Law & Order has been nominated for numerous awards in the television industry over the span of its run.
Awards and nominations + Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result ALMA Awards 1998 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Benjamin Bratt 1999 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Benjamin Bratt 2008 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Television Series Alana de la Garza 2009 Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Alana de la Garza Artios Awards 1991 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Lynn Kressel 1992 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Lynn Kressel 1993 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Lynn Kressel, Suzanne Ryan 1994 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Lynn Kressel, Suzanne Ryan 1995 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Lynn Kressel, Suzanne Ryan 1996 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Lynn Kressel, Suzanne Ryan 1997 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Lynn Kressel, Suzanne Ryan 1998 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Suzanne Ryan 1999 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Suzanne Ryan, Lynn Kressel 2000 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Suzanne Ryan, Lynn Kressel 2001 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Suzanne Ryan, Lynn Kressel ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 2005 Top TV Series Atli Örvarsson 2006 Top TV Series Atli Örvarsson Astra Awards 2024 Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama Law & Order BMI Film and TV Awards 1998 BMI TV Music Award Mike Post 1999 BMI TV Music Award Mike Post 2000 BMI TV Music Award Mike Post 2001 BMI TV Music Award Mike Post 2002 BMI TV Music Award Mike Post 2003 BMI TV Music Award Mike Post 2004 BMI TV Music Award Mike Post 2005 BMI TV Music Award Mike Post 2006 BMI TV Music Award Mike Post 2008 BMI TV Music Award Mike Post Cinema Audio Society Awards 2001 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Series Richard Murphy, Bill Nicholson, Thomas Meloeny (for "Standoff") 2002 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Series Richard Murphy, Bill Nicholson, Thomas Meloeny (for "Soldier of Fortune") Directors Guild of America Awards 1999 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night Adam Davidson (for "Under the Influence") Edgar Awards 1991 Best Episode in a TV Series David Black, Robert Nathan (for "Happily Ever After") 1992 Best Episode in a TV Series Michael S. Chernuchin, Joe Morgenstern (for "Sonata for Solo Organ") 1993 Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer, Michael S. Chernuchin (for "Conspiracy") Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer, Walon Green (for "Point of View") 1994 Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer, Michael S. Chernuchin (for "Conduct Unbecoming") 1995 Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer, William N. Fordes (for "Family Values") 1997 Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer, Elaine Loeser (for "Slave") Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer (for "Causa Mortis") Best Episode in a TV Series Ed Zuckerman (for "I.D.") Best Episode in a TV Series I.C. Rapoport, Ed Zuckerman (for "Deadbeat") 1998 Best Episode in a TV Series Richard Sweren, Simon Wincelberg, Ed Zuckerman (for "Double Down") Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer (for "Thrill") Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer, Craig Tepper (for "Blood") Best Episode in a TV Series Siobhan Byrne (for "Burned") 1999 Best Episode in a TV Series David Black (for "Carrier") Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer, Richard Sweren (for "Bad Girl") 2000 Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer (for "Hate") Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer, Robert Palm (for "Empire") Best Episode in a TV Series René Balcer (for "Refuge (Part II)") Best Episode in a TV Series Richard Sweren (for "Killerz") Best Episode in a TV Series Lynn Mamet (for "Merger") 2001 Best Episode in a TV Series Lynne Litt, Richard Sweren, Matt Witten (for "Black, White and Blue") Best Episode in a TV Series Matt Witten (for "Endurance") 2003 Special Edgar Dick Wolf 2009 Best Episode in a TV Series David Wilcox, Ed Zuckerman (for "Burn Card") Environmental Media Awards 2002 Television Episodic – Drama "Slaughter" Genesis Awards 2002 Television – Dramatic Series "Whose Monkey Is It Anyway?" GLAAD Media Awards 2002 Outstanding Individual Episode "Phobia" 2011 Outstanding Individual Episode "Innocence" Golden Globe Awards 1992 Best Television Series – Drama Law & Order 1994 Best Television Series – Drama Law & Order Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama Michael Moriarty 1995 Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama Sam Waterson 1998 Best Television Series – Drama Law & Order 1999 Best Television Series – Drama Law & Order Golden Reel Awards 2000 Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – Dialogue & ADR Jeffrey Kaplan, Steve Burger, Stacey Narasoni (for "Justice") 2005 Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form – Dialogue & ADR Jeffrey Kaplan, Michael Trifman (for "Gunplay") 2007 Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form – Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement Jeffrey Kaplan, Michael Trifman, Michael Jacobi, Jeff Kushner, Tiffany Griffith (for "Profiteer") Humanitas Prize 1995 60 Minute Michael S. Chernuchin, William N. Fordes (for "Sanctuary") Imagen Awards 1993 Best Primetime Series Law & Order 1994 Best Primetime Series Law & Order 1997 Best Primetime Series Law & Order 2007 Best Supporting Actress – Television Alana de la Garza 2009 Best Actress – Television Alana de la Garza 2010 Best Actress – Television Alana de la Garza NAACP Image Awards 1994 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order 1997 Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series S. Epatha Merkerson 1998 Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series S. Epatha Merkerson 1999 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series S. Epatha Merkerson 2000 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Jesse L. Martin 2001 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Jesse