Spencer | Nominee |
| Supporting Actress of the Year in a Drama Series | Stockard Channing | Nominee |
ALMA Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Television Series | Jimmy Smits | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Television Series | Martin Sheen | Winner |
| Outstanding Television Series | The West Wing | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Television Series | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor in a Television Series | Martin Sheen | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
5 nominations, 3 won
| 60 Minute Category | John Wells (for " NSF Thurmont ") | Winner |
| 60 Minute Category | Aaron Sorkin (for " Two Cathedrals ") | Winner |
| 60 Minute Category | Aaron Sorkin, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., and Paul Redford (for " Take This Sabbath Day ") | Winner |
| 60 Minute Category | Eli Attie and John Wells (for " Election Day ", Part II) | Nominee |
| 60 Minute Category | Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland (for " In Excelsis Deo ") | Nominee |
Quality Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Martin Sheen | Winner |
| Best Quality Drama Series | The West Wing | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series | John Spencer | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Bradley Whitford | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Allison Janney | Nominee |
PRISM Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Performance in a Drama Series Episode | John Spencer | Winner |
| Performance in a Drama Series Episode | Tim Matheson | Winner |
| TV Drama Series Episode | " Stirred " | Nominee |
| TV Drama Series Episode | " 18th and Potomac " | Nominee |
| TV Drama Series Episode | " Bartlet for America " | Nominee |
| TV Drama Series Episode | " Mandatory Minimums " | Nominee |
| TV Drama Series Episode | " The Portland Trip " | Nominee |
| TV Primetime Drama Series Episode | " Five Votes Down " | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for " Bartlet for America ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for " Noël ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for " Gaza ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for " 7A WF 83429 ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Thomas Del Ruth (for " Holy Night ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Movie of the Week, Miniseries or Pilot | Thomas Del Ruth (for " Pilot ") | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Television Program of the Year | The West Wing | Winner |
| Television Program of the Year | The West Wing | Winner |
| Actor of the Year — Female — TV Series | Allison Janney | Nominee |
| Drama Series of the Year | The West Wing | Nominee |
Artios Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Dramatic Episodic Casting | John Levey, Kevin Scott, and Barbara Miller | Winner |
| Dramatic Pilot Casting | John Levey, Jeff Block, and Barbara Miller | Winner |
| Dramatic Episodic Casting | Anthony Sepulveda and Barbara Miller | Nominee |
| Dramatic Episodic Casting | John Levey, Jeff Block, and Barbara Miller | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series | Dan Hiland, Gary D. Rogers, and Patrick Hanson (for " Posse Comitatus ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series | Dan Hiland, Gary D. Rogers, and Mark Weingarten (for " In the Shadow of Two Gunmen ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series | Dan Hiland, Gary D. Rogers, and Patrick Hanson (for " 2162 Votes ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series | Gary D. Rogers, Dan Hiland, and Kenneth B. Ross (for " In Excelsis Deo ") | Nominee |
Environmental Media Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Episodic Television — Drama | " The Hubbert Peak " | Winner |
| Episodic Television — Drama | " Privateers " | Winner |
| Episodic Television — Drama | " Constituency of One " | Nominee |
Family Television Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Drama | The West Wing | Winner |
| Drama | The West Wing | Winner |
Golden Nymph Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Actress of the Year — Drama | Allison Janney | Winner |
| Outstanding Producer of the Year — Drama | John Wells, Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Llewellyn Wells, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, and Michael Hissrich | Winner |
Peabody Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Recipient | The West Wing | Winner |
| Recipient | The West Wing | Winner |
ACE Eddie Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | Tina Hirsch (for " What Kind of Day Has It Been ") | Winner |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | Janet Ashikaga (for " Twenty Five ") | Nominee |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | Janet Ashikaga (for " Election Night ") | Nominee |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | Christopher Nelson (for " Pilot ") | Nominee |
ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a Television Series | Jon Hutman and Tony Fanning (for " Pilot ") | Winner |
| Excellence in Production Design in Television, Single Camera Series | Kenneth Hardy | Nominee |
American Academy of Neurology Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Public Leadership in Neurology Award | The West Wing | Winner |
Banff Rockie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Continuing Series | The West Wing | Winner |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Recognition Award | The West Wing | Winner |
ICG Publicists Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Award — Television | Warner Bros. Television | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
6 nominations
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Dulé Hill | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Deavere Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Deavere Smith | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
5 nominations
| Best Sound Editing in Television Series — Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | Walter Newman, Thomas A. Harris, Catherine Flynn, and Jessica Dickson (for " What Kind of Day Has It Been ") | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in Television: Episodic Dialogue/ADR | Walter Newman, Thomas A. Harris, Catherine Flynn, Karyn Foster, and Gabrielle Reeves (for " Twenty Five ") | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in Television: Episodic Dialogue/ADR | Walter Newman, Catherine Flynn, Thomas A. Harris, Constance A. Kazmer, Karen Spangenberg, and Denise Horta (for " Game On ") | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in Television: Episodic Dialogue/ADR | Walter Newman, Catherine Flynn, Thomas A. Harris, Jennifer Mertens, Eric Hertsgaard, and Karen Spangenberg (for " Manchester ", Part II) | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in Television: Short Form — Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | Walter Newman, Thomas A. Harris, Catherine Flynn, Virginia Cook, and Steffan Falesitch (for " The Ticket ") | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominee |
| Favorite Drama Series | The West Wing | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations
| Best Performance in a TV Drama Series — Guest Starring Young Actress | Elisabeth Moss | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama) — Guest Starring Young Actor | Seth Adkins | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Costume Design Contemporary for Television | Lyn Paolo | Nominee |
E Pluribus Unum Awards
1 nomination
| Television Series — Drama | The West Wing | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Streaming Sketch Series, Variety Series, Talk Show, or Comedy/Variety Special | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling — Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series — Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | The West Wing | Nominee |