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Mr. Monitor · 02-26-2005, 10:19 PM

I was wondering if Good Times was ever nominated or won Emmy Awards like Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons were?

I think the show was nominated for several Golden Globe awards but what else?

Skywalker · 02-26-2005, 10:43 PM

Nope.

Never even got a nomination. I would have thought John Amos and Esther Rolle would have gotten nominated for best actor and actress at least once, but they didn't.

TVFactFan · 02-27-2005, 12:59 AM

Since the writer wrote more for Goofy ass Jimmy Walker, it was hard for Rolle and Amos to show their acting skills which is why there was no Emmy Nominations

James"Thunder"Early · 02-27-2005, 01:05 AM

The show didn't get any Emmy Nomination, but Esther Rolle and Jimmie Walker got Golden Globe nominations.

TVFactFan · 02-27-2005, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Phillips

The show didn't get any Emmy Nomination, but Esther Rolle and Jimmie Walker got Golden Globe nominations.

I'm surprised that Idiot was nominated for anything

Mr. Monitor · 02-27-2005, 09:48 AM

BTW, wasn't John Amos considered for at least an Emmy nomination one year?

James"Thunder"Early · 02-27-2005, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Monitor

BTW, wasn't John Amos considered for at least an Emmy nomination one year?

He was nominated for Roots, but not for Good Times.

jamesanthony · 02-28-2005, 09:10 AM

One factor in why this show was never nominated for any emmies is it aired during the years when MASH, the Mary Tyler Moore show and All in the Family were big and the people who vote for the emmies were much more partial to those shows. Good Times could have gotten some consideration in the John Amos era if those shows weren't in their prime. The Jeffersons didn't get any emmy recognition until Mary Tyler Moore went off the air and All in the Family was basically gone. Sometimes the competition and stuff like politics and ratings are a factor more so than the quality of the show. An example of this is Roc which was loved by critics in the early 90s but got zip at the emmy nominations because it was on Fox at a time when Fox shows were not taken seriously by the emmy people.

02-26-2005, 10:19 PM	#1
Mr. Monitor Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 27, 2004 Posts: 402	Did Good Times win Emmy's? I was wondering if Good Times was ever nominated or won Emmy Awards like Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons were? I think the show was nominated for several Golden Globe awards but what else?

02-27-2005, 01:05 AM	#4
James"Thunder"Early Whoever's In New England Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 23, 2004 Location: The Apollo Posts: 7,088	The show didn't get any Emmy Nomination, but Esther Rolle and Jimmie Walker got Golden Globe nominations.
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02-26-2005, 10:43 PM	#2
Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	Nope. Never even got a nomination. I would have thought John Amos and Esther Rolle would have gotten nominated for best actor and actress at least once, but they didn't.

02-27-2005, 12:59 AM	#3
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,067	Since the writer wrote more for Goofy ass Jimmy Walker, it was hard for Rolle and Amos to show their acting skills which is why there was no Emmy Nominations

02-27-2005, 09:48 AM	#6
Mr. Monitor Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 27, 2004 Posts: 402	BTW, wasn't John Amos considered for at least an Emmy nomination one year?

02-28-2005, 09:10 AM	#8
jamesanthony Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 2,180	One factor in why this show was never nominated for any emmies is it aired during the years when MASH, the Mary Tyler Moore show and All in the Family were big and the people who vote for the emmies were much more partial to those shows. Good Times could have gotten some consideration in the John Amos era if those shows weren't in their prime. The Jeffersons didn't get any emmy recognition until Mary Tyler Moore went off the air and All in the Family was basically gone. Sometimes the competition and stuff like politics and ratings are a factor more so than the quality of the show. An example of this is Roc which was loved by critics in the early 90s but got zip at the emmy nominations because it was on Fox at a time when Fox shows were not taken seriously by the emmy people.