Awards

Over the years, Wheel of Fortune and its staff have been nominated for, and received, various awards.

Daytime Emmys
Each awards ceremony regards the year before (e.g., the 1975 ceremonies regarded 1974). As such, this list begins at the first ceremony where Wheel was eligible: 1976.

1976-77 (3rd-4th)

 * No facet of the show was nominated.

1978 (5th)

 * Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Game or Audience Participation Show (Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford, separately): Lost to Richard Dawson of Family Feud.

1979-81 (6th-8th)

 * No facet of the show was nominated.

1982 (9th)

 * Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show (Nancy Jones): Lost to Password Plus.

1983 (10th)

 * No facet of the show was nominated.

1984 (11th)

 * Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show (Nancy): Lost to The New $25,000 Pyramid.

1985 (12th)

 * Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show (Nancy): Lost to The New $25,000 Pyramid.
 * Outstanding Game Show Host (Pat Sajak): Lost to Dick Clark of The New $25,000 Pyramid.

1986 (13th)

 * Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show (Nancy and Merv Griffin): Lost to The (New) $25,000 Pyramid.
 * Outstanding Game Show Host (Pat): Lost to Clark.

1987 (14th)

 * Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show (Nancy): Lost to The $25,000 Pyramid.
 * Outstanding Game Show Host (Pat): Lost to Bob Barker of The Price Is Right.

1988 (15th)

 * Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show (Nancy): Lost to The Price Is Right.

1989 (16th)

 * Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show (Nancy): Lost to The $25,000 Pyramid.
 * Outstanding Game Show Host/Hostess (Pat): Lost to Alex Trebek of Jeopardy!

1990 (17th)

 * Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show (Merv and Nancy): Lost to Jeopardy!
 * Outstanding Game Show Host (Pat and Bob Goen): Lost to Trebek and Barker.

1991 (18th)

 * Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show (Merv and Nancy): Lost to Jeopardy!

1992 (19th)

 * No facet of the show was nominated.

1993 (20th)

 * Outstanding Directing in a Game/Audience Participation Show (Dick Carson): Lost to Jeopardy!
 * Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design (Dick Stiles {production designer}, Renee Hoss-Johnson {art director}, and Richard Eisbrouch {set decorator}): Lost to Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego? and Sesame Street.


 * Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show (Merv and Nancy): Lost to Jeopardy!
 * Outstanding Game Show Host/Hostess (Pat): Won.

1994 (21st)

 * Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show (Merv and Nancy): Lost to Jeopardy!

1995 (22nd)

 * Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design (Stiles, Eisbrouch, and Hoss-Johnson): Lost to Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego?
 * Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing (Diana Felix): Lost to Sesame Street.
 * Outstanding Achievement in Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects (David Vaughn {production/post-production mixer} and Maryann Jorgenson {sound effects}): Lost to Beakman's World.


 * Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show (Merv and Nancy): Lost to Jeopardy! This was Nancy's last for Wheel, returning in 1998 for Pictionary.