List of awards and nominations received by 3rd Rock from the Sun

The sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun has been nominated for and won a number of major television awards.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by 3rd Rock from the Sun

Award	Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
American Cinema Editors Awards	1996	Best Edited Half-Hour Series	Briana London (for "Dick Like Me")	Nominated
	1998	Best Edited Half-Hour Series	Vince Humphrey (for "Indecent Dick")	Nominated
American Society of Cinematographers Awards	1997	Outstanding Cinematography – Regular Series	Marc Reshovsky (for "Nightmare on Dick Street"	Won
Artios Awards	1996	Best Casting – Comedy Pilot		Won
		Best Casting – Episodic Comedy		Nominated
	1997	Best Casting – Episodic Comedy		Nominated
	1998	Best Casting – Episodic Comedy		Nominated
Costume Designers Guild Awards	1999	Excellence in Costume Design – Contemporary Series	Melina Root	Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards	1996	Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series	Robert Berlinger (for "See Dick Continue to Run")	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards	1996	Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	3rd Rock from the Sun	Won
		Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	John Lithgow	Won
		Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Kristen Johnston	Nominated
	1997	Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	3rd Rock from the Sun	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	John Lithgow	Nominated
	1998	Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	John Lithgow	Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards	1996	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	John Lithgow	Won
		Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	James Burrows	Nominated
		Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series	Pixie Schwartz	Nominated
	1997	Outstanding Comedy Series	Mark Brazill, Marcy Carsey, Patrick Kienlen, Bob Kushell, Caryn Mandabach, Bill Martin, David Sacks, Mike Schiff, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Tom Werner, and Christine Zander	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	John Lithgow	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Kristen Johnston	Won
		Outstanding Choreography	Marguerite Derricks	Won
		Outstanding Costumes for a Series	Melina Root	Won
		Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series	Pixie Schwartz and Camille Friend	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series	Todd Grace, Jesse Peck, and Craig Porter	Won
		Outstanding Special Visual Effects	Glen Bennett, Patrick Shearn, and Chris Staves	Nominated
	1998	Outstanding Comedy Series	Mark Brazill, Marcy Carsey, Michael Glouberman, David Israel, Patrick Kienlen, Bob Kushell, Caryn Mandabach, Bill Martin, Jim O'Doherty, Andrew Orenstein, David Sacks, Mike Schiff, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Tom Werner, and Christine Zander	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	John Lithgow	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Kristen Johnston	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Terry Hughes	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	John Cleese	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Jan Hooks	Nominated
		Outstanding Costumes for a Series	Melina Root	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series	Todd Grace, Kathy Oldham, Jesse Peck, and Craig Porter	Nominated
	1999	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	John Lithgow	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Kristen Johnston	Won
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	William Shatner	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Kathy Bates	Nominated
			Laurie Metcalf	Nominated
		Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series	Vince Humphrey	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series	Todd Grace, Jesse Peck, and Craig Porter	Nominated
	2000	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	John Lithgow	Nominated
		Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series	Ronald W. Browne	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series	Todd Grace, Jesse Peck, and Craig Porter	Nominated
		Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series	Garvin Eddy and Tara Stephenson	Nominated
	2001	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	John Lithgow	Nominated
Satellite Awards	1996	Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	3rd Rock from the Sun	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	John Lithgow	Won
		Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Jane Curtin	Won
	1997	Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Jane Curtin	Nominated
	1998	Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	3rd Rock from the Sun	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	John Lithgow	Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards	1996	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Jane Curtin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kristen Johnston, John Lithgow, and French Stewart	Nominated
		Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series	John Lithgow	Won
		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series	Kristen Johnston	Nominated
	1997	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Jane Curtin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kristen Johnston, Simbi Khali, Wayne Knight, John Lithgow, French Stewart, and Elmarie Wendel	Nominated
		Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series	John Lithgow	Won
	1998	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Jane Curtin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kristen Johnston, Simbi Khali, Wayne Knight, John Lithgow, French Stewart, and Elmarie Wendel	Nominated
TCA Awards	1996	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	3rd Rock from the Sun	Nominated
	1997	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	3rd Rock from the Sun	Nominated
		Individual Achievement in Comedy	John Lithgow	Nominated