List of awards and nominations received by Candice Bergen
Year Nominated work Category Result
1989 Murphy Brown Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won
1990 Murphy Brown Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won
1991 Murphy Brown Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
1992 Murphy Brown Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won
1993 Murphy Brown Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
1994 Murphy Brown Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won
1995 Murphy Brown Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won
2006 Boston Legal Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2008 Boston Legal Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
Television awards -- Primetime Emmy Awards
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Candice Bergen. Bergen is a five-time Primetime Emmy Award winner for her portrayal as the title character on the long-running comedy series Murphy Brown. She was nominated for a total of seven Primetime Emmy's for this role, winning five. She was also the recipient of two Golden Globe Award wins for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bergen had guest starred as Murphy Brown on various television programs, though in 2005, she began starring on the spin-off series to The Practice, portraying Shirley Schmidt on Boston Legal from 2005 to 2008. It garnered her critical acclaim, receiving additional Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award nominations; as well as five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for her individual role and for the main cast of Boston Legal. Bergen is widely known mainly for her television work. Though she has been nominated for one Academy Award, one BAFTA Award, and two additional Golden Globe Award nominations for her work in film.