| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Short Film, Live Action for: A Different Approach (1978) Shared with: Jim Belcher |
| Daytime Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy | Outstanding Writing in Children's Programming for: "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) Shared with: Virginia L. Carter Michael McGreevey For episode "The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid". |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Nominated | Emmy | Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special for: Heartsounds (1984) (TV) Shared with: Norman Lear (executive producer) Fay Kanin (producer) |
| 1982 | Won | Emmy | Outstanding Children's Program for: The Wave (1981) (TV) Shared with: Virginia L. Carter (executive producer) |
| Nominated | Emmy | Outstanding Children's Program for: Please Don't Hit Me, Mom (1981) (TV) Shared with: Virginia L. Carter (executive producer) | |