L. Martin Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series S. Epatha Merkerson 2004 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Jesse L. Martin 2005 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Jesse L. Martin 2006 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Jesse L. Martin Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series S. Epatha Merkerson 2007 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Jesse L. Martin Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series S. Epatha Merkerson 2008 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Jesse L. Martin Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series S. Epatha Merkerson 2009 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Anthony Anderson Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series S. Epatha Merkerson 2010 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Anthony Anderson Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series S. Epatha Merkerson 2011 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Anthony Anderson Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series S. Epatha Merkerson NCLR Bravo Awards 1996 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Benjamin Bratt Peabody Awards 1997 Honoree Primetime Emmy Awards 1991 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Michael Moriarty (for "Indifference") 1992 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Michael Moriarty (for "The Wages of Love") Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Shirley Knight (for "The Wages of Love") Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Barbara Barrie (for "Vengeance") 1993 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Michael Moriarty (for "Night and Fog") Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series Ed Sherin (for "Conspiracy") Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama Series Walon Green, Robert Nathan (for "Manhood") 1994 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Michael Moriarty (for "Sanctuary") 1995 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order 1996 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order 1997 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Sam Waterson (for "Mad Dog") 1998 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Steven Hill 1999 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Sam Waterson (for "Sideshow") Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Steven Hill Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Benjamin Bratt Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Ed Sherin (for "Sideshow") Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Matthew Penn (for "Empire") 2000 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Sam Waterson (for "Killerz") Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Jerry Orbach (for "Marathon") 2001 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order 2002 Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 1992 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series – Single-Camera Production Arthur Forney (for "Misconception") Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series Peter Bergren, David A. Cohen, Frank Andrew Fuller, David Hankins, Jim Hebenstreit, Barbara Issak, Albert Edmund Lord III, Barbara Schechter, Rich Thomas (for "Heaven") 1993 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Elaine Stritch (for "Point of View") Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Series Constantine Makris (for "Conspiracy") 1994 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series – Single-Camera Production Billy Fox, Laurie Grotstein (for "Sanctuary") 1996 Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Michael Gollom, Jeffrey Kaplan, Libby Pederson, Mark Server (for "Hot Pursuit") 1997 Outstanding Cinematography for a Series Constantine Makris (for "Mad Dog") Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series David Siegel (for "Turnaround") Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series Bill Nicholson, Thomas Meloeny, David Platt (for "D-Girl") 1998 Outstanding Casting for a Series Lynn Kressel, Suzanne Ryan Outstanding Cinematography for a Series Constantine Makris (for "Stalker") 1999 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Julia Roberts (for "Empire") Outstanding Casting for a Series Suzanne Ryan Outstanding Costume Design for a Series Jennifer von Mayrhauser (for "Refuge (Parts I and II)") Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series Bill Nicholson, Thomas Meloeny, David Platt (for "Empire") 2000 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Jane Alexander (for "Entitled") Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Suzanne Ryan Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Constantine Makris (for "Entitled") Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series Bill Nicholson, Thomas Meloeny, David Platt (for "Gunshow") 2001 Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Suzanne Ryan Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series John Beymer (for "Endurance") Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series Richard Murphy, Bill Nicholson, Thomas Meloeny (for "School Daze") 2002 Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Suzanne Ryan 2003 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Tovah Feldshuh PRISM Awards 1999 TV Prime Time Drama Series Episode "Under the Influence" 2000 TV Prime Time Drama Series Episode "Merger" 2003 TV Drama Series Episode "Dazzled" TV Drama Series Episode "True Crime" 2007 Bipolar Disorder Award "Heart of Darkness" 2010 Drama Series Episode – Mental Health "Exchange" Drama Series Episode – Mental Health "Skate or Die" Producers Guild of America Awards 1994 Outstanding Producer of Television 1997 Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television René Balcer, Michael S. Chernuchin, Arthur Forney, Billy Fox, Lewis H. Gould, Jeffrey Hayes, Jeremy R. Littman, Ed Sherin, Gardner Stern, Dick Wolf, Ed Zuckerman 2001 Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama 2002 Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama Q Awards 1991 Best Quality Drama Series Law & Order Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series Michael Moriarty 1992 Best Quality Drama Series Law & Order Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series Michael Moriarty 1993 Best